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1949-50 New York Knicks Schedule and Results

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Record: 40-28, Finished 2nd in NBA Eastern Division

Coach: Joe Lapchick (40-28)

PTS/G: 80.7 (8th of 17) Opp PTS/G: 78.6 (9th of 17)

SRS: 2.53 (5th of 17) Pace:

Off Rtg: Def Rtg: Net Rtg:

Expected W-L: 40-28 (6th of 17)

Arena: Madison Square Garden (III)

NBA 1950 Playoffs:
Won NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (2-0) versus Washington Capitols (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Eastern Division Finals (1-2) versus Syracuse Nationals (Series Stats)

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1949-50 New York Knicks Menu

Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Tue, Nov 1, 1949	Box Score	@	Chicago Stags	W	OT	89	87	1	0	W 1
2	Wed, Nov 2, 1949	Box Score	@	Waterloo Hawks	W		68	60	2	0	W 2
3	Thu, Nov 3, 1949	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	L		72	87	2	1	L 1
4	Sat, Nov 5, 1949	Box Score	@	Tri-Cities Blackhawks	W		76	72	3	1	W 1
5	Sun, Nov 6, 1949	Box Score	@	Sheboygan Red Skins	L		93	99	3	2	L 1
6	Tue, Nov 8, 1949	Box Score	@	Indianapolis Olympians	W		79	64	4	2	W 1
7	Thu, Nov 10, 1949	Box Score		Indianapolis Olympians	L		79	83	4	3	L 1
8	Sat, Nov 12, 1949	Box Score	@	Rochester Royals	L		73	94	4	4	L 2
9	Sun, Nov 13, 1949	Box Score	@	Syracuse Nationals	L		66	80	4	5	L 3
10	Tue, Nov 15, 1949	Box Score		Syracuse Nationals	L		74	77	4	6	L 4
11	Fri, Nov 18, 1949	Box Score	N	Denver Nuggets	W		85	78	5	6	W 1			at Philadelphia, PA
12	Sat, Nov 19, 1949	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		85	69	6	6	W 2
13	Tue, Nov 22, 1949	Box Score	@	Washington Capitols	W		89	74	7	6	W 3
14	Wed, Nov 23, 1949	Box Score		Washington Capitols	W		87	67	8	6	W 4
15	Thu, Nov 24, 1949	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	W		75	70	9	6	W 5
16	Sat, Nov 26, 1949	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		96	84	10	6	W 6	5,500
17	Sun, Nov 27, 1949	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	W		77	72	11	6	W 7
18	Wed, Nov 30, 1949	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	L		92	102	11	7	L 1
19	Thu, Dec 1, 1949	Box Score	@	St. Louis Bombers	W		85	68	12	7	W 1
20	Sat, Dec 3, 1949	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		85	55	13	7	W 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Thu, Dec 8, 1949	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	W		82	60	14	7	W 3
22	Sat, Dec 10, 1949	Box Score		Chicago Stags	W	OT	93	91	15	7	W 4
23	Wed, Dec 14, 1949	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	W		94	84	16	7	W 5
24	Sat, Dec 17, 1949	Box Score		St. Louis Bombers	W	2OT	81	76	17	7	W 6
25	Mon, Dec 19, 1949	Box Score	@	Anderson Packers	W		86	83	18	7	W 7
26	Tue, Dec 20, 1949	Box Score	@	Chicago Stags	L		77	79	18	8	L 1
27	Wed, Dec 21, 1949	Box Score	@	St. Louis Bombers	L		52	75	18	9	L 2
28	Fri, Dec 23, 1949	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		83	72	19	9	W 1
29	Mon, Dec 26, 1949	Box Score		Rochester Royals	L	OT	80	83	19	10	L 1
30	Tue, Dec 27, 1949	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		78	97	19	11	L 2	5,012
31	Wed, Dec 28, 1949	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	W		79	72	20	11	W 1
32	Sat, Dec 31, 1949	Box Score	@	Washington Capitols	L		64	70	20	12	L 1
33	Sun, Jan 1, 1950	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		81	59	21	12	W 1
34	Thu, Jan 5, 1950	Box Score	N	Waterloo Hawks	W		82	70	22	12	W 2			at Baltimore, MD
35	Sat, Jan 7, 1950	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	L		80	88	22	13	L 1
36	Wed, Jan 11, 1950	Box Score		Washington Capitols	W		73	72	23	13	W 1
37	Sat, Jan 14, 1950	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		82	80	24	13	W 2	4,500
38	Thu, Jan 19, 1950	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	L		83	94	24	14	L 1
39	Sun, Jan 22, 1950	Box Score		Rochester Royals	W		81	71	25	14	W 1
40	Tue, Jan 24, 1950	Box Score	N	Sheboygan Red Skins	W		101	68	26	14	W 2			at Philadelphia, PA
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Wed, Jan 25, 1950	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	W		96	66	27	14	W 3
42	Thu, Jan 26, 1950	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	W	2OT	79	77	28	14	W 4
43	Sat, Jan 28, 1950	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	L		55	58	28	15	L 1
44	Sun, Jan 29, 1950	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	L		70	92	28	16	L 2
45	Tue, Jan 31, 1950	Box Score	N	Tri-Cities Blackhawks	L		77	83	28	17	L 3			at Chicago, IL
46	Wed, Feb 1, 1950	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	L		81	96	28	18	L 4
47	Thu, Feb 2, 1950	Box Score	@	St. Louis Bombers	W		87	73	29	18	W 1
48	Sat, Feb 4, 1950	Box Score	@	Washington Capitols	W		76	71	30	18	W 2
49	Sun, Feb 5, 1950	Box Score		Rochester Royals	L		65	73	30	19	L 1
50	Wed, Feb 8, 1950	Box Score		St. Louis Bombers	L	2OT	82	84	30	20	L 2
51	Sat, Feb 11, 1950	Box Score		Chicago Stags	W		85	75	31	20	W 1
52	Wed, Feb 15, 1950	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		80	67	32	20	W 2
53	Sat, Feb 18, 1950	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	L		80	84	32	21	L 1
54	Sun, Feb 19, 1950	Box Score	@	Rochester Royals	L		92	105	32	22	L 2
55	Tue, Feb 21, 1950	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	W		84	73	33	22	W 1
56	Wed, Feb 22, 1950	Box Score		Washington Capitols	W		89	81	34	22	W 2
57	Sat, Feb 25, 1950	Box Score		Chicago Stags	W		86	79	35	22	W 3
58	Wed, Mar 1, 1950	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		82	76	36	22	W 4
59	Thu, Mar 2, 1950	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		81	72	37	22	W 5	13,909
60	Sat, Mar 4, 1950	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	L		75	84	37	23	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Wed, Mar 8, 1950	Box Score		St. Louis Bombers	W	OT	80	78	38	23	W 1
62	Thu, Mar 9, 1950	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	L		79	91	38	24	L 1
63	Sat, Mar 11, 1950	Box Score	N	Anderson Packers	L		89	91	38	25	L 2			at Chicago, IL
64	Sun, Mar 12, 1950	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	L		66	87	38	26	L 3
65	Tue, Mar 14, 1950	Box Score	@	Chicago Stags	L		75	85	38	27	L 4
66	Wed, Mar 15, 1950	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W	OT	88	84	39	27	W 1	1,000
67	Fri, Mar 17, 1950	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W	2OT	98	96	40	27	W 2	700
68	Sat, Mar 18, 1950	Box Score	@	Rochester Royals	L		74	77	40	28	L 1

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Tue, Mar 21, 1950	Box Score	@	Washington Capitols	W		90	87	1	0	W 1
2	Wed, Mar 22, 1950	Box Score		Washington Capitols	W		103	83	2	0	W 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
3	Sun, Mar 26, 1950	Box Score	@	Syracuse Nationals	L	OT	83	91	2	1	L 1
4	Thu, Mar 30, 1950	Box Score		Syracuse Nationals	W		80	76	3	1	W 1
5	Sun, Apr 2, 1950	Box Score	@	Syracuse Nationals	L		80	91	3	2	L 1

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