1949–50 New York Knicks season
Appearance
1949–50 New York Knicks season | |
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Head coach | Joe Lapchick |
General manager | Ned Irish |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Results | |
Record | 40–28 (.588) |
Place | Division: 2nd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | East Division finals (lost to Nationals 1–2) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WABD/WPIX |
Radio | WMGM[1] |
The 1949–50 New York Knicks season was the fourth season for the team and the first following the merger of the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League that formed the National Basketball Association (NBA).[2][3] In the regular season, the Knicks finished in second place in the Eastern Division, posting a 40–28 record and advancing to the NBA playoffs. New York won its first round series against the Washington Capitols, 2–0, to make it to the Eastern Division finals. There, the team was defeated two games to one by the Syracuse Nationals.[4]
NBA draft
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 7 | Dick McGuire | G | ![]() |
St. John's |
2 | – | Harry Donovan | G | ![]() |
Muhlenberg College |
3 | – | Ernie Vandeweghe | F/G | ![]() |
Colgate |
Roster
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Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x-Syracuse Nationals | 51 | 13 | .797 | – | 31–1 | 15–12 | 5–0 | 9–1 |
x-New York Knicks | 40 | 28 | .588 | 13 | 19–10 | 18–16 | 3–2 | 20–6 |
x-Washington Capitols | 32 | 36 | .471 | 21 | 21–13 | 10–20 | 1–3 | 13–13 |
x-Philadelphia Warriors | 26 | 42 | .382 | 25 | 15–15 | 8–23 | 3–4 | 9–17 |
Baltimore Bullets | 25 | 43 | .368 | 26 | 16–15 | 8–25 | 1–3 | 8–18 |
Boston Celtics | 22 | 46 | .324 | 29 | 12–14 | 5–28 | 5–4 | 11–15 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | AND | BAL | BOS | CHI | DEN | FWP | IND | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SHE | STL | SYR | TCB | WAS | WAT |
Anderson | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 7–0 |
Baltimore | 1–1 | — | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 |
Boston | 2–0 | 4–2 | — | 0–6 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
Chicago | 1–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
Denver | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–7 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–6 | 0–7 | 0–2 | 2–5 |
Fort Wayne | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 |
Indianapolis | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–7 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 |
Minneapolis | 1–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | — | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 |
New York | 1–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–5 | — | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 |
Philadelphia | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | — | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 |
Rochester | 2–0 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | — | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 |
Sheboygan | 2–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 4–3 |
St. Louis | 0–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–6 | 1–1 |
Syracuse | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | — | 6–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 |
Tri-Cities | 2–7 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 1–6 | — | 1–1 | 4–3 |
Washington | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
Waterloo | 0–7 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 1–1 | — |
Game log
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | November 1 | at Chicago | 89–87 (OT) | Gallatin, McGuire (18) | 1–0 | |||||
2 | November 2 | at Waterloo | 68–60 | Vince Boryla (19) | 2–0 | |||||
3 | November 3 | at Fort Wayne | 72–87 | Harry Gallatin (13) | 2–1 | |||||
4 | November 5 | at Tri-Cities | 76–72 | Carl Braun (19) | 3–1 | |||||
5 | November 6 | at Sheboygan | 93–99 | Carl Braun (22) | 3–2 | |||||
6 | November 8 | at Indianapolis | 79–64 | Paul Noel (15) | 4–2 | |||||
7 | November 10 | Indianapolis | 79–83 | Connie Simmons (18) | 4–3 | |||||
8 | November 12 | at Rochester | 73–94 | Tex Ritter (14) | 4–4 | |||||
9 | November 13 | at Philadelphia | 66–80 | Harry Gallatin (18) | 4–5 | |||||
10 | November 15 | Syracuse | 74–77 | Vince Boryla (19) | 4–6 | |||||
11 | November 18 | vs Denver | 85–78 | Connie Simmons (15) | 5–6 | |||||
12 | November 19 | Philadelphia | 85–69 | Harry Gallatin (16) | 6–6 | |||||
13 | November 22 | at Washington | 89–74 | Carl Braun (19) | 7–6 | |||||
14 | November 23 | Washington | 87–67 | Carl Braun (17) | 8–6 | |||||
15 | November 24 | at Philadelphia | 75–70 | Donovan, McGuire (14) | 9–6 | |||||
16 | November 26 | Boston | 96–84 | Vince Boryla (20) | 10–6 | |||||
17 | November 27 | at Fort Wayne | 77–72 | Harry Gallatin (19) | 11–6 | |||||
18 | November 30 | at Minneapolis | 92–102 | Harry Gallatin (20) | 11–7 | |||||
19 | December 1 | at St. Louis | 85–68 | Tex Ritter (26) | 12–7 | |||||
20 | December 3 | Baltimore | 85–55 | Harry Gallatin (16) | 13–7 | |||||
21 | December 8 | at Baltimore | 82–60 | Vince Boryla (23) | 14–7 | |||||
22 | December 10 | Chicago | 93–91 (OT) | Connie Simmons (21) | 15–7 | |||||
23 | December 14 | Minneapolis | 94–84 | Carl Braun (26) | 16–7 | |||||
24 | December 17 | St. Louis | 81–76 (2OT) | Carl Braun (23) | 17–7 | |||||
25 | December 19 | at Anderson | 86–83 | Harry Gallatin (17) | 18–7 | |||||
26 | December 20 | at Chicago | 77–79 | Carl Braun (23) | 18–8 | |||||
27 | December 21 | at St. Louis | 52–75 | Carl Braun (11) | 18–9 | |||||
28 | December 23 | at Denver | 83–72 | Ernie Vandeweghe (19) | 19–9 | |||||
29 | December 26 | Rochester | 80–83 (OT) | Connie Simmons (31) | 19–10 | |||||
30 | December 27 | at Boston | 78–97 | Carl Braun (15) | 19–11 | |||||
31 | December 28 | at Philadelphia | 79–72 | Braun, Gallatin (19) | 20–11 | |||||
32 | December 31 | at Washington | 64–70 | Carl Braun (17) | 20–12 | |||||
33 | January 1 | Philadelphia | 81–59 | Ernie Vandeweghe (16) | 21–12 | |||||
34 | January 5 | vs Waterloo | 82–70 | Connie Simmons (21) | 22–12 | |||||
35 | January 7 | Fort Wayne | 80–88 | Ernie Vandeweghe (20) | 22–13 | |||||
36 | January 11 | Washington | 73–72 | Harry Gallatin (18) | 23–13 | |||||
37 | January 14 | Boston | 82–80 | Carl Braun (21) | 24–13 | |||||
38 | January 19 | Minneapolis | 83–94 | Carl Braun (18) | 24–14 | |||||
39 | January 22 | Rochester | 81–71 | Carl Braun (23) | 25–14 | |||||
40 | January 24 | vs Sheboygan | 101–68 | Connie Simmons (19) | 26–14 | |||||
41 | January 25 | Fort Wayne | 96–66 | Harry Gallatin (22) | 27–14 | |||||
42 | January 26 | at Baltimore | 79–77 (2OT) | Carl Braun (19) | 28–14 | |||||
43 | January 28 | Philadelphia | 55–58 | Dick McGuire (14) | 28–15 | |||||
44 | January 29 | at Fort Wayne | 70–92 | Ray Lumpp (16) | 28–16 | |||||
45 | January 31 | vs Tri-Cities | 77–83 | Carl Braun (16) | 28–17 | |||||
46 | February 1 | at Minneapolis | 81–96 | Harry Donovan (19) | 28–18 | |||||
47 | February 2 | at St. Louis | 87–73 | Carl Braun (18) | 29–18 | |||||
48 | February 4 | at Washington | 76–71 | Carl Braun (24) | 30–18 | |||||
49 | February 5 | Rochester | 65–73 | Braun, Simmons (13) | 30–19 | |||||
50 | February 8 | St. Louis | 82–84 (2OT) | Ernie Vandeweghe (22) | 30–20 | |||||
51 | February 11 | Chicago | 85–75 | Vince Boryla (19) | 31–20 | |||||
52 | February 15 | Baltimore | 80–67 | Carl Braun (20) | 32–20 | |||||
53 | February 18 | Fort Wayne | 80–84 | Tex Ritter (16) | 32–21 | |||||
54 | February 19 | at Rochester | 92–105 | Connie Simmons (30) | 32–22 | |||||
55 | February 21 | at Philadelphia | 84–73 | Vince Boryla (16) | 33–22 | |||||
56 | February 22 | Washington | 89–81 | Carl Braun (38) | 34–22 | |||||
57 | February 25 | Chicago | 86–79 | Tex Ritter (13) | 35–22 | |||||
58 | March 1 | Baltimore | 82–76 | Harry Gallatin (16) | 36–22 | |||||
59 | March 2 | at Boston | 81–72 | Carl Braun (21) | 37–22 | |||||
60 | March 4 | Minneapolis | 75–84 | Carl Braun (22) | 37–23 | |||||
61 | March 8 | St. Louis | 80–78 (OT) | Braun, Gallatin (20) | 38–23 | |||||
62 | March 9 | at Baltimore | 79–91 | Ray Lumpp (17) | 38–24 | |||||
63 | March 11 | vs Anderson | 89–91 | Carl Braun (36) | 38–25 | |||||
64 | March 12 | at Minneapolis | 66–87 | Carl Braun (17) | 38–26 | |||||
65 | March 14 | at Chicago | 75–85 | Carl Braun (24) | 38–27 | |||||
66 | March 15 | Boston | 88–84 (OT) | Harry Gallatin (26) | 39–27 | |||||
67 | March 17 | at Boston | 98–96 (2OT) | Carl Braun (20) | 40–27 | |||||
68 | March 18 | at Rochester | 74–77 | Harry Gallatin (17) | 40–28 |
Playoffs
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Division semifinals: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
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Division finals: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)
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1950 schedule |
References
[edit]- ^ Jaker, Bill; Sulek, Frank; Kanze, Peter (1998). The Airwaves of New York: Illustrated Histories of 156 AM Stations in the Metropolitan Area, 1921–1996. McFarland & Company. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-7864-3872-3.
- ^ "New York Knicks". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ "NBL, BAA Merge, End Pro Net War". The Evening Republican. United Press. August 4, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved June 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1949–50 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2010.