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1959–60 New York Knicks season

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1959–60 New York Knicks season
Head coachAndrew Levane
Carl Braun
General managerFred Podesta
Vince Boryla
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record27–48 (.360)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWPIX
RadioWINS
< 1958–59 1960–61 >

The 1959–60 NBA season was the Knicks' 14th season in the NBA.[1]

Regular season

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Season standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics 59 16 .787 25–2 24–9 10–5 28–11
x-Philadelphia Warriors 49 26 .653 10 22–6 12–19 15–1 22–17
x-Syracuse Nationals 45 30 .600 14 25–4 12–19 8–7 21–18
New York Knicks 27 48 .360 32 13–18 9–19 5–11 7–32
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1959-60 NBA Records
Team BOS CIN DET MIN NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston 8–1 9–0 8–1 12–1 8–5 6–3 8–5
Cincinnati 1–8 5–8 5–8 2–7 0–9 4–9 2–7
Detroit 0–9 8–5 7–6 4–5 2–7 5–8 4–5
Minneapolis 1–8 8–5 6–7 4–5 2–7 3–10 1–8
New York 1–12 7–2 5–4 5–4 4–9 3–6 2–11
Philadelphia 5–8 9–0 7–2 7–2 9–4 4–5 8–5
St. Louis 3–6 9–4 8–5 10–3 6–3 5–4 5–4
Syracuse 5–8 7–2 5–4 8–1 11–2 5–8 4–5

Game log

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1959–60 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 24 Philadelphia 118–109 Ken Sears (35) 0–1
2 October 31 Boston 123–109 Richie Guerin (25) 0–2
3 November 3 N Minneapolis 99–93 Richie Guerin (35) 1–2
4 November 4 @ Detroit 107–101 Richie Guerin (27) 2–2
5 November 7 @ St. Louis 113–117 Guerin, Naulls (26) 2–3
6 November 10 @ Philadelphia 125–126 Naulls, Sobieszczyk (26) 2–4
7 November 12 Syracuse 113–104 Richie Guerin (22) 2–5
8 November 14 @ Syracuse 108–116 Jack George (20) 2–6
9 November 15 Detroit 103–94 Willie Naulls (19) 2–7
10 November 17 St. Louis 97–105 Ken Sears (25) 3–7
11 November 18 @ Minneapolis 106–105 Willie Naulls (23) 4–7
12 November 19 @ Cincinnati 130–109 Richie Guerin (25) 5–7
13 November 21 Boston 128–127 Guerin, Naulls, Sears (23) 5–8
14 November 22 @ Detroit 104–115 Willie Naulls (23) 5–9
15 November 24 Syracuse 120–107 Ken Sears (29) 5–10
16 November 28 Philadelphia 109–108 Carl Braun (25) 5–11
17 November 29 @ Philadelphia 127–126 Willie Naulls (30) 6–11
18 December 1 Minneapolis 103–100 Ken Sears (28) 6–12
19 December 2 N Cincinnati 118–135 Richie Guerin (29) 6–13
20 December 4 @ Boston 107–122 Willie Naulls (30) 6–14
21 December 5 Detroit 108–124 Willie Naulls (22) 7–14
22 December 8 Boston 121–105 Naulls, Sears (22) 7–15
23 December 11 Syracuse 121–152 Richie Guerin (57) 8–15
24 December 13 @ Detroit 129–147 Richie Guerin (28) 8–16
25 December 15 St. Louis 119–110 Richie Guerin (30) 8–17
26 December 16 @ Syracuse 113–116 Richie Guerin (30) 8–18
27 December 17 N Boston 126–137 Richie Guerin (42) 8–19
28 December 19 @ Boston 116–119 Ken Sears (25) 8–20
29 December 20 Cincinnati 118–132 Willie Naulls (28) 9–20
30 December 22 N Cincinnati 127–119 George, Sears (24) 10–20
31 December 25 Boston 123–119 Richie Guerin (26) 10–21
32 December 26 @ Philadelphia 122–116 Richie Guerin (28) 11–21
33 December 30 N Detroit 124–109 Willie Naulls (31) 12–21
34 December 31 Minneapolis 102–127 Richie Guerin (24) 13–21
35 January 2 @ Cincinnati 126–118 Richie Guerin (32) 14–21
36 January 3 @ St. Louis 108–110 Ken Sears (28) 14–22
37 January 5 Detroit 110–121 Willie Naulls (26) 15–22
38 January 6 N Cincinnati 113–129 Carl Braun (25) 15–23
39 January 10 Philadelphia 116–103 Charlie Tyra (25) 15–24
40 January 12 @ Cincinnati 141–123 Willie Naulls (25) 16–24
41 January 13 N Detroit 113–114 Richie Guerin (34) 16–25
42 January 14 N Minneapolis 131–126 Willie Naulls (36) 17–25
43 January 16 Cincinnati 106–132 Willie Naulls (23) 18–25
44 January 17 @ Syracuse 117–129 Willie Naulls (26) 18–26
45 January 19 N Philadelphia 114–93 Richie Guerin (20) 18–27
46 January 20 @ Boston 126–144 Willie Naulls (33) 18–28
47 January 23 @ Minneapolis 115–104 Ken Sears (30) 19–28
48 January 24 @ St. Louis 129–155 Ken Sears (26) 19–29
49 January 26 St. Louis 119–123 Naulls, Sears (30) 20–29
50 January 27 N Philadelphia 129–117 Richie Guerin (35) 20–30
51 January 29 N Cincinnati 128–113 Ken Sears (24) 21–30
52 January 30 Philadelphia 108–115 Willie Naulls (27) 22–30
53 February 2 Syracuse 119–102 Willie Naulls (30) 22–31
54 February 3 N St. Louis 125–115 Richie Guerin (32) 22–32
55 February 6 Boston 143–117 Richie Guerin (27) 22–33
56 February 7 @ Boston 142–135 Ken Sears (39) 23–33
57 February 9 @ St. Louis 104–114 Guerin, Tyra (22) 23–34
58 February 10 Philadelphia 117–125 Richie Guerin (38) 24–34
59 February 11 @ Syracuse 109–116 Charlie Tyra (24) 24–35
60 February 13 St. Louis 104–122 Willie Naulls (27) 25–35
61 February 16 Syracuse 116–125 Dick Garmaker (33) 26–35
62 February 18 N Boston 104–109 Ken Sears (19) 26–36
63 February 20 N Syracuse 126–121 Willie Naulls (25) 26–37
64 February 21 Philadelphia 129–122 Richie Guerin (41) 26–38
65 February 23 Minneapolis 117–112 Charlie Tyra (27) 26–39
66 February 25 @ Philadelphia 121–131 Jim Palmer (27) 26–40
67 February 27 @ Syracuse 111–114 Sears, Tyra (22) 26–41
68 February 28 Boston 129–125 Richie Guerin (39) 26–42
69 March 1 Syracuse 124–121 Jim Palmer (23) 26–43
70 March 2 N Minneapolis 113–123 Richie Guerin (28) 26–44
71 March 4 N Philadelphia 136–134 (OT) Willie Naulls (23) 26–45
72 March 5 @ Syracuse 115–132 Willie Naulls (28) 26–46
73 March 6 Detroit 112–120 Dick Garmaker (30) 27–46
74 March 9 @ Boston 128–148 Willie Naulls (29) 27–47
75 March 10 @ Minneapolis 108–133 Willie Naulls (25) 27–48

Awards and records

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References

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