1953–54 New York Knicks season
Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1953–54 New York Knicks season was the eighth season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] New York won its second straight regular season Eastern Division title with a 44–28 record,[1] which placed them two games ahead of the Boston Celtics and Syracuse Nationals.[2] The first round of the 1954 NBA Playoffs consisted of round-robin tournaments, where the top three teams in each division played each other in home and away matchups. The Knicks went 0–4 against the Celtics and Nationals, and did not qualify for the Eastern Division Finals.[3]
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1953–54 New York Knicks season | |||
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Division champions | |||
Head coach | Joe Lapchick | ||
General manager | Ned Irish | ||
Arena | Madison Square Garden | ||
Results | |||
Record | 47–23 (.671) | ||
Place | Division: 1st (Eastern) | ||
Playoff finish | East Division Semifinals (Lost double Round Robin to Celtics and Nationals 0–4) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | WPIX | ||
Radio | WMGM | ||
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