1954-55 New York Knicks Schedule and Results

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Record: 38-34, Finished 2nd in NBA Eastern Division

Coach: Joe Lapchick (38-34)

PTS/G: 92.7 (4th of 8) Opp PTS/G: 92.6 (5th of 8)

SRS: 0.11 (4th of 8) Pace: 101.8 (5th of 8)

Off Rtg: 90.2 (4th of 8) Def Rtg: 90.1 (6th of 8) Net Rtg: +0.1 (4th of 8)

Expected W-L: 36-36 (4th of 8)

Arena: Madison Square Garden (III)

NBA 1955 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (1-2) versus Boston Celtics (Series Stats)

Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Sat, Oct 30, 1954	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	W		94	83	1	0	W 1
2	Tue, Nov 2, 1954	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Hawks	W		91	84	2	0	W 2
3	Sat, Nov 6, 1954	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	L		83	90	2	1	L 1
4	Sun, Nov 7, 1954	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	W	OT	103	93	3	1	W 1
5	Thu, Nov 11, 1954	Box Score		Rochester Royals	W		79	78	4	1	W 2
6	Sat, Nov 13, 1954	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	L		86	87	4	2	L 1
7	Thu, Nov 18, 1954	Box Score	N	Philadelphia Warriors	W		96	94	5	2	W 1	at Syracuse, NY
8	Sat, Nov 20, 1954	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		98	117	5	3	L 1
9	Wed, Nov 24, 1954	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		103	108	5	4	L 2
10	Sat, Nov 27, 1954	Box Score		Syracuse Nationals	L		74	80	5	5	L 3
11	Sun, Nov 28, 1954	Box Score	@	Syracuse Nationals	L		77	79	5	6	L 4
12	Tue, Nov 30, 1954	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W	OT	95	91	6	6	W 1
13	Wed, Dec 1, 1954	Box Score	N	Syracuse Nationals	W		88	86	7	6	W 2	at Philadelphia, PA
14	Sat, Dec 4, 1954	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	L		88	90	7	7	L 1
15	Tue, Dec 7, 1954	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	W		97	89	8	7	W 1
16	Wed, Dec 8, 1954	Box Score	N	Philadelphia Warriors	L		77	86	8	8	L 1	at Boston, MA
17	Thu, Dec 9, 1954	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	W		98	96	9	8	W 1
18	Sat, Dec 11, 1954	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Hawks	W		97	87	10	8	W 2
19	Sun, Dec 12, 1954	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	L		73	80	10	9	L 1
20	Tue, Dec 14, 1954	Box Score		Syracuse Nationals	L		82	91	10	10	L 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
21	Wed, Dec 15, 1954	Box Score	N	Syracuse Nationals	W		88	81	11	10	W 1	at Boston, MA
22	Sat, Dec 18, 1954	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Hawks	W		91	85	12	10	W 2
23	Sun, Dec 19, 1954	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		93	81	13	10	W 3
24	Sat, Dec 25, 1954	Box Score		Syracuse Nationals	W		109	101	14	10	W 4
25	Sun, Dec 26, 1954	Box Score	@	Syracuse Nationals	L	OT	92	97	14	11	L 1
26	Tue, Dec 28, 1954	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	L		78	84	14	12	L 2
27	Wed, Dec 29, 1954	Box Score	@	Rochester Royals	L		89	93	14	13	L 3
28	Fri, Dec 31, 1954	Box Score	N	Milwaukee Hawks	L		64	89	14	14	L 4	at Providence, RI
29	Sat, Jan 1, 1955	Box Score		Milwaukee Hawks	W		100	91	15	14	W 1
30	Sun, Jan 2, 1955	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		96	113	15	15	L 1
31	Wed, Jan 5, 1955	Box Score	@	Rochester Royals	L		85	103	15	16	L 2
32	Thu, Jan 6, 1955	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		88	83	16	16	W 1
33	Fri, Jan 7, 1955	Box Score	N	Milwaukee Hawks	L		75	85	16	17	L 1	at New Haven, CT
34	Sun, Jan 9, 1955	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		86	84	17	17	W 1
35	Thu, Jan 13, 1955	Box Score	N	Boston Celtics	L		100	116	17	18	L 1	at Philadelphia, PA
36	Fri, Jan 14, 1955	Box Score	N	Fort Wayne Pistons	W		97	83	18	18	W 1	at Boston, MA
37	Sat, Jan 15, 1955	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	W		106	87	19	18	W 2
38	Sun, Jan 16, 1955	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		98	102	19	19	L 1
39	Wed, Jan 19, 1955	Box Score	N	Rochester Royals	W		98	83	20	19	W 1	at Hershey, PA
40	Sat, Jan 22, 1955	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	L		99	102	20	20	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
41	Sun, Jan 23, 1955	Box Score	@	Syracuse Nationals	W		98	89	21	20	W 1
42	Tue, Jan 25, 1955	Box Score	N	Rochester Royals	L		104	107	21	21	L 1	at Buffalo, NY
43	Wed, Jan 26, 1955	Box Score	@	Rochester Royals	L		94	96	21	22	L 2
44	Thu, Jan 27, 1955	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	L		83	92	21	23	L 3
45	Sat, Jan 29, 1955	Box Score		Milwaukee Hawks	W	OT	95	93	22	23	W 1
46	Mon, Jan 31, 1955	Box Score	N	Fort Wayne Pistons	W		91	84	23	23	W 2	at Milwaukee, WI
47	Wed, Feb 2, 1955	Box Score	N	Minneapolis Lakers	L		81	96	23	24	L 1	at Saint Paul, MN
48	Thu, Feb 3, 1955	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	L		83	90	23	25	L 2
49	Sat, Feb 5, 1955	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		115	107	24	25	W 1
50	Sun, Feb 6, 1955	Box Score	@	Syracuse Nationals	L		75	77	24	26	L 1
51	Tue, Feb 8, 1955	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	W		98	95	25	26	W 1
52	Wed, Feb 9, 1955	Box Score	N	Minneapolis Lakers	W		118	112	26	26	W 2	at Boston, MA
53	Sat, Feb 12, 1955	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	W		88	82	27	26	W 3
54	Sun, Feb 13, 1955	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		105	103	28	26	W 4
55	Mon, Feb 14, 1955	Box Score	N	Fort Wayne Pistons	W		92	88	29	26	W 5	at Miami Beach, FL
56	Thu, Feb 17, 1955	Box Score	N	Fort Wayne Pistons	W		93	86	30	26	W 6	at Miami Beach, FL
57	Sat, Feb 19, 1955	Box Score		Syracuse Nationals	L		78	80	30	27	L 1
58	Sun, Feb 20, 1955	Box Score	@	Syracuse Nationals	L		84	104	30	28	L 2
59	Tue, Feb 22, 1955	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		103	102	31	28	W 1
60	Wed, Feb 23, 1955	Box Score	N	Philadelphia Warriors	L		96	98	31	29	L 1	at New Haven, CT
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
61	Fri, Feb 25, 1955	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	L	3OT	111	113	31	30	L 2
62	Sat, Feb 26, 1955	Box Score		Milwaukee Hawks	L		72	79	31	31	L 3
63	Sun, Feb 27, 1955	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	W		95	83	32	31	W 1
64	Tue, Mar 1, 1955	Box Score		Syracuse Nationals	L		102	105	32	32	L 1
65	Thu, Mar 3, 1955	Box Score	N	Milwaukee Hawks	W		103	89	33	32	W 1	at Saratoga Springs, NY
66	Fri, Mar 4, 1955	Box Score	N	Rochester Royals	W		95	92	34	32	W 2	at Boston, MA
67	Sun, Mar 6, 1955	Box Score		Rochester Royals	W		101	96	35	32	W 3
68	Mon, Mar 7, 1955	Box Score	N	Minneapolis Lakers	L		96	97	35	33	L 1	at Boston, MA
69	Tue, Mar 8, 1955	Box Score	N	Rochester Royals	W		99	96	36	33	W 1	at White Plains, NY
70	Thu, Mar 10, 1955	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		114	95	37	33	W 2
71	Fri, Mar 11, 1955	Box Score	N	Boston Celtics	W		97	95	38	33	W 3	at New Haven, CT
72	Sun, Mar 13, 1955	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		101	112	38	34	L 1

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak
1	Tue, Mar 15, 1955	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	101	122	0	1	L 1
2	Wed, Mar 16, 1955	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W	102	95	1	1	W 1
3	Sat, Mar 19, 1955	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L	109	116	1	2	L 1

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