1955-56 New York Knicks Schedule and Results

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Record: 35-37, Finished 4th in NBA Eastern Division

Coach: Joe Lapchick (26-25), Vince Boryla (9-12)

PTS/G: 100.2 (3rd of 8) Opp PTS/G: 100.6 (7th of 8)

SRS: -0.20 (5th of 8) Pace: 106.5 (7th of 8)

Off Rtg: 92.4 (2nd of 8) Def Rtg: 92.8 (8th of 8) Net Rtg: -0.4 (5th of 8)

Expected W-L: 35-37 (5th of 8)

Arena: Madison Square Garden (III)

NBA 1956 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Division Third Place Tiebreaker (0-1) versus Syracuse Nationals (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Sat, Nov 5, 1955	Box Score	@	Rochester Royals	W	OT	100	98	1	0	W 1
2	Thu, Nov 10, 1955	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	W		112	105	2	0	W 2
3	Sat, Nov 12, 1955	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		96	95	3	0	W 3	10,021
4	Sun, Nov 13, 1955	Box Score	N	Rochester Royals	W		94	91	4	0	W 4			at Fort Wayne, IN
5	Tue, Nov 15, 1955	Box Score	@	St. Louis Hawks	L		95	121	4	1	L 1
6	Thu, Nov 17, 1955	Box Score	N	Fort Wayne Pistons	W		110	88	5	1	W 1			at Syracuse, NY
7	Sat, Nov 19, 1955	Box Score		St. Louis Hawks	L		91	104	5	2	L 1
8	Sun, Nov 20, 1955	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	W	OT	119	115	6	2	W 1
9	Wed, Nov 23, 1955	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W	OT	115	111	7	2	W 2	11,195
10	Thu, Nov 24, 1955	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	L		97	118	7	3	L 1
11	Sat, Nov 26, 1955	Box Score		Syracuse Nationals	W		100	99	8	3	W 1
12	Sun, Nov 27, 1955	Box Score	@	Syracuse Nationals	L		74	85	8	4	L 1
13	Tue, Nov 29, 1955	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	L		99	104	8	5	L 2
14	Thu, Dec 1, 1955	Box Score	N	Minneapolis Lakers	L		90	97	8	6	L 3			at Philadelphia, PA
15	Sat, Dec 3, 1955	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	L		102	109	8	7	L 4
16	Tue, Dec 6, 1955	Box Score		Rochester Royals	W		116	105	9	7	W 1
17	Sat, Dec 10, 1955	Box Score	@	St. Louis Hawks	W		99	80	10	7	W 2
18	Tue, Dec 13, 1955	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	W		98	91	11	7	W 3
19	Wed, Dec 14, 1955	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		100	102	11	8	L 1	6,095
20	Sat, Dec 17, 1955	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	W		100	95	12	8	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sun, Dec 18, 1955	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		92	95	12	9	L 1	12,613
22	Tue, Dec 20, 1955	Box Score		Syracuse Nationals	L		91	98	12	10	L 2
23	Sun, Dec 25, 1955	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	L		87	92	12	11	L 3
24	Mon, Dec 26, 1955	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	W		108	97	13	11	W 1
25	Tue, Dec 27, 1955	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		80	79	14	11	W 2
26	Wed, Dec 28, 1955	Box Score	@	Rochester Royals	W		113	91	15	11	W 3
27	Sat, Dec 31, 1955	Box Score	@	Syracuse Nationals	L		92	101	15	12	L 1
28	Sun, Jan 1, 1956	Box Score		Rochester Royals	L		92	101	15	13	L 2
29	Tue, Jan 3, 1956	Box Score	N	Boston Celtics	W		107	97	16	13	W 1	5,751		at Philadelphia, PA
30	Wed, Jan 4, 1956	Box Score	N	Boston Celtics	W		103	86	17	13	W 2	7,415		at Syracuse, NY
31	Thu, Jan 5, 1956	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		87	92	17	14	L 1	9,281
32	Sat, Jan 7, 1956	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	L		97	104	17	15	L 2
33	Sun, Jan 8, 1956	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	L		83	95	17	16	L 3
34	Sat, Jan 14, 1956	Box Score		St. Louis Hawks	L	2OT	101	104	17	17	L 4
35	Sun, Jan 15, 1956	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W	OT	109	104	18	17	W 1	7,663
36	Tue, Jan 17, 1956	Box Score		Rochester Royals	W		112	107	19	17	W 2
37	Wed, Jan 18, 1956	Box Score	@	Rochester Royals	L		103	108	19	18	L 1
38	Fri, Jan 20, 1956	Box Score	N	Minneapolis Lakers	W		122	109	20	18	W 1			at Boston, MA
39	Sat, Jan 21, 1956	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	L		89	109	20	19	L 1
40	Sun, Jan 22, 1956	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	W		100	95	21	19	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Wed, Jan 25, 1956	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	L		95	104	21	20	L 1
42	Fri, Jan 27, 1956	Box Score	N	Rochester Royals	L		93	111	21	21	L 2			at Boston, MA
43	Sat, Jan 28, 1956	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	L	OT	91	92	21	22	L 3
44	Sun, Jan 29, 1956	Box Score	@	Syracuse Nationals	W	OT	99	95	22	22	W 1
45	Tue, Jan 31, 1956	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		105	95	23	22	W 2
46	Wed, Feb 1, 1956	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	W	2OT	105	104	24	22	W 3
47	Thu, Feb 2, 1956	Box Score	N	Philadelphia Warriors	L		87	88	24	23	L 1			at Syracuse, NY
48	Sat, Feb 4, 1956	Box Score		Syracuse Nationals	L		94	103	24	24	L 2
49	Sun, Feb 5, 1956	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		104	114	24	25	L 3	10,084
50	Tue, Feb 7, 1956	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		113	102	25	25	W 1	14,280
51	Wed, Feb 8, 1956	Box Score	@	Rochester Royals	W		102	97	26	25	W 2
52	Fri, Feb 10, 1956	Box Score	N	Syracuse Nationals	L		88	94	26	26	L 1			at Boston, MA
53	Sat, Feb 11, 1956	Box Score		St. Louis Hawks	W		107	91	27	26	W 1
54	Sun, Feb 12, 1956	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		108	116	27	27	L 1	7,086
55	Tue, Feb 14, 1956	Box Score	@	St. Louis Hawks	W		103	99	28	27	W 1
56	Wed, Feb 15, 1956	Box Score	N	Minneapolis Lakers	L		102	113	28	28	L 1			at Saint Paul, MN
57	Fri, Feb 17, 1956	Box Score	N	Syracuse Nationals	L		86	91	28	29	L 2			at Philadelphia, PA
58	Sun, Feb 19, 1956	Box Score	@	Syracuse Nationals	L		98	118	28	30	L 3
59	Tue, Feb 21, 1956	Box Score		Syracuse Nationals	L	2OT	107	108	28	31	L 4
60	Wed, Feb 22, 1956	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	W		117	108	29	31	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sat, Feb 25, 1956	Box Score		St. Louis Hawks	L		89	99	29	32	L 1
62	Sun, Feb 26, 1956	Box Score	@	St. Louis Hawks	L		85	103	29	33	L 2
63	Mon, Feb 27, 1956	Box Score	N	St. Louis Hawks	W		113	109	30	33	W 1			at Fort Wayne, IN
64	Tue, Feb 28, 1956	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	L		95	99	30	34	L 1
65	Fri, Mar 2, 1956	Box Score	N	Fort Wayne Pistons	L		97	104	30	35	L 2			at Boston, MA
66	Sun, Mar 4, 1956	Box Score	@	Syracuse Nationals	W	2OT	118	111	31	35	W 1
67	Tue, Mar 6, 1956	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		119	99	32	35	W 2	10,035
68	Wed, Mar 7, 1956	Box Score	N	Philadelphia Warriors	L		87	108	32	36	L 1			at Boston, MA
69	Sat, Mar 10, 1956	Box Score		Syracuse Nationals	W		104	84	33	36	W 1
70	Sun, Mar 11, 1956	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	W		122	96	34	36	W 2
71	Tue, Mar 13, 1956	Box Score	N	Minneapolis Lakers	L		89	102	34	37	L 1			at Moorhead, MN
72	Wed, Mar 14, 1956	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		115	108	35	37	W 1
73	Thu, Mar 15, 1956	Box Score	@	Syracuse Nationals	L		77	82	35	38	L 1			Tiebreaker

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