1954–55 New York Knicks season

1954–55 New York Knicks season
Head coach	Joe Lapchick
General manager	Ned Irish
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Results
Record	38–34 (.528)
Place	Division: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Division Semifinals (Eliminated 1–2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio	WMGM

The 1954–55 New York Knicks season was the ninth season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks posted a 38–34 record and finished in second place in the Atlantic Division.^[1] Though New York qualified for its ninth consecutive NBA Playoffs,^[2] the team lost in the best-of-three first round to the Boston Celtics, 2–1.^[1]

Offseason

NBA Draft

Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first and second rounds, and any other players picked by the franchise that played at least one game in the league.^[3]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	8	Jack Turner	G/F	United States	Western Kentucky
2	17	Richie Guerin	G	United States	Iona
3	26	Don Anielak	F	United States	SW Missouri State

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Syracuse Nationals	43	29	.597	–	25–7	10–17	8–5	21–15
x-New York Knicks	38	34	.528	5	17–9	8–17	13–8	15–21
x-Boston Celtics	36	36	.500	7	21–5	4–22	11–9	19–17
Philadelphia Warriors	33	39	.458	10	14–5	6–20	13–14	17–19

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(2) New York Knicks vs. (3) Boston Celtics: Celtics win series 2–1

• Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 122, New York 101
• Game 2 @ New York: New York 102, Boston 95
• Game 3 @ New York: Boston 116, New York 109

Awards and records

• Harry Gallatin, All-NBA Second Team^[4]

References

1. "1954–55 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
2. "New York Knickerbockers Franchise Index". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
3. "1954 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
4. "All-NBA & All-ABA Teams". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 15, 2013.