1961–62 New York Knicks season | |
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Head coach | Eddie Donovan |
General manager | Fred Podesta |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Results | |
Record | 29–51 (.363) |
Place | Division: 4th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did Not Qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WPIX |
Radio | WINS |
The 1961-62 NBA season was the Knicks' 16th season in the NBA. [1]
Eastern Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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x- Boston Celtics | 60 | 20 | .750 | – | 23–5 | 26–12 | 11–3 | 26–10 |
x- Philadelphia Warriors | 49 | 31 | .613 | 11 | 18–11 | 19–19 | 12–1 | 18–18 |
x- Syracuse Nationals | 41 | 39 | .513 | 19 | 18–10 | 11–19 | 12–10 | 17–19 |
New York Knicks | 29 | 51 | .363 | 31 | 19–15 | 2–23 | 8–13 | 11–25 |
1961-62 NBA Records | |||||||||
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Team | BOS | CHI | CIN | DET | LAL | NYK | PHI | STL | SYR |
Boston | — | 9–1 | 7–1 | 5–3 | 6–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–2 | 10–2 |
Chicago | 1–9 | — | 1–9 | 3–7 | 2–8 | 6–4 | 0–10 | 4–6 | 1–9 |
Cincinnati | 1–7 | 9–1 | — | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–4 | 3–5 | 9–3 | 5–4 |
Detroit | 3–5 | 7–3 | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | 5–4 | 1–7 | 7–5 | 4–5 |
Los Angeles | 3–6 | 8–2 | 7–5 | 8–4 | — | 6–2 | 6–3 | 10–2 | 6–2 |
New York | 4–8 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 2–6 | — | 4–8 | 4–4 | 3–9 |
Philadelphia | 4–8 | 10–0 | 5–3 | 7–1 | 3–6 | 8–4 | — | 6–3 | 6–6 |
St. Louis | 2–7 | 6–4 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 4–4 | 3–6 | — | 4–4 |
Syracuse | 2–10 | 9–1 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 2–6 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 4–4 | — |
1961–62 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 19 | Chicago | 103–120 | Johnny Green (27) | 1–0 | |||||
2 | October 21 | @ Philadelphia | 95–132 | Richie Guerin (29) | 1–1 | |||||
3 | October 24 | St. Louis | 110–112 | Willie Naulls (22) | 2–1 | |||||
4 | October 26 | Cincinnati | 117–120 | Richie Guerin (35) | 3–1 | |||||
5 | October 28 | @ Boston | 102–132 | Richie Guerin (19) | 3–2 | |||||
6 | October 31 | N Cincinnati | 131–127 | Willie Naulls (37) | 4–2 | |||||
7 | November 1 | @ Detroit | 95–111 | Johnny Green (23) | 4–3 | |||||
8 | November 3 | @ Chicago | 118–129 | Richie Guerin (37) | 4–4 | |||||
9 | November 4 | @ St. Louis | 111–112 | Richie Guerin (34) | 4–5 | |||||
10 | November 7 | @ Cincinnati | 98–123 | Willie Naulls (25) | 4–6 | |||||
11 | November 8 | N Chicago | 130–108 | Richie Guerin (33) | 5–6 | |||||
12 | November 10 | Detroit | 124–118 | Richie Guerin (36) | 5–7 | |||||
13 | November 11 | @ Syracuse | 109–135 | Willie Naulls (27) | 5–8 | |||||
14 | November 14 | Philadelphia | 122–124 | Phil Jordon (33) | 6–8 | |||||
15 | November 15 | N Syracuse | 114–102 | Green, Guerin (23) | 6–9 | |||||
16 | November 17 | Boston | 104–100 | Richie Guerin (38) | 6–10 | |||||
17 | November 21 | Chicago | 109–107 | Richie Guerin (47) | 6–11 | |||||
18 | November 22 | N Syracuse | 109–110 | Richie Guerin (37) | 7–11 | |||||
19 | November 24 | Los Angeles | 100–89 | Richie Guerin (29) | 7–12 | |||||
20 | November 25 | @ Boston | 96–116 | Richie Guerin (30) | 7–13 | |||||
21 | November 28 | Cincinnati | 131–117 | Richie Guerin (42) | 7–14 | |||||
22 | December 1 | Syracuse | 100–118 | Richie Guerin (27) | 8–14 | |||||
23 | December 5 | Philadelphia | 122–105 | Willie Naulls (24) | 8–15 | |||||
24 | December 6 | @ Detroit | 97–133 | Willie Naulls (22) | 8–16 | |||||
25 | December 9 | @ St. Louis | 91–102 | Willie Naulls (31) | 8–17 | |||||
26 | December 10 | @ Cincinnati | 94–134 | Richie Guerin (22) | 8–18 | |||||
27 | December 12 | Syracuse | 126–124 | Richie Guerin (29) | 8–19 | |||||
28 | December 13 | N Chicago | 112–113 | Richie Guerin (31) | 8–20 | |||||
29 | December 15 | N St. Louis | 120–108 | Al Butler (26) | 8–21 | |||||
30 | December 17 | Boston | 117–109 | Richie Guerin (26) | 8–22 | |||||
31 | December 19 | St. Louis | 111–128 | Johnny Green (30) | 9–22 | |||||
32 | December 21 | N Boston | 103–122 | Richie Guerin (23) | 9–23 | |||||
33 | December 23 | @ Boston | 111–122 | Willie Naulls (28) | 9–24 | |||||
34 | December 25 | Philadelphia | 135–136 (2OT) | Richie Guerin (40) | 10–24 | |||||
35 | December 27 | @ Philadelphia | 119–131 | Willie Naulls (33) | 10–25 | |||||
36 | December 29 | Boston | 100–110 | Willie Naulls (24) | 11–25 | |||||
37 | December 30 | N Cincinnati | 123–119 | Richie Guerin (33) | 12–25 | |||||
38 | January 2 | Detroit | 104–110 | Richie Guerin (37) | 13–25 | |||||
39 | January 3 | N Cincinnati | 111–122 | Phil Jordon (21) | 13–26 | |||||
40 | January 6 | N Detroit | 115–111 | Johnny Green (33) | 14–26 | |||||
41 | January 7 | Syracuse | 123–116 | Richie Guerin (32) | 14–27 | |||||
42 | January 12 | N St. Louis | 126–128 | Richie Guerin (31) | 15–27 | |||||
43 | January 14 | @ Syracuse | 118–141 | Willie Naulls (27) | 15–28 | |||||
44 | January 17 | @ Los Angeles | 121–129 | Willie Naulls (36) | 15–29 | |||||
45 | January 19 | @ Los Angeles | 107–108 | Guerin, Naulls (28) | 15–30 | |||||
46 | January 21 | @ St. Louis | 113–124 | Richie Guerin (29) | 15–31 | |||||
47 | January 22 | N Chicago | 131–94 | Richie Guerin (31) | 16–31 | |||||
48 | January 23 | Chicago | 109–103 | Richie Guerin (25) | 16–32 | |||||
49 | January 25 | @ Chicago | 117–102 | Richie Guerin (30) | 17–32 | |||||
50 | January 26 | Boston | 121–129 | Al Butler (35) | 18–32 | |||||
51 | January 27 | @ Detroit | 107–115 | Willie Naulls (26) | 18–33 | |||||
52 | January 30 | Philadelphia | 110–116 | Richie Guerin (46) | 19–33 | |||||
53 | January 31 | @ Syracuse | 109–138 | Richie Guerin (22) | 19–34 | |||||
54 | February 2 | N Philadelphia | 129–116 | Willie Naulls (25) | 19–35 | |||||
55 | February 3 | Cincinnati | 110–121 | Richie Guerin (34) | 20–35 | |||||
56 | February 4 | @ Boston | 114–130 | Willie Naulls (29) | 20–36 | |||||
57 | February 6 | Los Angeles | 112–116 | Willie Naulls (29) | 21–36 | |||||
58 | February 8 | N Philadelphia | 136–120 | Guerin, Naulls (37) | 21–37 | |||||
59 | February 9 | Syracuse | 111–120 | Richie Guerin (34) | 22–37 | |||||
60 | February 10 | N Chicago | 111–126 | Richie Guerin (25) | 22–38 | |||||
61 | February 11 | Philadelphia | 121–111 | Willie Naulls (31) | 22–39 | |||||
62 | February 14 | Boston | 112–125 | Richie Guerin (51) | 23–39 | |||||
63 | February 16 | N Boston | 104–127 | Richie Guerin (32) | 23–40 | |||||
64 | February 17 | Los Angeles | 128–121 | Richie Guerin (39) | 23–41 | |||||
65 | February 18 | @ Syracuse | 126–141 | Willie Naulls (42) | 23–42 | |||||
66 | February 20 | Detroit | 103–110 | Willie Naulls (27) | 24–42 | |||||
67 | February 22 | N Los Angeles | 116–118 | Guerin, Naulls (32) | 24–43 | |||||
68 | February 23 | St. Louis | 118–130 | Willie Naulls (33) | 25–43 | |||||
69 | February 24 | N Syracuse | 120–117 | Willie Naulls (34) | 25–44 | |||||
70 | February 25 | @ Philadelphia | 149–135 | Richie Guerin (50) | 26–44 | |||||
71 | February 27 | Syracuse | 130–120 | Willie Naulls (42) | 26–45 | |||||
72 | February 28 | N Detroit | 119–109 | Richie Guerin (34) | 27–45 | |||||
73 | March 2 | N Philadelphia | 169–147 | Richie Guerin (39) | 27–46 | |||||
74 | March 4 | Philadelphia | 129–128 | Willie Naulls (39) | 27–47 | |||||
75 | March 6 | Boston | 106–113 | Richie Guerin (40) | 28–47 | |||||
76 | March 7 | N Detroit | 112–119 | Willie Naulls (37) | 28–48 | |||||
77 | March 9 | Los Angeles | 100–122 | Willie Naulls (27) | 29–48 | |||||
78 | March 10 | @ Chicago | 116–128 | Richie Guerin (36) | 29–49 | |||||
79 | March 12 | N Los Angeles | 106–119 | Richie Guerin (29) | 29–50 | |||||
80 | March 14 | @ Cincinnati | 134–136 | Richie Guerin (36) | 29–51 |
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