1949–50 New York Knicks season
Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1949–50 New York Knicks season was the fourth season for the team and the first following the merger of the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League that formed the National Basketball Association (NBA).[2] In the regular season, the Knicks finished in second place in the Eastern Division, posting a 40–28 record and advancing to the NBA playoffs. New York won its first round series against the Washington Capitols, 2–0, to make it to the Eastern Division finals. There, the team was defeated two games to one by the Syracuse Nationals.[3]
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1949–50 New York Knicks season | |||
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Head coach | Joe Lapchick | ||
General manager | Ned Irish | ||
Arena | Madison Square Garden | ||
Results | |||
Record | 40–28 (.588) | ||
Place | Division: 2nd (Eastern) | ||
Playoff finish | East Division finals (lost to Nationals 1–2) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | WABD/WPIX | ||
Radio | WMGM[1] | ||
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