1946–47_New_York_Knicks_season

1946–47 New York Knicks season
1946–47 New York Knicks season
Head coach	Neil Cohalan
General manager	Ned Irish
Owners	Ned Irish
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Results
Record	33–27 (.550)
Place	Division: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	BAA Semifinals; (lost to Warriors 0–2)
Local media
Television	WCBS-TV/WNBT
Radio	WHN
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1946–47 New York Knicks season

Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks

The 1946–47 New York Knicks season was the first season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks, the shortened form of Knickerbockers, named for Father Knickerbocker (a popular symbol of New York), are one of only two teams of the original National Basketball Association still located in its original city (the other being the Boston Celtics). The Knickerbockers first head coach was Neil Cohalan.

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Regular season

The Knicks' (and the BAA's) first game was played on November 1, 1946, against the Toronto Huskies as the New York Knickerbockers at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens, where the Knickerbockers won 68–66.^[1]

Game log

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1946–47 game log

November

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	High points	Record
1	November 1	@ Toronto	W 68–66	Maple Leaf Gardens	Leo Gottlieb (14)	1–0
2	November 2	@ Chicago	L 47–63	Chicago Stadium	Leo Gottlieb (12)	1–1
3	November 7	@ St. Louis	W 68–63	St. Louis Arena	Hertzberg, Schectman (11)	2–1
4	November 11	Chicago	L 68–78 (OT)	Madison Square Garden	Sonny Hertzberg (19)	2–2
5	November 16	Pittsburgh	W 64–62 (OT)	Madison Square Garden	Kaplowitz, Schectman (14)	3–2
6	November 18	Detroit	W 61–57	Madison Square Garden	Sonny Hertzberg (14)	4–2
7	November 20	Chicago	W 72–69	Madison Square Garden	Sonny Hertzberg (19)	5–2
8	November 23	Cleveland	W 82–76 (OT)	Madison Square Garden	Sonny Hertzberg (18)	6–2
9	November 25	@ Pittsburgh	W 62–46	Duquesne Gardens	Stan Stutz (15)	7–2
10	November 27	St. Louis	W 67–60	Madison Square Garden	Tommy Byrnes (17)	8–2
11	November 28	@ Providence	W 60–58	Rhode Island Auditorium	Tommy Byrnes (18)	9–2
12	November 30	Philadelphia	W 64–60 (OT)	Madison Square Garden	Tommy Byrnes (17)	10–2

December

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	High points	Record
13	December 4	Detroit	W 70–57	Madison Square Garden	Ralph Kaplowitz (15)	11–2
14	December 5	@ Philadelphia	L 51–62	Philadelphia Arena	Ralph Kaplowitz (13)	11–3
15	December 7	@ Boston	W 90–65	Boston Garden	Stan Stutz (29)	12–3
16	December 8	Boston	W 62–44	Madison Square Garden	Stan Stutz (21)	13–3
17	December 11	Providence	W 83–68	Madison Square Garden	Sonny Hertzberg (16)	14–3
18	December 15	@ Cleveland	L 52–70	Cleveland Arena	Sonny Hertzberg (16)	14–4
19	December 18	Cleveland	L 53–56	Madison Square Garden	Leo Gottlieb (9)	14–5
20	December 20	@ Toronto	L 70–74	Maple Leaf Gardens	Sonny Hertzberg (22)	14–6
21	December 21	@ Providence	L 61–63	Rhode Island Auditorium	Stan Stutz (17)	14–7
22	December 28	@ Washington	L 49–70	Uline Arena	Sonny Hertzberg (12)	14–8

January

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	High points	Record
23	January 4	@ Detroit	W 62–50	Detroit Olympia	Leo Gottlieb (22)	15–8
24	January 5	@ St. Louis	W 59–57	St. Louis Arena	Leo Gottlieb (21)	16–8
25	January 8	Toronto	L 63–76	Madison Square Garden	Leo Gottlieb (16)	16–9
26	January 10	@ Boston	L 62–66	Boston Garden	Bob Cluggish (10)	16–10
27	January 13	@ Pittsburgh	W 53–50	Duquesne Gardens	Ossie Schectman (19)	17–10
28	January 15	Washington	L 63–65	Madison Square Garden	Ossie Schectman (19)	17–11
29	January 18	Boston	L 45–58	Madison Square Garden	Sonny Hertzberg (10)	17–12
30	January 19	@ Cleveland	L 72–79	Cleveland Arena	Tommy Byrnes (18)	17–13
31	January 22	Chicago	W 74–64	Madison Square Garden	Tommy Byrnes (22)	18–13
32	January 25	Boston	L 46–52	Madison Square Garden	Bud Palmer (12)	18–14
33	January 29	Pittsburgh	W 64–60	Madison Square Garden	Bud Palmer (13)	19–14
34	January 30	@ Philadelphia	L 58–65	Philadelphia Arena	Bud Palmer (16)	19–15

February

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	High points	Record
35	February 1	Philadelphia	L 63–71	Madison Square Garden	Palmer, Schectman (12)	19–16
36	February 2	@ Detroit	L 63–65	Detroit Olympia	Stan Stutz (22)	19–17
37	February 5	St. Louis	L 46–71	Madison Square Garden	Stan Stutz (8)	19–18
38	February 6	@ Boston	L 48–49	Boston Garden	Leo Gottlieb (8)	19–19
39	February 8	Toronto	W 69–46	Madison Square Garden	Bud Palmer (16)	20–19
40	February 12	Washington	W 76–72	Madison Square Garden	Lee Knorek (21)	21–19
41	February 15	Cleveland	L 84–90	Madison Square Garden	Ossie Schectman (18)	21–20
42	February 16	@ Detroit	W 66–58	Detroit Olympia	Palmer, Stutz (14)	22–20
43	February 19	Providence	L 62–69	Madison Square Garden	Ossie Schectman (16)	22–21
44	February 21	Pittsburgh	W 77–49	Madison Square Garden	Bud Palmer (15)	23–21
45	February 23	@ Chicago	L 68–82	Chicago Stadium	Ossie Schectman (18)	23–22
46	February 26	Washington	L 60–84	Madison Square Garden	Bud Palmer (13)	23–23
47	February 27	@ Providence	W 73–65	Rhode Island Auditorium	Stan Stutz (19)	24–23

March

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	High points	Record
48	March 1	Toronto	W 63–48	Madison Square Garden	Bud Palmer (15)	25–23
49	March 6	@ Philadelphia	W 61–59	Philadelphia Arena	Ossie Schectman (14)	26–23
50	March 8	Detroit	W 64–61	Madison Square Garden	Bud Palmer (11)	27–23
51	March 13	St. Louis	W 78–74 (2OT)	Madison Square Garden	Knorek, Stutz (20)	28–23
52	March 15	@ Washington	L 63–78	Uline Arena	Leo Gottlieb (12)	28–24
53	March 16	@ Cleveland	W 81–69	Cleveland Arena	Sonny Hertzberg (21)	29–24
54	March 19	@ Chicago	W 65–57	Chicago Stadium	Sonny Hertzberg (16)	30–24
55	March 20	@ St. Louis	L 49–51	St. Louis Arena	Bud Palmer (11)	30–25
56	March 22	@ Washington	W 68–63	Uline Arena	Sonny Hertzberg (23)	31–25
57	March 24	@ Pittsburgh	W 65–51	Duquesne Gardens	Bud Palmer (20)	32–25
58	March 26	Providence	W 91–84 (2OT)	Madison Square Garden	Tommy Byrnes (22)	33–25
59	March 28	@ Toronto	L 61–71	Maple Leaf Gardens	Tommy Byrnes (14)	33–26
60	March 30	@ Philadelphia	L 72–76	Philadelphia Arena	Lee Knorek (17)	33–27

1946–47 Schedule

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GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Player	Date sold	New team
Jake Weber^[2]	December 2, 1946	Providence Steamrollers
Ralph Kaplowitz^[2]	January 16, 1947	Philadelphia Warriors
Hank Rosenstein^[2]	January 26, 1947	Providence Steamrollers
Nat Militzok^[3]	February, 1947	Toronto Huskies

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1946–47 New York Knicks season

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#	Eastern Division v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	x-Washington Capitols	49	11	.817	–
2	x-Philadelphia Warriors	35	25	.583	14
3	x-New York Knicks	33	27	.550	16
4	Providence Steamrollers	28	32	.467	21
5	Boston Celtics	22	38	.367	27
6	Toronto Huskies	22	38	.367	27

1946-47 BAA Records
Team	BOS	CHI	CLE	DET	NYK	PHI	PIT	PRO	STL	TOR	WAS
Boston	—	0–6	2–4	3–3	4–2	1–5	5–1	1–5	1–5	4–2	1–5
Chicago	6–0	—	5–1	3–3	3–3	5–1	6–0	3–3	3–4	4–2	1–5
Cleveland	4–2	1–5	—	4–2	4–2	3–3	4–2	2–4	1–5	6–0	1–5
Detroit	3–3	3–3	2–4	—	1–5	2–4	3–3	2–4	0–6	3–3	1–5
New York	2–4	3–3	2-4	5–1	—	2–4	6–0	4–2	4–2	3–3	2–4
Philadelphia	5–1	1–5	3–3	4–2	4–2	—	5–1	4–2	3–3	5–1	1–5
Pittsburgh	1–5	0–6	2–4	3–3	0–6	1–5	—	3–3	1–5	3–3	1–5
Providence	5–1	3–3	4–2	4–2	2–4	2–4	3–3	—	2–4	3–3	0–6
St. Louis	5–1	4–3	5–1	6–0	2–4	3–3	5–1	4–2	—	2–4	2–4
Toronto	2–4	2–4	0–6	3–3	3–3	1–5	3–3	3–3	4–2	—	1–5
Washington	5–1	5–1	5–1	5–1	4–2	5–1	5–1	6–0	4–2	5–1	—