1952–53 New York Knicks season
| 1952–53 New York Knicks season | |
|---|---|
Division champions | |
| Head coach | Joe Lapchick |
| General manager | Ned Irish |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| Results | |
| Record | 47–23 (.671) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | NBA Finals (lost to Lakers 1–4) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | WPIX |
| Radio | WMGM |
The 1952–53 New York Knicks season was the seventh season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). With a 47–23 record, the Knicks won the regular season Eastern Division title by a half-game over the Syracuse Nationals and made the NBA Playoffs for the seventh consecutive year.
In the first round of the 1953 NBA Playoffs, the Knicks swept the Baltimore Bullets 2–0 in a best-of-three series to advance to the Eastern Division finals. There, New York defeated the Boston Celtics 3–1 to make the NBA Finals for the third straight year. In the Finals, the Knicks lost to the Minneapolis Lakers, four games to one. The club would wait another 17 years to make an NBA championship final, winning it in 1970.