1961–62 New York Knicks season

The 1961-62 NBA season was the Knicks' 16th season in the NBA.[1]

1961–62 New York Knicks season
Head coachEddie Donovan
General managerFred Podesta
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record29–51 (.363)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWPIX
RadioWINS

Regular season

Season standings
Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics6020.750–23–526–1211–326–10
x-Philadelphia Warriors4931.6131118–1119–1912–118–18
x-Syracuse Nationals4139.5131918–1011–1912–1017–19
New York Knicks2951.3633119–152–238–1311–25
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1961-62 NBA Records
Team BOS CHI CIN DET LAL NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston —9–17–15–36–38–48–47–210–2
Chicago 1–9—1–93–72–86–40–104–61–9
Cincinnati 1–79–1—6–65–75–43–59–35–4
Detroit 3–57–36–6—4–85–41–77–54–5
Los Angeles 3–68–27–58–4—6–26–310–26–2
New York 4–84–64–54–52–6—4–84–43–9
Philadelphia 4–810–05–37–13–68–4—6–36–6
St. Louis 2–76–43–95–72–104–43–6—4–4
Syracuse 2–109–14–55–42–69–36–64–4—

Game log
1961–62 Game log
#DateOpponentScoreHigh pointsRecord
1October 19Chicago103–120Johnny Green (27)1–0
2October 21@ Philadelphia95–132Richie Guerin (29)1–1
3October 24St. Louis110–112Willie Naulls (22)2–1
4October 26Cincinnati117–120Richie Guerin (35)3–1
5October 28@ Boston102–132Richie Guerin (19)3–2
6October 31N Cincinnati131–127Willie Naulls (37)4–2
7November 1@ Detroit95–111Johnny Green (23)4–3
8November 3@ Chicago118–129Richie Guerin (37)4–4
9November 4@ St. Louis111–112Richie Guerin (34)4–5
10November 7@ Cincinnati98–123Willie Naulls (25)4–6
11November 8N Chicago130–108Richie Guerin (33)5–6
12November 10Detroit124–118Richie Guerin (36)5–7
13November 11@ Syracuse109–135Willie Naulls (27)5–8
14November 14Philadelphia122–124Phil Jordon (33)6–8
15November 15N Syracuse114–102Green, Guerin (23)6–9
16November 17Boston104–100Richie Guerin (38)6–10
17November 21Chicago109–107Richie Guerin (47)6–11
18November 22N Syracuse109–110Richie Guerin (37)7–11
19November 24Los Angeles100–89Richie Guerin (29)7–12
20November 25@ Boston96–116Richie Guerin (30)7–13
21November 28Cincinnati131–117Richie Guerin (42)7–14
22December 1Syracuse100–118Richie Guerin (27)8–14
23December 5Philadelphia122–105Willie Naulls (24)8–15
24December 6@ Detroit97–133Willie Naulls (22)8–16
25December 9@ St. Louis91–102Willie Naulls (31)8–17
26December 10@ Cincinnati94–134Richie Guerin (22)8–18
27December 12Syracuse126–124Richie Guerin (29)8–19
28December 13N Chicago112–113Richie Guerin (31)8–20
29December 15N St. Louis120–108Al Butler (26)8–21
30December 17Boston117–109Richie Guerin (26)8–22
31December 19St. Louis111–128Johnny Green (30)9–22
32December 21N Boston103–122Richie Guerin (23)9–23
33December 23@ Boston111–122Willie Naulls (28)9–24
34December 25Philadelphia135–136 (2OT)Richie Guerin (40)10–24
35December 27@ Philadelphia119–131Willie Naulls (33)10–25
36December 29Boston100–110Willie Naulls (24)11–25
37December 30N Cincinnati123–119Richie Guerin (33)12–25
38January 2Detroit104–110Richie Guerin (37)13–25
39January 3N Cincinnati111–122Phil Jordon (21)13–26
40January 6N Detroit115–111Johnny Green (33)14–26
41January 7Syracuse123–116Richie Guerin (32)14–27
42January 12N St. Louis126–128Richie Guerin (31)15–27
43January 14@ Syracuse118–141Willie Naulls (27)15–28
44January 17@ Los Angeles121–129Willie Naulls (36)15–29
45January 19@ Los Angeles107–108Guerin, Naulls (28)15–30
46January 21@ St. Louis113–124Richie Guerin (29)15–31
47January 22N Chicago131–94Richie Guerin (31)16–31
48January 23Chicago109–103Richie Guerin (25)16–32
49January 25@ Chicago117–102Richie Guerin (30)17–32
50January 26Boston121–129Al Butler (35)18–32
51January 27@ Detroit107–115Willie Naulls (26)18–33
52January 30Philadelphia110–116Richie Guerin (46)19–33
53January 31@ Syracuse109–138Richie Guerin (22)19–34
54February 2N Philadelphia129–116Willie Naulls (25)19–35
55February 3Cincinnati110–121Richie Guerin (34)20–35
56February 4@ Boston114–130Willie Naulls (29)20–36
57February 6Los Angeles112–116Willie Naulls (29)21–36
58February 8N Philadelphia136–120Guerin, Naulls (37)21–37
59February 9Syracuse111–120Richie Guerin (34)22–37
60February 10N Chicago111–126Richie Guerin (25)22–38
61February 11Philadelphia121–111Willie Naulls (31)22–39
62February 14Boston112–125Richie Guerin (51)23–39
63February 16N Boston104–127Richie Guerin (32)23–40
64February 17Los Angeles128–121Richie Guerin (39)23–41
65February 18@ Syracuse126–141Willie Naulls (42)23–42
66February 20Detroit103–110Willie Naulls (27)24–42
67February 22N Los Angeles116–118Guerin, Naulls (32)24–43
68February 23St. Louis118–130Willie Naulls (33)25–43
69February 24N Syracuse120–117Willie Naulls (34)25–44
70February 25@ Philadelphia149–135Richie Guerin (50)26–44
71February 27Syracuse130–120Willie Naulls (42)26–45
72February 28N Detroit119–109Richie Guerin (34)27–45
73March 2N Philadelphia169–147Richie Guerin (39)27–46
74March 4Philadelphia129–128Willie Naulls (39)27–47
75March 6Boston106–113Richie Guerin (40)28–47
76March 7N Detroit112–119Willie Naulls (37)28–48
77March 9Los Angeles100–122Willie Naulls (27)29–48
78March 10@ Chicago116–128Richie Guerin (36)29–49
79March 12N Los Angeles106–119Richie Guerin (29)29–50
80March 14@ Cincinnati134–136Richie Guerin (36)29–51

Awards and records

References
  1. 1961–62 New York Knicks
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