NBA 1952-53Regular season

Final

New York Knicks79–87Boston Celtics

New York Knicks at Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday 8 February 1953
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1952-53Regular season
Meeting: 55th meetingof 569 played

New York Knicks

New York Knicks box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Nat Clifton	39:00	5–14	5–8	—	3	5	15
Vince Boryla	39:00	3–11	1–2	—	1	5	7
Harry Gallatin	30:00	3–7	5–7	18	0	4	11
Al McGuire	29:00	2–6	3–4	—	3	6	7
Ernie Vandeweghe	27:00	3–3	1–3	—	1	6	7
Connie Simmons	21:00	3–8	3–4	—	3	2	9
Carl Braun	16:00	2–5	6–7	—	4	4	10
Dick Surhoff	2:00	1–2	0–0	—	0	1	2
Dick McGuire	—	3–11	5–7	—	6	6	11
Team totals	203:00	25–67	29–42	18	21	39	79

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bob Cousy	48:00	5–14	6–7	—	12	4	16
Ed Macauley	45:00	5–12	9–13	—	5	3	19
Bill Sharman	37:00	6–16	8–8	—	1	5	20
Chuck Cooper	32:00	3–6	1–1	—	1	6	7
Bob Donham	29:00	5–11	2–4	—	2	4	12
Bob Harris	28:00	0–4	1–4	—	0	5	1
Gene Conley	10:00	1–1	0–0	—	0	3	2
Bob Brannum	6:00	2–2	1–2	—	1	2	5
John Mahnken	5:00	2–2	1–3	—	0	1	5
Team totals	240:00	29–68	29–42	—	22	33	87

This season

Boston Celtics 7, New York Knicks 7 in NBA 1952-53.

15 Nov 1952Boston Celtics 68–79 New York Knicks
25 Dec 1952Boston Celtics 84–97 New York Knicks
4 Jan 1953New York Knicks 100–103 Boston Celtics
18 Jan 1953New York Knicks 83–99 Boston Celtics
20 Jan 1953Boston Celtics 89–112 New York Knicks
31 Jan 1953Boston Celtics 69–76 New York Knicks
8 Feb 195379–87 this game
18 Feb 1953New York Knicks 66–69 Boston Celtics
22 Feb 1953New York Knicks 83–87 Boston Celtics
8 Mar 1953Boston Celtics 89–78 New York Knicks
25 Mar 1953Boston Celtics 91–95 New York Knicks
26 Mar 1953New York Knicks 70–86 Boston Celtics
28 Mar 1953Boston Celtics 82–101 New York Knicks
29 Mar 1953New York Knicks 82–75 Boston Celtics

Records going in

New York Knicks: 34–15
Boston Celtics: 31–20

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Boston Celtics 343, New York Knicks 226.

31 Jan 1953Boston Celtics 69–76 New York Knicks
18 Feb 1953New York Knicks 66–69 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.