title: Temporada 1953-54 de los New York Knicks
text: # Temporada 1953-54 de los New York Knicks
  
  La temporada 1953-54 fue la octava de los New York Knicks en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 44 victorias y 28 derrotas, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que fueron eliminados en la liguilla de semifinales de división por los Syracuse Nationals y los Boston Celtics, perdiendo los cuatro partidos disputados.
  
  ## Elecciones en el Draft
  
  | Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | T | -- | Walter Dukes | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Seton Hall |
  | 2 | 9 | Don Ackerman | Base | Estados Unidos | Long Island |
  | 2 | 15 | Neil Gordon | Alero | Estados Unidos | Furman |
  | 4 | 35 | Joe Smyth | Alero | Estados Unidos | Niagara |
  | 5 | 44 | Bob Santini | Alero | Estados Unidos | Iona |
  | 6 | 53 | Richard Atha | Base | Estados Unidos | Indiana State |
  
  ## Temporada regular
  
  División Este :
  
  | Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | x-New York Knicks | 44 | 28 | .611 | – | 18–8 | 15–13 | 11–7 | 24–16 |
  | x-Syracuse Nationals | 42 | 30 | .583 | 2 | 26–6 | 11–17 | 5–7 | 21–19 |
  | x-Boston Celtics | 42 | 30 | .583 | 2 | 17–6 | 10–19 | 15–5 | 25–15 |
  | Philadelphia Warriors | 29 | 43 | .229 | 15 | 10–9 | 6–16 | 13–18 | 19–21 |
  | Baltimore Bullets | 16 | 56 | .222 | 28 | 12–18 | 0–22 | 4–16 | 11–29 |
  
  ## Playoffs
  
  ### Liguilla de semifinales de División
  
  | Equipo | Ganados | Perdidos |
  | - | - | - |
  | Syracuse Nationals | 4 | 0 |
  | Boston Celtics | 2 | 2 |
  | New York Knicks | 0 | 4 |
  
  ## Estadísticas
  
  | Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RT | AS | FP | PTS |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Carl Braun | 26 | 72 | 33.0 | 4.9 | 12.3 | .400 | 4.9 | 6.0 | .825 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 14.8 |
  | 2 | Harry Gallatin | 26 | 72 | 37.4 | 3.6 | 8.9 | .404 | 6.0 | 7.7 | .784 | 15.3 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 13.2 |
  | 3 | Connie Simmons | 28 | 72 | 27.9 | 3.5 | 9.9 | .358 | 2.9 | 4.2 | .689 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 10.0 |
  | 4 | Nathaniel Clifton | 31 | 72 | 30.3 | 3.6 | 9.7 | .368 | 2.4 | 3.8 | .628 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 9.6 |
  | 5 | Dick McGuire | 28 | 68 | 34.5 | 3.0 | 7.3 | .408 | 3.2 | 5.1 | .638 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 9.1 |
  | 6 | Fred Schaus | 28 | 44 | 28.3 | 3.1 | 8.0 | .386 | 2.6 | 3.3 | .793 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 8.8 |
  | 7 | Vince Boryla | 26 | 52 | 29.3 | 3.4 | 10.1 | .333 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .864 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 8.1 |
  | 8 | Jim Baechtold | 26 | 70 | 23.2 | 2.4 | 6.6 | .366 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .757 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 6.8 |
  | 9 | Ernie Vandeweghe | 25 | 15 | 18.1 | 2.5 | 6.9 | .359 | 1.7 | 2.1 | .806 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 6.6 |
  | 10 | Ed Smith | 24 | 12 | 10.6 | 1.2 | 4.1 | .286 | 0.6 | 1.1 | .538 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.9 |
  | 11 | Alfred McGuire | 25 | 64 | 13.3 | 0.9 | 2.8 | .328 | 0.9 | 2.1 | .436 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
  | 12 | Joe Smyth | 24 | 8 | 7.4 | 0.6 | 1.9 | .333 | 0.6 | 1.1 | .556 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
  | 13 | Don Ackerman | 23 | 28 | 7.9 | 0.5 | 2.3 | .222 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .536 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
  
  ## Galardones y récords
  
  | Jugador | Galardón |
  | - | - |
  | Harry Gallatin | Mejor quinteto de la NBA |
  | Carl Braun | 2º Mejor quinteto de la NBA |
  