The 1951–52 New York Knicks season was the sixth season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks finished third in the Eastern Division with a 37–29 record, and advanced to the NBA Playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. In the first round of the Eastern Division playoffs, the Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics in a best-of-three series, two games to one, to move on to the Eastern Division Finals. New York won 3–1 in a best-of-five series with the Syracuse Nationals to reach its second straight NBA Finals. In the Finals, the Knicks lost to the Minneapolis Lakers in seven games. NBA draft Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first and second rounds, and any other players picked by the franchise that played at least one game in the league. Regular season Season standings x = clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Game log Playoffs |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | March 19 | @ Boston | L 94–105 | Max Zaslofsky (20) | Dick McGuire (7) | Boston Garden | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | March 23 | Boston | W 101–97 | Connie Simmons (22) | Dick McGuire (7) | Madison Square Garden III | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | March 26 | @ Boston | W 88–87 (2OT) | Max Zaslofsky (21) | Dick McGuire (9) | Boston Garden | 2–1 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 2 | @ Syracuse | W 87–85 | Max Zaslofsky (26) | Onondaga War Memorial | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 3 | @ Syracuse | L 92–102 | Harry Gallatin (16) | Onondaga War Memorial | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 5 | Syracuse | W 99–92 | Max Zaslofsky (20) | Madison Square Garden III | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 6 | Syracuse | W 100–93 | Max Zaslofsky (20) | Madison Square Garden III | 3–1 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 12 | @ Minneapolis | L 79–83 (OT) | Simmons, McGuire (15) | Nat Clifton (12) | Dick McGuire (5) | St. Paul Auditorium8,722 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 13 | @ Minneapolis | W 80–72 | Harry Gallatin (18) | Harry Gallatin (11) | Dick McGuire (5) | St. Paul Auditorium | 1–1