The 1949–50 New York Knicks season was the fourth season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks finished in second place in the Eastern Division, posting a 40–28 record and advancing to the NBA Playoffs. New York won its first round series against the Washington Capitols, 2–0, to make it to the Eastern Division Finals. There, the team was defeated two games to one by the Syracuse Nationals. NBA Draft Roster {| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%; width: 100%;"|} |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: #1560BE; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | New York Knicks 1949–50 roster |- style="background-color: #FF7518; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" ! Players !! Coaches |- | valign="top" | {| class="sortable" style="background:transparent; margin:0px; width:100%;"|} ! Pos. !! # !! Nat. !! Name !! Ht. !! Wt. !! From |- Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log Playoffs |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | March 21 | @ Washington | W 90–87 | Carl Braun (26) | Carl Braun (6) | Uline Arena | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | March 22 | Washington | W 103–83 | Harry Gallatin (20) | Dick McGuire (6) | Madison Square Garden III | 2–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | March 26 | @ Syracuse | L 83–91 (OT) | Carl Braun (22) | Carl Braun (4) | State Fair Coliseum | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | March 30 | Syracuse | W 80–76 | Vince Boryla (21) | Dick McGuire (7) | Madison Square Garden III | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 2 | @ Syracuse | L 80–91 | Gallatin, Vandeweghe (17) | Dick McGuire (5) | State Fair Coliseum | 1–2 |- References New York Knicks seasons New York New York Knicks New York Knicks 1940s in Manhattan 1950s in Manhattan Madison Square Garden