Knicks 79-83 Lakers (Apr 11, 1952)

NYK

MIN

1

18

21

2

14

19

3

27

20

4

12

11

OT

8

12

79

83

Top Performers

Points

34

Pollard

MIN

Rebounds

16

Mikan

MIN

Assists

5

McGuire

NYK

Team Stats

MIN

24-66 (36.4%)

FG%

32-68 (47.1%)

- (%)

3PM

- (%)

31-43 (72.1%)

FTM

19-30 (63.3%)

46

Rebounds

43

14

Assists

17

Turnovers

1951-52 Eastern Standings

NYKMIN

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Nationals - y	40	26	.606
2	Celtics - x	39	27	.591	1.0
3	Knicks - x	37	29	.561	3.0
4	Warriors - x	33	33	.500	7.0
5	Bullets - e	20	46	.303	20.0

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Royals - y	41	25	.621
2	Lakers - x	40	26	.606	1.0
3	Olympians - x	34	32	.515	7.0
4	Pistons - x	29	37	.439	12.0
5	Hawks - e	17	49	.258	24.0

Game Summary

The Minneapolis Lakers squeaked out a win over the New York Knicks, 83 to 79, in Game 1 of the 1952 NBA Finals on April 12, 1952.

Game Info

April 11, 1952

Players	PTS	REB (O)	AST	PF	FG	FT	TS%
Nathaniel Clifton N. Clifton #8	11	12 (0)	0	4	4-13	3-4	37.3
Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin #11	12	10 (0)	2	2	3-8	6-8	52.1
George Kaftan G. Kaftan #17,6	0	1 (0)	0	0	0-2	0-0	0.0
Alfred McGuire A. McGuire #16	5	4 (0)	2	2	1-3	3-6	44.3
Dick McGuire D. McGuire #15	15	6 (0)	5	4	6-10	3-5	61.5
Connie Simmons C. Simmons #18	15	7 (0)	2	4	5-15	5-7	41.5
Ernie Vandeweghe E. Vandeweghe #9	13	3 (0)	1	5	4-9	5-6	55.8
Max Zaslofsky M. Zaslofsky #10	8	3 (0)	2	5	1-6	6-7	44.1

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	NYK		0 (0)					0-0	0-0	0-0

Players	PTS	REB (O)	AST	PF	FG	FT	TS%
Bob Harrison B. Harrison #16	5	1 (0)	1	2	2-3	1-1	72.7
Lew Hitch L. Hitch #12,15	1	3 (0)	0	0	0-0	1-1	113.6
Joe Hutton J. Hutton #15,4	2	1 (0)	2	2	1-2	0-0	50.0
Slater Martin S. Martin #22	4	2 (0)	2	5	2-10	0-1	19.2
George Mikan G. Mikan #99	15	16 (0)	4	6	4-10	7-11	50.5
Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen #19	7	10 (0)	1	5	3-11	1-1	30.6
Jim Pollard J. Pollard #17	34	7 (0)	4	3	14-22	6-9	65.5
Pep Saul P. Saul #18	13	1 (0)	3	4	5-9	3-3	63.0
Howie Schultz H. Schultz #12	2	2 (0)	0	2	1-1	0-3	43.1