The New York Knicks were 35-37 in 1955-56. They finished 4th in the Eastern Division. They lost in the Division Third Place Tiebreaker against the Syracuse Nationals, 1 game to 0.
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 72 | 244.9 | 100.2 | 63.4 | 22.4 | 34.8 | 88.8 | 39.2 | 30.5 | 40.5 | 75.4 | 47.0 | 26.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 8th | 5th | 7th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 5th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | 10 | .762 | ||
| 2 | 27 | 16 | .628 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 26 | 18 | .591 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 26 | 19 | .578 | 7.5 | |
| 5 | 25 | 20 | .556 | 8.5 | |
| 6 | 23 | 19 | .548 | 9.0 | |
| 7 | 23 | 19 | .548 | 9.0 | |
| 8 | 23 | 21 | .523 | 10.0 | |
| 9 | 21 | 22 | .488 | 11.5 | |
| 10 | 21 | 25 | .457 | 13.0 | |
| 11 | 18 | 24 | .429 | 14.0 | |
| 12 | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 | |
| 13 | 12 | 30 | .286 | 20.0 | |
| 14 | 10 | 32 | .238 | 22.0 | |
| 15 | 10 | 35 | .222 | 23.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | 8 | .818 | ||
| 2 | 30 | 14 | .682 | 6.0 | |
| 3 | 29 | 15 | .659 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 26 | 15 | .634 | 8.5 | |
| 5 | 26 | 16 | .619 | 9.0 | |
| 6 | 27 | 17 | .614 | 9.0 | |
| 7 | 27 | 17 | .614 | 9.0 | |
| 8 | 25 | 20 | .556 | 11.5 | |
| 9 | 22 | 22 | .500 | 14.0 | |
| 10 | 19 | 24 | .442 | 16.5 | |
| 11 | 18 | 24 | .429 | 17.0 | |
| 12 | 18 | 26 | .409 | 18.0 | |
| 13 | 15 | 29 | .341 | 21.0 | |
| 14 | 12 | 32 | .273 | 24.0 | |
| 15 | 10 | 36 | .217 | 27.0 |