Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1961-62 NBA season was the Knicks' 16th season in the NBA .[1]
Regular season
Season standings
x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1961-62 NBA Records
Team
BOS
CHI
CIN
DET
LAL
NYK
PHI
STL
SYR
Boston
—
9–1
7–1
5–3
6–3
8–4
8–4
7–2
10–2
Chicago
1–9
—
1–9
3–7
2–8
6–4
0–10
4–6
1–9
Cincinnati
1–7
9–1
—
6–6
5–7
5–4
3–5
9–3
5–4
Detroit
3–5
7–3
6–6
—
4–8
5–4
1–7
7–5
4–5
Los Angeles
3–6
8–2
7–5
8–4
—
6–2
6–3
10–2
6–2
New York
4–8
4–6
4–5
4–5
2–6
—
4–8
4–4
3–9
Philadelphia
4–8
10–0
5–3
7–1
3–6
8–4
—
6–3
6–6
St. Louis
2–7
6–4
3–9
5–7
2–10
4–4
3–6
—
4–4
Syracuse
2–10
9–1
4–5
5–4
2–6
9–3
6–6
4–4
—
Game log
1961–62 Game log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
High points
Record
1
October 19
Chicago
103–120
Johnny Green (27)
1–0
2
October 21
@ Philadelphia
95–132
Richie Guerin (29)
1–1
3
October 24
St. Louis
110–112
Willie Naulls (22)
2–1
4
October 26
Cincinnati
117–120
Richie Guerin (35)
3–1
5
October 28
@ Boston
102–132
Richie Guerin (19)
3–2
6
October 31
N Cincinnati
131–127
Willie Naulls (37)
4–2
7
November 1
@ Detroit
95–111
Johnny Green (23)
4–3
8
November 3
@ Chicago
118–129
Richie Guerin (37)
4–4
9
November 4
@ St. Louis
111–112
Richie Guerin (34)
4–5
10
November 7
@ Cincinnati
98–123
Willie Naulls (25)
4–6
11
November 8
N Chicago
130–108
Richie Guerin (33)
5–6
12
November 10
Detroit
124–118
Richie Guerin (36)
5–7
13
November 11
@ Syracuse
109–135
Willie Naulls (27)
5–8
14
November 14
Philadelphia
122–124
Phil Jordon (33)
6–8
15
November 15
N Syracuse
114–102
Green, Guerin (23)
6–9
16
November 17
Boston
104–100
Richie Guerin (38)
6–10
17
November 21
Chicago
109–107
Richie Guerin (47)
6–11
18
November 22
N Syracuse
109–110
Richie Guerin (37)
7–11
19
November 24
Los Angeles
100–89
Richie Guerin (29)
7–12
20
November 25
@ Boston
96–116
Richie Guerin (30)
7–13
21
November 28
Cincinnati
131–117
Richie Guerin (42)
7–14
22
December 1
Syracuse
100–118
Richie Guerin (27)
8–14
23
December 5
Philadelphia
122–105
Willie Naulls (24)
8–15
24
December 6
@ Detroit
97–133
Willie Naulls (22)
8–16
25
December 9
@ St. Louis
91–102
Willie Naulls (31)
8–17
26
December 10
@ Cincinnati
94–134
Richie Guerin (22)
8–18
27
December 12
Syracuse
126–124
Richie Guerin (29)
8–19
28
December 13
N Chicago
112–113
Richie Guerin (31)
8–20
29
December 15
N St. Louis
120–108
Al Butler (26)
8–21
30
December 17
Boston
117–109
Richie Guerin (26)
8–22
31
December 19
St. Louis
111–128
Johnny Green (30)
9–22
32
December 21
N Boston
103–122
Richie Guerin (23)
9–23
33
December 23
@ Boston
111–122
Willie Naulls (28)
9–24
34
December 25
Philadelphia
135–136 (2OT)
Richie Guerin (40)
10–24
35
December 27
@ Philadelphia
119–131
Willie Naulls (33)
10–25
36
December 29
Boston
100–110
Willie Naulls (24)
11–25
37
December 30
N Cincinnati
123–119
Richie Guerin (33)
12–25
38
January 2
Detroit
104–110
Richie Guerin (37)
13–25
39
January 3
N Cincinnati
111–122
Phil Jordon (21)
13–26
40
January 6
N Detroit
115–111
Johnny Green (33)
14–26
41
January 7
Syracuse
123–116
Richie Guerin (32)
14–27
42
January 12
N St. Louis
126–128
Richie Guerin (31)
15–27
43
January 14
@ Syracuse
118–141
Willie Naulls (27)
15–28
44
January 17
@ Los Angeles
121–129
Willie Naulls (36)
15–29
45
January 19
@ Los Angeles
107–108
Guerin, Naulls (28)
15–30
46
January 21
@ St. Louis
113–124
Richie Guerin (29)
15–31
47
January 22
N Chicago
131–94
Richie Guerin (31)
16–31
48
January 23
Chicago
109–103
Richie Guerin (25)
16–32
49
January 25
@ Chicago
117–102
Richie Guerin (30)
17–32
50
January 26
Boston
121–129
Al Butler (35)
18–32
51
January 27
@ Detroit
107–115
Willie Naulls (26)
18–33
52
January 30
Philadelphia
110–116
Richie Guerin (46)
19–33
53
January 31
@ Syracuse
109–138
Richie Guerin (22)
19–34
54
February 2
N Philadelphia
129–116
Willie Naulls (25)
19–35
55
February 3
Cincinnati
110–121
Richie Guerin (34)
20–35
56
February 4
@ Boston
114–130
Willie Naulls (29)
20–36
57
February 6
Los Angeles
112–116
Willie Naulls (29)
21–36
58
February 8
N Philadelphia
136–120
Guerin, Naulls (37)
21–37
59
February 9
Syracuse
111–120
Richie Guerin (34)
22–37
60
February 10
N Chicago
111–126
Richie Guerin (25)
22–38
61
February 11
Philadelphia
121–111
Willie Naulls (31)
22–39
62
February 14
Boston
112–125
Richie Guerin (51)
23–39
63
February 16
N Boston
104–127
Richie Guerin (32)
23–40
64
February 17
Los Angeles
128–121
Richie Guerin (39)
23–41
65
February 18
@ Syracuse
126–141
Willie Naulls (42)
23–42
66
February 20
Detroit
103–110
Willie Naulls (27)
24–42
67
February 22
N Los Angeles
116–118
Guerin, Naulls (32)
24–43
68
February 23
St. Louis
118–130
Willie Naulls (33)
25–43
69
February 24
N Syracuse
120–117
Willie Naulls (34)
25–44
70
February 25
@ Philadelphia
149–135
Richie Guerin (50)
26–44
71
February 27
Syracuse
130–120
Willie Naulls (42)
26–45
72
February 28
N Detroit
119–109
Richie Guerin (34)
27–45
73
March 2
N Philadelphia
169–147
Richie Guerin (39)
27–46
74
March 4
Philadelphia
129–128
Willie Naulls (39)
27–47
75
March 6
Boston
106–113
Richie Guerin (40)
28–47
76
March 7
N Detroit
112–119
Willie Naulls (37)
28–48
77
March 9
Los Angeles
100–122
Willie Naulls (27)
29–48
78
March 10
@ Chicago
116–128
Richie Guerin (36)
29–49
79
March 12
N Los Angeles
106–119
Richie Guerin (29)
29–50
80
March 14
@ Cincinnati
134–136
Richie Guerin (36)
29–51
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