The 1961–62 New York Knicks season was the Knicks' 16th season in the NBA.1961–62 New York Knicks

Regular season

Season standings

x – clinched playoff spot

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

Awards and records Richie Guerin, All-NBA Second Team

References