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1969–70 New York Knicks season

Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks

Field	Value
team	New York Knicks
end_year	1970
ChampionshipWin	yes
DivisionWin	yes
wins	60
losses	22
division	Eastern
division_place	1
coach	Red Holzman
gm	Eddie Donovan
arena	Madison Square Garden
television	WOR–TV 9
(Bob Wolff)
Manhattan Cable Television
(Bob Wolff and Marty Glickman)
radio	WHN–AM 1050
(Marv Albert)
playoffs	[NBA champions](1970-nba-finals)
(Defeated [Lakers](1969-70-los-angeles-lakers-season) 4–3)
bbr_team	NYK

(Bob Wolff) Manhattan Cable Television (Bob Wolff and Marty Glickman) (Marv Albert) (Defeated Lakers 4–3)

The 1969–70 New York Knicks season was the 24th season of NBA basketball in New York City. The Knicks had a then single-season NBA record 18 straight victories en route to 60–22 record, which was the best regular season record in the team's history. They set the record for the best start in the first 24 games of a season at 23–1 before the Golden State Warriors surpassed it in 2015. After defeating the Bullets in the Eastern Division semifinals and the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Division finals, the Knicks defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games to capture their first NBA title.

The 1969–70 Knicks are considered to be among New York City's finest sporting championship teams, and are considered the greatest team in Knicks history and among the best in NBA history. Their journey was chronicled in various books and films, most recently in When the Garden was Eden for ESPN's 30 for 30 series.

NBA draft

Main article: 1969 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club team
1	11	John Warren	G/F	United States	St. John's
2	26	Bill Bunting	F/C	United States	North Carolina
3	40	Eddie Mast	G	United States	Temple
4	54	Elnardo Webster		United States	Saint Peter's College
5	68	Gene Littles		United States	High Point
6	82	Dwight Durante		United States	Catawba College
7	96	Chris Thomforde		United States	Princeton
8	110	Jim Healey		United States	Rockhurst
9	124	Roger Walaszak		United States	Columbia
10	138	Frank McLaughlin		United States	Fordham
11	152	Marvin Lewis		United States	Long Island University, Southampton Campus
12	165	Bill O'Rourke		United States	St. John Fisher College
13	177	James Wyatt		United States	Northwestern State
14	186	Rich Travis		United States	Oklahoma City

Roster

Red Holzman
Danny Whelan

Preseason

Game log

All times are EASTERN time

Regular season

Standings

:x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || October 14, 1969 || || Seattle || 126–101 || Madison Square Garden || || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || October 15, 1969 || || @ Cincinnati || 94–89 || Cincinnati Gardens || || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || October 17, 1969 || || @ Chicago || 116–87 || Chicago Stadium || || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || October 18, 1969 || || Los Angeles || 99–96 || Madison Square Garden || || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || October 21, 1969 || || Phoenix || 140–116 || Madison Square Garden || || 5–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || October 23, 1969 || || San Francisco || 109–112 || Madison Square Garden || || 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || October 24, 1969 || || @ Detroit || 116–92 || Cobo Center || || 6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || October 25, 1969 || || Baltimore || 128–99 || Madison Square Garden || || 7–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || October 28, 1969 || || Atlanta || 128–104 || Madison Square Garden || || 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || October 30, 1969 || || San Diego || 123–110 || Madison Square Garden || || 9–1 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || November 1, 1969 || || Milwaukee || 112–108 || Madison Square Garden || || 10–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || November 3, 1969 || || @ Milwaukee || 109–93 || MECCA Arena || || 11–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || November 4, 1969 || || @ Phoenix || 116–99 || Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum || || 12–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || November 7, 1969 || || @ San Diego || 129–111 || San Diego Sports Arena || || 13–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || November 9, 1969 || || @ Los Angeles || 112–102 || The Forum || || 14–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || November 11, 1969 || || @ San Francisco || 116–103 || Cow Palace || || 15–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || November 13, 1969 || || Chicago || 114–99 || Madison Square Garden || || 16–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || November 15, 1969 || || Boston || 113–98 || Madison Square Garden || || 17–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || November 18, 1969 || || Cincinnati || 112–94 || Madison Square Garden || || 18–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || November 21, 1969 || || @ Philadelphia || 98–94 || The Spectrum || || 19–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || November 22, 1969 || || Phoenix || 128–114 || Madison Square Garden || || 20–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || November 25, 1969 || || Los Angeles || 103–96 || Madison Square Garden || || 21–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 || November 26, 1969 || || @ Atlanta || 138–108 || Alexander Memorial Coliseum || || 22–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || November 28, 1969 || || vs. Cincinnati (at Cleveland, OH) || 106–105 || Cleveland Arena || || 23–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 || November 29, 1969 || || Detroit || 98–110 || Madison Square Garden || || 23–2 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || December 2, 1969 || || Seattle || 129–109 || Madison Square Garden || || 24–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || December 5, 1969 || || @ Baltimore || 116–107 || Baltimore Civic Center || || 25–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || December 6, 1969 || || Milwaukee || 124–99 || Madison Square Garden || || 26–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 || December 9, 1969 || || Cincinnati || 101–103 || Madison Square Garden || || 26–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 || December 10, 1969 || || @ Milwaukee || 96–95 || MECCA Arena || || 26–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 || December 11, 1969 || || @ Seattle || 105–112 || Seattle Center Coliseum || || 27–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 || December 13, 1969 || || Philadelphia || 93–100 || Madison Square Garden || || 27–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 || December 16, 1969 || || Atlanta || 124–125 (OT) || Madison Square Garden || || 27–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 || December 19, 1969 || || @ Chicago || 108–99 || Chicago Stadium || || 28–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 || December 20, 1969 || || Baltimore || 128–91 || Madison Square Garden || || 29–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 || December 25, 1969 || || Detroit || 112–111 || Madison Square Garden || || 30–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 || December 26, 1969 || || @ Los Angeles || 106–114 || The Forum || || 30–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 || December 27, 1969 || || vs. Seattle (at Vancouver, BC) || 119–117 || Pacific Coliseum || || 31–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 || December 28, 1969 || || @ Phoenix || 135–116 || Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum || || 32–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 || December 30, 1969 || || Chicago || 116–96 || Madison Square Garden || || 33–7 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 || January 2, 1970 || || @ Milwaukee || 105–118 || MECCA Arena || || 33–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 || January 3, 1970 || || Boston || 104–111 || Madison Square Garden || || 33–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 || January 6, 1970 || || @ Baltimore || 129–99 || Baltimore Civic Center || || 34–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 || January 7, 1970 || || @ San Francisco || 99–94 || Cow Palace || || 35–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 || January 9, 1970 || || @ San Francisco || 123–93 || Cow Palace || || 36–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 || January 10, 1970 || || @ San Diego || 115–123 || San Diego Sports Arena || || 36–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 || January 12, 1970 || || vs. Phoenix (at Salt Lake City, UT) || 130–114 || Salt Palace Acord Arena || || 37–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 || January 16, 1970 || || @ Detroit || 104–102 || Cobo Center || || 38–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 || January 18, 1970 || || @ Boston || 102–109 || Boston Garden || || 38–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 || January 23, 1970 || || @ Chicago || 120–117 || Chicago Stadium || || 39–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 || January 24, 1970 || || San Diego || 127–114 || Madison Square Garden || || 40–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 || January 25, 1970 || || @ Boston || 102–96 || Boston Garden || || 41–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 || January 27, 1970 || || Boston || 133–100 || Madison Square Garden || || 41–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 || January 29, 1970 || || Detroit || 127–106 || Madison Square Garden || || 43–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 || January 30, 1970 || || @ Philadelphia || 104–100 || The Spectrum || || 44–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 || January 31, 1970 || || Chicago || 123–104 || Madison Square Garden || || 45–11 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 || February 1, 1970 || || @ Detroit || 117–111 || Cobo Center || || 46–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 || February 3, 1970 || || San Francisco || 118–98 || Madison Square Garden || || 47–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 || February 4, 1970 || || @ Atlanta || 96–111 || Alexander Memorial Coliseum || || 47–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 || February 6, 1970 || || @ Cincinnati || 135–92 || Cincinnati Gardens || || 48–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 || February 7, 1970 || || Cincinnati || 121–114 || Madison Square Garden || || 49–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 || February 11, 1970 || || Boston || 118–125 (OT) || Madison Square Garden || || 49–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 || February 13, 1970 || || @ Philadelphia || 151–106 || The Spectrum || || 50–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 || February 14, 1970 || || Philadelphia || 116–114 || Madison Square Garden || || 51–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 || February 17, 1970 || || Los Angeles || 114–93 || Madison Square Garden || || 52–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 || February 21, 1970 || || Atlanta || 106–122 || Madison Square Garden || || 52–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 || February 22, 1970 || || @ Baltimore || 104–110 || Baltimore Civic Center || || 52–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 || February 24, 1970 || || Phoenix || 121–105 || Madison Square Garden || || 53–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 69 || February 28, 1970 || || Baltimore || 115–101 || Madison Square Garden || || 54–15 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 || March 3, 1970 || || San Francisco || 115–100 || Madison Square Garden || || 55–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 || March 6, 1970 || || San Diego || 107–103 || Madison Square Garden || || 56–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 || March 7, 1970 || || @ Philadelphia || 111–104 || The Spectrum || || 57–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 || March 8, 1970 || || Philadelphia || 116–133 || Madison Square Garden || || 57–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 || March 10, 1970 || || Seattle || 117–99 || Madison Square Garden || || 58–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 75 || March 13, 1970 || || vs. Seattle (at Portland, OR) || 103–115 || Memorial Coliseum || || 58–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 || March 14, 1970 || || @ San Diego || 119–103 || San Diego Sports Arena || || 59–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 77 || March 15, 1970 || || @ Los Angeles || 101–106 || The Forum || || 59–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 || March 17, 1970 || || @ Detroit || 122–106 || Cobo Center || || 60–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 || March 18, 1970 || || Milwaukee || 108–116 || Madison Square Garden || || 60–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 80 || March 20, 1970 || || @ Atlanta || 102–110 || Alexander Memorial Coliseum || || 60–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 81 || March 21, 1970 || || Cincinnati || 120–136 || Madison Square Garden || || 60–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 || March 22, 1970 || || @ Boston || 112–115 || Boston Garden || || 60–22

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1969–70 Schedule

All times are EASTERN time

Playoffs

4–3
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
1
April 11
Milwaukee
W 110–102
Willis Reed (24)
Dave DeBusschere (10)
Bill Bradley (6)
Madison Square Garden
19,500
1–0
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
2
April 13
Milwaukee
W 112–111
Willis Reed (36)
Willis Reed (19)
Walt Frazier (14)
Madison Square Garden
19,500
2–0
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
3
April 17
@ Milwaukee
L 96–101
Willis Reed (21)
Reed, DeBusschere (10)
Walt Frazier (7)
Milwaukee Arena
10,746
2–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
4
April 19
@ Milwaukee
W 117–105
Willis Reed (26)
Walt Frazier (11)
Dick Barnett (8)
Milwaukee Arena
10,746
3–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
5
April 20
Milwaukee
W 132–96
Willis Reed (32)
Dave DeBusschere (11)
Walt Frazier (6)
Madison Square Garden
19,500
4–1
-
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
1
April 24
Los Angeles
W 124–112
Willis Reed (37)
Reed, DeBusschere (16)
Dick Barnett (9)
Madison Square Garden
19,500
1–0
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
2
April 27
Los Angeles
L 103–105
Willis Reed (29)
Willis Reed (15)
Walt Frazier (11)
Madison Square Garden
19,500
1–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
3
April 29
@ Los Angeles
W 111–108 (OT)
Willis Reed (38)
Willis Reed (17)
Walt Frazier (7)
The Forum
17,500
2–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
4
May 1
@ Los Angeles
L 115–121 (OT)
Dick Barnett (29)
Dave Stallworth (13)
Walt Frazier (11)
The Forum
17,509
2–2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
5
May 4
Los Angeles
W 107–100
Walt Frazier (21)
Cazzie Russell (8)
Walt Frazier (12)
Madison Square Garden
19,500
3–2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
6
May 6
@ Los Angeles
L 113–135
Dave DeBusschere (25)
Dave DeBusschere (9)
Dick Barnett (8)
The Forum
17,509
3–3
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
7
May 8
Los Angeles
W 113–99
Walt Frazier (36)
Dave DeBusschere (7)
Walt Frazier (19)
Madison Square Garden
19,500
4–3
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Player statistics

Season

Player	Games played	Minutes played	Field goals	Free throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Willis Reed	81	3089	702	351	1126	161	1755
Walt Frazier	77	3040	600	409	465	629	1609
Dick Barnett	82	2772	494	232	221	298	1220
Dave DeBusschere	79	2627	488	176	790	194	1152
Bill Bradley	67	2098	413	145	239	268	971
Cazzie Russell	78	1563	385	124	236	135	894
Dave Stallworth	82	1375	239	161	323	139	639
Mike Riordan	81	1677	255	114	194	201	624
Nate Bowman	81	744	98	41	257	46	237
Bill Hosket	36	235	46	26	63	17	118
John Warren	44	272	44	24	40	30	112
Don May	37	238	39	18	52	17	96
Knicks	82	19730	3803	1821	4006	2135	9427

|- align="center" | || 82 || || 33.8 || 6.0 || || 2.8 || 2.7 || 3.6 || || || 14.9 |- align="center" | || 81 || || 9.2 || 1.2 || || 0.5 || 3.2 || 0.6 || || || 2.9 |- align="center" | || 67 || || 31.3 || 6.2 || || 2.2 || 10.0 || 2.5 || || || 14.5 |- align="center" | || 79 || || 33.3 || 6.2 || || 2.2 || 10.0 || 2.5 || || || 14.6 |- align="center" | || 77 || || 39.5 || 7.8 || || 5.3 || 6.0 || 8.2 || || || 20.9 |- align="center" | || 36 || || 6.5 || 1.3 || || 0.7 || 1.8 || 0.5 || || || 3.3 |- align="center" | || 37 || || 6.5 || 1.1 || || 0.5 || 1.4 || 0.5 || || || 2.6 |- align="center" | || 81 || || 38.1 || 8.7 || || 4.3 || 13.9 || 2.0 || || || 21.7 |- align="center" | || 81 || || 20.7 || 3.1 || || 1.4 || 2.4 || 2.5 || || || 7.7 |- align="center" | || 78 || || 20.0 || 4.9 || || 1.6 || 3.0 || 1.7 || || || 11.5 |- align="center" | || 82 || || 16.8 || 2.9 || || 2.0 || 3.9 || 1.7 || || || 7.8 |- align="center" | || 44 || || 6.2 || 1.0 || || 0.5 || 0.9 || 0.7 || || || 2.5 |- align="center" | || 82 || || 240.6 || 46.4 || || 22.2 || 48.9 || 26.0 || || || 115.0 |}

Opponents

Vs. [[1969–70 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]

New York lost 2–4 in the regular-season series

Team	Games played	Minutes played	Field goals	Free throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	6	293	282	130			694
Hawks	6	293	279	122			680

Vs. [[1969–70 Baltimore Bullets season|Baltimore]]

New York won 5–1 in the regular-season series

Team	Games played	Minutes played	Field goals	Free throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	6	288	254	127			710
Bullets	6	288	236	135			607

Vs. [[1969–70 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]

New York lost 3–4 in the regular-season series

Team	Games played	Minutes played	Field goals	Free throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	7	341	302	180			784
Celtics	7	341	281	192			754

Vs. [[1969–70 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]

New York won 6–0 in the regular-season series

Team	Games played	Minutes played	Field goals	Free throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	6	288	292	113			697
Bulls	6	288	223	156			602

Vs. [[1969–70 Cincinnati Royals season|Cincinnati]]

New York won 5–2 in the regular-season series

Team	Games played	Minutes played	Field goals	Free throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	7	336	313	163			789
Royals	7	336	271	171			713

Vs. [[1969–70 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]

New York won 6–1 in the regular-season series

Team	Games played	Minutes played	Field goals	Free throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	7	336	317	162			796
Pistons	7	336	290	158			738

Vs. [[1969–70 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]

New York won 4–2 in the regular-season series

Team	Games played	Minutes played	Field goals	Free throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	6	288	254	127			635
Lakers	6	288	236	135			607

Vs. [[1969–70 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee]]

New York won 4–2 in the regular-season series

Team	Games played	Minutes played	Field goals	Free throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	6	288	277	100			654
Bucks	6	288	252	125			629

Vs. [[1969–70 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]

New York won 5–2 in the regular-season series

Team	Games played	Minutes played	Field goals	Free throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	7	336	309	178			789
76ers	7	336	294	163			751

Vs. [[1969–70 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix]]

New York won 6–0 in the regular-season series

Team	Games played	Minutes played	Field goals	Free throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	6	288	310	150			770
Suns	6	288	246	172			664

Vs. [[1969–70 San Diego Rockets season|San Diego]]

New York won 5–1 in the regular-season series

Team	Games played	Minutes played	Field goals	Free throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	6	288	294	132			720
Rockets	6	288	232	200			664

Vs. [[1969–70 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]]

New York won 5–1 in the regular-season series

Team	Games played	Minutes played	Field goals	Free throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	6	288	274	132			680
Warriors	6	288	228	144			600

Vs. [[1969–70 Seattle SuperSonics season|Seattle]]

New York won 4–2 in the regular-season series

Team	Games played	Minutes played	Field goals	Free throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	6	288	283	133			699
SuperSonics	6	288	240	173			653

Total

Team	Games played	Minutes played	Field goals	Free throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Opponents	82	19730	3308	2062			8682

|- align="center" | || 82 || || 240.6 || 40.3 || || 25.1 || || || || || 105.9 |}

Playoffs

Player	Games played	Minutes played	Field goals	Free throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Willis Reed	18	732	178	351	70	51	426
Dick Barnett	19	714	131	59	39	64	321
Dave DeBusschere	19	701	130	45	220	46	305
Walt Frazier	19	834	118	68	149	156	304
Bill Bradley	19	616	100	35	72	60	235
Cazzie Russell	19	306	80	18	47	16	178
Dave Stallworth	19	275	61	15	77	20	137
Mike Riordan	19	296	53	25	46	27	131
Nate Bowman	18	128	18	7	44	6	43
Bill Hosket	5	29	4	3	5	2	11
Don May	2	7	2	0	3	2	4
John Warren	10	22	2	0	3	2	4
Knicks	19	4660	877	345	950	450	2099

|- align="center" | || 19 || || 37.6 || 6.9 || || 3.1 || 2.1 || 3.4 || || || 16.9 |- align="center" | || 18 || || 7.1 || 1.0 || || 0.4 || 2.4 || 0.3 || || || 2.4 |- align="center" | || 19 || || 32.4 || 5.3 || || 1.8 || 3.8 || 3.2 || || || 12.4 |- align="center" | || 19 || || 36.9 || 6.8 || || 2.4 || 11.6 || 2.4 || || || 16.1 |- align="center" | || 19 || || 43.9 || 6.2 || || 3.6 || 7.8 || 8.2 || || || 16.0 |- align="center" | || 5 || || 5.8 || 0.8 || || 0.6 || 1.0 || 0.4 || || || 2.2 |- align="center" | || 10 || || 3.5 || 1.0 || || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || || || 2.0 |- align="center" | || 18 || || 40.7 || 9.9 || || 3.9 || 13.8 || 2.8 || || || 23.7 |- align="center" | || 19 || || 15.6 || 2.8 || || 1.3 || 2.4 || 1.4 || || || 6.9 |- align="center" | || 19 || || 16.1 || 4.2 || || 0.9 || 2.5 || 0.8 || || || 9.4 |- align="center" | || 19 || || 14.5 || 3.2 || || 0.8 || 4.1 || 1.1 || || || 7.2 |- align="center" | || 2 || || 2.2 || 0.2 || || 0.0 || 0.3 || 0.2 || || || 0.4 |- align="center" | || 19 || || 256.3 || 48.3 || || 18.8 || 51.8 || 24.2 || || || 115.6 |}

Opponents

[[1970 NBA Playoffs|1970 NBA Eastern Division Semifinals]]: vs. [[1969–70 Baltimore Bullets season|Baltimore]]

New York won 4–3 in the [1970 NBA Eastern Division Semifinals](1970-nba-playoffs)

Team	Games played	Minutes played	Field goals	Free throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	7	346	307	137			746
Bullets	7	346	286	163			735

[[1970 NBA Playoffs|1970 NBA Eastern Division Finals]]: vs. [[1969–70 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee]]

New York won 4–1 in the [1970 NBA Eastern Division Finals](1970-nba-playoffs)

Team	Games played	Minutes played	Field goals	Free throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	5	240	238	91			567
Bucks	5	240	208	99			515

[[1970 NBA Finals]] vs. [[1969–70 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]

New York won 4–3 in the [1970 NBA Finals](1970-nba-finals)

Team	Games played	Minutes played	Field goals	Free throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	7	346	332	122			786
Lakers	7	346	302	176			780

Total

Team	Games played	Minutes played	Field goals	Free throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Opponents	19	922	796	438			2030

|- align="center" | || 19 || || 48.5 || 41.9 || || 23.1 || || || || || 106.8 |}

Media

Local TV

Date	Opponent	Channel
October 15, 1969	@ [Cincinnati](1969-70-cincinnati-royals-season)	WOR-TV
October 17, 1969	@ [Chicago](1969-70-chicago-bulls-season)	WOR-TV
October 24, 1969	@ [Detroit](1969-70-detroit-pistons-season)	WOR-TV
November 3, 1969	@ [Milwaukee](1969-70-milwaukee-bucks-season)	WOR-TV
November 26, 1969	@ [Atlanta](1969-70-atlanta-hawks-season)	WOR-TV
December 5, 1969	@ [Baltimore](1969-70-baltimore-bullets-season)	WOR-TV
December 10, 1969	@ [Milwaukee](1969-70-milwaukee-bucks-season)	WOR-TV
January 6, 1970	@ [Baltimore](1969-70-baltimore-bullets-season)	WOR-TV
February 4, 1970	@ [Atlanta](1969-70-atlanta-hawks-season)	WOR-TV
March 20, 1970	@ [Atlanta](1969-70-atlanta-hawks-season)	WOR-TV
March 27, 1970	@ [Baltimore](1969-70-baltimore-bullets-season)	WOR-TV
March 31, 1970	@ [Baltimore](1969-70-baltimore-bullets-season)	WOR-TV
April 17, 1970	@ [Milwaukee](1969-70-milwaukee-bucks-season)	WOR-TV

Some New York Knicks TV Games never aired on WOR-TV because of broadcast conflict with the New York Rangers (NHL).

Local cable TV

Date	Opponent	Cable TV
October 14, 1969	[Seattle](1969-70-seattle-supersonics-season)	Manhattan Cable Television
October 18, 1969	[Los Angeles](1969-70-los-angeles-lakers-season)	Manhattan Cable Television
October 21, 1969	[Phoenix](1969-70-phoenix-suns-season)	Manhattan Cable Television
October 23, 1969	[San Francisco](1969-70-san-francisco-warriors-season)	Manhattan Cable Television
October 25, 1969	[Baltimore](1969-70-baltimore-bullets-season)	Manhattan Cable Television
October 28, 1969	[Atlanta](1969-70-atlanta-hawks-season)	Manhattan Cable Television
October 30, 1969	[San Diego](1969-70-san-diego-rockets-season)	Manhattan Cable Television
November 1, 1969	[Milwaukee](1969-70-milwaukee-bucks-season)	Manhattan Cable Television
November 22, 1969	[Phoenix](1969-70-phoenix-suns-season)	Manhattan Cable Television
December 6, 1969	[Milwaukee](1969-70-milwaukee-bucks-season)	Manhattan Cable Television
December 16, 1969	[Atlanta](1969-70-atlanta-hawks-season)	Manhattan Cable Television
December 20, 1969	[Baltimore](1969-70-baltimore-bullets-season)	Manhattan Cable Television
February 21, 1970	[Atlanta](1969-70-atlanta-hawks-season)	Manhattan Cable Television
February 24, 1970	[Phoenix](1969-70-phoenix-suns-season)	Manhattan Cable Television
February 28, 1970	[Baltimore](1969-70-baltimore-bullets-season)	Manhattan Cable Television
March 18, 1970	[Milwaukee](1969-70-milwaukee-bucks-season)	Manhattan Cable Television
March 26, 1970	[Baltimore](1969-70-baltimore-bullets-season)	Manhattan Cable Television
April 2, 1970	[Baltimore](1969-70-baltimore-bullets-season)	Manhattan Cable Television
April 6, 1970	[Baltimore](1969-70-baltimore-bullets-season)	Manhattan Cable Television
April 13, 1970	[Milwaukee](1969-70-milwaukee-bucks-season)	Manhattan Cable Television
April 20, 1970	[Milwaukee](1969-70-milwaukee-bucks-season)	Manhattan Cable Television

National TV

Date	Opponent	Network	Play-by-play	Color analyst
January 2, 1970	@ [Milwaukee](1969-70-milwaukee-bucks-season)	ABC
February 22, 1970	@ [Baltimore](1969-70-baltimore-bullets-season)	ABC
March 29, 1970	[Baltimore](1969-70-baltimore-bullets-season)	ABC
April 5, 1970	@ [Baltimore](1969-70-baltimore-bullets-season)	ABC
April 11, 1970	[Milwaukee](1969-70-milwaukee-bucks-season)	ABC
April 19, 1970	@ [Milwaukee](1969-70-milwaukee-bucks-season)	ABC
April 24, 1970	[Los Angeles](1969-70-los-angeles-lakers-season)	ABC	Chris Schenkel	Jack Twyman
April 27, 1970	[Los Angeles](1969-70-los-angeles-lakers-season)	ABC	Chris Schenkel	Jack Twyman
April 29, 1970	@ [Los Angeles](1969-70-los-angeles-lakers-season)	ABC	Chris Schenkel	Jack Twyman
May 1, 1970	@ [Los Angeles](1969-70-los-angeles-lakers-season)	ABC	Chris Schenkel	Jack Twyman
May 4, 1970	[Los Angeles](1969-70-los-angeles-lakers-season)	ABC	Chris Schenkel	Jack Twyman
May 6, 1970	@ [Los Angeles](1969-70-los-angeles-lakers-season)	ABC	Chris Schenkel	Jack Twyman
May 8, 1970	[Los Angeles](1969-70-los-angeles-lakers-season)	ABC	Chris Schenkel	Jack Twyman

Local radio

Date	Opponent	Flagship station
October 14, 1969	[Seattle](1969-70-seattle-supersonics-season)	WHN
October 17, 1969	@ [Chicago](1969-70-chicago-bulls-season)	WHN
October 18, 1969	[Los Angeles](1969-70-los-angeles-lakers-season)	WHN
October 21, 1969	[Phoenix](1969-70-phoenix-suns-season)	WHN
October 23, 1969	[San Francisco](1969-70-san-francisco-warriors-season)	WHN
October 24, 1969	@ [Detroit](1969-70-detroit-pistons-season)	WHN
October 25, 1969	[Baltimore](1969-70-baltimore-bullets-season)	WHN
October 28, 1969	[Atlanta](1969-70-atlanta-hawks-season)	WHN
October 30, 1969	[San Diego](1969-70-san-diego-rockets-season)	WHN
November 1, 1969	[Milwaukee](1969-70-milwaukee-bucks-season)	WHN
November 3, 1969	@ [Milwaukee](1969-70-milwaukee-bucks-season)	WHN
December 5, 1969	@ [Baltimore](1969-70-baltimore-bullets-season)	WHN
December 6, 1969	[Milwaukee](1969-70-milwaukee-bucks-season)	WHN
December 16, 1969	[Atlanta](1969-70-atlanta-hawks-season)	WHN
December 20, 1969	[Baltimore](1969-70-baltimore-bullets-season)	WHN
January 2, 1970	@ [Milwaukee](1969-70-milwaukee-bucks-season)	WHN
January 6, 1970	@ [Baltimore](1969-70-baltimore-bullets-season)	WHN
February 21, 1970	[Atlanta](1969-70-atlanta-hawks-season)	WHN
February 22, 1970	@ [Baltimore](1969-70-baltimore-bullets-season)	WHN
February 28, 1970	[Baltimore](1969-70-baltimore-bullets-season)	WHN
March 18, 1970	[Milwaukee](1969-70-milwaukee-bucks-season)	WHN
March 20, 1970	@ [Atlanta](1969-70-atlanta-hawks-season)	WHN
March 26, 1970	[Baltimore](1969-70-baltimore-bullets-season)	WHN
March 27, 1970	@ [Baltimore](1969-70-baltimore-bullets-season)	WHN
March 29, 1970	[Baltimore](1969-70-baltimore-bullets-season)	WHN
March 31, 1970	@ [Baltimore](1969-70-baltimore-bullets-season)	WHN
April 2, 1970	[Baltimore](1969-70-baltimore-bullets-season)	WHN
April 6, 1970	[Baltimore](1969-70-baltimore-bullets-season)	WHN
April 11, 1970	[Milwaukee](1969-70-milwaukee-bucks-season)	WHN
April 13, 1970	[Milwaukee](1969-70-milwaukee-bucks-season)	WHN
April 17, 1970	@ [Milwaukee](1969-70-milwaukee-bucks-season)	WHN
April 19, 1970	@ [Milwaukee](1969-70-milwaukee-bucks-season)	WHN
April 20, 1970	[Milwaukee](1969-70-milwaukee-bucks-season)	WHN
April 24, 1970	[Los Angeles](1969-70-los-angeles-lakers-season)	WHN
April 27, 1970	[Los Angeles](1969-70-los-angeles-lakers-season)	WHN
April 29, 1970	@ [Los Angeles](1969-70-los-angeles-lakers-season)	WHN
May 1, 1970	@ [Los Angeles](1969-70-los-angeles-lakers-season)	WHN
May 4, 1970	[Los Angeles](1969-70-los-angeles-lakers-season)	WHN
May 6, 1970	@ [Los Angeles](1969-70-los-angeles-lakers-season)	WHN
May 8, 1970	[Los Angeles](1969-70-los-angeles-lakers-season)	WHN

Some New York Knicks radio games never aired on WHN because of broadcast conflict with the New York Rangers (NHL).

National radio

Date	Opponent	Network	Play-by-play
April 24, 1970	[Los Angeles](1969-70-los-angeles-lakers-season)	Mutual	Bob Wolff
April 27, 1970	[Los Angeles](1969-70-los-angeles-lakers-season)	Mutual	Bob Wolff
April 29, 1970	@ [Los Angeles](1969-70-los-angeles-lakers-season)	Mutual	Bob Wolff
May 1, 1970	@ [Los Angeles](1969-70-los-angeles-lakers-season)	Mutual	Bob Wolff
May 4, 1970	[Los Angeles](1969-70-los-angeles-lakers-season)	Mutual	Bob Wolff
May 6, 1970	@ [Los Angeles](1969-70-los-angeles-lakers-season)	Mutual	Bob Wolff
May 8, 1970	[Los Angeles](1969-70-los-angeles-lakers-season)	Mutual	Bob Wolff

Public address announcer

Madison Square Garden PA announcer
John Condon

Transactions

Transactions listed are from July 1, 1969, to June 30, 1970.

1970 NBA expansion draft

May 11, 1970	To Buffalo Braves
Bill Hosket
Don MayTo Cleveland Cavaliers
John Warren

Trades

June 20, 1970	To Buffalo Braves
Nate Bowman
Mike Silliman
for cash

Awards and records

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Willis Reed	NBA Most Valuable Player Award
NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
All-NBA First Team
NBA All-Defensive First Team
Walt Frazier	All-NBA First Team
NBA All-Defensive First Team
Dave DeBusschere	NBA All-Defensive First Team
Red Holzman	NBA Coach of the Year Award

20th NBA All-Star Game

Main article: 1970 NBA All-Star Game

New York Knicks NBA All-Star representatives at the 1970 NBA All-Star Game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at The Spectrum.

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Dave DeBusschere	(Eastern Conference All-Stars)	F	14	10	5	10	0	0	7	2	1
Walt Frazier	(Eastern Conference All-Stars)	G, Starter	24	7	3	7	1	2	3	4	2
Willis Reed
MVP	(Eastern Conference All-Stars)	C, Starter	30	21	9	18	3	3	11	0	6

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Red Holzman	(Eastern Conference All-Stars) Head Coach

NBA finals

Without question, the defining moment in the series occurred in Game 7, where an injured Reed limped onto the court right before the start of the game.

On a re-creation of that moment, Marv Albert described it: "Here comes Willis! The crowd is going wild! Willis passes the scorers table, he grabs a basketball. The Lakers have stopped (shooting), the Lakers are watching Willis!"

He scored the game's first two baskets and proceeded not to score for the remainder of the game. Contrary to popular lore, he did not sit out after his first two baskets, but remained on the floor for 27 minutes. Despite his lack of scoring after his first four points, Reed's heroics inspired the team, and they won the game by a score of 113–99. The entire starting line up for the 69–70 Knicks had their jerseys retired by the New York Knicks. The jerseys of Walt Frazier (#10), Willis Reed (#19), Dave DeBusschere (#22), Bill Bradley (#24), and Dick Barnett (#12) all hang from the rafters at Madison Square Garden. Reed walking on to the court was voted the greatest moment in Madison Square Garden history.

Game	Date	Result	Site	Series
Game 1	April 24 (Fri.)	New York Knicks 124, Los Angeles Lakers 112	@ New York	Knicks lead, 1 game to 0
Game 2	April 27 (Mon.)	Los Angeles Lakes 105, New York Knicks 103	@ New York	Series tied, 1 game each
Game 3	April 29 (Wed.)	New York Knicks 111, Los Angeles Lakers 108	@ Los Angeles	Knicks lead, 2 games to 1
Game 4	May 1 (Fri.)	Los Angeles Lakers 121, New York Knicks 105	@ Los Angeles	Series tied, 2 games each
Game 5	May 4 (Mon.)	New York Knicks 107, Los Angeles Lakers 100	@ New York	Knicks lead, 3 games to 2
Game 6	May 6 (Wed.)	Los Angeles Lakers 135, New York Knicks 113	@ Los Angeles	Series tied, 3 games each
Game 7	May 8 (Fri.)	New York Knicks 113, Los Angeles Lakers 99	@ New York	Knicks win, 4 games to 3

Knicks win series 4–3

References

Knicks on Basketball Reference

References

"1970 NBA Finals - Lakers vs. Knicks".

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