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1970–71 New York Knicks season

Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks

Manhattan Cable Television (lost to Bullets 3–4)

The 1970–71 New York Knicks season was the 25th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). New York entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1970 NBA Finals in seven games to win the first championship in franchise history. In the 1970–71 regular season, the Knicks finished in first place in the Atlantic Division with a 52–30 record, and qualified for the NBA playoffs for the fifth consecutive year.

New York began its NBA title defense with a 4–1 series victory over the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 1971 NBA Playoffs. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Baltimore Bullets defeated the Knicks in seven games, ending the team's chances for a repeat championship.

Draft picks

Main article: 1970 NBA draft

Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first and second rounds, and any other players picked by the franchise that played at least one game in the league.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club team
1	17	Mike Price	G	United States	Illinois
2	34	Howie Wright	G	United States	Austin Peay
8	136	Greg Fillmore	C	United States	Cheyney State)

Roster

Red Holzman
Danny Whelan

Regular season

Season standings

:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

1970–71 game log
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Playoffs

4–1
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1
April 6
Baltimore
W 112–111
Walt Frazier (24)
Dave DeBusschere (17)
Walt Frazier (7)
Madison Square Garden
19,500
1–0
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2
April 9
Baltimore
W 107–88
Dick Barnett (14)
Dave DeBusschere (14)
Walt Frazier (5)
Madison Square Garden
19,500
2–0
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3
April 11
@ Baltimore
L 88–114
Walt Frazier (17)
Willis Reed (10)
Barnett, Bradley (5)
Baltimore Civic Center
8,083
2–1
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4
April 14
@ Baltimore
L 80–101
Walt Frazier (16)
Dave DeBusschere (9)
Walt Frazier (5)
Baltimore Civic Center
12,289
2–2
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5
April 16
Baltimore
W 89–84
Walt Frazier (28)
Dave DeBusschere (17)
Bill Bradley (4)
Madison Square Garden
19,500
3–2
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6
April 18
@ Baltimore
L 96–113
Dave DeBusschere (24)
Dave DeBusschere (10)
Dick Barnett (5)
Baltimore Civic Center
11,211
3–3
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7
April 19
Baltimore
L 91–93
Dick Barnett (26)
Willis Reed (12)
Walt Frazier (4)
Madison Square Garden
19,500
3–4
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Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Willis Reed, All-NBA Second Team
Walt Frazier, All-NBA Second Team
Dave DeBusschere, NBA All-Defensive First Team
Walt Frazier, NBA All-Defensive First Team

References

"New York Knickerbockers Franchise Index". Basketball-Reference.
Hahn, Alan. (2012). "New York Knicks: The Complete Illustrated History". Voyageur Press.
"1970–71 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.
"1970 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.
"All-NBA & All-ABA Teams". Basketball-Reference.
"NBA & ABA All-Defensive Teams". Basketball-Reference.

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