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1973–74 New York Knicks season
Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks
Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks
Manhattan Cable Television (Bob Wolff, Cal Ramsey) (Marv Albert, John Andariese) (lost to Celtics 1–4)
The 1973–74 New York Knicks season was the 28th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1973 NBA Finals in five games to win their second championship. In the regular season, the Knicks finished in second place in the Atlantic Division with a 49–33 record, and qualified for the NBA Playoffs for the eighth consecutive year.
New York opened the 1974 playoffs against the Capital Bullets. With a 4–3 series victory, the Knicks advanced to the Eastern Conference finals, where they faced the Boston Celtics. The Celtics, who later won the NBA Finals, defeated the Knicks in five games, ending New York's title defense.
Draft picks
Main article: 1973 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 | 14 | Mel Davis | F | United States | St. John's |
| 2 | 28 | Pat McFarland | F/G | United States | Saint Joseph's |
| 3 | 49 | Allie McGuire | F | United States | Marquette |
| 4 | 66 | George Karl | G | United States | North Carolina |
| 5 | 83 | Dennis Bell | F | United States | Drake |
Roster
- Red Holzman
- Danny Whelan
Regular season
Season standings
:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot
Game log
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Playoffs
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | March 29 | Capital | W 102–91 | Walt Frazier (20) | Walt Frazier (12) | Dave DeBusschere (7) | Madison Square Garden 19,694 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | March 31 | @ Capital | L 87–99 | Dave DeBusschere (20) | Dave DeBusschere (10) | Jerry Lucas (5) | Capital Centre 16,522 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 2 | Capital | L 79–88 | Walt Frazier (20) | Dave DeBusschere (12) | DeBusschere, Meminger (5) | Madison Square Garden 19,694 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 5 | @ Capital | W 101–93 (OT) | Earl Monroe (23) | Walt Frazier (11) | Walt Frazier (6) | Capital Centre 19,035 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | April 7 | Capital | W 106–105 | Walt Frazier (38) | Dave DeBusschere (8) | Walt Frazier (4) | Madison Square Garden 19,694 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | April 10 | @ Capital | L 92–109 | Walt Frazier (25) | Phil Jackson (8) | Walt Frazier (10) | Capital Centre 19,025 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | April 12 | Capital | W 91–81 | Earl Monroe (20) | DeBusschere, Gianelli (15) | Dave DeBusschere (7) | Madison Square Garden 19,694
| 4–3 |
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| April 14 |
| @ Boston |
| L 88–113 |
| Walt Frazier (16) |
| Dave DeBusschere (10) |
| Meminger, Bibby (3) |
| Boston Garden |
| 14,101 |
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| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
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| April 16 |
| Boston |
| L 99–111 |
| Bill Bradley (20) |
| Dave DeBusschere (9) |
| Walt Frazier (4) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 19,694 |
| 0–2 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| 3 |
| April 19 |
| @ Boston |
| W 103–100 |
| Walt Frazier (38) |
| Frazier, Gianelli (10) |
| Walt Frazier (4) |
| Boston Garden |
| 15,320 |
| 1–2 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 4 |
| April 21 |
| Boston |
| L 91–98 |
| Walt Frazier (25) |
| John Gianelli (9) |
| Earl Monroe (5) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 19,694 |
| 1–3 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 5 |
| April 24 |
| @ Boston |
| L 94–105 |
| Phil Jackson (27) |
| Phil Jackson (9) |
| Walt Frazier (6) |
| Boston Garden |
| 15,320 |
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Player statistics
Season
Playoffs
Awards and records
- Walt Frazier, All-NBA First Team
- Walt Frazier, NBA All-Defensive First Team
- Dave DeBusschere, NBA All-Defensive First Team
References
References
- (2003). "The Fourth Estate". New York Knicks.
- (2003). "The Fourth Estate". New York Knicks.
- "New York Knickerbockers Franchise Index". Basketball-Reference.
- Hahn, Alan. (2012). "New York Knicks: The Complete Illustrated History". Voyageur Press.
- "1973–74 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference.
- "1974 NBA Playoff Summary". Basketball-Reference.
- "1973 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.
- "All-NBA & All-ABA Teams". Basketball-Reference.
- "NBA & ABA All-Defensive Teams". Basketball-Reference.
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