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1974–75 New York Knicks season

Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks

Manhattan Cable Television (lost to Rockets 1–2)

The 1974–75 New York Knicks season was the 29th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks had a 40–42 win–loss record, finishing in third place in the Atlantic Division and qualifying for the NBA playoffs. New York lost to the Houston Rockets in the best-of-three first round of the playoffs, two games to one.

In the first round of the 1974 NBA draft, the Knicks did not select any players; their first pick was the 32nd overall choice in the second round, which they used to acquire Jesse Dark. The team alternated between wins and losses in their first eight games of the season, and were 6–6 before winning 11 of their next 13 games. They then lost six of the following seven contests, and by February 11 they fell below .500 for the season, at 27–28. New York remained with more losses than wins for the rest of the season, but still reached the postseason.

The Knicks were seeded fifth in the Eastern Conference and faced the fourth-seeded Rockets in the opening round of the playoffs. After a 15-point loss in Houston, the Knicks required a victory at home to extend their season, and defeated the Rockets 106–96 to force a decisive third game in the series. The Rockets won the final game, by a score of 118–86, to end New York's season.

Draft picks

Main article: 1974 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
2	32	Jesse Dark	G		VCU
5	86	Greg Jackson	G		Guilford

Roster

Red Holzman

Regular season

Season standings

Notes

y – division champions
x – clinched playoff spot

Season schedule

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || October 17 || New Orleans || 74–89 || Earl Monroe (20) || John Gianelli (18) || Bill Bradley (8) || Madison Square Garden 15,883 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 2 || October 19 || Philadelphia || 99–86 || Henry Bibby (20) || Bill Bradley (7) || Henry Bibby (5) || Madison Square Garden 15,682 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || October 22 || Houston || 100–110 || Bill Bradley (22) || Phil Jackson (7) || Walt Frazier (8) || Madison Square Garden 14,555 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 4 || October 24 || @ Buffalo || 91–111 || Earl Monroe (18) || John Gianelli (8) || Walt Frazier (7) || Maple Leaf Gardens 5,981 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || October 26 || Boston || 86–97 || Walt Frazier (26) || Walt Frazier (10) || Frazier, Monroe (5) || Madison Square Garden 19,694 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 6 || October 30 || @ Washington || 86–94 || Walt Frazier (24) || Phil Jackson (10) || Walt Frazier (2) || Capital Centre 7,842 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || October 31 || Atlanta || 90–93 || Earl Monroe (35) || John Gianelli (13) || Henry Bibby (8) || Madison Square Garden 15,413 || 4–3 |- |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 8 || November 2 || Chicago || 95–90 || Henry Bibby (27) || Harthorne Wingo (8) || Henry Bibby (6) || Madison Square Garden 19,543 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || November 5 || @ Houston || 106–93 || Bill Bradley (30) || Harthorne Wingo (13) || Henry Bibby (8) || Hofheinz Pavilion 3,855 || 5–4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || November 8 || @ Los Angeles || 117–105 || Bill Bradley (32) || Frazier, Wingo (11) || Walt Frazier (10) || The Forum 13,304 || 6–4 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 11 || November 9 || @ Golden State || 93–97 || Walt Frazier (23) || John Gianelli (12) || Bill Bradley (5) || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 9,556 || 6–5 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 12 || November 12 || @ Portland || 103–105 || Earl Monroe (33) || John Gianelli (12) || Walt Frazier (9) || Memorial Coliseum 10,791 || 6–6 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || November 14 || Cleveland || 89–94 || Earl Monroe (26) || John Gianelli (12) || Walt Frazier (6) || Madison Square Garden 15,337 || 7–6 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || November 16 || Seattle || 94–104 || Earl Monroe (30) || John Gianelli (15) || Bibby, Frazier (6) || Madison Square Garden 18,932 || 8–6 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || November 19 || Washington || 85–86 || Earl Monroe (22) || Walt Frazier (16) || Walt Frazier (6) || Madison Square Garden 18,444 || 9–6 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || November 20 || @ Philadelphia || 105–95 || Walt Frazier (30) || Howard Porter (15) || Walt Frazier (11) || The Spectrum 8,101 || 10–6 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || November 21 || @ Atlanta || 101–95 || Earl Monroe (28) || Harthorne Wingo (13) || Earl Monroe (4) || Omni Coliseum 5,885 || 11–6 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 18 || November 23 || Milwaukee || 90–72 || Earl Monroe (17) || John Gianelli (9) || John Gianelli (4) || Madison Square Garden 19,694 || 11–7 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 19 || November 26 || Detroit || 99–88 || Walt Frazier (27) || Harthorne Wingo (6) || Bradley, Frazier (3) || Madison Square Garden 18,254 || 11–8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || November 29 || @ Boston || 96–86 || Earl Monroe (27) || Gianelli, Wingo (9) || Walt Frazier (7) || Boston Garden 15,320 || 12–8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || November 30 || Buffalo || 111–118 || Walt Frazier (30) || Mel Davis (12) || Walt Frazier (7) || Madison Square Garden 19,694 || 13–8 |- |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || December 3 || Los Angeles || 95–100 || Phil Jackson (22) || Harthorne Wingo (11) || Earl Monroe (7) || Madison Square Garden 19,011 || 14–8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || December 6 || @ Philadelphia || 96–88 || Walt Frazier (26) || Walt Frazier (9) || Bradley, Frazier (4) || The Spectrum 7,104 || 15–8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || December 7 || Portland || 112–120 || Walt Frazier (24) || Harthorne Wingo (9) || Walt Frazier (7) || Madison Square Garden 19,694 || 16–8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || December 10 || Kansas City–Omaha || 102–106 || Walt Frazier (34) || Phil Jackson (9) || Walt Frazier (4) || Madison Square Garden 16,366 || 17–8 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 26 || December 13 || @ Buffalo || 104–108 || Walt Frazier (22) || Mel Davis (16) || Walt Frazier (8) || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 12,774 || 17–9 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 27 || December 14 || Buffalo || 118–102 || Walt Frazier (26) || Frazier, Jackson, Wingo (8) || Walt Frazier (6) || Madison Square Garden 19,694 || 17–10 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 28 || December 17 || Golden State || 126–108 || Earl Monroe (28) || Phil Jackson (10) || Walt Frazier (9) || Madison Square Garden 19,694 || 17–11 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || December 19 || @ Kansas City–Omaha || 117–113 || Bradley, Frazier (27) || Harthorne Wingo (12) || Bill Bradley (6) || Kemper Arena 6,622 || 18–11 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 30 || December 21 || Boston || 109–91 || Walt Frazier (25) || John Gianelli (11) || Bill Bradley (5) || Madison Square Garden 19,694 || 18–12 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 31 || December 25 || Philadelphia || 104–97 || Earl Monroe (29) || Mel Davis (7) || Walt Frazier (7) || Madison Square Garden 18,766 || 18–13 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 32 || December 26 || @ Detroit || 83–84 || Earl Monroe (24) || John Gianelli (12) || Walt Frazier (6) || Cobo Arena 11,265 || 18–14 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || December 28 || New Orleans || 94–101 || Phil Jackson (18) || Phil Jackson (10) || Bradley, Frazier, Gianelli (4) || Madison Square Garden 18,555 || 19–14 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 34 || December 29 || @ Milwaukee || 89–115 || Harthorne Wingo (16) || Phil Jackson (11) || Earl Monroe (6) || MECCA Arena 10,938 || 19–15 |- |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || January 2 || Phoenix || 113–117 (OT) || Walt Frazier (32) || John Gianelli (13) || Earl Monroe (8) || Madison Square Garden 16,570 || 20–15 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 36 || January 4 || Cleveland || 102–103 || Walt Frazier (24) || Frazier, Jackson, Monroe, Wingo (7) || Bradley, Frazier, Monroe (4) || Madison Square Garden 19,694 || 21–15 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 37 || January 7 || @ Portland || 92–106 || Walt Frazier (23) || John Gianelli (13) || Walt Frazier (6) || Memorial Coliseum 9,715 || 21–16 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || January 8 || @ Seattle || 113–102 || Earl Monroe (38) || Phil Jackson (12) || Walt Frazier (8) || Seattle Center Coliseum 13,203 || 22–16 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 39 || January 9 || @ Golden State || 96–132 || Henry Bibby (23) || John Gianelli (10) || Walt Frazier (6) || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 12,392 || 22–17 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 40 || January 11 || @ Phoenix || 107–113 || Walt Frazier (43) || John Gianelli (12) || Walt Frazier (5) || Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7,592 || 22–18 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 41 || January 17 || @ Kansas City–Omaha || 90–107 || Earl Monroe (26) || Mel Davis (14) || Walt Frazier (6) || Kemper Arena 10,022 || 22–19 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || January 18 || @ Chicago || 104–91 || Frazier, Monroe (25) || Mel Davis (12) || Earl Monroe (6) || Chicago Stadium 17,422 || 23–19 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 43 || January 21 || Chicago || 97–94 || Earl Monroe (26) || John Gianelli (10) || Frazier, Monroe (5) || Madison Square Garden 19,694 || 23–20 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || January 23 || @ Cleveland || 100–89 || Phil Jackson (29) || Phil Jackson (13) || Frazier, Gianelli, Jackson (3) || Richfield Coliseum 9,251 || 24–20 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 45 || January 24 || @ Buffalo || 99–105 || Walt Frazier (20) || John Gianelli (14) || Walt Frazier (7) || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 18,194 || 24–21 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 46 || January 25 || Kansas City–Omaha || 112–103 || Walt Frazier (29) || Mel Davis (18) || Walt Frazier (7) || Madison Square Garden 19,694 || 24–22 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 47 || January 28 || Atlanta || 111–115 || Walt Frazier (39) || Mel Davis (10) || Walt Frazier (10) || Madison Square Garden 17,754 || 25–22 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 48 || January 29 || @ Philadelphia || 92–98 || Walt Frazier (29) || Mel Davis (15) || Walt Frazier (5) || The Spectrum 9,082 || 25–23 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 49 || January 30 || @ Atlanta || 117–115 || Earl Monroe (30) || John Gianelli (10) || Walt Frazier (5) || Omni Coliseum 7,395 || 26–23 |- |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 50 || February 1 || Houston || 95–93 || Bill Bradley (23) || John Gianelli (10) || Walt Frazier (8) || Madison Square Garden 18,284 || 26–24 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 51 || February 2 || @ New Orleans || 114–118 || Earl Monroe (25) || Phil Jackson (12) || Bradley, Frazier (5) || Loyola Field House 6,419 || 26–25 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || February 4 || Los Angeles || 94–109 || Frazier, Monroe (20) || Davis, Gianelli (9) || Walt Frazier (8) || Madison Square Garden 18,112 || 27–25 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 53 || February 8 || Boston || 128–102 || Walt Frazier (27) || Davis, Gianelli (6) || Walt Frazier (8) || Madison Square Garden 19,694 || 27–26 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 54 || February 9 || @ Boston || 88–105 || Jim Barnett (19) || John Gianelli (10) || Davis, Monroe (4) || Boston Garden 15,320 || 27–27 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 55 || February 11 || @ Chicago || 84–101 || Phil Jackson (16) || John Gianelli (11) || Walt Frazier (8) || Chicago Stadium 12,317 || 27–28 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 56 || February 15 || Washington || 108–106 (OT) || Mel Davis (24) || Mel Davis (17) || Walt Frazier (9) || Madison Square Garden 19,694|| 27–29 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 57 || February 16 || @ Washington || 104–125 || Jim Barnett (22) || John Gianelli (9) || Jim Barnett (5) || Capital Centre 19,035 || 27–30 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 58 || February 18 || Golden State || 98–99 || Walt Frazier (34) || Walt Frazier (6) || Walt Frazier (8) || Madison Square Garden 19,694 || 28–30 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 59 || February 19 || @ Detroit || 109–94 || Walt Frazier (35) || John Gianelli (12) || John Gianelli (6) || Cobo Arena 8,056 || 29–30 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 60 || February 22 || Buffalo || 92–85 || Walt Frazier (24) || John Gianelli (13) || Walt Frazier (6) || Madison Square Garden 8,832 || 29–31 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 61 || February 25 || Seattle || 102–101 || Walt Frazier (23) || Mel Davis (10) || Walt Frazier (9) || Madison Square Garden 17,096 || 29–32 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 62 || February 26 || @ Boston || 103–121 || Earl Monroe (20) || Mel Davis (12) || Frazier, Monroe (4) || Boston Garden 13,169 || 29–33 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 63 || February 28 || @ Buffalo || 114–106 || Walt Frazier (28) || Frazier, Wingo (7) || Walt Frazier (6) || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 15,519 || 30–33 |- |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 64 || March 1 || Philadelphia || 100–94 || Bill Bradley (22) || John Gianelli (13) || Earl Monroe (7) || Madison Square Garden 19,465 || 30–34 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 65 || March 2 || @ Philadelphia || 87–91 || Walt Frazier (20) || Phil Jackson (10) || Walt Frazier (4) || The Spectrum 9,823 || 30–35 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 66 || March 4 || Boston || 126–111 || Dennis Bell (20) || Harthorne Wingo (8) || Walt Frazier (7) || Madison Square Garden 19,694 || 30–36 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 67 || March 8 || Detroit || 100–118 || Bill Bradley (32) || John Gianelli (15) || Walt Frazier (7) || Madison Square Garden 19,694 || 31–36 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 68 || March 11 || Phoenix || 98–103 || Earl Monroe (31) || Walt Frazier (9) || Walt Frazier (8) || Madison Square Garden 17,443 || 32–36 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 69 || March 13 || Portland || 103–116 || Earl Monroe (29) || John Gianelli (13) || Frazier, Gianelli, Monroe (5) || Madison Square Garden 17,247 || 33–36 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || March 14 || @ Houston || 103–94 || Earl Monroe (22) || John Gianelli (9) || Walt Frazier (8) || Hofheinz Pavilion 9,471 || 34–36 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 71 || March 16 || @ Seattle || 94–97 || Earl Monroe (30) || Phil Jackson (13) || Earl Monroe (8) || Seattle Center Coliseum 14,082 || 34–37 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 72 || March 18 || @ Los Angeles || 109–100 || Walt Frazier (27) || Walt Frazier (13) || Walt Frazier (11) || The Forum 10,963 || 35–37 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 73 || March 19 || @ Phoenix || 101–96 || Earl Monroe (30) || Harthorne Wingo (16) || Walt Frazier (6) || Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,492 || 36–37 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 74 || March 22 || Boston || 90–81 || Walt Frazier (20) || John Gianelli (10) || Walt Frazier (6) || Madison Square Garden 19,694 || 36–38 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 75 || March 23 || @ Boston || 86–96 || Earl Monroe (20) || Phil Jackson (16) || Bill Bradley (4) || Boston Garden 12,656 || 36–39 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 76 || March 26 || @ Philadelphia || 128–98 || Earl Monroe (26) || Phil Jackson (14) || Walt Frazier (11) || The Spectrum 6,730 || 37–39 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 77 || March 28 || @ New Orleans || 102–111 || Earl Monroe (28) || Phil Jackson (15) || Bradley, Monroe (4) || Municipal Auditorium 8,002 || 37–40 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 78 || March 30 || Milwaukee || 99–111 || Earl Monroe (24) || Gianelli, Wingo (10) || Walt Frazier (14) || Madison Square Garden 19,694 || 38–40 |- |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 79 || April 1 || Philadelphia || 95–99 || Earl Monroe (26) || Harthorne Wingo (10) || Walt Frazier (7) || Madison Square Garden 17,888 || 39–40 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 80 || April 3 || @ Cleveland || 95–100 || Earl Monroe (21) || Phil Jackson (13) || Walt Frazier (6) || Richfield Coliseum 20,239 || 39–41 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 81 || April 4 || @ Milwaukee || 101–109 || Walt Frazier (25) || Phil Jackson (12) || Walt Frazier (7) || MECCA Arena 10,938 || 39–42 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 82 || April 6 || Buffalo || 93–105 || Walt Frazier (26) || John Gianelli (11) || Walt Frazier (12) || Madison Square Garden 19,694 || 40–42 |-

Playoffs

1–2

Awards and records

Walt Frazier, All-NBA First Team
Walt Frazier, NBA All-Defensive First Team

References

(2003). "The Fourth Estate". New York Knicks.
(2003). "The Fourth Estate". New York Knicks.
"1974–75 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.
"1974 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.
"1974–75 New York Knicks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference.
"1974–75 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference.
"1974 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.
"All-NBA & All-ABA Teams". Basketball-Reference.
"NBA & ABA All-Defensive Teams". Basketball-Reference.

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