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1977–78 New York Knicks season

Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks

Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks

(lost to 76ers 0–4)

The 1977–78 New York Knicks season was the 32nd season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks finished the regular season in second place in the Atlantic Division with a 43–39 win–loss record and qualified for the NBA playoffs. In the first round of the 1978 Playoffs, New York defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 2–0, to advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals. There, the Knicks lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in a four-game sweep.

Draft picks

Main article: 1977 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.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/Club team
110Ray WilliamsGMinnesota
226Glen GondrezickG/FUNLV
232Toby KnightFNotre Dame
476Steve HayesCIdaho State

Roster

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Regular season

Season standings

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

Game log

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 22, 1977 8:05p.m. EDT | Washington | W 141–115 | Monroe (22) | Shelton (9) | McAdoo (8) | Madison Square Garden 15,261 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | November 18, 1977 8:05p.m. EST | @ Washington | L 103–123 | Haywood (20) | McAdoo (13) | Beard (10) | Capital Centre 17,242 | 8–6 |- align="center" |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | March 30, 1978 8:35p.m. EST | Washington | L 108–123 | Williams (26) | Knight (8) | Williams (9) | Madison Square Garden 12,702 | 38–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 | April 2, 1978 1:45p.m. EST | @ Washington | W 114–109 | McAdoo (25) | Knight (11) | Monroe (10) | Capital Centre 7,193 | 40–38

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 12 | @ Cleveland | W 132–114 | Bob McAdoo (41) | Spencer Haywood (8) | Ray Williams (6) | Richfield Coliseum 19,739 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 14 | Cleveland | W 109–107 | McAdoo, Haywood (27) | Bob McAdoo (12) | Ray Williams (10) | Madison Square Garden 18,965

2–0
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
1
April 24
@ Philadelphia
L 90–130
Ray Williams (24)
Bob McAdoo (13)
Bob McAdoo (6)
Spectrum
13,011
0–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
2
April 27
@ Philadelphia
L 100–119
Ray Williams (24)
three players tied (6)
Bob McAdoo (6)
Spectrum
15,853
0–2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
3
April 30
Philadelphia
L 126–137
Bob McAdoo (29)
Lonnie Shelton (14)
Butch Beard (8)
Madison Square Garden
16,307
0–3
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
4
May 1
Philadelphia
L 107–112
Bob McAdoo (24)
Bob McAdoo (14)
McAdoo, Williams (4)
Madison Square Garden
15,457
0–4
-

References

References

  1. (2003). "The Fourth Estate". New York Knicks.
  2. (2003). "The Fourth Estate". New York Knicks.
  3. "1977–78 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.
  4. "1977 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.
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