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1980–81 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 Bulls 0–2) MSG Network

The 1980–81 New York Knicks season was the 35th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks finished in third place in the Atlantic Division with a 50–32 win–loss record, qualifying for the 1981 NBA Playoffs. New York lost in the best-of-three first round to the Chicago Bulls in a two-game sweep.

NBA draft

Main article: 1980 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
112Mike WoodsonG/FIndiana
236DeWayne ScalesFLSU
358Kurt RambisFSanta Clara

Roster

  • Red Holzman
  • Butch Beard
  • Hal Fischer

Regular season

Season standings

Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | | @ Boston (at Hartford, CT) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 | |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 | | Houston |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | | @ Boston |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | | Boston |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 | | Boston |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 | | @ Houston |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | | @ Boston |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 | |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 | |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 | | Boston

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | March 31 | Chicago | L 80–90 | Ray Williams (19) | Micheal Ray Richardson (13) | Micheal Ray Richardson (6) | Madison Square Garden 14,822 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 3 | @ Chicago | W 114–115 (OT) | Campy Russell (29) | three players tied (6) | three players tied (5) | Chicago Stadium 19,901

0–2

Awards and records

  • Micheal Ray Richardson, NBA All-Defensive First Team

References

References

  1. (2003). "The Fourth Estate". New York Knicks.
  2. (2003). "The Fourth Estate". New York Knicks.
  3. "1980–81 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.
  4. "1980 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.
  5. "NBA & ABA All-Defensive Teams". Basketball-Reference.
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