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1982–83 New York Knicks season

Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks

(Marv Albert, Butch Beard) MSG Network (Jim Karvellas, Butch Beard) (Marv Albert, John Andariese)

(lost to 76ers 0–4)

The 1982–83 New York Knicks season was the 37th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks started off by losing their first seven games of the season, but improved during the second half of their schedule. They finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Division with a 44–38 win–loss record, and qualified for the NBA playoffs. New York defeated the New Jersey Nets 2–0 in the best-of-three first round of the playoffs and advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, where they were swept in four games by the eventual NBA champion Philadelphia 76ers.

NBA draft

Main article: 1982 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	School/Club team
1	6	Trent Tucker	G	Minnesota
2	29	Scott Hastings	F–C	Arkansas
2	34	Vince Taylor	F	Duke

Roster

Hubie Brown
Richie Adubato
Mike Fratello

Regular season

Season standings

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

Playoffs

2–0
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1
April 24
@ Philadelphia
L 102–112
Bill Cartwright (17)
Bill Cartwright (8)
Rory Sparrow (10)
Spectrum
14,375
0–1
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2
April 27
@ Philadelphia
L 91–98
Truck Robinson (22)
Truck Robinson (14)
Rory Sparrow (8)
Spectrum
15,829
0–2
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3
April 30
Philadelphia
L 105–107
Bernard King (21)
Truck Robinson (15)
Rory Sparrow (6)
Madison Square Garden
17,735
0–3
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4
May 1
Philadelphia
L 102–105
Bernard King (35)
Truck Robinson (15)
Sparrow, Westphal (8)
Madison Square Garden
15,457
0–4
-

References

(2016). "2016–17 New York Knicks Media Guide". New York Knicks.
(2016). "2016–17 New York Knicks Media Guide". New York Knicks.
"New York Knicks". Basketball-Reference.
"1982–83 New York Knicks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference.
"1982–83 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.
(August 24, 2017). "Season Review: 1982–83". National Basketball Association.
"1982 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.

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