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1983–84 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) (Eliminated 3–4)

The 1983–84 New York Knicks season was the 38th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks had a 47–35 record, and qualified for the NBA playoffs as the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference. New York was led by small forward Bernard King, who averaged 26.3 points per game (PPG) in the regular season and 34.8 PPG in the playoffs. In early 1984, King scored 50 points in consecutive games, against the San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks.

In the opening round of the 1984 NBA Playoffs, the Knicks faced the Detroit Pistons. The teams split the first four games, as the Knicks won the first and third games. However, they were unable to clinch the series in Game 4, held in Madison Square Garden, their home arena. In the fifth and deciding game, held in Detroit's Joe Louis Arena, the Knicks held a 106–98 lead with less than two minutes remaining when Pistons point guard Isiah Thomas scored 16 points in a 94-second span. The game went into overtime, where New York won the game 127–123. King, despite playing with two dislocated fingers and the flu, scored 44 points in the game and 213 points in the series. His point total was the highest in NBA history by a player in a five-game series. After the Detroit series, the Knicks were matched with the Boston Celtics. In a seven-game series, the Celtics defeated New York.

Draft picks

Main article: 1983 NBA draft

Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first round and notable post-first-round picks.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club team
1	12	Darrell Walker	G		Arkansas

Regular season

Season standings

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

Game log

Regular season

|- | 1 | October 28, 1983 | @ Cleveland | W 113–106 | | | | Richfield Coliseum

1–0
2
October 29, 1983
Washington
W 100–97

| | | | Madison Square Garden

2–0
3
November 2, 1983
@ Seattle
L 111–125

| | | | Kingdome

2–1
4
November 4, 1983
@ Portland
L 97–106

| | | | Memorial Coliseum

2–2
5
November 5, 1983
@ Golden State
L 100–102

| | | | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena

2–3
6
November 8, 1983
Milwaukee
L 90–97

| | | | Madison Square Garden

2–4
7
November 10, 1983
@ Indiana
W 99–91

| | | | Market Square Arena

3–4
8
November 11, 1983
San Diego
W 116–95

| | | | Madison Square Garden

4–4
9
November 15, 1983
Indiana
W 94–87

| | | | Madison Square Garden

5–4
10
November 16, 1983
@ Philadelphia
L 97–102

| | | | The Spectrum

5–5
11
November 18, 1983
@ Boston
W 110–103

| | | | Boston Garden

6–5
12
November 19, 1983
Detroit
W 104–101 (OT)

| | | | Madison Square Garden

7–5
13
November 22, 1983
Boston
W 117–113 (2OT)

| | | | Madison Square Garden

8–5
14
November 26, 1983
Cleveland
W 96–84

| | | | Madison Square Garden

9–5
15
November 27, 1983
@ Indiana
L 91–101

| | | | Market Square Arena

9–6
16
November 29, 1983
San Antonio
W 118–106

| | | | Madison Square Garden

10–6
17
November 30, 1983
@ New Jersey
W 113–104

| | | | Brendan Byrne Arena

11–6
18
December 1, 1983
Washington
W 127–93

| | | | Madison Square Garden

12–6
19
December 3, 1983
Houston
W 117–101

| | | | Madison Square Garden

13–6
20
December 6, 1983
Denver
L 112–117

| | | | Madison Square Garden

13–7
21
December 8, 1983
@ Phoenix
L 97–120

| | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum

13–8
22
December 9, 1983
@ San Diego
W 111–92

| | | | San Diego Sports Arena

14–8
23
December 11, 1983
@ Los Angeles
W 109–98

| | | | The Forum

15–8
24
December 13, 1983
Boston
L 100–102

| | | | Madison Square Garden

15–9
25
December 15, 1983
Chicago
L 107–113

| | | | Madison Square Garden

15–10
26
December 17, 1983
Milwaukee
W 102–96

| | | | Madison Square Garden

16–10
27
December 23, 1983
@ Atlanta
L 113–114 (2OT)

| | | | The Omni

16–11
28
December 25, 1983
New Jersey
W 112–110 (OT)

| | | | Madison Square Garden

17–11
29
December 27, 1983
@ Chicago
L 96–102

| | | | Chicago Stadium

17–12
30
December 28, 1983
Detroit
L 108–111

| | | | Madison Square Garden

17–13
31
December 30, 1983
@ Washington
L 86–91

| | | | Capital Centre

17–14
32
January 3, 1984
Los Angeles
W 117–105

| | | | Madison Square Garden

18–14
33
January 6, 1984
@ Detroit
L 107–118

| | | | Pontiac Silverdome

18–15
34
January 7, 1984
Indiana
W 140–103

| | | | Madison Square Garden

19–15
35
January 9, 1984
Philadelphia
W 111–73

| | | | Madison Square Garden

20–15
36
January 13, 1984
@ Milwaukee
L 101–103

| | | | MECCA Arena

20–16
37
January 14, 1984
@ Chicago
W 113–111

| | | | Chicago Stadium

21–16
38
January 17, 1984
New Jersey
L 115–121

| | | | Madison Square Garden

21–17
39
January 19, 1984
Chicago
W 109–92

| | | | Madison Square Garden

22–17
40
January 21, 1984
Atlanta
L 95–97

| | | | Madison Square Garden

22–18
41
January 24, 1984
Philadelphia
W 111–102

| | | | Madison Square Garden

23–18
42
January 26, 1984
@ Washington
W 104–97

- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
43
January 31, 1984
@ San Antonio
W 117–113

| | | | HemisFair Arena

25–18
44
February 1, 1984
@ Dallas
W 105–98

| | | | Reunion Arena

26–18
45
February 4, 1984
@ Houston
W 103–95

| | | | The Summit

27–18
46
February 6, 1984
Golden State
W 116–94

| | | | Madison Square Garden

28–18
47
February 8, 1984
@ Milwaukee
L 103–113

| | | | MECCA Arena

28–19
48
February 10, 1984
@ Utah
W 121–111

| | | | Salt Palace Acord Arena

29–19
49
February 11, 1984
@ Denver
W 138–112

| | | | McNichols Sports Arena

30–19
50
February 14, 1984
@ Kansas City
W 106–100

| | | | Kemper Arena

31–19
51
February 16, 1984
Indiana
W 100–94

| | | | Madison Square Garden

32–19
52
February 18, 1984
New Jersey
W 112–102

| | | | Madison Square Garden

33–19
53
February 19, 1984
@ Philadelphia
L 97–101

| | | | The Spectrum

33–20
54
February 21, 1984
Portland
L 89–106

| | | | Madison Square Garden

33–21
55
February 22, 1984
@ Detroit
L 111–114

| | | | Pontiac Silverdome

33–22
56
February 24, 1984
@ Atlanta
L 104–105 (OT)

| | | | The Omni

33–23
57
February 25, 1984
@ New Jersey
L 104–117

| | | | Brendan Byrne Arena

33–24
58
February 27, 1984
Atlanta
W 96–92

| | | | Madison Square Garden

34–24
59
February 29, 1984
@ Boston
W 102–98

| | | | Boston Garden

35–24
60
March 2, 1984
@ Detroit
W 117–102

| | | | Pontiac Silverdome

36–24
61
March 3, 1984
Milwaukee
L 106–111

| | | | Madison Square Garden

36–25
62
March 6, 1984
Seattle
W 124–110

| | | | Madison Square Garden

37–25
63
March 10, 1984
Utah
W 114–105

| | | | Madison Square Garden

38–25
64
March 13, 1984
Phoenix
W 117–96

| | | | Madison Square Garden

39–25
65
March 15, 1984
Cleveland
W 105–82

| | | | Madison Square Garden

40–25
66
March 17, 1984
Kansas City
W 123–109

| | | | Madison Square Garden

41–25
67
March 21, 1984
@ Cleveland
L 99–100

| | | | Richfield Coliseum

41–26
68
March 22, 1984
Boston
L 100–108

| | | | Madison Square Garden

41–27
69
March 24, 1984
Washington
W 107–99

| | | | Madison Square Garden

42–27
70
March 25, 1984
@ New Jersey
L 94–107

| | | | Brendan Byrne Arena

42–28
71
March 27, 1984
Dallas
W 97–88

| | | | Madison Square Garden

43–28
72
March 28, 1984
@ Indiana
L 93–99

| | | | Market Square Arena

43–29
73
March 30, 1984
@ Washington
L 79–107

| | | | Capital Centre

43–30
74
March 31, 1984
@ Atlanta
L 106–109

| | | | The Omni

43–31
75
April 2, 1984
Chicago
W 115–113

| | | | Madison Square Garden

44–31
76
April 3, 1984
@ Chicago
W 113–96

| | | | Chicago Stadium

45–31
77
April 6, 1984
Detroit
L 104–101

| | | | Madison Square Garden

45–32
78
April 8, 1984
@ Philadelphia
L 108–109

| | | | The Spectrum

45–33
79
April 9, 1984
Cleveland
W 107–98

| | | | Madison Square Garden

46–33
80
April 11, 1984
@ Boston
L 96–102

| | | | Boston Garden

46–34
81
April 13, 1984
@ Cleveland
W 107–98

| | | | Richfield Coliseum

47–34
82
April 14, 1984
Philadelphia
L 100–103

| | | | Madison Square Garden | 47–35

Playoffs

3–2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
1
April 29, 1984
@ Boston
L 92–110
Bernard King (26)
Truck Robinson (9)
Rory Sparrow (6)
Boston Garden
14,890
0–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
2
May 2, 1984
@ Boston
L 102–116
Bill Cartwright (25)
Bill Cartwright (11)
Rory Sparrow (5)
Boston Garden
14,890
0–2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
3
May 4, 1984
Boston
W 100–92
Bill Cartwright (25)
King, Robinson (9)
Rory Sparrow (10)
Madison Square Garden
19,591
1–2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
4
May 6, 1984
Boston
W 118–113
Bernard King (43)
Truck Robinson (9)
Ray Williams (9)
Madison Square Garden
15,840
2–2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
5
May 9, 1984
@ Boston
L 99–121
Bernard King (30)
Bill Cartwright (10)
Ray Williams (10)
Boston Garden
14,890
2–3
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
6
May 11, 1984
Boston
W 106–104
Bernard King (44)
Bill Cartwright (14)
Rory Sparrow (11)
Madison Square Garden
19,591
3–3
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
7
May 13, 1984
@ Boston
L 104–121
Bernard King (24)
Truck Robinson (9)
Ray Williams (7)
Boston Garden
14,890
3–4
-

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Bernard King, All-NBA First Team
Darrell Walker, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

(2003). "The Fourth Estate". New York Knicks.
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"1983–84 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference.
"1983–84 New York Knickerbockers Statistics". Basketball-Reference.
Berkow, Ira. (February 1, 1984). "The Incandescent King". [[The New York Times]].
Newman, Bruce. (May 7, 1984). "Hero of a Showdown in Motown (page 1)".
Newman, Bruce. (May 7, 1984). "Hero of a Showdown in Motown (page 2)".
"1983 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.
"All-NBA & All-ABA Teams". Basketball-Reference.
"NBA & ABA All-Rookie Teams". Basketball-Reference.

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