1970-1971 New York Knicks: 52-30 .634
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 32-9 (4548 points scored, 4220 allowed) Road record: 18-19 (4055 points scored, 3997 allowed) Other sites: 2-2 (423 points scored, 397 allowed) Head Coach: Red Holzman 9026 points scored (14th of 17 teams), 8614 points allowed (1st) NBA Averages: 112.4 points/game (9218.0 points/team) Team Roster: Player Hgt Wgt Age School Dick Barnett 6'4 190 34 Tennessee State Bill Bradley 6'5 205 27 Princeton Dave DeBusschere 6'6 220 30 Detroit Greg Fillmore 7'1 240 23 Cheyney Walt Frazier 6'4 200 25 Southern Illinois Phil Jackson 6'8 220 25 North Dakota Eddie Mast 6'9 220 22 Temple Mike Price 6'3 200 22 Illinois Willis Reed 6'9 235 28 Grambling State Mike Riordan 6'4 200 25 Providence Cazzie Russell 6'5 218 26 Michigan Dave Stallworth 6'7 200 29 Wichita State Milt Williams 6'2 182 25 Lincoln (MO) Team Stats: Pos Player GP Mins FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA ORB DRB REB ASS STL BLK TO PF PTS PPG G Walt Frazier 80 3455 651 1317 0 0 434 557 0 0 544 536 0 0 0 240 1736 21.7 C Willis Reed 73 2855 614 1330 0 0 299 381 0 0 1003 148 0 0 0 228 1527 20.9 G Dick Barnett 82 2843 540 1184 0 0 193 278 0 0 238 225 0 0 0 232 1273 15.5 F Dave DeBusschere 81 2891 523 1243 0 0 217 312 0 0 901 220 0 0 0 237 1263 15.6 F Bill Bradley 78 2300 413 912 0 0 144 175 0 0 260 280 0 0 0 245 970 12.4 F Dave Stallworth 81 1565 295 685 0 0 169 230 0 0 352 106 0 0 0 175 759 9.4 F Cazzie Russell 57 1056 216 504 0 0 92 119 0 0 192 77 0 0 0 74 524 9.2 F Mike Riordan 82 1320 162 388 0 0 67 108 0 0 169 121 0 0 0 151 391 4.8 F Phil Jackson 71 771 118 263 0 0 95 133 0 0 238 31 0 0 0 169 331 4.7 C Greg Fillmore 39 271 45 102 0 0 13 27 0 0 93 17 0 0 0 80 103 2.6 G Mike Price 56 251 30 81 0 0 24 34 0 0 29 12 0 0 0 57 84 1.5 F Eddie Mast 30 164 25 66 0 0 11 20 0 0 56 4 0 0 0 25 61 2.0 G Milt Williams 5 13 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 4 0.8
1970 Draft:
NBA ABA
Rnd Ovr Player Games Games School
1 17 Mike Price 119 4 Illinois
2 34 Howie Wright 53 Austin Peay
3 51 Al Williams 11 Drake
4 68 John Marren Manhattan
5 85 Jim Oxley Army
6 102 Jim Signorile New York University
7 119 Roy Hodge Wagner
8 136 Greg Fillmore 49 Cheyney State
9 153 Walker Banks 16 Western Kentucky
10 170 Don Curnutt Miami (FL)
Traded draft picks:
Playoff Results:
Date Opponent Result
Eastern Semifinals
03/25/1971 vs Atlanta Hawks W 112-101
03/27/1971 vs Atlanta Hawks L 104-113
03/28/1971 at Atlanta Hawks W 110-95
03/30/1971 at Atlanta Hawks W 113-107
04/01/1971 vs Atlanta Hawks W 111-107
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Eastern Finals
04/06/1971 vs Baltimore Bullets W 112-111
04/09/1971 vs Baltimore Bullets W 107-88
04/11/1971 at Baltimore Bullets L 88-114
04/14/1971 at Baltimore Bullets L 80-101
04/16/1971 vs Baltimore Bullets W 89-84
04/18/1971 at Baltimore Bullets L 96-113
04/19/1971 vs Baltimore Bullets L 91-93
Playoff Stats:
Pos Player GP Mins FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA ORB DRB REB ASS STL BLK TO PF PTS PPG
G Walt Frazier 12 501 108 204 55 75 70 54 45 271 22.6
G Dick Barnett 12 455 95 199 44 63 38 36 33 234 19.5
F Dave DeBusschere 12 488 84 202 29 44 156 22 40 197 16.4
C Willis Reed 12 504 81 196 26 39 144 27 41 188 15.7
F Bill Bradley 12 368 56 132 14 19 41 43 40 126 10.5
F Dave Stallworth 12 185 18 68 28 39 42 10 27 64 5.3
F Cazzie Russell 11 120 25 64 12 12 22 8 14 62 5.6
F Mike Riordan 12 168 20 52 6 8 30 9 26 46 3.8
G Mike Price 8 26 4 11 4 6 5 5 11 12 1.5
F Phil Jackson 5 30 4 14 1 1 10 2 8 9 1.8
F Eddie Mast 3 11 2 5 0 0 3 0 2 4 1.3
C Greg Fillmore 8 24 0 4 0 0 8 1 9 0 0.0
Regular Season Game Log:
Date Opponent Result Record 10/13/1970 vs Boston Celtics W 114-107 1-0 10/14/1970 at Cincinnati Royals W 128-104 2-0 10/17/1970 vs Chicago Bulls L 96-99 2-1 10/20/1970 vs Los Angeles Lakers W 115-100 3-1 10/22/1970 vs San Francisco Warriors W 95-92 4-1 10/23/1970 at Baltimore Bullets L 92-98 4-2 10/24/1970 vs Cincinnati Royals W 115-103 5-2 10/27/1970 vs Seattle Supersonics W 117-104 6-2 10/28/1970 at Boston Celtics W 126-89 7-2 10/29/1970 vs San Diego Rockets W 114-107 8-2 10/31/1970 vs Detroit Pistons W 107-89 9-2 11/02/1970 at San Francisco Warriors W 111-99 10-2 11/04/1970 at San Diego Rockets W 109-100 11-2 11/06/1970 at Los Angeles Lakers L 104-106 11-3 11/08/1970 at Portland Trail Blazers W 125-113 12-3 11/10/1970 at Seattle Supersonics L 91-93 12-4 11/12/1970 vs Baltimore Bullets L 108-110 12-5 11/13/1970 at Chicago Bulls W 106-98 13-5 11/14/1970 vs Philadelphia 76ers W 126-94 14-5 11/17/1970 vs Phoenix Suns W 103-100 15-5 11/18/1970 at Philadelphia 76ers L 106-113 15-6 11/19/1970 vs Cincinnati Royals L 98-106 15-7 11/21/1970 vs Cleveland Cavaliers W 102-94 16-7 11/24/1970 vs Atlanta Hawks W 128-119 17-7 11/25/1970 at Atlanta Hawks W 114-111 18-7 11/27/1970 at Milwaukee Bucks W 103-94 19-7 11/28/1970 vs Milwaukee Bucks W 100-99 20-7 12/01/1970 vs Seattle Supersonics W 114-109 21-7 12/02/1970 at Detroit Pistons L 82-101 21-8 12/04/1970 at Buffalo Braves L 91-97 21-9 12/05/1970 vs Buffalo Braves W 117-93 22-9 12/08/1970 vs Portland Trail Blazers W 139-121 23-9 12/12/1970 vs Philadelphia 76ers W 118-101 24-9 12/13/1970 vs San Francisco Warriors L 94-101 24-10 12/15/1970 vs Cleveland Cavaliers W 110-92 25-10 12/16/1970 at Cleveland Cavaliers W 108-84 26-10 12/19/1970 vs Chicago Bulls W 98-87 27-10 12/20/1970 at Phoenix Suns W 133-118 28-10 12/22/1970 at Seattle Supersonics L 108-119 28-11 12/25/1970 vs Buffalo Braves W 115-102 29-11 12/27/1970 vs Baltimore Bullets W 110-105 30-11 12/30/1970 vs San Francisco Warriors W 111-103 31-11 | Date Opponent Result Record 01/02/1971 vs Atlanta Hawks L 108-112 31-12 01/06/1971 at Cleveland Cavaliers W 127-94 32-12 01/07/1971 at Milwaukee Bucks L 106-116 32-13 01/09/1971 at Portland Trail Blazers L 96-114 32-14 01/14/1971 at Phoenix Suns L 88-107 32-15 01/16/1971 at San Francisco Warriors L 93-102 32-16 01/19/1971 vs San Diego Rockets W 117-113 33-16 01/20/1971 at Chicago Bulls L 103-109 33-17 01/23/1971 vs Boston Celtics W 128-107 34-17 01/24/1971 at Detroit Pistons W 117-105 35-17 01/26/1971 vs Milwaukee Bucks W 107-98 36-17 01/27/1971 at Atlanta Hawks W 116-108 37-17 01/29/1971 at Boston Celtics W 118-111 38-17 01/30/1971 vs Philadelphia 76ers L 105-106 38-18 01/31/1971 at Baltimore Bullets W 125-95 39-18 02/02/1971 vs Cincinnati Royals W 115-108 40-18 02/05/1971 at Detroit Pistons L 99-108 40-19 02/06/1971 vs Chicago Bulls L 102-109 40-20 02/07/1971 at Philadelphia 76ers L 99-127 40-21 02/09/1971 vs Atlanta Hawks L 109-114 40-22 02/10/1971 at Buffalo Braves L 99-106 40-23 02/12/1971 at Atlanta Hawks L 116-125 40-24 02/13/1971 vs Phoenix Suns W 114-97 41-24 02/16/1971 at Los Angeles Lakers L 115-130 41-25 02/18/1971 at San Diego Rockets W 116-115 42-25 02/20/1971 vs Detroit Pistons W 108-94 43-25 02/23/1971 vs San Diego Rockets L 109-126 43-26 02/24/1971 at Cincinnati Royals W 125-105 44-26 02/27/1971 vs Portland Trail Blazers W 113-102 45-26 02/28/1971 at Baltimore Bullets W 110-104 46-26 03/02/1971 vs Baltimore Bullets W 109-95 47-26 03/05/1971 at Philadelphia 76ers L 116-121 47-27 03/06/1971 vs Boston Celtics W 112-104 48-27 03/07/1971 at Boston Celtics W 116-110 49-27 03/09/1971 vs Seattle Supersonics L 99-114 49-28 03/10/1971 at Cincinnati Royals L 118-120 49-29 03/13/1971 vs Milwaukee Bucks W 108-103 50-29 03/16/1971 vs Los Angeles Lakers W 115-82 51-29 03/18/1971 at Phoenix Suns W 131-123 52-29 03/21/1971 at Los Angeles Lakers L 98-101 52-30 |