1978-1979 New York Knicks: 31-51 .378
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 23-18 (4422 points scored, 4386 allowed) Road record: 8-33 (4408 points scored, 4721 allowed) Other sites: 0-0 (0 points scored, 0 allowed)
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 23-18 (4422 points scored, 4386 allowed) Road record: 8-33 (4408 points scored, 4721 allowed) Other sites: 0-0 (0 points scored, 0 allowed)
Head Coaches: Willis Reed (6-8), Red Holzman (25-43) 8830 points scored (18th of 22 teams), 9107 points allowed (13th) NBA Averages: 110.3 points/game (9048.0 points/team)
Team Roster: Player Hgt Wgt Age School Tom Barker 6'11 225 23 Hawaii Butch Beard 6'3 185 31 Louisville Ron Behagen 6'9 185 27 Minnesota Greg Bunch 6'6 190 22 Cal State Fullerton Jim Cleamons 6'3 185 29 Ohio State Mike Glenn 6'2 175 23 Southern Illinois Glen Gondrezick 6'6 218 23 Nevada - Las Vegas Spencer Haywood 6'8 225 29 Detroit Toby Knight 6'9 210 23 Notre Dame Bob McAdoo 6'9 210 27 North Carolina Joe Meriweather 6'10 215 25 Southern Illinois Earl Monroe 6'3 185 34 Winston-Salem State Micheal Ray Richardson 6'5 189 23 Montana John Rudd 6'7 230 23 McNeese State Marvin Webster 7'1 225 26 Morgan State Ray Williams 6'2 188 24 MinnesotaTeam Stats: Pos Player GP Mins FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA ORB DRB REB ASS STL BLK TO PF PTS PPG G Ray Williams 81 2370 575 1257 0 0 251 313 104 187 291 504 128 19 285 274 1401 17.3 F Toby Knight 82 2667 609 1174 0 0 145 206 201 347 548 124 61 60 163 309 1363 16.6 C Bob McAdoo 40 1594 429 793 0 0 218 335 94 285 379 128 62 47 153 134 1076 26.9 G Earl Monroe 64 1393 329 699 0 0 129 154 26 48 74 189 48 6 98 123 787 12.3 G Jim Cleamons 79 2390 311 657 0 0 130 171 65 160 225 376 73 11 142 147 752 9.5 C Marvin Webster 60 2027 264 558 0 0 150 262 198 457 655 172 24 112 170 183 678 11.3 F Spencer Haywood 34 1023 249 509 0 0 107 146 66 140 206 56 10 29 87 108 605 17.8 G Mike Glenn 75 1171 263 486 0 0 57 63 28 54 82 136 37 6 64 113 583 7.8 G Micheal Ray Richardson 72 1218 200 483 0 0 69 128 78 155 233 213 100 18 141 188 469 6.5 C Joe Meriweather 41 1053 158 313 0 0 75 109 81 144 225 48 23 53 85 178 391 9.5 F Glen Gondrezick 75 1602 161 326 0 0 55 97 147 277 424 106 98 18 95 226 377 5.0 F John Rudd 58 723 59 133 0 0 66 93 69 98 167 35 17 8 59 95 184 3.2 C Tom Barker 22 329 44 102 0 0 14 20 31 52 83 9 6 7 20 45 102 4.6 F Greg Bunch 12 97 9 26 0 0 10 12 9 8 17 4 3 3 5 10 28 2.3 G Butch Beard 7 85 11 26 0 0 0 0 1 9 10 19 7 0 10 13 22 3.1 F Ron Behagen 5 38 5 12 0 0 2 2 2 9 11 2 2 0 4 8 12 2.4
1978 Draft:
NBA ABA
Rnd Ovr Player Games Games School
1 4 Micheal Ray Richardson 556 Montana [pick acquired from HOU via BUF and NJ]
2 32 John Rudd 58 McNeese State [pick acquired from ATL]
2 34 Greg Bunch 12 Cal State Fullerton
3 55 Marc Iavaroni 531 Virginia
4 79 Erving Giddings Dayton
5 100 Greg Green Southern
6 121 Ed Warren Briarcliff
7 144 Gary Pember Nasson
8 162 Greg Sanders St. Bonaventure
9 178 Danny Fields North Carolina-Wilmington
10 195 Ernest Simons Pace
Traded draft picks:
#1 to NJ (Winford Boynes)
Regular Season Game Log:
Date Opponent Result Record
10/13/1978 vs Houston Rockets L 107-111 0-1
10/17/1978 vs Seattle Supersonics L 109-120 0-2
10/20/1978 at Milwaukee Bucks W 115-105 1-2
10/21/1978 vs New Jersey Nets W 109-108 2-2
10/24/1978 vs Atlanta Hawks W 113-109 3-2
10/25/1978 at Houston Rockets L 101-106 3-3
10/26/1978 at New Orleans Jazz L 111-123 3-4
10/28/1978 vs Indiana Pacers W 111-106 4-4
10/31/1978 at Phoenix Suns L 108-120 4-5
11/02/1978 at San Diego Clippers W 127-122 5-5
11/03/1978 at Los Angeles Lakers L 124-147 5-6
11/05/1978 at Portland Trail Blazers L 96-111 5-7
11/08/1978 at Seattle Supersonics W 104-100 6-7
11/09/1978 at Denver Nuggets L 109-116 6-8
11/11/1978 vs Boston Celtics W 111-98 7-8
11/14/1978 vs Denver Nuggets W 106-100 8-8
11/16/1978 at Cleveland Cavaliers W 97-93 9-8
11/18/1978 vs Milwaukee Bucks W 102-100 10-8
11/21/1978 vs Detroit Pistons W 96-79 11-8
11/24/1978 at Boston Celtics L 98-109 11-9
11/25/1978 vs New Orleans Jazz W 103-96 12-9
11/28/1978 vs Washington Bullets L 106-133 12-10
11/29/1978 at Indiana Pacers L 99-101 12-11
11/30/1978 at Atlanta Hawks L 96-102 12-12
12/02/1978 vs Portland Trail Blazers W 111-77 13-12
12/05/1978 vs Kansas City Kings L 92-105 13-13
12/09/1978 vs Chicago Bulls L 96-101 13-14
12/12/1978 vs San Diego Clippers L 103-105 13-15
12/13/1978 at San Antonio Spurs L 109-139 13-16
12/15/1978 at Chicago Bulls W 118-94 14-16
12/17/1978 vs Atlanta Hawks W 111-105 15-16
12/19/1978 vs Indiana Pacers W 130-102 16-16
12/20/1978 at Atlanta Hawks L 112-121 16-17
12/23/1978 at Houston Rockets L 107-129 16-18
12/25/1978 vs Philadelphia 76ers L 94-109 16-19
12/27/1978 at New Jersey Nets W 115-104 17-19
12/28/1978 vs Washington Bullets W 109-99 18-19
12/30/1978 vs Kansas City Kings W 112-108 19-19
01/02/1979 vs Phoenix Suns L 102-114 19-20
01/04/1979 at Cleveland Cavaliers L 103-117 19-21
01/06/1979 vs San Antonio Spurs W 108-105 20-21
01/09/1979 vs Los Angeles Lakers L 94-106 20-22
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Date Opponent Result Record
01/12/1979 at Denver Nuggets L 119-126 20-23
01/14/1979 at Kansas City Kings L 104-124 20-24
01/16/1979 vs Detroit Pistons W 111-110 21-24
01/19/1979 vs Cleveland Cavaliers W 105-101 22-24
01/21/1979 at Milwaukee Bucks L 114-138 22-25
01/23/1979 at Los Angeles Lakers L 124-148 22-26
01/24/1979 at Golden State Warriors L 123-126 22-27
01/26/1979 at Phoenix Suns L 107-108 22-28
01/28/1979 at Washington Bullets L 105-122 22-29
01/29/1979 vs Golden State Warriors L 104-107 22-30
01/31/1979 at Detroit Pistons W 108-86 23-30
02/02/1979 at Philadelphia 76ers W 105-101 24-30
02/06/1979 vs Seattle Supersonics W 108-99 25-30
02/07/1979 at New Orleans Jazz L 123-125 25-31
02/10/1979 vs Boston Celtics L 102-106 25-32
02/11/1979 at Boston Celtics L 102-107 25-33
02/14/1979 at Indiana Pacers L 97-106 25-34
02/16/1979 at Chicago Bulls L 104-107 25-35
02/17/1979 vs Cleveland Cavaliers L 117-127 25-36
02/20/1979 vs Phoenix Suns L 107-117 25-37
02/24/1979 vs New Jersey Nets W 111-107 26-37
02/25/1979 at New Jersey Nets L 102-116 26-38
02/27/1979 vs Golden State Warriors W 101-99 27-38
02/28/1979 at San Antonio Spurs L 112-135 27-39
03/03/1979 vs San Diego Clippers W 111-108 28-39
03/06/1979 vs Portland Trail Blazers L 110-118 28-40
03/10/1979 vs San Antonio Spurs L 110-111 28-41
03/13/1979 vs New Orleans Jazz W 104-91 29-41
03/15/1979 at Detroit Pistons L 83-88 29-42
03/17/1979 vs Philadelphia 76ers W 103-101 30-42
03/18/1979 at Philadelphia 76ers L 90-106 30-43
03/20/1979 vs Milwaukee Bucks W 118-110 31-43
03/21/1979 at Washington Bullets L 106-119 31-44
03/24/1979 vs Chicago Bulls L 143-148 31-45
03/27/1979 at Portland Trail Blazers L 112-123 31-46
03/28/1979 at Seattle Supersonics L 105-111 31-47
03/30/1979 at Golden State Warriors L 98-114 31-48
04/01/1979 at San Diego Clippers L 116-126 31-49
04/03/1979 vs Houston Rockets L 115-116 31-50
04/05/1979 vs Denver Nuggets L 107-114 31-51
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