The 1973–74 New York Knicks season was the 28th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[3] The Knicks entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1973 NBA Finals in five games to win their second championship.[4] In the regular season, the Knicks finished in second place in the Atlantic Division with a 49–33 record,[5] and qualified for the NBA Playoffs for the eighth consecutive year.[3]
1973–74 New York Knicks season | |
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Head coach | Red Holzman |
General manager | Red Holzman |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Results | |
Record | 49–33 (.598) |
Place | Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 3rd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Conference Finals (Lost to Celtics 1–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WOR-TV Manhattan Cable Television (Bob Wolff, Cal Ramsey)[1] |
Radio | WNBC (Marv Albert, John Andariese)[2] |
New York opened the 1974 playoffs against the Capital Bullets. With a 4–3 series victory, the Knicks advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they faced the Boston Celtics. The Celtics, who later won the NBA Finals, defeated the Knicks in five games,[6] ending New York's title defense.[3]
Draft picks
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.[7]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 14 | Mel Davis | F | United States | St. John's |
2 | 28 | Pat McFarland | F/G | United States | Saint Joseph's |
3 | 49 | Allie McGuire | F | United States | Marquette |
4 | 66 | George Karl | G | United States | North Carolina |
5 | 83 | Dennis Bell | F | United States | Drake |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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y-Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 26–6 | 21–18 | 9–2 | 17–5 |
x-New York Knicks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 7 | 28–13 | 21–19 | 0–1 | 10–12 |
x-Buffalo Braves | 42 | 40 | .512 | 14 | 19–13 | 17–21 | 6–6 | 12–10 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 31 | 14–23 | 9–30 | 2–4 | 5–17 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | – |
2 | x-New York Knicks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 7 |
3 | y-Capital Bullets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 9 |
4 | x-Buffalo Braves | 42 | 40 | .512 | 14 |
5 | Atlanta Hawks | 35 | 47 | .427 | 21 |
6 | Houston Rockets | 32 | 50 | .390 | 24 |
7 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 27 |
8 | Philadelphia 76ers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 31 |
- z – clinched division title
- y – clinched division title
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1973–74 NBA records | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BOS | BUF | CAP | CHI | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | KCO | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA |
Atlanta | — | 1–5 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 |
Boston | 5–1 | — | 5–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 |
Buffalo | 4–2 | 2–5 | — | 3–3 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 4–4 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
Capital | 4–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 1–3 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
Chicago | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 |
Cleveland | 3–4 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 0–4 | — | 2–2 | 0–4 | 4–4 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 |
Detroit | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 2–2 | — | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 5–1 |
Golden State | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 1–5 | — | 4–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 |
Houston | 2–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 |
Kansas City-Omaha | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–5 | 0–7 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 |
Los Angeles | 0–4 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 5–1 | — | 4–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 4–3 |
Milwaukee | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2–4 | — | 2–2 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 4–2 |
New York | 5–1 | 2–5 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 4–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 |
Philadelphia | 3–3 | 1–7 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 3–4 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 |
Phoenix | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 0–6 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 3–3 | 4–3 |
Portland | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 0–6 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 |
Seattle | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 3–4 | 3–3 | — |
Game log
Playoffs
Player statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Season
Playoffs
Awards and records
References
- ^ The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 331. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 330. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ a b c "New York Knickerbockers Franchise Index". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on April 24, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
- ^ Hahn, Alan (2012). New York Knicks: The Complete Illustrated History. Voyageur Press. pp. 106–109. ISBN 978-1-61058-684-9.
- ^ "1973–74 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
- ^ "1974 NBA Playoff Summary". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
- ^ "1973 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ^ "All-NBA & All-ABA Teams". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
- ^ a b "NBA & ABA All-Defensive Teams". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved August 24, 2013.