1973β74 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 (lostββto Celtics 1β4) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | WOR-TV Manhattan Cable Television (Bob Wolff, Cal Ramsey) | ||
Radio | WNBC (Marv Albert, John Andariese) | ||
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The 1973β74 New York Knicks season was theββ28th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks entered the "season as the defending NBA champions," having defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1973 NBA Finals in five gamesββto win their second championship. In the regular season, the Knicks finished in second place in the Atlantic Division with a 49β33 record, and qualified for the NBA Playoffs for the eighth consecutive year.
New York opened the 1974 playoffs against the Capital Bullets. With a 4β3 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, ending New York's title defense.
Draft picksβ»
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 | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 14 | Mel Davis | F | ![]() |
St. John's |
2 | 28 | Pat McFarland | F/G | ![]() |
Saint Joseph's |
3 | 49 | Allie McGuire | F | ![]() |
Marquette |
4 | 66 | George Karl | G | ![]() |
North Carolina |
5 | 83 | Dennis Bell | F | ![]() |
Drake |
Rosterβ»
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Regular seasonβ»
Season standingsβ»
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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y-Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | β | 26β6 | 21β18 | 9β2 | 17β5 |
x-New York Knicks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 7 | 28β13 | 21β19 | 0β1 | 10β12 |
x-Buffalo Braves | 42 | 40 | .512 | 14 | 19β13 | 17β21 | 6β6 | 12β10 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 31 | 14β23 | 9β30 | 2β4 | 5β17 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | β |
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 β clinched division title
- y β clinched division title
- x β clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponentsβ»
1973β74 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 | β | 1β5 | 2β4 | 4β4 | 1β3 | 4β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 5β2 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 4β0 |
Boston | 5β1 | β | 5β2 | 2β4 | 2β2 | 4β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 5β2 | 7β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 |
Buffalo | 4β2 | 2β5 | β | 3β3 | 1β3 | 5β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 4β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 4β4 | 6β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 |
Capital | 4β4 | 4β2 | 3β3 | β | 1β3 | 6β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 |
Chicago | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | β | 4β0 | 5β2 | 4β2 | 4β0 | 5β2 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 4β2 |
Cleveland | 3β4 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 1β6 | 0β4 | β | 2β2 | 0β4 | 4β4 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 5β1 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 |
Detroit | 4β0 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β5 | 2β2 | β | 5β1 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 3β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 6β0 | 5β1 | 5β1 |
Golden State | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β4 | 4β0 | 1β5 | β | 4β0 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 5β2 | 3β4 | 3β3 |
Houston | 2β5 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 3β4 | 0β4 | 4β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | β | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 |
Kansas City-Omaha | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β5 | 4β0 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 2β2 | β | 1β5 | 0β7 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 2β4 |
Los Angeles | 0β4 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 5β1 | 1β3 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 2β2 | 5β1 | β | 4β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 4β2 | 4β3 | 4β3 |
Milwaukee | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β3 | 4β0 | 4β3 | 3β3 | 4β0 | 7β0 | 2β4 | β | 2β2 | 4β0 | 5β1 | 6β0 | 4β2 |
New York | 5β1 | 2β5 | 4β4 | 3β3 | 2β2 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 4β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 |
Philadelphia | 3β3 | 1β7 | 1β6 | 2β4 | 1β3 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β4 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 3β4 | β | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 |
Phoenix | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 3β1 | 0β6 | 2β5 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 1β3 | β | 3β3 | 4β3 |
Portland | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β4 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 4β3 | 1β3 | 2β4 | 3β4 | 0β6 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β3 | β | 3β3 |
Seattle | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 2β2 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 3β4 | 2β4 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 3β4 | 3β3 | β |
Game logβ»
1973β74 game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 9 | Detroit | 100β101 | Walt Frazier (27) | 1β0 | |||||
2 | October 13 | Houston | 86β85 | Dave DeBusschere (24) | 1β1 | |||||
3 | October 16 | Buffalo | 91β117 | Dave DeBusschere (28) | 2β1 | |||||
4 | October 19 | @ Cleveland | 92β90 | Dave DeBusschere (24) | 3β1 | |||||
5 | October 20 | Chicago | 85β69 | Walt Frazier (18) | 3β2 | |||||
6 | October 23 | Capital | 101β84 | Dave DeBusschere (18) | 3β3 | |||||
7 | October 26 | @ Boston | 101β113 | Walt Frazier (21) | 3β4 | |||||
8 | October 27 | Philadelphia | 90β96 | Willis Reed (23) | 4β4 | |||||
9 | October 31 | @ Houston | 102β91 | Dave DeBusschere (21) | 5β4 | |||||
10 | November 2 | @ Los Angeles | 106β91 | Walt Frazier (44) | 6β4 | |||||
11 | November 3 | @ Portland | 100β107 | Dave DeBusschere (23) | 6β5 | |||||
12 | November 4 | @ Seattle | 111β106 | Walt Frazier (24) | 7β5 | |||||
13 | November 8 | Boston | 94β84 | Walt Frazier (18) | 7β6 | |||||
14 | November 9 | @ Philadelphia | 91β94 | Walt Frazier (33) | 7β7 | |||||
15 | November 10 | Cleveland | 90β100 | Walt Frazier (24) | 8β7 | |||||
16 | November 13 | Seattle | 102β104 | Walt Frazier (26) | 9β7 | |||||
17 | November 15 | Buffalo | 86β97 | Bradley, Frazier (22) | 10β7 | |||||
18 | November 17 | Milwaukee | 93β100 | Dave DeBusschere (26) | 11β7 | |||||
19 | November 20 | Los Angeles | 89β105 | Bill Bradley (29) | 12β7 | |||||
20 | November 22 | @ Milwaukee | 91β107 | Walt Frazier (30) | 12β8 | |||||
21 | November 24 | Golden State | 107β99 | Walt Frazier (34) | 12β9 | |||||
22 | November 25 | @ Capital | 81β109 | Willis Reed (16) | 12β10 | |||||
23 | November 28 | Houston | 114β106 | Walt Frazier (26) | 12β11 | |||||
24 | November 30 | @ Chicago | 97β115 | Frazier, Jackson (15) | 12β12 | |||||
25 | December 1 | Cleveland | 99β119 | Phil Jackson (30) | 13β12 | |||||
26 | December 4 | Portland | 100β113 | Walt Frazier (27) | 14β12 | |||||
27 | December 5 | @ Boston | 97β119 | Walt Frazier (25) | 14β13 | |||||
28 | December 7 | @ Buffalo | 113β108 | Dave DeBusschere (41) | 15β13 | |||||
29 | December 8 | Atlanta | 100β117 | Walt Frazier (25) | 16β13 | |||||
30 | December 11 | Phoenix | 97β105 | Dave DeBusschere (28) | 17β13 | |||||
31 | December 15 | Kansas CityβOmaha | 107β116 | Dave DeBusschere (25) | 18β13 | |||||
32 | December 17 | @ Houston | 109β97 | Walt Frazier (29) | 19β13 | |||||
33 | December 19 | @ Atlanta | 105β107 | Bill Bradley (25) | 19β14 | |||||
34 | December 21 | @ Buffalo | 115β117 | Walt Frazier (26) | 19β15 | |||||
35 | December 22 | Detroit | 88β99 | Dave DeBusschere (25) | 20β15 | |||||
36 | December 25 | Capital | 102β100 | Walt Frazier (27) | 20β16 | |||||
37 | December 26 | @ Detroit | 96β91 | Dave DeBusschere (23) | 21β16 | |||||
38 | December 29 | Philadelphia | 92β112 | Bill Bradley (21) | 22β16 | |||||
39 | December 30 | @ Kansas CityβOmaha | 102β85 | Dave DeBusschere (34) | 23β16 | |||||
40 | January 1 | Atlanta | 89β99 | Phil Jackson (23) | 24β16 | |||||
41 | January 2 | @ Capital | 92β81 | Walt Frazier (25) | 25β16 | |||||
42 | January 4 | @ Philadelphia | 75β78 | Henry Bibby (14) | 25β17 | |||||
43 | January 5 | Buffalo | 111β110 | Bill Bradley (24) | 25β18 | |||||
44 | January 8 | @ Chicago | 108β80 | Dave DeBusschere (31) | 26β18 | |||||
45 | January 11 | @ Seattle | 107β98 | Bill Bradley (20) | 27β18 | |||||
46 | January 12 | @ Golden State | 96β80 | Bill Bradley (20) | 28β18 | |||||
47 | January 18 | @ Houston | 90β96 | Walt Frazier (19) | 28β19 | |||||
48 | January 19 | @ Phoenix | 89β112 | Dave DeBusschere (25) | 28β20 | |||||
49 | January 22 | Houston | 108β93 | Walt Frazier (30) | 28β21 | |||||
50 | January 26 | Philadelphia | 98β122 | Walt Frazier (23) | 29β21 | |||||
51 | January 27 | @ Atlanta | 111β89 | Walt Frazier (27) | 30β21 | |||||
52 | January 29 | Boston | 83β104 | Walt Frazier (23) | 31β21 | |||||
53 | January 30 | @ Kansas CityβOmaha | 108β88 | Dave DeBusschere (19) | 32β21 | |||||
54 | February 1 | @ Detroit | 91β96 | DeBusschere, Monroe (16) | 32β22 | |||||
55 | February 2 | Cleveland | 87β103 | Walt Frazier (21) | 33β22 | |||||
56 | February 5 | Phoenix | 90β106 | Earl Monroe (23) | 34β22 | |||||
57 | February 8 | @ Boston | 97β125 | John Gianelli (15) | 34β23 | |||||
58 | February 9 | Buffalo | 103β100 (OT) | Earl Monroe (24) | 34β24 | |||||
59 | February 12 | @ Buffalo | 100β93 | Phil Jackson (24) | 35β24 | |||||
60 | February 13 | Chicago | 80β89 | Walt Frazier (24) | 36β24 | |||||
61 | February 16 | Golden State | 107β117 | Walt Frazier (31) | 37β24 | |||||
62 | February 17 | @ Milwaukee | 86β97 | Earl Monroe (20) | 37β25 | |||||
63 | February 19 | Portland | 116β119 (OT) | Walt Frazier (32) | 38β25 | |||||
64 | February 21 | N Buffalo | 97β119 | Walt Frazier (17) | 38β26 | |||||
65 | February 22 | @ Cleveland | 117β110 | Walt Frazier (25) | 39β26 | |||||
66 | February 23 | Atlanta | 90β98 | Bradley, Frazier (21) | 40β26 | |||||
67 | February 26 | Capital | 71β85 | Walt Frazier (21) | 41β26 | |||||
68 | March 1 | @ Capital | 112β103 | Dave DeBusschere (28) | 42β26 | |||||
69 | March 2 | Boston | 104β88 | Dave DeBusschere (21) | 42β27 | |||||
70 | March 3 | @ Boston | 108β102 (OT) | Dave DeBusschere (26) | 43β27 | |||||
71 | March 5 | Seattle | 106β111 | Walt Frazier (25) | 44β27 | |||||
72 | March 6 | @ Atlanta | 96β94 | Frazier, Monroe (20) | 45β27 | |||||
73 | March 9 | Milwaukee | 75β88 | DeBusschere, Monroe (20) | 46β27 | |||||
74 | March 10 | @ Philadelphia | 108β109 | Walt Frazier (25) | 46β28 | |||||
75 | March 12 | Los Angeles | 109β102 | Earl Monroe (20) | 46β29 | |||||
76 | March 14 | @ Golden State | 107β95 | Dave DeBusschere (30) | 47β29 | |||||
77 | March 15 | @ Portland | 105β107 | Phil Jackson (23) | 47β30 | |||||
78 | March 17 | @ Los Angeles | 114β126 | John Gianelli (25) | 47β31 | |||||
79 | March 20 | @ Phoenix | 106β104 (OT) | Bill Bradley (31) | 48β31 | |||||
80 | March 23 | Kansas CityβOmaha | 107β106 | Earl Monroe (20) | 48β32 | |||||
81 | March 24 | @ Cleveland | 92β114 | Dave DeBusschere (20) | 48β33 | |||||
82 | March 26 | Philadelphia | 90β117 | Henry Bibby (21) | 49β33 |
Playoffsβ»
Player statisticsβ»
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 |
Seasonβ»
Playoffsβ»
Awards and recordsβ»
- Walt Frazier, All-NBA First Team
- Walt Frazier, NBA All-Defensive First Team
- Dave DeBusschere, NBA All-Defensive First Team
Referencesβ»
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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. 106β109. ISBN 978-1-61058-684-9.
- ^ "1973β74 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.
- ^ "NBA & ABA All-Defensive Teams". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved August 24, 2013.