1977–78 New York Knicks season

The 1977–78 New York Knicks season was the 32nd season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks finished the regular season in second place in the Atlantic Division with a 43–39 win–loss record and qualified for the NBA Playoffs. In the first round of the 1978 Playoffs, New York defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 2–0, to advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals. There, the Knicks lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in a four-game sweep.[3]

1977–78 New York Knicks season
Head coachWillis Reed
General managerEddie Donovan
OwnersGulf+Western
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record43–39 (.524)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Semifinals
(Lost to 76ers 0–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWOR-TV[1]
RadioWNEW[2]

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.[4]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 10 Ray Williams G  United States Minnesota
2 26 Glen Gondrezick G/F  United States UNLV
2 32 Toby Knight F  United States Notre Dame
4 76 Steve Hayes C  United States Idaho State

Roster
Roster listing
New York Knicks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 9 Beard, Butch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Louisville
G 14 Burden, Ticky 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Utah
PG 35 Cleamons, Jim 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Ohio State
F 44 Gondrezick, Glen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) UNLV
F 42 Haywood, Spencer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Detroit
F 18 Jackson, Phil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) North Dakota
F 43 Knight, Toby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Notre Dame
F/C 11 McAdoo, Bob 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) North Carolina
F 5 McMillian, Jim 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Columbia
G 15 Monroe, Earl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Winston-Salem State
F 8 Shelton, Lonnie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Oregon State
G 13 Williams, Ray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Philadelphia 76ers 5527.671–37–418–2314–2
x-New York Knicks 4339.5241229–1214–277–9
Boston Celtics 3250.3902324–178–338–8
Buffalo Braves 2755.3292820–217–347–9
New Jersey Nets 2458.2933118–236–354–12
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Philadelphia 76ers5527.671–
2 y-San Antonio Spurs5230.6343
3 x-Washington Bullets4438.53711
4 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4339.52412
5 x-New York Knicks4339.52412
6 x-Atlanta Hawks4141.50014
7 New Orleans Jazz3943.47616
8 Boston Celtics3250.39023
9 Houston Rockets2854.34127
10 Buffalo Braves2755.32928
11 New Jersey Nets2458.29331


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

Record vs. opponents
1977–78 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS BUF CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NOJ NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SEA WAS
Atlanta —2–23–11–31–31–32–21–33–13–12–13–12–23–12–22–22–23–11–31–32–11–3
Boston 2–2—3–11–31–31–31–32–22–22–12–21–23–13–12–22–20–42–21–30–40–41–3
Buffalo 1–31–3—3–11–31–31–30–33–11–31–21–31–32–22–23–11–30–41–31–31–31–3
Chicago 3–13–11–3—3–12–22–21–33–13–10–42–21–31–22–21–33–02–21–32–22–22–1
Cleveland 3–13–13–11–3—3–12–22–22–22–12–22–23–13–12–23–11–31–20–40–43–12–2
Denver 3–13–13–12–21–3—2–22–23–02–22–23–13–13–13–11–31–32–23–12–11–33–1
Detroit 2–23–13–12–22–22–2—2–23–11–31–32–22–23–13–00–40–42–21–31–31–32–2
Golden State 3–12–23–03–12–22–22–2—2–13–13–10–42–23–10–42–21–32–21–33–12–22–2
Houston 1–32–21–31–32–20–31–31–2—3–12–21–31–32–21–32–22–21–32–21–30–41–3
Indiana 1–31–23–11–31–22–23–11–31–3—2–21–30–42–22–21–32–21–31–31–31–33–1
Kansas City 1–22–22–14–02–22–23–11–32–22–2—2–20–42–22–20–41–30–40–40–41–32–2
Los Angeles 1–32–13–12–22–21–32–24–03–13–12–2—3–14–02–13–12–21–30–42–21–32–2
Milwaukee 2–21–33–13–11–31–32–22–23–14–04–01–3—3–12–13–11–21–31–32–21–33–1
New Jersey 1–31–32–22–11–31–31–31–32–22–22–20–41–3—0–41–30–42–20–30–42–22–2
New Orleans 2–22–22–22–22–21–31–34–03–12–22–21–21–24–0—1–32–21–33–11–32–20–4
New York 2–22–21–33–11–33–13–02–22–23–14–01–31–33–13–1—1–31–31–32–22–12–2
Philadelphia 2–24–03–11–33–13–14–03–12–22–23–12–22–14–02–23–1—2–12–23–13–12–2
Phoenix 1–32–24–02–22–12–22–22–23–13–14–03–13–12–23–13–11–2—1–32–22–22–2
Portland 3–13–13–13–14–01–33–13–12–23–14–04–03–13–11–33–02–23–1—2–23–12–1
San Antonio 3–14–03–12–24–01–22–11–33–13–14–02–22–24–03–12–21–32–22–2—2–22–2
Seattle 1–24–03–12–21–33–13–12–24–03–13–13–13–12–22–11–31–32–21–32–2—1–3
Washington 3–13–13–11–22–21–32–22–23–11–32–22–21–32–24–02–22–22–21–22–23–1—

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (5) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 2–0

  • Game 1 @ Cleveland: New York 132, Cleveland 114
  • Game 2 @ New York: New York 109, Cleveland 107

Last playoff meeting: This was the first meeting between the Knicks and the Cavaliers

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (5) New York Knicks: 76ers win series 4–0

  • Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 130, New York 90
  • Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 119, New York 100
  • Game 3 @ New York: Philadelphia 137, New York 126
  • Game 4 @ New York: Philadelphia 112, New York 107

Last playoff meeting: 1968 Eastern division Semifinals (Philadelphia won 4–2)

References
  1. The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 331. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  2. The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 330. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  3. "1977–78 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  4. "1977 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
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