1973–74 New York Knicks season

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
Head coachRed Holzman
General managerRed Holzman
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record49–33 (.598)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Finals
(Lost to Celtics 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWOR-TV
Manhattan Cable Television
(Bob Wolff, Cal Ramsey)[1]
RadioWNBC
(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
Main article: 1973 NBA draft

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
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
1973–74 New York Knicks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SF 46 Bell, Dennis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1951-06-02 Drake
PG 17 Bibby, Henry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1949-11-24 UCLA
SF 24 Bradley, Bill 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1943-07-28 Princeton
PF 31 Davis, Mel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1950-11-09 St. John's
PF 22 DeBusschere, Dave 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1940-10-16 Detroit
PG 10 Frazier, Walt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1945-03-29 Southern Illinois
C 40 Gianelli, John 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1950-06-10 Pacific
PF 18 Jackson, Phil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1945-09-17 North Dakota
F/C 32 Lucas, Jerry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1940-03-30 Ohio State
G 7 Meminger, Dean 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1948-05-13 Marquette
G 15 Monroe, Earl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1944-11-21 Winston-Salem State
C 19 Reed, Willis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1942-06-25 Grambling State
C 6 Riker, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1950-02-28 South Carolina
PF 43 Wingo, Harthorne 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1947-09-09 Friendship Junior College
Head coach
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 Neutral Div
y-Boston Celtics 5626.683–26–621–189–217–5
x-New York Knicks 4933.598728–1321–190–110–12
x-Buffalo Braves 4240.5121419–1317–216–612–10
Philadelphia 76ers 2557.3053114–239–302–45–17
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics5626.683–
2 x-New York Knicks4933.5987
3 y-Capital Bullets4735.5739
4 x-Buffalo Braves4240.51214
5 Atlanta Hawks3547.42721
6 Houston Rockets3250.39024
7 Cleveland Cavaliers2953.35427
8 Philadelphia 76ers2557.30531


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

Record vs. opponents
1973–74 NBA records
Team ATL BOS BUF CAP CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCO LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SEA
Atlanta —1–52–44–41–34–30–41–35–21–34–01–31–53–31–32–24–0
Boston 5–1—5–22–42–24–23–13–14–23–12–22–25–27–13–14–02–2
Buffalo 4–22–5—3–31–35–11–31–34–22–20–41–34–46–13–13–12–2
Capital 4–44–23–3—1–36–12–23–14–33–12–21–33–34–22–23–12–2
Chicago 3–12–23–13–1—4–05–24–24–05–21–53–32–23–14–24–24–2
Cleveland 3–42–41–51–60–4—2–20–44–40–43–10–41–55–11–34–02–2
Detroit 4–01–33–12–22–52–2—5–13–14–24–23–41–32–26–05–15–1
Golden State 3–11–33–11–32–44–01–5—4–03–34–23–31–33–15–23–43–3
Houston 2–52–42–43–40–44–41–30–4—2–22–20–44–24–22–23–11–3
Kansas City-Omaha 3–11–32–21–32–54–02–43–32–2—1–50–71–31–34–24–22–4
Los Angeles 0–42–24–02–25–11–32–42–42–25–1—4–22–24–04–24–34–3
Milwaukee 3–12–23–13–13–34–04–33–34–07–02–4—2–24–05–16–04–2
New York 5–12–54–43–32–25–13–13–12–43–12–22–2—4–33–12–24–0
Philadelphia 3–31–71–62–41–31–52–21–32–43–10–40–43–4—3–12–20–4
Phoenix 3–11–31–32–22–43–10–62–52–22–42–41–51–31–3—3–34–3
Portland 2–20–41–31–32–40–41–54–31–32–43–40–62–22–23–3—3–3
Seattle 0–42–22–22–22–42–21–53–33–14–23–42–40–44–03–43–3—

Playoffs
1974 playoff game log
Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 March 29 Capital W 102–91 Walt Frazier (20) Walt Frazier (12) Dave DeBusschere (7) Madison Square Garden
19,694		 1–0
2 March 31 @ Capital L 87–99 Dave DeBusschere (20) Dave DeBusschere (10) Jerry Lucas (5) Capital Centre
16,522		 1–1
3 April 2 Capital L 79–88 Walt Frazier (20) Dave DeBusschere (12) DeBusschere, Meminger (5) Madison Square Garden
19,694		 1–2
4 April 5 @ Capital W 101–93 (OT) Earl Monroe (23) Walt Frazier (11) Walt Frazier (6) Capital Centre
19,035		 2–2
5 April 7 Capital W 106–105 Walt Frazier (38) Dave DeBusschere (8) Walt Frazier (4) Madison Square Garden
19,694		 3–2
6 April 10 @ Capital L 92–109 Walt Frazier (25) Phil Jackson (8) Walt Frazier (10) Capital Centre
19,025		 3–3
7 April 12 Capital W 91–81 Earl Monroe (20) DeBusschere, Gianelli (15) Dave DeBusschere (7) Madison Square Garden
19,694		 4–3
Conference Finals: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 14 @ Boston L 88–113 Walt Frazier (16) Dave DeBusschere (10) Meminger, Bibby (3) Boston Garden
14,101		 0–1
2 April 16 Boston L 99–111 Bill Bradley (20) Dave DeBusschere (9) Walt Frazier (4) Madison Square Garden
19,694		 0–2
3 April 19 @ Boston W 103–100 Walt Frazier (38) Frazier, Gianelli (10) Walt Frazier (4) Boston Garden
15,320		 1–2
4 April 21 Boston L 91–98 Walt Frazier (25) John Gianelli (9) Earl Monroe (5) Madison Square Garden
19,694		 1–3
5 April 24 @ Boston L 94–105 Phil Jackson (27) Phil Jackson (9) Walt Frazier (6) Boston Garden
15,320		 1–4
1974 schedule

Player statistics
Legend
  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

Awards and records

References
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  2. The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 330. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  3. "New York Knickerbockers Franchise Index". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on April 24, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  4. Hahn, Alan (2012). New York Knicks: The Complete Illustrated History. Voyageur Press. pp. 106–109. ISBN 978-1-61058-684-9.
  5. "1973–74 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  6. "1974 NBA Playoff Summary". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  7. "1973 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
  8. "All-NBA & All-ABA Teams". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  9. "NBA & ABA All-Defensive Teams". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
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