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]

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]

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
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.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
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 Mercy
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 College
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured 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—

Game log

1973–74 game log
#DateOpponentScoreHigh pointsRecord
1October 9Detroit100–101Walt Frazier (27)1–0
2October 13Houston86–85Dave DeBusschere (24)1–1
3October 16Buffalo91–117Dave DeBusschere (28)2–1
4October 19@ Cleveland92–90Dave DeBusschere (24)3–1
5October 20Chicago85–69Walt Frazier (18)3–2
6October 23Capital101–84Dave DeBusschere (18)3–3
7October 26@ Boston101–113Walt Frazier (21)3–4
8October 27Philadelphia90–96Willis Reed (23)4–4
9October 31@ Houston102–91Dave DeBusschere (21)5–4
10November 2@ Los Angeles106–91Walt Frazier (44)6–4
11November 3@ Portland100–107Dave DeBusschere (23)6–5
12November 4@ Seattle111–106Walt Frazier (24)7–5
13November 8Boston94–84Walt Frazier (18)7–6
14November 9@ Philadelphia91–94Walt Frazier (33)7–7
15November 10Cleveland90–100Walt Frazier (24)8–7
16November 13Seattle102–104Walt Frazier (26)9–7
17November 15Buffalo86–97Bradley, Frazier (22)10–7
18November 17Milwaukee93–100Dave DeBusschere (26)11–7
19November 20Los Angeles89–105Bill Bradley (29)12–7
20November 22@ Milwaukee91–107Walt Frazier (30)12–8
21November 24Golden State107–99Walt Frazier (34)12–9
22November 25@ Capital81–109Willis Reed (16)12–10
23November 28Houston114–106Walt Frazier (26)12–11
24November 30@ Chicago97–115Frazier, Jackson (15)12–12
25December 1Cleveland99–119Phil Jackson (30)13–12
26December 4Portland100–113Walt Frazier (27)14–12
27December 5@ Boston97–119Walt Frazier (25)14–13
28December 7@ Buffalo113–108Dave DeBusschere (41)15–13
29December 8Atlanta100–117Walt Frazier (25)16–13
30December 11Phoenix97–105Dave DeBusschere (28)17–13
31December 15Kansas City–Omaha107–116Dave DeBusschere (25)18–13
32December 17@ Houston109–97Walt Frazier (29)19–13
33December 19@ Atlanta105–107Bill Bradley (25)19–14
34December 21@ Buffalo115–117Walt Frazier (26)19–15
35December 22Detroit88–99Dave DeBusschere (25)20–15
36December 25Capital102–100Walt Frazier (27)20–16
37December 26@ Detroit96–91Dave DeBusschere (23)21–16
38December 29Philadelphia92–112Bill Bradley (21)22–16
39December 30@ Kansas City–Omaha102–85Dave DeBusschere (34)23–16
40January 1Atlanta89–99Phil Jackson (23)24–16
41January 2@ Capital92–81Walt Frazier (25)25–16
42January 4@ Philadelphia75–78Henry Bibby (14)25–17
43January 5Buffalo111–110Bill Bradley (24)25–18
44January 8@ Chicago108–80Dave DeBusschere (31)26–18
45January 11@ Seattle107–98Bill Bradley (20)27–18
46January 12@ Golden State96–80Bill Bradley (20)28–18
47January 18@ Houston90–96Walt Frazier (19)28–19
48January 19@ Phoenix89–112Dave DeBusschere (25)28–20
49January 22Houston108–93Walt Frazier (30)28–21
50January 26Philadelphia98–122Walt Frazier (23)29–21
51January 27@ Atlanta111–89Walt Frazier (27)30–21
52January 29Boston83–104Walt Frazier (23)31–21
53January 30@ Kansas City–Omaha108–88Dave DeBusschere (19)32–21
54February 1@ Detroit91–96DeBusschere, Monroe (16)32–22
55February 2Cleveland87–103Walt Frazier (21)33–22
56February 5Phoenix90–106Earl Monroe (23)34–22
57February 8@ Boston97–125John Gianelli (15)34–23
58February 9Buffalo103–100 (OT)Earl Monroe (24)34–24
59February 12@ Buffalo100–93Phil Jackson (24)35–24
60February 13Chicago80–89Walt Frazier (24)36–24
61February 16Golden State107–117Walt Frazier (31)37–24
62February 17@ Milwaukee86–97Earl Monroe (20)37–25
63February 19Portland116–119 (OT)Walt Frazier (32)38–25
64February 21N Buffalo97–119Walt Frazier (17)38–26
65February 22@ Cleveland117–110Walt Frazier (25)39–26
66February 23Atlanta90–98Bradley, Frazier (21)40–26
67February 26Capital71–85Walt Frazier (21)41–26
68March 1@ Capital112–103Dave DeBusschere (28)42–26
69March 2Boston104–88Dave DeBusschere (21)42–27
70March 3@ Boston108–102 (OT)Dave DeBusschere (26)43–27
71March 5Seattle106–111Walt Frazier (25)44–27
72March 6@ Atlanta96–94Frazier, Monroe (20)45–27
73March 9Milwaukee75–88DeBusschere, Monroe (20)46–27
74March 10@ Philadelphia108–109Walt Frazier (25)46–28
75March 12Los Angeles109–102Earl Monroe (20)46–29
76March 14@ Golden State107–95Dave DeBusschere (30)47–29
77March 15@ Portland105–107Phil Jackson (23)47–30
78March 17@ Los Angeles114–126John Gianelli (25)47–31
79March 20@ Phoenix106–104 (OT)Bill Bradley (31)48–31
80March 23Kansas City–Omaha107–106Earl Monroe (20)48–32
81March 24@ Cleveland92–114Dave DeBusschere (20)48–33
82March 26Philadelphia90–117Henry Bibby (21)49–33

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

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 331. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 330. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  3. 1 2 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. 1 2 "NBA & ABA All-Defensive Teams". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
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