1980β81 New York Knicks season | |
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Head coach | Red Holzman |
General manager | Eddie Donovan |
Owners | Gulf+Western / Paramount Communications |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Results | |
Record | 50–32 (.610) |
Place | Division: 3rd (
Atlantic) Conference: 4th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
First round (lost to Bulls 0β2) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television |
WOR-TV
[1] MSG Network [1] |
Radio | WNEW [2] |
The 1980β81 New York Knicks season was the 35th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks finished in third place in the Atlantic Division with a 50β32 winβloss record, qualifying for the 1981 NBA Playoffs. New York lost in the best-of-three first round to the Chicago Bulls in a two-game sweep. [3]
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 |
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1 | 12 | Mike Woodson | G/F | United States | Indiana |
2 | 36 | DeWayne Scales | F | United States | LSU |
3 | 58 | Kurt Rambis | F | United States | Santa Clara |
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Roster |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Boston Celtics | 62 | 20 | .756 | β | 35β6 | 27β14 | 19β5 |
x- Philadelphia 76ers | 62 | 20 | .756 | β | 37β4 | 25β16 | 15β9 |
x- New York Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12.0 | 28β13 | 22β19 | 14β10 |
Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 23.0 | 26β15 | 13β28 | 8β16 |
New Jersey Nets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 38.0 | 16β25 | 8β33 | 8β16 |
# | |||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Boston Celtics | 62 | 20 | .756 | β |
2 | y- Milwaukee Bucks | 60 | 22 | .732 | 2 |
3 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 62 | 20 | .756 | β |
4 | x- New York Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12 |
5 | x- Chicago Bulls | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17 |
6 | x- Indiana Pacers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 |
7 | Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 23 |
8 | Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 34 |
10 | New Jersey Nets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 38 |
11 | Detroit Pistons | 21 | 61 | .256 | 41 |
Notes
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | KCK | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAS | SDC | SEA | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 2β4 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 3β2 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β4 |
Boston | 4β2 | β | 5β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 6β0 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 |
Chicago | 4β2 | 1β5 | β | 5β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 |
Cleveland | 5β1 | 1β4 | 1β5 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β6 | 3β3 | 0β5 | 0β6 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β2 |
Dallas | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 3β3 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 0β6 | 0β2 | 0β6 | 0β5 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 1β4 | 1β5 | 0β2 |
Denver | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | β | 2β0 | 3β2 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 2β4 | 0β2 |
Detroit | 2β4 | 1β4 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 0β2 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 |
Golden State | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 | β | 3β2 | 1β1 | 5β0 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 1β4 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 4β1 | 1β1 |
Houston | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 6β0 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β3 | β | 1β1 | 2β4 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 0β2 |
Indiana | 5β1 | 3β3 | 2β3 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 3β2 | 0β6 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β2 |
Kansas City | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 6β0 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 4β2 | 0β2 | β | 0β5 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 5β1 | 1β1 |
Los Angeles | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β0 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 5β0 | β | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 6β0 | 3β2 | 1β1 |
Milwaukee | 5β1 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 6β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 5β1 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β1 |
New Jersey | 2β3 | 0β6 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | β | 0β6 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 |
New York | 4β2 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 5β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 6β0 | β | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 |
Philadelphia | 5β1 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 6β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 5β1 | 3β3 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 |
Phoenix | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 3β3 | 3β2 | 6β0 | 5β1 | 5β0 | 1β1 |
Portland | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | β | 2β3 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 |
San Antonio | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 3β2 | β | 4β1 | 3β2 | 5β1 | 1β1 |
San Diego | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β6 | 2β4 | 1β4 | β | 5β1 | 3β2 | 0β2 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 0β6 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 2β3 | 1β5 | β | 4β1 | 1β1 |
Utah | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 1β4 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β5 | 3β2 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 1β4 | β | 0β2 |
Washington | 4β1 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β |
1981 playoff game log | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 0β2 (home: 0β1; road: 0β1)
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1980β81 New York Knicks season | |
---|---|
Head coach | Red Holzman |
General manager | Eddie Donovan |
Owners | Gulf+Western / Paramount Communications |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Results | |
Record | 50–32 (.610) |
Place | Division: 3rd (
Atlantic) Conference: 4th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
First round (lost to Bulls 0β2) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television |
WOR-TV
[1] MSG Network [1] |
Radio | WNEW [2] |
The 1980β81 New York Knicks season was the 35th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks finished in third place in the Atlantic Division with a 50β32 winβloss record, qualifying for the 1981 NBA Playoffs. New York lost in the best-of-three first round to the Chicago Bulls in a two-game sweep. [3]
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 | 12 | Mike Woodson | G/F | United States | Indiana |
2 | 36 | DeWayne Scales | F | United States | LSU |
3 | 58 | Kurt Rambis | F | United States | Santa Clara |
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|
Roster |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Boston Celtics | 62 | 20 | .756 | β | 35β6 | 27β14 | 19β5 |
x- Philadelphia 76ers | 62 | 20 | .756 | β | 37β4 | 25β16 | 15β9 |
x- New York Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12.0 | 28β13 | 22β19 | 14β10 |
Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 23.0 | 26β15 | 13β28 | 8β16 |
New Jersey Nets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 38.0 | 16β25 | 8β33 | 8β16 |
# | |||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Boston Celtics | 62 | 20 | .756 | β |
2 | y- Milwaukee Bucks | 60 | 22 | .732 | 2 |
3 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 62 | 20 | .756 | β |
4 | x- New York Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12 |
5 | x- Chicago Bulls | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17 |
6 | x- Indiana Pacers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 |
7 | Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 23 |
8 | Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 34 |
10 | New Jersey Nets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 38 |
11 | Detroit Pistons | 21 | 61 | .256 | 41 |
Notes
1980β81 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | KCK | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAS | SDC | SEA | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 2β4 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 3β2 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β4 |
Boston | 4β2 | β | 5β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 6β0 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 |
Chicago | 4β2 | 1β5 | β | 5β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 |
Cleveland | 5β1 | 1β4 | 1β5 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β6 | 3β3 | 0β5 | 0β6 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β2 |
Dallas | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 3β3 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 0β6 | 0β2 | 0β6 | 0β5 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 1β4 | 1β5 | 0β2 |
Denver | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | β | 2β0 | 3β2 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 2β4 | 0β2 |
Detroit | 2β4 | 1β4 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 0β2 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 |
Golden State | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 | β | 3β2 | 1β1 | 5β0 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 1β4 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 4β1 | 1β1 |
Houston | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 6β0 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β3 | β | 1β1 | 2β4 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 0β2 |
Indiana | 5β1 | 3β3 | 2β3 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 3β2 | 0β6 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β2 |
Kansas City | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 6β0 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 4β2 | 0β2 | β | 0β5 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 5β1 | 1β1 |
Los Angeles | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β0 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 5β0 | β | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 6β0 | 3β2 | 1β1 |
Milwaukee | 5β1 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 6β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 5β1 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β1 |
New Jersey | 2β3 | 0β6 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | β | 0β6 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 |
New York | 4β2 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 5β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 6β0 | β | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 |
Philadelphia | 5β1 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 6β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 5β1 | 3β3 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 |
Phoenix | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 3β3 | 3β2 | 6β0 | 5β1 | 5β0 | 1β1 |
Portland | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | β | 2β3 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 |
San Antonio | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 3β2 | β | 4β1 | 3β2 | 5β1 | 1β1 |
San Diego | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β6 | 2β4 | 1β4 | β | 5β1 | 3β2 | 0β2 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 0β6 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 2β3 | 1β5 | β | 4β1 | 1β1 |
Utah | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 1β4 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β5 | 3β2 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 1β4 | β | 0β2 |
Washington | 4β1 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β |
1981 playoff game log | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 0β2 (home: 0β1; road: 0β1)
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