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1977–78 New York Knicks season

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Head coach
  
Willis Reed

Owner(s)
  
Gulf+Western

Record
  
43–39 (.524)

General manager
  
Eddie Donovan

Arena
  
Madison Square Garden

Place
  
Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 5th (Eastern)

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.

Contents

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.

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

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

    1977–78 New York Knicks season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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