Owner(s) Gulf+Western Record 43–39 (.524) | ||
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.
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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 titley – clinched division titlex – clinched playoff spotEast First Round
(4) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (5) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 2–0
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
Last playoff meeting: 1968 Eastern division Semifinals (Philadelphia won 4–2)