1977-78 New York Knicks Schedule and Results

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Record: 43-39, Finished 2nd in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Willis Reed (43-39)

Executive: Eddie Donovan

PTS/G: 113.4 (3rd of 22) Opp PTS/G: 114.0 (22nd of 22)

SRS: -0.53 (12th of 22) Pace: 109.7 (3rd of 22)

Off Rtg: 101.7 (9th of 22) Def Rtg: 102.2 (18th of 22) Net Rtg: -0.5 (12th of 22)

Expected W-L: 40-42 (12th of 22)

Arena: Madison Square Garden (IV)

NBA 1978 Playoffs:
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-0) versus Cleveland Cavaliers (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (0-4) versus Philadelphia 76ers (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Tue, Oct 18, 1977	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		120	113	1	0	W 1
2	Sat, Oct 22, 1977	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		141	115	2	0	W 2
3	Tue, Oct 25, 1977	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L	OT	112	117	2	1	L 1
4	Wed, Oct 26, 1977	Box Score	@	New Orleans Jazz	L		106	123	2	2	L 2
5	Sat, Oct 29, 1977	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		124	117	3	2	W 1
6	Tue, Nov 1, 1977	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		104	113	3	3	L 1
7	Fri, Nov 4, 1977	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		95	92	4	3	W 1
8	Sun, Nov 6, 1977	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		106	102	5	3	W 2
9	Tue, Nov 8, 1977	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		123	117	6	3	W 3
10	Wed, Nov 9, 1977	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	L		113	124	6	4	L 1
11	Fri, Nov 11, 1977	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		119	127	6	5	L 2
12	Sat, Nov 12, 1977	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		101	90	7	5	W 1
13	Tue, Nov 15, 1977	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	W		108	105	8	5	W 2
14	Fri, Nov 18, 1977	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		103	123	8	6	L 1
15	Sat, Nov 19, 1977	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W	OT	129	127	9	6	W 1
16	Tue, Nov 22, 1977	Box Score		Buffalo Braves	L		101	102	9	7	L 1
17	Fri, Nov 25, 1977	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	OT	119	121	9	8	L 2	15,276
18	Sat, Nov 26, 1977	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		112	106	10	8	W 1
19	Mon, Nov 28, 1977	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		104	86	11	8	W 2
20	Tue, Nov 29, 1977	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		103	120	11	9	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Thu, Dec 1, 1977	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		116	120	11	10	L 2
22	Sat, Dec 3, 1977	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		108	115	11	11	L 3
23	Tue, Dec 6, 1977	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W	OT	122	119	12	11	W 1	17,416
24	Fri, Dec 9, 1977	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		103	84	13	11	W 2
25	Sat, Dec 10, 1977	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		106	107	13	12	L 1
26	Tue, Dec 13, 1977	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		107	106	14	12	W 1
27	Wed, Dec 14, 1977	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		101	98	15	12	W 2
28	Fri, Dec 16, 1977	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L	3OT	150	152	15	13	L 1
29	Sat, Dec 17, 1977	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		112	103	16	13	W 1
30	Tue, Dec 20, 1977	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		99	110	16	14	L 1
31	Thu, Dec 22, 1977	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		100	112	16	15	L 2
32	Sun, Dec 25, 1977	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		113	110	17	15	W 1
33	Thu, Dec 29, 1977	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		109	101	18	15	W 2
34	Fri, Dec 30, 1977	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	W		118	116	19	15	W 3
35	Sun, Jan 1, 1978	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		96	87	20	15	W 4
36	Tue, Jan 3, 1978	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		117	120	20	16	L 1
37	Fri, Jan 6, 1978	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		99	97	21	16	W 1
38	Sat, Jan 7, 1978	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	W		100	93	22	16	W 2
39	Tue, Jan 10, 1978	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		113	126	22	17	L 1
40	Fri, Jan 13, 1978	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		96	109	22	18	L 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sun, Jan 15, 1978	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		102	108	22	19	L 3
42	Tue, Jan 17, 1978	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		108	121	22	20	L 4
43	Thu, Jan 19, 1978	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		114	134	22	21	L 5
44	Sun, Jan 22, 1978	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W	OT	143	141	23	21	W 1
45	Tue, Jan 24, 1978	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		99	97	24	21	W 2
46	Thu, Jan 26, 1978	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		112	105	25	21	W 3
47	Fri, Jan 27, 1978	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		96	105	25	22	L 1
48	Sat, Jan 28, 1978	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		108	96	26	22	W 1
49	Tue, Jan 31, 1978	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		115	119	26	23	L 1
50	Thu, Feb 2, 1978	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		113	123	26	24	L 2
51	Fri, Feb 3, 1978	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		102	112	26	25	L 3
52	Thu, Feb 9, 1978	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		126	117	27	25	W 1
53	Sat, Feb 11, 1978	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		133	122	28	25	W 2
54	Sun, Feb 12, 1978	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		110	112	28	26	L 1
55	Tue, Feb 14, 1978	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L	2OT	127	136	28	27	L 2
56	Fri, Feb 17, 1978	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		128	108	29	27	W 1
57	Sat, Feb 18, 1978	Box Score		Buffalo Braves	L		112	122	29	28	L 1
58	Tue, Feb 21, 1978	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		122	120	30	28	W 1
59	Sat, Feb 25, 1978	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		122	115	31	28	W 2
60	Tue, Feb 28, 1978	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		138	123	32	28	W 3
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Thu, Mar 2, 1978	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		128	117	33	28	W 4
62	Sat, Mar 4, 1978	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		99	91	34	28	W 5	18,823
63	Sun, Mar 5, 1978	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		94	112	34	29	L 1	14,307
64	Tue, Mar 7, 1978	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		112	101	35	29	W 1
65	Wed, Mar 8, 1978	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L	2OT	125	127	35	30	L 1
66	Fri, Mar 10, 1978	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		115	122	35	31	L 2
67	Sat, Mar 11, 1978	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		126	117	36	31	W 1
68	Tue, Mar 14, 1978	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		117	135	36	32	L 1
69	Fri, Mar 17, 1978	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		117	129	36	33	L 2
70	Sat, Mar 18, 1978	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		127	141	36	34	L 3
71	Sun, Mar 19, 1978	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		118	125	36	35	L 4
72	Tue, Mar 21, 1978	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		115	114	37	35	W 1
73	Thu, Mar 23, 1978	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		108	120	37	36	L 1
74	Sat, Mar 25, 1978	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		123	133	37	37	L 2
75	Tue, Mar 28, 1978	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		106	103	38	37	W 1
76	Thu, Mar 30, 1978	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		108	123	38	38	L 1
77	Fri, Mar 31, 1978	Box Score	@	New Orleans Jazz	W		117	116	39	38	W 1
78	Sun, Apr 2, 1978	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		114	109	40	38	W 2
79	Tue, Apr 4, 1978	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		101	105	40	39	L 1
80	Thu, Apr 6, 1978	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W	OT	129	125	41	39	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 7, 1978	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	W		125	112	42	39	W 2
82	Sat, Apr 8, 1978	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	W		118	107	43	39	W 3

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Wed, Apr 12, 1978	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W	132	114	1	0	W 1
2	Fri, Apr 14, 1978	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W	109	107	2	0	W 2
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
3	Sun, Apr 16, 1978	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	90	130	2	1	L 1
4	Tue, Apr 18, 1978	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	100	119	2	2	L 2
5	Thu, Apr 20, 1978	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L	126	137	2	3	L 3
6	Sun, Apr 23, 1978	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L	107	112	2	4	L 4

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