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1980-81 New York Knicks Schedule and Results

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Record: 50-32, Finished 3rd in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Red Holzman (50-32)

Executive: Eddie Donovan

PTS/G: 107.9 (12th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 106.3 (9th of 23)

SRS: 2.00 (8th of 23) Pace: 101.0 (12th of 23)

Off Rtg: 106.0 (12th of 23) Def Rtg: 104.4 (8th of 23) Net Rtg: +1.6 (8th of 23)

Expected W-L: 45-37 (8th of 23)

Arena: Madison Square Garden (IV) Attendance: 544,641 (3rd of 23)

NBA 1981 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (0-2) versus Chicago Bulls (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	Sat, Oct 11, 1980	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		114	109	1	0	W 1	17,229
2	Tue, Oct 14, 1980	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		113	93	2	0	W 2	13,514
3	Fri, Oct 17, 1980	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		101	113	2	1	L 1	9,496
4	Tue, Oct 21, 1980	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		105	97	3	1	W 1	15,756
5	Thu, Oct 23, 1980	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W	OT	109	107	4	1	W 2	12,941	2:23	at Hartford, CT
6	Sat, Oct 25, 1980	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		105	101	5	1	W 3	16,198
7	Wed, Oct 29, 1980	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		95	102	5	2	L 1	7,630
8	Thu, Oct 30, 1980	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W	OT	116	115	6	2	W 1	13,057
9	Sat, Nov 1, 1980	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		111	93	7	2	W 2	12,326
10	Wed, Nov 5, 1980	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		102	111	7	3	L 1	6,141
11	Fri, Nov 7, 1980	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		124	115	8	3	W 1	10,612
12	Sat, Nov 8, 1980	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		109	102	9	3	W 2	10,409
13	Tue, Nov 11, 1980	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		149	118	10	3	W 3	12,283
14	Wed, Nov 12, 1980	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		125	113	11	3	W 4	10,944
15	Fri, Nov 14, 1980	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		106	125	11	4	L 1	11,052
16	Sat, Nov 15, 1980	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		100	95	12	4	W 1	15,998
17	Tue, Nov 18, 1980	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		99	113	12	5	L 1	19,587
18	Fri, Nov 21, 1980	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		121	130	12	6	L 2	7,234
19	Sat, Nov 22, 1980	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		110	116	12	7	L 3	14,759
20	Mon, Nov 24, 1980	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W	OT	113	110	13	7	W 1	9,074
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Wed, Nov 26, 1980	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W	OT	119	113	14	7	W 2	5,598
22	Fri, Nov 28, 1980	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		106	120	14	8	L 1	15,320	2:01
23	Sat, Nov 29, 1980	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		111	110	15	8	W 1	12,894
24	Tue, Dec 2, 1980	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		96	113	15	9	L 1	10,291
25	Wed, Dec 3, 1980	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		98	104	15	10	L 2	9,792
26	Sat, Dec 6, 1980	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		104	94	16	10	W 1	16,313
27	Tue, Dec 9, 1980	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		107	104	17	10	W 2	10,177
28	Wed, Dec 10, 1980	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		106	104	18	10	W 3	8,052
29	Thu, Dec 11, 1980	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		107	119	18	11	L 1	11,052
30	Sat, Dec 13, 1980	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		100	94	19	11	W 1	14,569
31	Tue, Dec 16, 1980	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		112	97	20	11	W 2	10,586
32	Wed, Dec 17, 1980	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		119	103	21	11	W 3	4,083
33	Fri, Dec 19, 1980	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		102	96	22	11	W 4	8,231
34	Sat, Dec 20, 1980	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		120	114	23	11	W 5	12,253
35	Tue, Dec 23, 1980	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		114	117	23	12	L 1	6,309
36	Thu, Dec 25, 1980	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		108	117	23	13	L 2	15,202	2:20
37	Sat, Dec 27, 1980	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		100	99	24	13	W 1	11,500
38	Tue, Dec 30, 1980	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		100	98	25	13	W 2	10,559
39	Fri, Jan 2, 1981	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		100	102	25	14	L 1	6,043
40	Sat, Jan 3, 1981	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		131	95	26	14	W 1	12,487
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Tue, Jan 6, 1981	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		108	113	26	15	L 1	13,381
42	Thu, Jan 8, 1981	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L	OT	115	116	26	16	L 2	10,143
43	Sat, Jan 10, 1981	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		104	99	27	16	W 1	6,321
44	Tue, Jan 13, 1981	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		89	93	27	17	L 1	18,520	2:01
45	Wed, Jan 14, 1981	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		105	116	27	18	L 2	11,429
46	Fri, Jan 16, 1981	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		110	118	27	19	L 3	10,473
47	Sat, Jan 17, 1981	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		99	98	28	19	W 1	11,359
48	Tue, Jan 20, 1981	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		98	97	29	19	W 2	11,260
49	Thu, Jan 22, 1981	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	W		100	93	30	19	W 3	9,797
50	Fri, Jan 23, 1981	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		90	117	30	20	L 1	12,666
51	Sat, Jan 24, 1981	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		110	117	30	21	L 2	12,349
52	Mon, Jan 26, 1981	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		94	99	30	22	L 3	14,950
53	Thu, Jan 29, 1981	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		114	111	31	22	W 1	7,336
54	Tue, Feb 3, 1981	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W		101	98	32	22	W 2	9,969
55	Fri, Feb 6, 1981	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		112	94	33	22	W 3	10,247
56	Sat, Feb 7, 1981	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		113	106	34	22	W 4	12,138
57	Sun, Feb 8, 1981	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		116	102	35	22	W 5	8,925
58	Thu, Feb 12, 1981	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		122	111	36	22	W 6	4,639
59	Fri, Feb 13, 1981	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		120	92	37	22	W 7	9,636
60	Sun, Feb 15, 1981	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		115	101	38	22	W 8	12,660
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Tue, Feb 17, 1981	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		87	96	38	23	L 1	13,279
62	Wed, Feb 18, 1981	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		105	103	39	23	W 1	14,749
63	Fri, Feb 20, 1981	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		124	112	40	23	W 2	11,092
64	Sun, Feb 22, 1981	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		93	96	40	24	L 1	19,591
65	Tue, Feb 24, 1981	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W	OT	120	117	41	24	W 1	7,054
66	Wed, Feb 25, 1981	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		105	120	41	25	L 1	12,015
67	Sat, Feb 28, 1981	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		97	101	41	26	L 2	12,757
68	Tue, Mar 3, 1981	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		93	100	41	27	L 3	8,874
69	Thu, Mar 5, 1981	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		104	101	42	27	W 1	3,358
70	Fri, Mar 6, 1981	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		111	122	42	28	L 1	15,700
71	Sun, Mar 8, 1981	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		94	115	42	29	L 2	15,320	1:52
72	Wed, Mar 11, 1981	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		95	115	42	30	L 3	14,485
73	Fri, Mar 13, 1981	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		127	117	43	30	W 1	9,790
74	Sun, Mar 15, 1981	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		120	109	44	30	W 2	19,591
75	Tue, Mar 17, 1981	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		114	89	45	30	W 3	10,293
76	Wed, Mar 18, 1981	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		116	103	46	30	W 4	11,052	2:05
77	Fri, Mar 20, 1981	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		110	107	47	30	W 5	11,181
78	Sat, Mar 21, 1981	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		119	105	48	30	W 6	11,268
79	Tue, Mar 24, 1981	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		116	118	48	31	L 1	19,591	2:05
80	Wed, Mar 25, 1981	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		84	105	48	32	L 2	7,483
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Sat, Mar 28, 1981	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		90	88	49	32	W 1	8,515
82	Sun, Mar 29, 1981	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		103	95	50	32	W 2	9,485

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date				Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Tue, Mar 31, 1981		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		80	90	0	1	L 1	14,822
2	Fri, Apr 3, 1981		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L	OT	114	115	0	2	L 2	19,901

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