1980–81 New York Knicks season

The 1980–81 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 50–32 win–loss 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]

1980–81 New York Knicks season
Head coachRed Holzman
General managerEddie Donovan
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record50–32 (.610)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast First Round
(Lost to Bulls 0–2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWOR-TV[1]
MSG Network[1]
RadioWNEW[2]

NBA Draft

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

Roster
Roster listing
New York Knicks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 35 Carter, Reggie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) St. John's
C 25 Cartwright, Bill 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) San Francisco
F 42 Demic, Larry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Arizona
G 34 Glenn, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Southern Illinois
PG 20 Richardson, Micheal Ray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Montana
SF 21 Russell, Campy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Michigan
C 40 Webster, Marvin 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Morgan State
G 13 Williams, Ray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Minnesota
G/F 44 Woodson, Mike 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Indiana
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics6220.756–35–627–1419–5
x-Philadelphia 76ers6220.756–37–425–1615–9
x-New York Knicks5032.61012.028–1322–1914–10
Washington Bullets3943.47623.026–1513–288–16
New Jersey Nets2458.29338.016–258–338–16
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6220.756 –
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks6022.7322
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers6220.756–
4 x-New York Knicks5032.61012
5 x-Chicago Bulls4537.54917
6 x-Indiana Pacers4438.53718
7 Washington Bullets3943.47623
8 Atlanta Hawks3151.37831
9 Cleveland Cavaliers2854.34134
10 New Jersey Nets2458.29338
11 Detroit Pistons2161.25641


Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1980–81 NBA Records
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 —2–42–41–52–01–14–22–01–11–51–10–21–53–22–41–50–21–11–11–11–12–01–4
Boston 4–2—5–14–12–02–04–11–12–03–31–12–03–36–05–13–32–02–02–02–01–11–15–1
Chicago 4–21–5—5–11–11–15–11–11–13–22–01–13–33–23–32–40–20–20–21–11–12–05–1
Cleveland 5–11–41–5—2–01–13–31–10–22–40–20–20–63–30–50–61–11–11–11–10–21–14–2
Dallas 0–20–21–10–2—3–30–22–30–60–20–60–50–21–11–10–21–41–41–52–31–41–50–2
Denver 1–10–21–11–13–3—2–03–22–41–14–23–21–11–10–21–11–42–32–43–23–22–40–2
Detroit 2–41–41–53–32–00–2—0–21–12–41–10–21–53–31–51–40–20–20–21–10–20–21–5
Golden State 0–21–11–11–13–22–32–0—3–21–15–01–51–11–12–00–22–42–41–42–43–34–11–1
Houston 1–10–21–12–06–04–21–12–3—1–12–42–30–22–00–20–21–43–23–31–44–14–20–2
Indiana 5–13–32–34–22–01–14–21–11–1—2–00–22–45–13–20–61–10–22–01–10–21–14–2
Kansas City 1–11–10–22–06–02–41–10–54–20–2—0–51–12–01–10–23–23–22–43–22–35–11–1
Los Angeles 2–00–21–12–05–02–32–05–13–22–05–0—0–22–02–01–12–43–32–33–36–03–21–1
Milwaukee 5–13–33–36–02–01–15–11–12–04–21–12–0—5–13–33–21–12–01–12–02–02–04–1
New Jersey 2–30–62–33–31–11–13–31–10–21–50–20–21–5—0–61–51–12–00–20–21–11–13–3
New York 4–21–53–35–01–12–05–10–22–02–31–10–23–36–0—3–31–11–10–22–02–02–04–2
Philadelphia 5–13–34–26–02–01–14–12–02–06–02–01–12–35–13–3—1–11–12–02–02–02–04–2
Phoenix 2–00–22–01–14–14–12–04–24–11–12–34–21–11–11–11–1—3–33–26–05–15–01–1
Portland 1–10–22–01–14–13–22–04–22–32–02–33–30–20–21–11–13–3—2–34–24–22–32–0
San Antonio 1–10–22–01–15–14–22–04–13–30–24–23–21–12–02–00–22–33–2—4–13–25–11–1
San Diego 1–10–21–11–13–22–31–14–24–11–12–33–30–22–00–20–20–62–41–4—5–13–20–2
Seattle 1–11–11–12–04–12–32–03–31–42–03–20–60–21–10–20–21–52–42–31–5—4–11–1
Utah 0–21–10–21–15–14–22–01–42–41–11–52–30–21–10–20–20–53–21–52–31–4—0–2
Washington 4–11–51–52–42–02–05–11–12–02–41–11–11–43–32–42–41–10–21–12–01–12–0—

Game log

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) New York Knicks vs. (5) Chicago Bulls: Bulls win series 2–0

  • Game 1 @ New York: Chicago 90, New York 80
  • Game 2 @ Chicago: Chicago 115, New York 114 (OT)

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

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References
  1. The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 331. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  2. The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 330. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  3. "1980–81 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  4. "1980 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  5. "NBA & ABA All-Defensive Teams". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
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