1980–81 New York Knicks season

Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks March 2026 August 2023 New York Knicks 1981 50 32 Atlantic 3 4 Red Holzman Eddie Donovan Gulf+Western / Paramount Communications Madison Square Garden First round(lost to Bulls 0–2) NYK WOR-TVThe Fourth Estate New York Knicks 2003 331 http://www.nba.com/media/mediacentral/mg0304_nyk_10.pdf January 24, 2018MSG Network WNEWThe Fourth Estate New York Knicks 2003 330 http://www.nba.com/media/mediacentral/mg0304_nyk_10.pdf January 24, 2018 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.1980–81 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/1981.html March 14, 2010 NBA draft 1980 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.1980 NBA Draft Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1980.html March 23, 2013 Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 12 Mike Woodson G/F Indiana 2 36 DeWayne Scales F LSU 3 58 Kurt Rambis F Santa Clara Roster New York Knicks 1980–81 #031E41 white #9F2135 white 35 Reggie Carter SG 6 3 175 1957-10-10 St. John's 25 Bill Cartwright C 7 1 245 1957-07-30 San Francisco 42 Larry Demic PF 6 9 225 1957-06-27 Arizona 34 Mike Glenn PG 6 2 175 1955-09-10 Southern Illinois 43 Toby Knight SF 6 9 210 1955-05-03 Notre Dame IN 20 Micheal Ray Richardson SG 6 5 189 1955-04-11 Montana 21 Campy Russell SF 6 8 215 1952-01-12 Michigan 31 DeWayne Scales PF 6 8 208 1958-12-28 LSU 40 Marvin Webster C 7 1 225 1952-04-13 Morgan State 13 Ray Williams basketball PG 6 3 188 1954-10-14 Minnesota 33 Sly Williams PF 6 7 210 1958-01-26 Rhode Island 44 Mike Woodson SG 6 5 195 1958-03-24 Indiana Red Holzman Butch Beard Hal Fischer https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/1981.html January 30, 1981 Regular season Season standings NYK NYK Notes z, y – division champions x – clinched playoff spot Game log Regular season New York Knicks 1981 Total: 48–34 (home: 28–13; road: 20–21) New York Knicks October yes 5 0 1 2 |- | 2 | October 14, 1980 | Philadelphia |- | 5 | October 23, 1980 | @ Boston(at Hartford, CT) | 0028000073 109 107 1 | | | | Hartford Civic Center | 4–1 New York Knicks November 5 2 4 4 |- | 10 | November 5, 1980 | @ Kansas City |- | 14 | November 12, 1980 | @ Philadelphia |- | 17 | November 18, 1980 | Philadelphia |- | 20 | November 24, 1980 | Houston | 0028000250 113 110 1 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 13–7 |- | 22 | November 28, 1980 | @ Boston | 0028000268 106 120 | | | | Boston Garden | 14–8 New York Knicks December 7 2 3 3 |- | 25 | December 3, 1980 | @ Philadelphia |- | 36 | December 25, 1980 | Boston | 0028000419 108 117 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 23–13 |- | 37 | December 27, 1980 | Kansas City New York Knicks January 2 4 4 5 |- | 44 | January 13, 1981 | Boston | 0028000515 89 93 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 27–17 |- | 47 | January 17, 1981 | @ Houston | 0028000541 99 98 | | | | The Summit | 28–19 New York Knicks February 4 2 5 2 New York Knicks March 5 3 3 5 |- | 71 | March 8, 1981 | @ Boston | 0028000816 94 115 | | | | Boston Garden | 42–29 |- | 72 | March 11, 1981 | @ Philadelphia |- | 74 | March 15, 1981 | Philadelphia |- | 79 | March 24, 1981 | Boston | 0028000900 116 118 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 48–31 NYK 1981 Playoffs New York Knicks 1981 yes New York Knicks First Round yes yes no 0 1 0 1 |- | 1 | March 31 | Chicago | L 80–90 | Ray Williams (19) | Micheal Ray Richardson (13) | Micheal Ray Richardson (6) | Madison Square Garden14,822 | 0–1 |- | 2 | April 3 | @ Chicago | W 114–115 (OT) | Campy Russell (29) | three players tied (6) | three players tied (5) | Chicago Stadium19,901 | 0–2 |- NYK 1981 yes Awards and records Micheal Ray Richardson, NBA All-Defensive First TeamNBA & ABA All-Defensive Teams Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/all_defense.html September 21, 2013 References Category:New York Knicks seasons N New York Knicks New York Knicks Category:1980s in Manhattan