1982–83 New York Knicks season

Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks March 2026 August 2023 New York Knicks 1983 44 38 Atlantic 4 5 Hubie Brown Dave DeBusschere Gulf+Western Madison Square Garden WOR-TV(Marv Albert, Butch Beard)MSG Network(Jim Karvellas, Butch Beard)2016–17 New York Knicks Media Guide New York Knicks 2016 305 https://www.nba.com/resources/static/team/v2/knicks/media/2016-17/nykmg_1617_MediaGuide.pdf April 26, 2021 WNEW(Marv Albert, John Andariese)2016–17 New York Knicks Media Guide New York Knicks 2016 304 https://www.nba.com/resources/static/team/v2/knicks/media/2016-17/nykmg_1617_MediaGuide.pdf April 26, 2021 East Semifinals(lost to 76ers 0–4) NYK The 1982–83 New York Knicks season was the 37th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).New York Knicks Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/ September 8, 2018 In the regular season, the Knicks started off by losing their first seven games of the season, but improved during the second half of their schedule.1982–83 New York Knicks Schedule and Results Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/1983_games.html September 8, 2018 They finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Division with a 44–38 win–loss record, and qualified for the NBA playoffs. New York defeated the New Jersey Nets 2–0 in the best-of-three first round of the playoffs and advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, where they were swept in four games by the eventual NBA champion Philadelphia 76ers.1982–83 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/1983.html October 24, 2009Season Review: 1982–83 National Basketball Association August 24, 2017 http://www.nba.com/history/season-recap/1982-83 July 2, 2018 NBA draft 1982 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.1982 NBA Draft Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1982.html March 30, 2013 Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 6 Trent Tucker G Minnesota 2 29 Scott Hastings F–C Arkansas 2 34 Vince Taylor F Duke Roster New York Knicks 1982–83 #031E41 white #9F2135 white 25 Bill Cartwright C 7 1 245 San Francisco 26 Mike Davis basketball, born 1956 PF 6 10 230 Maryland 18 Ernie Grunfeld SG 6 6 210 Tennessee 30 Bernard King F 6 7 197 Tennessee 55 Louis Orr SF 6 8 175 Syracuse 23 Leonard Robinson basketball F 6 7 225 Tennessee State 6 Trent Tucker SG 6 5 193 Minnesota 40 Marvin Webster C 7 1 225 Morgan State 44 Paul Westphal G 6 4 195 USC Hubie Brown Richie Adubato Mike Fratello Regular season Season standings NYK NYK z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot Playoffs New York Knicks 1983 yes #191970 white New York Knicks First Round yes yes no #800000 white 1 0 1 0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 20 | @ New Jersey | W 118–107 | Bernard King (40) | Marvin Webster (11) | Rory Sparrow (7) | Brendan Byrne Arena15,672 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 21 | New Jersey | W 105–99 | Truck Robinson (22) | Truck Robinson (13) | Paul Westphal (7) | Madison Square Garden19,591 | 2–0 |- New York Knicks Conference semifinals yes no #800000 white 0 2 0 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 24 | @ Philadelphia | L 102–112 | Bill Cartwright (17) | Bill Cartwright (8) | Rory Sparrow (10) | Spectrum14,375 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 27 | @ Philadelphia | L 91–98 | Truck Robinson (22) | Truck Robinson (14) | Rory Sparrow (8) | Spectrum15,829 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 30 | Philadelphia | L 105–107 | Bernard King (21) | Truck Robinson (15) | Rory Sparrow (6) | Madison Square Garden17,735 | 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 1 | Philadelphia | L 102–105 | Bernard King (35) | Truck Robinson (15) | Sparrow, Westphal (8) | Madison Square Garden15,457 | 0–4 |- NYK 1983 yes References Category:New York Knicks seasons New New York Knicks New York Knicks Category:1980s in Manhattan