1966–67 New York Knicks season

Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks March 2026 August 2023 New York Knicks 1967 36 45 Eastern 4 Dick McGuire Eddie Donovan Madison Square Garden WOR-TVThe Fourth Estate New York Knicks 2003 331 http://www.nba.com/media/mediacentral/mg0304_nyk_10.pdf November 25, 2017 WHN(Don Criqui)The Fourth Estate New York Knicks 2003 330 http://www.nba.com/media/mediacentral/mg0304_nyk_10.pdf November 25, 2017 East Division semifinals(lost to Celtics 1–3) NYK The 1966–67 New York Knicks season was the 21st season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks finished in fourth place in the Eastern Division with a 36–45 record. In their first full season under head coach Dick McGuire, they secured their first playoff berth in eight years. New York Knickerbockers Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/ May 27, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090427054633/http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/ 27 April 2009 live New York lost in the opening round of the playoffs to the Boston Celtics, three games to one. 1966–67 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/1967.html May 27, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090423110717/http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/1967.html 23 April 2009 live NBA draft 1966 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. 1966 NBA Draft Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1966.html January 26, 2013 Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 1 Cazzie Russell G/F Michigan 2 11 Henry Akin F/C Morehead State 8 69 Mike Silliman F Army 9 78 Bill Turner F Akron 12 98 Dave Deutsch G Rochester Roster New York Knicks 1966–67 12 Dick Barnett SG 6 4 190 Tennessee State 1936–10–02 19 Willis Reed C 6 9 235 Grambling State 1942–06–25 33 Cazzie Russell SF 6 5 218 Michigan 1944–06–07 Vince Boryla Regular season Season standings NYK x – clinched playoff spot Game log 1966–67 game log # Date Opponent Score High points Record 1 October 15 @ Philadelphia 112–128 Dave Stallworth (24) 0–1 2 October 18 Los Angeles 119–122 Walt Bellamy (25) 1–1 3 October 19 @ Baltimore 131–109 Howard Komives (28) 2–1 4 October 22 Boston 126–97 Cazzie Russell (20) 2–2 5 October 23 @ Chicago 124–105 Howard Komives (24) 3–2 6 October 26 @ Los Angeles 133–122 Howard Komives (32) 4–2 7 October 28 @ Los Angeles 114–124 Walt Bellamy (28) 4–3 8 November 2 @ Cincinnati 129–131 Willis Reed (38) 4–4 9 November 3 San Francisco 108–123 Walt Bellamy (27) 5–4 10 November 5 Detroit 104–115 Willis Reed (32) 6–4 11 November 8 St. Louis 135–121 Willis Reed (29) 6–5 12 November 9 @ Chicago 103–98 Em Bryant (21) 7–5 13 November 11 @ Boston 106–111 Bellamy, Reed (27) 7–6 14 November 12 Baltimore 124–134 Dave Stallworth (34) 8–6 15 November 15 Philadelphia 113–109 Bellamy, Reed (17) 8–7 16 November 16 @ Philadelphia 108–117 Walt Bellamy (20) 8–8 17 November 17 N Detroit 108–123 Willis Reed (32) 8–9 18 November 19 Chicago 104–116 Willis Reed (19) 9–9 19 November 22 Cincinnati 121–118 Willis Reed (26) 9–10 20 November 23 @ Detroit 100–118 Willis Reed (23) 9–11 21 November 25 N Cincinnati 109–115 Dick Van Arsdale (22) 9–12 22 November 26 Baltimore 114–125 Cazzie Russell (34) 10–12 23 November 29 Los Angeles 114–118 Howard Komives (26) 11–12 24 November 30 @ Cincinnati 119–115 Walt Bellamy (32) 12–12 25 December 2 @ St. Louis 107–109 Willis Reed (26) 12–13 26 December 3 Boston 120–109 Willis Reed (23) 12–14 27 December 6 San Francisco 126–116 Howard Komives (31) 12–15 28 December 7 @ Detroit 118–116 Barnett, Bellamy (26) 13–15 29 December 9 @ Philadelphia 107–112 Walt Bellamy (26) 13–16 30 December 10 Baltimore 129–138 Willis Reed (26) 14–16 31 December 13 Philadelphia 127–112 Walt Bellamy (22) 14–17 32 December 14 @ Baltimore 106–116 Walt Bellamy (23) 14–18 33 December 17 St. Louis 114–116 Dick Barnett (35) 15–18 34 December 21 @ Chicago 107–110 Willis Reed (28) 15–19 35 December 25 Chicago 132–133 Walt Bellamy (28) 16–19 36 December 26 @ Detroit 114–109 Howard Komives (29) 17–19 37 December 28 Los Angeles 115–121 Willis Reed (29) 18–19 38 December 30 N Baltimore 130–115 Dick Barnett (31) 19–19 39 December 31 Cincinnati 103–107 Walt Bellamy (32) 20–19 40 January 1 @ St. Louis 105–128 Howard Komives (20) 20–20 41 January 3 Philadelphia 148–142 (OT) Willis Reed (30) 20–21 42 January 5 N Philadelphia 104–112 Walt Bellamy (29) 21–21 43 January 7 Baltimore 126–129 Willis Reed (35) 22–21 44 January 8 N Los Angeles 121–118 Dick Barnett (25) 23–21 45 January 12 @ San Francisco 123–127 Dick Barnett (33) 23–22 46 January 13 N San Francisco 117–119 Dick Barnett (30) 24–22 47 January 15 @ Chicago 116–131 Dick Barnett (30) 24–23 48 January 17 @ Philadelphia 111–119 Barnett, Bellamy, Russell (18) 24–24 49 January 19 N San Francisco 123–102 Dick Barnett (21) 24–25 50 January 21 @ St. Louis 124–114 Willis Reed (26) 25–25 51 January 22 @ St. Louis 101–104 Walt Bellamy (21) 25–26 52 January 24 Cincinnati 126–118 Willis Reed (21) 25–27 53 January 25 @ Cincinnati 125–132 Barnett, Reed (22) 25–28 54 January 28 Boston 114–112 Dick Van Arsdale (23) 25–29 55 January 29 @ Boston 106–141 Cazzie Russell (22) 25–30 56 January 31 St. Louis 120–139 Willis Reed (30) 26–30 57 February 1 @ Detroit 101–104 Walt Bellamy (34) 26–31 58 February 3 N Detroit 124–111 Willis Reed (31) 27–31 59 February 4 Detroit 101–102 Willis Reed (34) 28–31 60 February 7 Los Angeles 122–117 Dick Barnett (27) 28–32 61 February 8 N Chicago 106–103 Dick Barnett (26) 29–32 62 February 10 N Chicago 122–121 Dick Barnett (31) 30–32 63 February 11 San Francisco 122–125 (OT) Dick Barnett (26) 31–32 64 February 13 N St. Louis 139–109 Willis Reed (18) 31–33 65 February 15 @ Cincinnati 118–127 Dick Barnett (21) 31–34 66 February 16 St. Louis 120–121 Willis Reed (25) 32–34 67 February 18 Cincinnati 123–124 Dave Stallworth (35) 33–34 68 February 21 Boston 143–114 Dick Van Arsdale (24) 33–35 69 February 22 N Chicago 103–117 Cazzie Russell (21) 33–36 70 February 23 @ Boston 117–122 Walt Bellamy (27) 33–37 71 February 25 Baltimore 114–116 Reed, Russell (26) 34–37 72 February 28 San Francisco 123–127 Willis Reed (24) 35–37 73 March 1 @ Detroit 101–118 Willis Reed (22) 35–38 74 March 3 @ Los Angeles 132–138 Walt Bellamy (29) 35–39 75 March 4 N San Francisco 111–102 Dick Van Arsdale (20) 35–40 76 March 5 @ San Francisco 115–103 Willis Reed (43) 36–40 77 March 7 Los Angeles 131–119 Willis Reed (25) 36–41 78 March 12 Philadelphia 131–120 Walt Bellamy (34) 36–42 79 March 15 @ Baltimore 114–121 Walt Bellamy (32) 36–43 80 March 18 Boston 140–123 Walt Bellamy (24) 36–44 81 March 19 @ Boston 113–124 Bellamy, Komives (22) 36–45 Playoffs New York Knicks 1967 yes New York Knicks Division semifinals yes yes no 0 2 1 1 |- | 1 | March 21 | @ Boston | L 110–140 | Willis Reed (23) | Walt Bellamy (10) | Dick Van Arsdale (8) | Boston Garden8,632 | 0–1 |- | 2 | March 25 | Boston | L 108–115 | Willis Reed (30) | Willis Reed (21) | Howard Komives (6) | Madison Square Garden III10,009 | 0–2 |- | 3 | March 26 | @ Boston | W 123–112 | Willis Reed (38) | Bellamy, Reed (16) | Howard Komives (5) | Boston Garden10,738 | 1–2 |- | 4 | March 28 | Boston | L 109–118 | Freddie Crawford (26) | Walt Bellamy (20) | Freddie Crawford (6) | Madison Square Garden III17,173 | 1–3 |- NYK 1967 yes Awards and records Willis Reed, All-NBA Second Team All-NBA & All-ABA Teams Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/all_league.html July 20, 2013 Cazzie Russell, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team NBA & ABA All-Rookie Teams Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/all_rookie.html July 20, 2013 References Category:New York Knicks seasons New York New York Knicks New York Knicks Category:1960s in Manhattan