1977–78 New York Knicks season

The 1977–78 New York Knicks season was the 32nd season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks finished the regular season in second place in the Atlantic Division with a 43–39 win–loss record and qualified for the NBA playoffs. In the first round of the 1978 Playoffs, New York defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 2–0, to advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals. There, the Knicks lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in a four-game sweep.

Draft picks

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.

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 22, 1977<br>8:05p.m. EDT | Washington | W 141–115 | Monroe (22) | Shelton (9) | McAdoo (8) | Madison Square Garden<br>15,261 | 2–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | November 18, 1977<br>8:05p.m. EST | @ Washington | L 103–123 | Haywood (20) | McAdoo (13) | Beard (10) | Capital Centre<br>17,242 | 8–6

|- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | March 30, 1978<br>8:35p.m. EST | Washington | L 108–123 | Williams (26) | Knight (8) | Williams (9) | Madison Square Garden<br>12,702 | 38–38

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 | April 2, 1978<br>1:45p.m. EST | @ Washington | W 114–109 | McAdoo (25) | Knight (11) | Monroe (10) | Capital Centre<br>7,193 | 40–38

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 12 | @ Cleveland | W 132–114 | Bob McAdoo (41) | Spencer Haywood (8) | Ray Williams (6) | Richfield Coliseum<br>19,739 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 14 | Cleveland | W 109–107 | McAdoo, Haywood (27) | Bob McAdoo (12) | Ray Williams (10) | Madison Square Garden<br>18,965 | 2–0 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 24 | @ Philadelphia | L 90–130 | Ray Williams (24) | Bob McAdoo (13) | Bob McAdoo (6) | Spectrum<br>13,011 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 27 | @ Philadelphia | L 100–119 | Ray Williams (24) | three players tied (6) | Bob McAdoo (6) | Spectrum<br>15,853 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 30 | Philadelphia | L 126–137 | Bob McAdoo (29) | Lonnie Shelton (14) | Butch Beard (8) | Madison Square Garden<br>16,307 | 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 1 | Philadelphia | L 107–112 | Bob McAdoo (24) | Bob McAdoo (14) | McAdoo, Williams (4) | Madison Square Garden<br>15,457 | 0–4 |-

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