1966–67 New York Knicks season

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, earning their first playoff berth in eight years.[3] New York lost in the opening round of the playoffs to the Boston Celtics, three games to one.[4]

1966–67 New York Knicks season
Head coachDick McGuire
General managerEddie Donovan
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record36–45 (.444)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Division semifinals
(lost to Celtics 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWOR-TV[1]
RadioWHN
(Don Criqui)[2]

NBA draft
Main article: 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.[5]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 1 Cazzie Russell G/F  United States Michigan
2 11 Henry Akin F/C  United States Morehead State
8 69 Mike Silliman F  United States Army
9 78 Bill Turner F  United States Akron
12 98 Dave Deutsch G  United States Rochester

Roster
1966–67 New York Knicks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SG 12 Barnett, Dick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1936–10–02 Tennessee State
C 19 Reed, Willis (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1942–06–25 Grambling State
SF 33 Russell, Cazzie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1944–06–07 Michigan
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Philadelphia 76ers 6813.840–28–226–814–328–8
x-Boston Celtics 6021.741827–425–118–630–6
x-Cincinnati Royals 3942.4812920–1112–247–714–22
x-New York Knicks 3645.4443220–159–247–611–25
Baltimore Bullets 2061.2474812–203–305–117–29
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1966-67 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS CHI CIN DET LAL NYK PHI SFW STL
Baltimore —1–83–63–62–72–72–71–82–74–5
Boston 8–1—8–18–16–35–49–05–46–35–4
Chicago 6–31–8—5–44–56–33–61–83–64–5
Cincinnati 6–31–84–5—7–23–66–31–85–46–3
Detroit 7–23–65–42–7—5–44–50–92–72–7
Los Angeles 7–24–53–66–34–5—4–51–83–64–5
New York 7–20–96–33–65–45–4—1–85–44–5
Philadelphia 8–14–58–18–19–08–18–1—7–28–1
San Francisco 7–23–66–34–57–26–34–52–7—5–4
St. Louis 5–44–55–43–67–25–45–41–84–5—

Game log
1966–67 game log
#DateOpponentScoreHigh pointsRecord
1October 15@ Philadelphia112–128Dave Stallworth (24)0–1
2October 18Los Angeles119–122Walt Bellamy (25)1–1
3October 19@ Baltimore131–109Howard Komives (28)2–1
4October 22Boston126–97Cazzie Russell (20)2–2
5October 23@ Chicago124–105Howard Komives (24)3–2
6October 26@ Los Angeles133–122Howard Komives (32)4–2
7October 28@ Los Angeles114–124Walt Bellamy (28)4–3
8November 2@ Cincinnati129–131Willis Reed (38)4–4
9November 3San Francisco108–123Walt Bellamy (27)5–4
10November 5Detroit104–115Willis Reed (32)6–4
11November 8St. Louis135–121Willis Reed (29)6–5
12November 9@ Chicago103–98Em Bryant (21)7–5
13November 11@ Boston106–111Bellamy, Reed (27)7–6
14November 12Baltimore124–134Dave Stallworth (34)8–6
15November 15Philadelphia113–109Bellamy, Reed (17)8–7
16November 16@ Philadelphia108–117Walt Bellamy (20)8–8
17November 17N Detroit108–123Willis Reed (32)8–9
18November 19Chicago104–116Willis Reed (19)9–9
19November 22Cincinnati121–118Willis Reed (26)9–10
20November 23@ Detroit100–118Willis Reed (23)9–11
21November 25N Cincinnati109–115Dick Van Arsdale (22)9–12
22November 26Baltimore114–125Cazzie Russell (34)10–12
23November 29Los Angeles114–118Howard Komives (26)11–12
24November 30@ Cincinnati119–115Walt Bellamy (32)12–12
25December 2@ St. Louis107–109Willis Reed (26)12–13
26December 3Boston120–109Willis Reed (23)12–14
27December 6San Francisco126–116Howard Komives (31)12–15
28December 7@ Detroit118–116Barnett, Bellamy (26)13–15
29December 9@ Philadelphia107–112Walt Bellamy (26)13–16
30December 10Baltimore129–138Willis Reed (26)14–16
31December 13Philadelphia127–112Walt Bellamy (22)14–17
32December 14@ Baltimore106–116Walt Bellamy (23)14–18
33December 17St. Louis114–116Dick Barnett (35)15–18
34December 21@ Chicago107–110Willis Reed (28)15–19
35December 25Chicago132–133Walt Bellamy (28)16–19
36December 26@ Detroit114–109Howard Komives (29)17–19
37December 28Los Angeles115–121Willis Reed (29)18–19
38December 30N Baltimore130–115Dick Barnett (31)19–19
39December 31Cincinnati103–107Walt Bellamy (32)20–19
40January 1@ St. Louis105–128Howard Komives (20)20–20
41January 3Philadelphia148–142 (OT)Willis Reed (30)20–21
42January 5N Philadelphia104–112Walt Bellamy (29)21–21
43January 7Baltimore126–129Willis Reed (35)22–21
44January 8N Los Angeles121–118Dick Barnett (25)23–21
45January 12@ San Francisco123–127Dick Barnett (33)23–22
46January 13N San Francisco117–119Dick Barnett (30)24–22
47January 15@ Chicago116–131Dick Barnett (30)24–23
48January 17@ Philadelphia111–119Barnett, Bellamy, Russell (18)24–24
49January 19N San Francisco123–102Dick Barnett (21)24–25
50January 21@ St. Louis124–114Willis Reed (26)25–25
51January 22@ St. Louis101–104Walt Bellamy (21)25–26
52January 24Cincinnati126–118Willis Reed (21)25–27
53January 25@ Cincinnati125–132Barnett, Reed (22)25–28
54January 28Boston114–112Dick Van Arsdale (23)25–29
55January 29@ Boston106–141Cazzie Russell (22)25–30
56January 31St. Louis120–139Willis Reed (30)26–30
57February 1@ Detroit101–104Walt Bellamy (34)26–31
58February 3N Detroit124–111Willis Reed (31)27–31
59February 4Detroit101–102Willis Reed (34)28–31
60February 7Los Angeles122–117Dick Barnett (27)28–32
61February 8N Chicago106–103Dick Barnett (26)29–32
62February 10N Chicago122–121Dick Barnett (31)30–32
63February 11San Francisco122–125 (OT)Dick Barnett (26)31–32
64February 13N St. Louis139–109Willis Reed (18)31–33
65February 15@ Cincinnati118–127Dick Barnett (21)31–34
66February 16St. Louis120–121Willis Reed (25)32–34
67February 18Cincinnati123–124Dave Stallworth (35)33–34
68February 21Boston143–114Dick Van Arsdale (24)33–35
69February 22N Chicago103–117Cazzie Russell (21)33–36
70February 23@ Boston117–122Walt Bellamy (27)33–37
71February 25Baltimore114–116Reed, Russell (26)34–37
72February 28San Francisco123–127Willis Reed (24)35–37
73March 1@ Detroit101–118Willis Reed (22)35–38
74March 3@ Los Angeles132–138Walt Bellamy (29)35–39
75March 4N San Francisco111–102Dick Van Arsdale (20)35–40
76March 5@ San Francisco115–103Willis Reed (43)36–40
77March 7Los Angeles131–119Willis Reed (25)36–41
78March 12Philadelphia131–120Walt Bellamy (34)36–42
79March 15@ Baltimore114–121Walt Bellamy (32)36–43
80March 18Boston140–123Walt Bellamy (24)36–44
81March 19@ Boston113–124Bellamy, Komives (22)36–45

Playoffs
1967 playoff game log
Division semifinals: 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 March 21 @ Boston L 110–140 Willis Reed (23) Walt Bellamy (10) Dick Van Arsdale (8) Boston Garden
8,632		 0–1
2 March 25 Boston L 108–115 Willis Reed (30) Willis Reed (21) Howard Komives (6) Madison Square Garden III
10,009		 0–2
3 March 26 @ Boston W 123–112 Willis Reed (38) Bellamy, Reed (16) Howard Komives (5) Boston Garden
10,738		 1–2
4 March 28 Boston L 109–118 Freddie Crawford (26) Walt Bellamy (20) Freddie Crawford (6) Madison Square Garden III
17,173		 1–3
1967 schedule

Awards and records

References
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  2. The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 330. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  3. "New York Knickerbockers". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on April 27, 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
  4. "1966–67 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on April 23, 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
  5. "1966 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
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