1967–68 New York Knicks season

The 1967–68 New York Knicks season was the 22nd season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks finished in third place in the Eastern Division with a 43–39 record, qualifying for the NBA playoffs for the second consecutive season.[3] New York lost its opening round series to the Philadelphia 76ers, four games to two.[4] Willis Reed scored 20.6 points per game and had 13.2 rebounds per game, leading the Knicks in both categories; Frazier had a team-high 4.1 assists per game.[5]

1967–68 New York Knicks season
Head coachDick McGuire
Red Holzman
General managerEddie Donovan
ArenaMadison Square Garden III
Madison Square Garden IV
Results
Record43–39 (.524)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Division semifinals
(lost to 76ers 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWOR-TV[1]
RadioWHN[2]

Walt Frazier joined the Knicks' roster in time for the 1967–68 season, having been selected by the team in the first round of the 1967 NBA draft.[6] Bill Bradley also made his Knicks debut in 1967.[7] New York had an early season six-game losing streak and stood at 15–22 on December 27.[8] The Knicks then replaced their head coach, hiring Red Holzman to fill the position.[9] To begin 1968, they won six consecutive games and reached 33–33 by mid-February.[8] With a 28–17 record in Holzman's 45 games as coach, the Knicks reached the playoffs.[10] The Knicks and 76ers split the first four games of their playoff series, before Philadelphia won games five and six to end New York's season.[4]

The season was also significant for the Knicks' move to the new Madison Square Garden. Their final game in the previous Garden was on February 10, a 115–97 win against the 76ers. They would then host their first game at the new Garden on February 14, a 114–102 win against the expansion San Diego Rockets.[11]

Draft picks
Main article: 1967 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.[6]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 5 Walt Frazier G  United States Southern Illinois
2 17 Phil Jackson F/C  United States North Dakota
3 24 Gary Gregor F/C  United States South Carolina
12 128 Mike Riordan F  United States Providence

Regular season

Season standings
Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Philadelphia 76ers 6220.756–27–826–129–029–11
x-Boston Celtics 5428.659828–921–165–324–16
x-New York Knicks 4339.5241920–1721–162–619–21
x-Detroit Pistons 4042.4882221–1112–237–815–25
Cincinnati Royals 3943.4762318–1213–238–818–22
Baltimore Bullets 3646.4392617–1912–237–415–25

Record vs. opponents
1967-68 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS CHI CIN DET LAL NYK PHI SDR SFW SEA STL
Baltimore —3–52–55–34–43–43–50–87–02–55–22–5
Boston 5–3—5–23–56–24–36–24–47–04–36–14–3
Chicago 5–22–5—5–23–41–72–51–64–42–63–51–7
Cincinnati 3–55–32–5—4–41–63–53–57–04–36–11–6
Detroit 4–42–64–34–4—2–54–41–75–24–36–14–3
Los Angeles 4–33–47–16–15–2—4–32–57–14–44–46–2
New York 5–32–65–25–34–43–4—3–56–15–24–31–6
Philadelphia 8–04–46–15–37–15–25–3—6–14–37–05–2
San Diego 0–70–74–40–72–51–71–61–6—2–63–51–7
San Francisco 5–23–46–23–43–44–42–53–46–2—7–11–7
Seattle 2–51–65–31–61–64–43–40–75–31–7—0–8
St. Louis 5–23–47–16–13–42–66–12–57–17–18–0—

Game log
1967–68 game log
#DateOpponentScoreHigh pointsRecord
1October 17San Francisco122–124Cazzie Russell (23)1–0
2October 18@ Baltimore98–121Barnett, Reed (22)1–1
3October 21Los Angeles114–106Willis Reed (30)1–2
4October 24St. Louis135–130 (OT)Willis Reed (32)1–3
5October 25@ Philadelphia114–117Willis Reed (24)1–4
6October 28Detroit111–98Willis Reed (27)1–5
7October 31@ San Francisco103–108Dick Barnett (19)1–6
8November 1@ Los Angeles129–113Willis Reed (53)2–6
9November 3@ Seattle134–100Willis Reed (24)3–6
10November 4@ San Diego125–121Barnett, Russell (23)4–6
11November 5@ San Diego115–107Dick Barnett (22)5–6
12November 8@ Detroit108–110Willis Reed (28)5–7
13November 9Cincinnati106–123Walt Bellamy (30)6–7
14November 11Boston105–110Cazzie Russell (24)7–7
15November 14San Diego109–122Willis Reed (27)8–7
16November 15N San Diego122–108Dick Barnett (18)8–8
17November 18Baltimore101–93Cazzie Russell (20)8–9
18November 21Chicago123–125 (2OT)Walt Bellamy (26)9–9
19November 22@ Cincinnati122–123Cazzie Russell (29)9–10
20November 23N Chicago96–106Dick Barnett (26)9–11
21November 25Seattle110–111Willis Reed (26)10–11
22November 28Philadelphia110–108Dick Barnett (32)10–12
23November 29@ Cincinnati119–99Willis Reed (18)11–12
24December 1@ Chicago100–102Willis Reed (27)11–13
25December 2Los Angeles122–106Willis Reed (23)11–14
26December 5Baltimore117–148Walt Bellamy (28)12–14
27December 6@ Boston113–115Reed, Russell (25)12–15
28December 8@ Philadelphia109–117Dick Barnett (26)12–16
29December 9Detroit124–121Dick Barnett (32)12–17
30December 12St. Louis145–142 (2OT)Barnett, Bellamy (25)12–18
31December 13@ Detroit117–129Walt Bellamy (27)12–19
32December 16San Diego102–126Walt Bellamy (31)13–19
33December 19Cincinnati118–133Willis Reed (29)14–19
34December 20@ Los Angeles138–131Willis Reed (33)15–19
35December 22@ Seattle108–120Dick Barnett (20)15–20
36December 25Boston134–124Walt Bellamy (30)15–21
37December 26N Seattle137–135Willis Reed (28)15–22
38December 27Philadelphia114–105Walt Bellamy (27)15–23
39December 29Los Angeles126–115Dick Barnett (23)15–24
40January 2Cincinnati125–119Dick Barnett (30)15–25
41January 3@ Philadelphia129–115Barnett, Bellamy (30)16–25
42January 5N Chicago121–99Dick Van Arsdale (30)17–25
43January 6Detroit101–118Walt Bellamy (32)18–25
44January 8@ Seattle119–113Walt Bellamy (27)19–25
45January 9@ San Diego118–105Willis Reed (24)20–25
46January 10@ Los Angeles115–101Willis Reed (30)21–25
47January 12@ San Francisco117–127Barnett, Reed (30)21–26
48January 15N Seattle129–113Bellamy, Russell (20)21–27
49January 17@ Baltimore111–109Cazzie Russell (30)22–27
50January 19@ Boston114–120Dick Barnett (31)22–28
51January 21@ Detroit115–103Cazzie Russell (42)23–28
52January 25@ Chicago126–118Cazzie Russell (31)24–28
53January 26@ St. Louis94–103Cazzie Russell (31)24–29
54January 28San Francisco130–133Cazzie Russell (26)25–29
55January 30Baltimore134–131Dick Barnett (26)25–30
56January 31@ Cincinnati128–126 (OT)Walt Bellamy (23)26–30
57February 1N Chicago112–103Walt Bellamy (25)27–30
58February 3Boston112–108Dick Van Arsdale (23)27–31
59February 4@ Boston110–108Walt Frazier (27)28–31
60February 6St. Louis100–121Barnett, Bellamy (21)29–31
61February 7@ Baltimore114–111Walt Bellamy (32)30–31
62February 9@ St. Louis111–121Walt Bellamy (23)30–32
63February 10Philadelphia97–115Walt Bellamy (24)31–32
64February 14San Diego102–114Dick Barnett (26)32–32
65February 16N Cincinnati91–125Willis Reed (16)32–33
66February 17Seattle111–134Phil Jackson (24)33–33
67February 20San Francisco112–115 (OT)Dick Barnett (32)34–33
68February 24Chicago101–109Cazzie Russell (22)35–33
69February 25@ Detroit124–115Cazzie Russell (38)36–33
70February 27St. Louis108–102Dick Barnett (22)36–34
71February 28@ Baltimore126–122Willis Reed (28)37–34
72February 29N St. Louis105–102 (OT)Willis Reed (28)37–35
73March 2Detroit107–133Cazzie Russell (30)38–35
74March 5Boston113–91Dick Barnett (20)38–36
75March 6@ Boston91–103Cazzie Russell (24)38–37
76March 10Philadelphia119–108Willis Reed (22)38–38
77March 12Baltimore104–107Willis Reed (30)39–38
78March 13@ Philadelphia130–120Willis Reed (32)40–38
79March 15@ Los Angeles112–123Willis Reed (26)40–39
80March 17@ San Francisco130–104Walt Bellamy (26)41–39
81March 18@ San Francisco123–118Willis Reed (29)42–39
82March 20Cincinnati106–108Howard Komives (21)43–39

Playoffs
1968 playoff game log
Division semifinals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 March 22 @ Philadelphia L 110–118 Willis Reed (38) Willis Reed (23) Dick Van Arsdale (8) Spectrum
5,093		 0–1
2 March 23 Philadelphia W 128–117 Walt Bellamy (26) Walt Bellamy (17) Walt Frazier (7) Madison Square Garden IV
15,911		 1–1
3 March 27 @ Philadelphia L 132–138 (2OT) Cazzie Russell (40) Walt Bellamy (19) Walt Frazier (9) Spectrum
6,951		 1–2
4 March 30 Philadelphia W 107–98 Walt Bellamy (28) Walt Bellamy (13) Howard Komives (8) Madison Square Garden IV
18,262		 2–2
5 March 31 @ Philadelphia L 105–123 Cazzie Russell (31) Walt Bellamy (10) Howard Komives (5) Spectrum
6,979		 2–3
6 April 1 Philadelphia L 97–113 Bellamy, Barnett (19) Walt Bellamy (22) Howard Komives (6) Madison Square Garden IV
18,014		 2–4
1968 schedule

Awards and records

References
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  2. The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 330. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
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  7. Araton, p. 61.
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  9. Araton, p. 69.
  10. Araton, p. 73.
  11. Hahn, p. 74.
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