1980–81 New York Knicks season

The 1980–81 New York Knicks season was the 35th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks finished in third place in the Atlantic Division with a 50–32 win–loss record, qualifying for the 1981 NBA Playoffs. New York lost in the best-of-three first round to the Chicago Bulls in a two-game sweep.[3]

1980–81 New York Knicks season
Head coachRed Holzman
General managerEddie Donovan
OwnersGulf+Western / Paramount Communications
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record50–32 (.610)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Bulls 0–2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWOR-TV[1]
MSG Network[1]
RadioWNEW[2]

NBA draft
Main article: 1980 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.[4]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 12 Mike Woodson G/F  United States Indiana
2 36 DeWayne Scales F  United States LSU
3 58 Kurt Rambis F  United States Santa Clara

Roster
1980–81 New York Knicks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SG 35 Carter, Reggie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1957-10-10 St. John's
C 25 Cartwright, Bill 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1957-07-30 San Francisco
PF 42 Demic, Larry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1957-06-27 Arizona
PG 34 Glenn, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1955-09-10 Southern Illinois
SF 43 Knight, Toby Injured (IN) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1955-05-03 Notre Dame
SG 20 Richardson, Micheal Ray (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1955-04-11 Montana
SF 21 Russell, Campy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1952-01-12 Michigan
PF 31 Scales, DeWayne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1958-12-28 LSU
C 40 Webster, Marvin 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1952-04-13 Morgan State
PG 13 Williams, Ray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1954-10-14 Minnesota
PF 33 Williams, Sly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1958-01-26 Rhode Island
SG 44 Woodson, Mike 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1958-03-24 Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 30, 1981

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics6220.756–35–627–1419–5
x-Philadelphia 76ers6220.756–37–425–1615–9
x-New York Knicks5032.61012.028–1322–1914–10
Washington Bullets3943.47623.026–1513–288–16
New Jersey Nets2458.29338.016–258–338–16
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6220.756 –
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks6022.7322
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers6220.756–
4 x-New York Knicks5032.61012
5 x-Chicago Bulls4537.54917
6 x-Indiana Pacers4438.53718
7 Washington Bullets3943.47623
8 Atlanta Hawks3151.37831
9 Cleveland Cavaliers2854.34134
10 New Jersey Nets2458.29338
11 Detroit Pistons2161.25641

Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1980–81 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —2–42–41–52–01–14–22–01–11–51–10–21–53–22–41–50–21–11–11–11–12–01–4
Boston 4–2—5–14–12–02–04–11–12–03–31–12–03–36–05–13–32–02–02–02–01–11–15–1
Chicago 4–21–5—5–11–11–15–11–11–13–22–01–13–33–23–32–40–20–20–21–11–12–05–1
Cleveland 5–11–41–5—2–01–13–31–10–22–40–20–20–63–30–50–61–11–11–11–10–21–14–2
Dallas 0–20–21–10–2—3–30–22–30–60–20–60–50–21–11–10–21–41–41–52–31–41–50–2
Denver 1–10–21–11–13–3—2–03–22–41–14–23–21–11–10–21–11–42–32–43–23–22–40–2
Detroit 2–41–41–53–32–00–2—0–21–12–41–10–21–53–31–51–40–20–20–21–10–20–21–5
Golden State 0–21–11–11–13–22–32–0—3–21–15–01–51–11–12–00–22–42–41–42–43–34–11–1
Houston 1–10–21–12–06–04–21–12–3—1–12–42–30–22–00–20–21–43–23–31–44–14–20–2
Indiana 5–13–32–34–22–01–14–21–11–1—2–00–22–45–13–20–61–10–22–01–10–21–14–2
Kansas City 1–11–10–22–06–02–41–10–54–20–2—0–51–12–01–10–23–23–22–43–22–35–11–1
Los Angeles 2–00–21–12–05–02–32–05–13–22–05–0—0–22–02–01–12–43–32–33–36–03–21–1
Milwaukee 5–13–33–36–02–01–15–11–12–04–21–12–0—5–13–33–21–12–01–12–02–02–04–1
New Jersey 2–30–62–33–31–11–13–31–10–21–50–20–21–5—0–61–51–12–00–20–21–11–13–3
New York 4–21–53–35–01–12–05–10–22–02–31–10–23–36–0—3–31–11–10–22–02–02–04–2
Philadelphia 5–13–34–26–02–01–14–12–02–06–02–01–12–35–13–3—1–11–12–02–02–02–04–2
Phoenix 2–00–22–01–14–14–12–04–24–11–12–34–21–11–11–11–1—3–33–26–05–15–01–1
Portland 1–10–22–01–14–13–22–04–22–32–02–33–30–20–21–11–13–3—2–34–24–22–32–0
San Antonio 1–10–22–01–15–14–22–04–13–30–24–23–21–12–02–00–22–33–2—4–13–25–11–1
San Diego 1–10–21–11–13–22–31–14–24–11–12–33–30–22–00–20–20–62–41–4—5–13–20–2
Seattle 1–11–11–12–04–12–32–03–31–42–03–20–60–21–10–20–21–52–42–31–5—4–11–1
Utah 0–21–10–21–15–14–22–01–42–41–11–52–30–21–10–20–20–53–21–52–31–4—0–2
Washington 4–11–51–52–42–02–05–11–12–02–41–11–11–43–32–42–41–10–21–12–01–12–0—

Playoffs
1981 playoff game log
First Round: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 March 31 Chicago L 80–90 Ray Williams (19) Micheal Ray Richardson (13) Micheal Ray Richardson (6) Madison Square Garden
14,822		 0–1
2 April 3 @ Chicago W 114–115 (OT) Campy Russell (29) three players tied (6) three players tied (5) Chicago Stadium
19,901		 0–2
1981 schedule

Player statistics

Awards and records

Transactions

References
  1. The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 331. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  2. The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 330. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  3. "1980–81 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  4. "1980 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  5. "NBA & ABA All-Defensive Teams". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
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