1982–83 New York Knicks season

The 1982–83 New York Knicks season was the 37th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[3] In the regular season, the Knicks started off by losing their first seven games of the season, but improved during the second half of their schedule.[4] They finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Division with a 44–38 win–loss record, and qualified for the NBA playoffs. New York defeated the New Jersey Nets 2–0 in the best-of-three first round of the playoffs and advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, where they were swept in four games by the eventual NBA champion Philadelphia 76ers.[5][6]

1982–83 New York Knicks season
Head coachHubie Brown
General managerDave DeBusschere
OwnersGulf+Western
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record44–38 (.537)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Semifinals
(lost to 76ers 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWOR-TV
(Marv Albert, Butch Beard)
MSG Network
(Jim Karvellas, Butch Beard)[1]
RadioWNEW
(Marv Albert, John Andariese)[2]

NBA draft
Main article: 1982 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.[7]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 6 Trent Tucker G  United States Minnesota
2 29 Scott Hastings F–C  United States Arkansas
2 34 Vince Taylor F  United States Duke

Roster
New York Knicks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 25 Cartwright, Bill 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) San Francisco
PF 26 Davis, Mike 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Maryland
SG 18 Grunfeld, Ernie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Tennessee
F 30 King, Bernard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Tennessee
SF 55 Orr, Louis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Syracuse
F 23 Robinson, Leonard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Tennessee State
SG 6 Tucker, Trent 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Minnesota
C 40 Webster, Marvin 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Morgan State
G 44 Westphal, Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) USC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Philadelphia 76ers 6517.793–35–630–1115–9
x-Boston Celtics 5626.683933–823–1814–10
x-New Jersey Nets 4933.5981630–1119–2211–13
x-New York Knicks 4438.5372126–1518–2310–14
Washington Bullets 4240.5122327–1415–2610–14
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Philadelphia 76ers6517.793–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks5131.62214
3 x-Boston Celtics5626.6839
4 x-New Jersey Nets4933.59816
5 x-New York Knicks4438.53721
6 x-Atlanta Hawks4339.52422
7 Washington Bullets4240.51223
8 Detroit Pistons3745.45128
9 Chicago Bulls2854.34137
10 Cleveland Cavaliers2359.28042
11 Indiana Pacers2062.24445
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1982–83 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 —1–55–16–01–11–13–30–22–06–00–20–21–42–43–22–41–11–10–21–11–12–04–2
Boston 5–1—3–25–12–02–03–31–12–04–11–12–03–35–13–33–32–01–12–01–11–12–03–3
Chicago 1–52–3—5–11–11–12–42–01–14–20–20–21–52–41–41–50–21–10–21–10–21–11–5
Cleveland 0–61–51–5—2–00–21–52–02–05–11–10–21–50–61–50–50–21–10–21–11–10–23–2
Dallas 1–10–21–10–2—3–32–03–25–12–03–32–30–20–20–20–22–33–22–45–02–32–40–2
Denver 1–10–21–12–03–3—2–04–15–11–13–31–42–01–10–20–24–12–32–43–23–24–21–1
Detroit 3–33–34–25–10–20–2—2–02–04–20–20–23–33–21–50–61–11–11–11–10–20–23–2
Golden State 2–01–10–20–22–31–40–2—3–21–11–41–51–10–21–10–22–42–41–43–33–33–22–0
Houston 0–20–21–10–21–51–50–22–3—2–01–50–50–21–10–20–20–50–51–52–31–40–61–1
Indiana 0–61–42–41–50–21–12–41–10–2—1–10–21–50–63–31–41–10–20–21–11–12–01–5
Kansas City 2–01–12–01–13–33–32–04–15–11–1—1–41–11–11–10–21–42–33–34–11–44–22–0
Los Angeles 2–00–22–02–03–24–12–05–15–02–04–1—2–01–12–00–23–33–31–45–15–14–11–1
Milwaukee 4–13–35–15–12–00–23–31–12–05–11–10–2—3–24–21–51–12–02–02–00–22–03–2
New Jersey 4–21–54–26–02–01–12–32–01–16–01–11–12–3—4–23–31–11–10–21–12–01–13–2
New York 2–33–34–15–12–02–05–11–12–03–31–10–22–42–4—1–50–21–12–00–21–11–14–2
Philadelphia 4–23–35–15–02–02–06–02–02–04–12–02–05–13–35–1—2–00–21–12–02–02–04–2
Phoenix 1–10–22–02–03–21–41–14–25–01–14–13–31–11–12–00–2—5–13–24–25–15–00–2
Portland 1–11–11–11–12–33–21–14–25–02–03–23–30–21–11–12–01–5—2–35–13–33–21–1
San Antonio 2–00–22–02–04–24–21–14–15–12–03–34–10–22–00–21–12–33–2—4–11–45–12–0
San Diego 1–11–11–11–10–52–31–13–33–21–11–41–50–21–12–00–22–41–51–4—0–62–30–2
Seattle 1–11–12–01–13–22–32–03–34–11–14–11–52–00–21–10–21–53–34–16–0—5–01–1
Utah 0–20–21–12–04–22–42–02–36–00–22–41–40–21–11–10–20–52–31–53–20–5—0–2
Washington 2–43–35–12–32–01–12–30–21–15–10–21–13–33–32–42–42–01–10–22–01–12–0—

Playoffs
1983 playoff game log
First Round: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 20 @ New Jersey W 118–107 Bernard King (40) Marvin Webster (11) Rory Sparrow (7) Brendan Byrne Arena
15,672		 1–0
2 April 21 New Jersey W 105–99 Truck Robinson (22) Truck Robinson (13) Paul Westphal (7) Madison Square Garden
19,591		 2–0
Conference semifinals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 24 @ Philadelphia L 102–112 Bill Cartwright (17) Bill Cartwright (8) Rory Sparrow (10) Spectrum
14,375		 0–1
2 April 27 @ Philadelphia L 91–98 Truck Robinson (22) Truck Robinson (14) Rory Sparrow (8) Spectrum
15,829		 0–2
3 April 30 Philadelphia L 105–107 Bernard King (21) Truck Robinson (15) Rory Sparrow (6) Madison Square Garden
17,735		 0–3
4 May 1 Philadelphia L 102–105 Bernard King (35) Truck Robinson (15) Sparrow, Westphal (8) Madison Square Garden
15,457		 0–4
1983 schedule

References
  1. 2016–17 New York Knicks Media Guide (PDF). New York Knicks. 2016. p. 305. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  2. 2016–17 New York Knicks Media Guide (PDF). New York Knicks. 2016. p. 304. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  3. "New York Knicks". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  4. "1982–83 New York Knicks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  5. "1982–83 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
  6. "Season Review: 1982–83". National Basketball Association. August 24, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  7. "1982 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
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