- Won
- 54
- Lost
- 28
- Pct
- .659
- Finish
- 4th of 14
- SRS
- 5.48
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Reed | C | 82 | – | 37.9 | 21.1 | 14.5 | 2.3 | .521 | — | .747 |
| Dick Barnett | SG | 82 | – | 36.0 | 17.6 | 3.1 | 3.5 | .463 | — | .774 |
| Walt Frazier | PG | 80 | – | 36.9 | 17.5 | 6.2 | 7.9 | .505 | — | .746 |
| Bill Bradley | SF | 82 | – | 29.4 | 12.4 | 4.3 | 3.7 | .429 | — | .814 |
| Cazzie Russell | SF | 50 | – | 32.9 | 18.3 | 4.2 | 2.3 | .450 | — | .796 |
| Dave DeBusschere | PF | 47 | – | 39.4 | 16.4 | 11.4 | 2.7 | .442 | — | .682 |
| Walt Bellamy | C | 35 | – | 32.5 | 15.2 | 11.0 | 2.2 | .507 | — | .619 |
| Phil Jackson | PF | 47 | – | 19.7 | 7.1 | 5.2 | 0.9 | .429 | — | .672 |
| Howard Komives | PG | 32 | – | 26.1 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 4.3 | .346 | — | .849 |
| Don May | SF | 48 | – | 11.7 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 0.7 | .363 | — | .724 |
| Nate Bowman | C | 67 | – | 9.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 0.8 | .363 | — | .475 |
| Bill Hosket | PF | 50 | – | 7.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.4 | .431 | — | .571 |
| Mike Riordan | SF | 54 | – | 7.4 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | .340 | — | .667 |
Playoffs
- Lost to Boston Celtics 2–4 in the division finals
- Beat Baltimore Bullets 4–0 in the division semifinals
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Reed | C | 10 | 10 | 42.9 | 25.7 | 14.1 | 1.9 | .510 | — | .786 |
| Walt Frazier | PG | 10 | 10 | 41.5 | 21.2 | 7.4 | 9.1 | .503 | — | .596 |
| Dick Barnett | SG | 10 | 10 | 40.2 | 16.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | .399 | — | .685 |
| Dave DeBusschere | PF | 10 | 10 | 41.9 | 16.3 | 14.8 | 3.3 | .351 | — | .820 |
| Bill Bradley | SF | 10 | 10 | 41.9 | 16.0 | 7.3 | 4.0 | .461 | — | .769 |
| Mike Riordan | SF | 10 | 0 | 10.8 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | .513 | — | .750 |
| Don May | SF | 9 | 0 | 9.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.9 | .300 | — | .778 |
| Cazzie Russell | SF | 5 | 0 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | .238 | — | 1.000 |
| Nate Bowman | C | 10 | 0 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 0.3 | .267 | — | 1.000 |
| Bill Hosket | PF | 4 | 0 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | .500 | — | .000 |
Games
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.