- Won
- 52
- Lost
- 30
- Pct
- .634
- Finish
- 2nd of 17
- SRS
- 5.05
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Frazier | PG | 80 | – | 43.2 | 21.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | .494 | — | .779 |
| Willis Reed | C | 73 | – | 39.1 | 20.9 | 13.7 | 2.0 | .462 | — | .785 |
| Dick Barnett | SG | 82 | – | 34.7 | 15.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 | .456 | — | .694 |
| Dave DeBusschere | PF | 81 | – | 35.7 | 15.6 | 11.1 | 2.7 | .421 | — | .696 |
| Bill Bradley | SF | 78 | – | 29.5 | 12.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | .453 | — | .823 |
| Dave Stallworth | SF | 81 | – | 19.3 | 9.4 | 4.3 | 1.3 | .431 | — | .735 |
| Cazzie Russell | SF | 57 | – | 18.5 | 9.2 | 3.4 | 1.4 | .429 | — | .773 |
| Mike Riordan | SF | 82 | – | 16.1 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 | .418 | — | .620 |
| Phil Jackson | PF | 71 | – | 10.9 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 0.4 | .449 | — | .714 |
| Greg Fillmore | C | 39 | – | 6.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.4 | .441 | — | .481 |
| Mike Price | SG | 56 | – | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | .370 | — | .706 |
| Eddie Mast | PF | 30 | – | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.1 | .379 | — | .550 |
| Milt Williams | PG | 5 | – | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.000 | — | .667 |
Playoffs
- Lost to Baltimore Bullets 3–4 in the conference finals
- Beat Atlanta Hawks 4–1 in the conference semifinals
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Frazier | PG | 12 | 12 | 41.8 | 22.6 | 5.8 | 4.5 | .529 | — | .733 |
| Dick Barnett | SG | 12 | 12 | 37.9 | 19.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | .477 | — | .698 |
| Dave DeBusschere | PF | 12 | 12 | 40.7 | 16.4 | 13.0 | 1.8 | .416 | — | .659 |
| Willis Reed | C | 12 | 12 | 42.0 | 15.7 | 12.0 | 2.3 | .413 | — | .667 |
| Bill Bradley | SF | 12 | 12 | 30.7 | 10.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | .424 | — | .737 |
| Dave Stallworth | SF | 12 | 0 | 15.4 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 0.8 | .265 | — | .718 |
| Cazzie Russell | SF | 11 | 0 | 10.9 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 0.7 | .391 | — | 1.000 |
| Mike Riordan | SF | 12 | 0 | 14.0 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 0.8 | .385 | — | .750 |
| Mike Price | SG | 8 | 0 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | .364 | — | .667 |
| Phil Jackson | PF | 5 | 0 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.4 | .286 | — | 1.000 |
| Eddie Mast | PF | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .400 | — | — |
| Greg Fillmore | C | 8 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | .000 | — | — |
Games
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.