- Won
- 48
- Lost
- 34
- Pct
- .585
- Finish
- 7th of 17
- SRS
- 2.28
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Frazier | PG | 77 | – | 40.6 | 23.2 | 6.7 | 5.8 | .512 | — | .808 |
| Jerry Lucas | C | 77 | – | 38.0 | 16.7 | 13.1 | 4.1 | .512 | — | .791 |
| Dave DeBusschere | PF | 80 | – | 38.4 | 15.4 | 11.3 | 3.6 | .427 | — | .728 |
| Bill Bradley | SF | 78 | – | 35.6 | 15.1 | 3.2 | 4.0 | .465 | — | .849 |
| Dick Barnett | SG | 79 | – | 28.6 | 12.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .437 | — | .753 |
| Earl Monroe | SG | 60 | – | 20.6 | 11.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | .436 | — | .786 |
| Phil Jackson | PF | 80 | – | 15.9 | 7.2 | 4.1 | 0.9 | .440 | — | .732 |
| Dean Meminger | SG | 78 | – | 15.0 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | .474 | — | .564 |
| Luther Rackley | C | 62 | – | 10.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 0.3 | .428 | — | .583 |
| Willis Reed | C | 11 | – | 33.0 | 13.4 | 8.7 | 2.0 | .438 | — | .692 |
| Eddie Mast | PF | 40 | – | 6.8 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 | .348 | — | .610 |
| Dave Stallworth | SF | 14 | – | 16.1 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 1.8 | .375 | — | .829 |
| Eddie Miles | SG | 42 | – | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .359 | — | .889 |
| Charlie Paulk | PF | 28 | – | 5.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.3 | .267 | — | .667 |
| Mike Price | SG | 6 | – | 6.7 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .357 | — | .818 |
| Greg Fillmore | C | 10 | – | 6.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | .259 | — | .333 |
| Mike Riordan | SF | 4 | – | 8.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .364 | — | .000 |
Playoffs
- Beat Boston Celtics 4–1 in the conference finals
- Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 1–4 in the Finals
- Beat Baltimore Bullets 4–2 in the conference semifinals
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Frazier | PG | 16 | 16 | 44.0 | 24.3 | 7.0 | 6.1 | .536 | — | .736 |
| Jerry Lucas | C | 16 | 4 | 46.1 | 18.6 | 10.8 | 5.3 | .500 | — | .831 |
| Dave DeBusschere | PF | 16 | 16 | 38.5 | 16.6 | 12.1 | 2.3 | .450 | — | .750 |
| Bill Bradley | SF | 16 | 16 | 37.1 | 16.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 | .467 | — | .839 |
| Earl Monroe | SG | 16 | 0 | 26.8 | 12.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | .411 | — | .789 |
| Phil Jackson | PF | 16 | 16 | 20.0 | 9.8 | 5.1 | 0.9 | .475 | — | .737 |
| Dean Meminger | SG | 16 | 0 | 17.3 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 1.3 | .421 | — | .630 |
| Dick Barnett | SG | 12 | 12 | 10.9 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | .469 | — | .417 |
| Eddie Mast | PF | 9 | 0 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | .571 | — | .200 |
| Luther Rackley | C | 11 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .143 | — | 1.000 |
| Charlie Paulk | PF | 7 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | .300 | — | — |
| Eddie Miles | SG | 9 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | .000 | — | .800 |
Games
- New York Knicks105–108Baltimore BulletsPlayoffs · OT
- Los Angeles Lakers116–111New York KnicksPlayoffs · OT
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.