- Won
- 49
- Lost
- 33
- Pct
- .598
- Finish
- 5th of 17
- SRS
- 2.42
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Frazier | PG | 80 | – | 41.7 | 20.5 | 6.7 | 6.9 | .472 | — | .838 |
| Dave DeBusschere | PF | 71 | – | 38.0 | 18.1 | 10.7 | 3.6 | .461 | — | .756 |
| Bill Bradley | SF | 82 | – | 34.3 | 14.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | .451 | — | .874 |
| Phil Jackson | PF | 82 | – | 25.0 | 11.1 | 5.8 | 1.6 | .477 | — | .776 |
| Dean Meminger | SG | 78 | – | 26.7 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 2.1 | .508 | — | .644 |
| Earl Monroe | SG | 41 | – | 29.1 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | .468 | — | .823 |
| John Gianelli | C | 70 | – | 20.3 | 7.3 | 4.9 | 1.1 | .479 | — | .760 |
| Henry Bibby | PG | 66 | – | 14.9 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | .452 | — | .830 |
| Jerry Lucas | C | 73 | – | 22.3 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 3.2 | .462 | — | .698 |
| Harthorne Wingo | PF | 60 | – | 8.9 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 0.4 | .477 | — | .632 |
| Willis Reed | C | 19 | – | 26.3 | 11.1 | 7.4 | 1.6 | .457 | — | .792 |
| Mel Davis | PF | 30 | – | 5.6 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 | .347 | — | .750 |
| Dick Garrett | SG | 25 | – | 9.6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | .352 | — | .769 |
| Tom Riker | C | 17 | – | 3.4 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | .448 | — | .706 |
| Dick Barnett | SG | 5 | – | 11.6 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .385 | — | .667 |
| Allie McGuire | SG | 2 | – | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .500 | — | — |
| Dennis Bell | SF | 1 | – | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | — | — |
Playoffs
- Lost to Boston Celtics 1–4 in the conference finals
- Beat Capital Bullets 4–3 in the conference semifinals
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Frazier | PG | 12 | 12 | 40.9 | 22.5 | 7.9 | 4.0 | .502 | — | .898 |
| Earl Monroe | SG | 12 | 12 | 33.9 | 17.4 | 4.0 | 2.1 | .491 | — | .855 |
| Bill Bradley | SF | 12 | 12 | 35.4 | 12.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | .396 | — | .862 |
| Dave DeBusschere | PF | 12 | 9 | 33.7 | 12.0 | 8.3 | 3.2 | .380 | — | .621 |
| Phil Jackson | PF | 12 | 3 | 24.8 | 11.3 | 4.8 | 1.3 | .466 | — | .900 |
| John Gianelli | C | 12 | 12 | 28.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 1.9 | .407 | — | .720 |
| Henry Bibby | PG | 10 | 0 | 8.9 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | .356 | — | .833 |
| Willis Reed | C | 11 | 0 | 12.0 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | .378 | — | .600 |
| Dean Meminger | SG | 12 | 0 | 14.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | .344 | — | .200 |
| Harthorne Wingo | PF | 5 | 0 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .545 | — | — |
| Mel Davis | PF | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | .500 | — | — |
| Jerry Lucas | C | 11 | 0 | 10.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.8 | .238 | — | — |
Games
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.