- Won
- 40
- Lost
- 42
- Pct
- .488
- Finish
- 9th of 18
- SRS
- -0.92
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Frazier | PG | 78 | – | 41.1 | 21.5 | 6.0 | 6.1 | .483 | — | .828 |
| Earl Monroe | SG | 78 | – | 36.1 | 20.9 | 4.2 | 3.5 | .457 | — | .827 |
| Bill Bradley | SF | 79 | – | 35.3 | 13.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | .436 | — | .873 |
| Phil Jackson | PF | 78 | – | 29.3 | 10.8 | 7.7 | 1.7 | .455 | — | .763 |
| John Gianelli | C | 80 | – | 35.0 | 10.3 | 8.6 | 2.0 | .472 | — | .692 |
| Harthorne Wingo | PF | 82 | – | 20.6 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 1.0 | .460 | — | .754 |
| Henry Bibby | PG | 47 | – | 18.6 | 9.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | .448 | — | .719 |
| Mel Davis | PF | 62 | – | 14.6 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 0.9 | .390 | — | .686 |
| Jim Barnett | SG | 28 | – | 19.2 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | .407 | — | .860 |
| Jesse Dark | SG | 47 | – | 8.5 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | .471 | — | .550 |
| Dennis Bell | SF | 52 | – | 8.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | .376 | — | .556 |
| Tom Riker | C | 51 | – | 9.5 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | .361 | — | .561 |
| Neal Walk | C | 30 | – | 9.1 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 0.7 | .409 | — | .880 |
| Howard Porter | SF | 17 | – | 7.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 0.1 | .361 | — | .778 |
| Dave Stallworth | SF | 7 | – | 8.1 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 0.3 | .278 | — | — |
| Greg Jackson | SG | 5 | – | 5.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .400 | — | — |
Playoffs
- Lost to Houston Rockets 1–2 in the first round
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Frazier | PG | 3 | 3 | 41.3 | 23.7 | 6.7 | 7.0 | .630 | — | .813 |
| Earl Monroe | SG | 3 | 3 | 29.7 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | .267 | — | .818 |
| Jim Barnett | SG | 3 | 0 | 19.7 | 10.3 | 2.7 | 1.7 | .619 | — | 1.000 |
| Harthorne Wingo | PF | 3 | 0 | 25.3 | 9.0 | 7.3 | 2.3 | .435 | — | .700 |
| Phil Jackson | PF | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 0.7 | .476 | — | .875 |
| John Gianelli | C | 3 | 3 | 31.0 | 8.3 | 4.7 | 0.7 | .458 | — | 1.000 |
| Bill Bradley | SF | 3 | 3 | 29.3 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | .375 | — | 1.000 |
| Mel Davis | PF | 3 | 0 | 9.3 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | .417 | — | 1.000 |
| Neal Walk | C | 3 | 0 | 13.0 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | .500 | — | — |
| Jesse Dark | SG | 2 | 0 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | .167 | — | 1.000 |
| Dennis Bell | SF | 3 | 0 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | .125 | — | .000 |
| Tom Riker | C | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .500 | — | — |
Games
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.