1982–83 New York Knicks season

1982–83 New York Knicks season
Head coach Hubie Brown
General manager Dave DeBusschere
Owner(s) Gulf+Western
Arena Madison Square Garden
Results
Record 44–38 (.537)
Place Division: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Semifinals
(Eliminated 0–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television MSG Network, WOR, EMI
Radio WNBC

The 1982–83 New York Knicks season was the 37th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Division with a 44–38 win–loss record, and qualified for the NBA Playoffs. New York defeated the New Jersey Nets 2–0 in the best-of-three first round of the playoffs and advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, where they were swept in four games by the Philadelphia 76ers.[1]

NBA Draft

Main article: 1982 NBA Draft

Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first and second rounds, and any other players picked by the franchise that played at least one game in the league.[2]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 6 Trent Tucker G  United States Minnesota
2 29 Scott Hastings F–C  United States Arkansas
2 34 Vince Taylor F  United States Duke

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Philadelphia 76ers 65 17 .793 – 35–6 30–11 15–9
x-Boston Celtics 56 26 .683 9 33–8 23–18 14–10
x-New Jersey Nets 49 33 .598 16 30–11 19–22 11–13
x-New York Knicks 44 38 .537 21 26–15 18–23 10–14
Washington Bullets 42 40 .512 23 27–14 15–26 10–14
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Philadelphia 76ers 65 17 .793 –
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks 51 31 .622 14
3 x-Boston Celtics 56 26 .683 9
4 x-New Jersey Nets 49 33 .598 16
5 x-New York Knicks 44 38 .537 21
6 x-Atlanta Hawks 43 39 .524 22
7 Washington Bullets 42 40 .512 23
8 Detroit Pistons 37 45 .451 28
9 Chicago Bulls 28 54 .341 37
10 Cleveland Cavaliers 23 59 .280 42
11 Indiana Pacers 20 62 .244 45
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

References

  1. ↑ "1982–83 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
  2. ↑ "1982 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
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