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1968-69 New York Knickerbockers

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54-28, Finished 3rd in NBA Eastern Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 110.8 points per game, Allowed 105.1 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 56-26)
Coached by Red Holzman (54-28)

SRS: 5.48 (1st of 14)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Division Finals (4-2) versus Boston Celtics
Won NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (4-0) versus Baltimore Bullets

1968-69 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Team 82 19730 3588 7813 .459 1911 2596 .736 4246 2071 2175 9087
Opponent 82 19730 8616

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Willis Reed C-F 6-9 235 26 82 3108 704 1351 .521 325 435 .747 1191 190 314 1733
2 Dick Barnett G-F 6-4 190 32 82 2953 565 1220 .463 312 403 .774 251 291 239 1442
3 Walt Frazier G 6-4 200 23 80 2949 531 1052 .505 341 457 .746 499 635 245 1403
4 Bill Bradley F-G 6-5 205 25 82 2413 407 948 .429 206 253 .814 350 302 295 1020
5 Cazzie Russell F-G 6-5 218 24 50 1645 362 804 .450 191 240 .796 209 115 140 915
6 Dave DeBusschere F-G 6-6 220 28 47 1851 317 717 .442 135 198 .682 535 128 179 769
7 Walt Bellamy C 6-11 225 29 35 1136 204 402 .507 125 202 .619 385 77 123 533
8 Phil Jackson F-C 6-8 220 23 47 924 126 294 .429 80 119 .672 246 43 168 332
9 Howard Komives G 6-1 185 27 32 836 107 309 .346 73 86 .849 95 137 96 287
10 Don May F 6-4 200 23 48 560 81 223 .363 42 58 .724 114 35 64 204
11 Nate Bowman C 6-10 230 25 67 607 82 226 .363 29 61 .475 220 53 142 193
12 Bill Hosket F-C 6-8 225 22 50 351 53 123 .431 24 42 .571 94 19 77 130
13 Mike Riordan G-F 6-4 200 23 54 397 49 144 .340 28 42 .667 57 46 93 126

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Willis Reed C-F 6-9 235 26 82 37.9 8.6 16.5 .521 4.0 5.3 .747 14.5 2.3 3.8 21.1
2 Cazzie Russell F-G 6-5 218 24 50 32.9 7.2 16.1 .450 3.8 4.8 .796 4.2 2.3 2.8 18.3
3 Dick Barnett G-F 6-4 190 32 82 36.0 6.9 14.9 .463 3.8 4.9 .774 3.1 3.5 2.9 17.6
4 Walt Frazier G 6-4 200 23 80 36.9 6.6 13.2 .505 4.3 5.7 .746 6.2 7.9 3.1 17.5
5 Dave DeBusschere F-G 6-6 220 28 47 39.4 6.7 15.3 .442 2.9 4.2 .682 11.4 2.7 3.8 16.4
6 Walt Bellamy C 6-11 225 29 35 32.5 5.8 11.5 .507 3.6 5.8 .619 11.0 2.2 3.5 15.2
7 Bill Bradley F-G 6-5 205 25 82 29.4 5.0 11.6 .429 2.5 3.1 .814 4.3 3.7 3.6 12.4
8 Howard Komives G 6-1 185 27 32 26.1 3.3 9.7 .346 2.3 2.7 .849 3.0 4.3 3.0 9.0
9 Phil Jackson F-C 6-8 220 23 47 19.7 2.7 6.3 .429 1.7 2.5 .672 5.2 0.9 3.6 7.1
10 Don May F 6-4 200 23 48 11.7 1.7 4.6 .363 0.9 1.2 .724 2.4 0.7 1.3 4.3
11 Nate Bowman C 6-10 230 25 67 9.1 1.2 3.4 .363 0.4 0.9 .475 3.3 0.8 2.1 2.9
12 Bill Hosket F-C 6-8 225 22 50 7.0 1.1 2.5 .431 0.5 0.8 .571 1.9 0.4 1.5 2.6
13 Mike Riordan G-F 6-4 200 23 54 7.4 0.9 2.7 .340 0.5 0.8 .667 1.1 0.9 1.7 2.3

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Willis Reed C-F 6-9 235 26 82 3108 8.2 15.6 .521 3.8 5.0 .747 13.8 2.2 3.6 20.1
2 Cazzie Russell F-G 6-5 218 24 50 1645 7.9 17.6 .450 4.2 5.3 .796 4.6 2.5 3.1 20.0
3 Dick Barnett G-F 6-4 190 32 82 2953 6.9 14.9 .463 3.8 4.9 .774 3.1 3.5 2.9 17.6
4 Walt Frazier G 6-4 200 23 80 2949 6.5 12.8 .505 4.2 5.6 .746 6.1 7.8 3.0 17.1
5 Walt Bellamy C 6-11 225 29 35 1136 6.5 12.7 .507 4.0 6.4 .619 12.2 2.4 3.9 16.9
6 Bill Bradley F-G 6-5 205 25 82 2413 6.1 14.1 .429 3.1 3.8 .814 5.2 4.5 4.4 15.2
7 Dave DeBusschere F-G 6-6 220 28 47 1851 6.2 13.9 .442 2.6 3.9 .682 10.4 2.5 3.5 15.0
8 Bill Hosket F-C 6-8 225 22 50 351 5.4 12.6 .431 2.5 4.3 .571 9.6 1.9 7.9 13.3
9 Don May F 6-4 200 23 48 560 5.2 14.3 .363 2.7 3.7 .724 7.3 2.3 4.1 13.1
10 Phil Jackson F-C 6-8 220 23 47 924 4.9 11.5 .429 3.1 4.6 .672 9.6 1.7 6.5 12.9
11 Howard Komives G 6-1 185 27 32 836 4.6 13.3 .346 3.1 3.7 .849 4.1 5.9 4.1 12.4
12 Nate Bowman C 6-10 230 25 67 607 4.9 13.4 .363 1.7 3.6 .475 13.0 3.1 8.4 11.4
13 Mike Riordan G-F 6-4 200 23 54 397 4.4 13.1 .340 2.5 3.8 .667 5.2 4.2 8.4 11.4

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Dick Barnett G-F 6-4 190 32 82 2953 14.3 .516 .463 13.7
2 Mike Riordan G-F 6-4 200 23 54 397 6.2 .388 .340 14.7
3 Willis Reed C-F 6-9 235 26 82 3108 21.4 .562 .521 9.0
4 Don May F 6-4 200 23 48 560 9.2 .410 .363 8.2
5 Howard Komives G 6-1 185 27 32 836 10.4 .414 .346 21.0
6 Phil Jackson F-C 6-8 220 23 47 924 10.6 .479 .429 6.0
7 Bill Hosket F-C 6-8 225 22 50 351 9.9 .459 .431 7.1
8 Walt Frazier G 6-4 200 23 80 2949 20.2 .560 .505 29.5
9 Dave DeBusschere F-G 6-6 220 28 47 1851 14.3 .478 .442 9.4
10 Bill Bradley F-G 6-5 205 25 82 2413 13.1 .481 .429 16.9
11 Nate Bowman C 6-10 230 25 67 607 9.2 .382 .363 11.3
12 Walt Bellamy C 6-11 225 29 35 1136 17.9 .543 .507 9.3
13 Cazzie Russell F-G 6-5 218 24 50 1645 15.2 .503 .450 10.1

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Willis Reed C-F 6-9 235 26 10 429 101 198 55 70 141 19 40 257 .510 .786 42.9 25.7 14.1 1.9
2 Walt Frazier G 6-4 200 23 10 415 89 177 34 57 74 91 30 212 .503 .596 41.5 21.2 7.4 9.1
3 Dick Barnett G-F 6-4 190 32 10 402 65 163 37 54 35 27 32 167 .399 .685 40.2 16.7 3.5 2.7
4 Dave DeBusschere F-G 6-6 220 28 10 419 61 174 41 50 148 33 43 163 .351 .820 41.9 16.3 14.8 3.3
5 Bill Bradley F-G 6-5 205 25 10 419 65 141 30 39 73 40 38 160 .461 .769 41.9 16.0 7.3 4.0
6 Mike Riordan G-F 6-4 200 23 10 108 20 39 12 16 17 3 27 52 .513 .750 10.8 5.2 1.7 0.3
7 Don May F 6-4 200 23 9 88 9 30 7 9 23 8 7 25 .300 .778 9.8 2.8 2.6 0.9
8 Cazzie Russell F-G 6-5 218 24 5 36 5 21 2 2 5 1 4 12 .238 1.000 7.2 2.4 1.0 0.2
9 Nate Bowman C 6-10 230 25 10 62 4 15 3 3 32 3 16 11 .267 1.000 6.2 1.1 3.2 0.3
10 Bill Hosket F-C 6-8 225 22 4 22 3 6 0 1 7 2 3 6 .500 .000 5.5 1.5 1.8 0.5

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Willis Reed $168,617
2 Dave DeBusschere $85,000
3 Dick Barnett *$53,333
4 Walt Frazier $50,000
5 Cazzie Russell $45,000
6 Howard Komives $42,500
7 Phil Jackson $25,000
8 Nate Bowman $24,000
9 Mike Riordan $22,000
10 Don May $15,000
11 Bill Hosket $15,000
12 Walter Simon $14,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)