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52-30, Finished 1st in NBA Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 110.1 points per game, Allowed 105.0 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 54-28)
Coached by Red Holzman (52-30)
SRS: 5.05 (3rd of 17)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Finals (4-3) versus Baltimore Bullets
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Atlanta Hawks
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1970-71 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 82 | 19755 | 3633 | 8076 | .450 | 1760 | 2377 | .740 | 4075 | 1779 | 1916 | 9026 | ||||||||
| Opponent | 82 | 19755 | 3343 | 7752 | .431 | 1928 | 2565 | .752 | 4591 | 1509 | 1889 | 8614 |
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accomplishments.
Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be
included (1961-62 season and before).
| 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 | Walt Frazier | G | 6-4 | 200 | 25 | 80 | 3455 | 651 | 1317 | .494 | 434 | 557 | .779 | 544 | 536 | 240 | 1736 | |||||||||
| 2 | Willis Reed | C-F | 6-9 | 235 | 28 | 73 | 2855 | 614 | 1330 | .462 | 299 | 381 | .785 | 1003 | 148 | 228 | 1527 | |||||||||
| 3 | Dick Barnett | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 34 | 82 | 2843 | 540 | 1184 | .456 | 193 | 278 | .694 | 238 | 225 | 232 | 1273 | |||||||||
| 4 | Dave DeBusschere | F-G | 6-6 | 220 | 30 | 81 | 2891 | 523 | 1243 | .421 | 217 | 312 | .696 | 901 | 220 | 237 | 1263 | |||||||||
| 5 | Bill Bradley | F-G | 6-5 | 205 | 27 | 78 | 2300 | 413 | 912 | .453 | 144 | 175 | .823 | 260 | 280 | 245 | 970 | |||||||||
| 6 | Dave Stallworth | F-C | 6-7 | 200 | 29 | 81 | 1565 | 295 | 685 | .431 | 169 | 230 | .735 | 352 | 106 | 175 | 759 | |||||||||
| 7 | Cazzie Russell | F-G | 6-5 | 218 | 26 | 57 | 1056 | 216 | 504 | .429 | 92 | 119 | .773 | 192 | 77 | 74 | 524 | |||||||||
| 8 | Mike Riordan | G-F | 6-4 | 200 | 25 | 82 | 1320 | 162 | 388 | .418 | 67 | 108 | .620 | 169 | 121 | 151 | 391 | |||||||||
| 9 | Phil Jackson | F-C | 6-8 | 220 | 25 | 71 | 771 | 118 | 263 | .449 | 95 | 133 | .714 | 238 | 31 | 169 | 331 | |||||||||
| 10 | Greg Fillmore | C | 7-1 | 240 | 23 | 39 | 271 | 45 | 102 | .441 | 13 | 27 | .481 | 93 | 17 | 80 | 103 | |||||||||
| 11 | Mike Price | G | 6-3 | 200 | 22 | 56 | 251 | 30 | 81 | .370 | 24 | 34 | .706 | 29 | 12 | 57 | 84 | |||||||||
| 12 | Eddie Mast | F-C | 6-9 | 220 | 22 | 30 | 164 | 25 | 66 | .379 | 11 | 20 | .550 | 56 | 4 | 25 | 61 | |||||||||
| 13 | Milt Williams | G | 6-2 | 182 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 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 | Walt Frazier | G | 6-4 | 200 | 25 | 80 | 43.2 | 8.1 | 16.5 | .494 | 5.4 | 7.0 | .779 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 21.7 | |||||||||
| 2 | Willis Reed | C-F | 6-9 | 235 | 28 | 73 | 39.1 | 8.4 | 18.2 | .462 | 4.1 | 5.2 | .785 | 13.7 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 20.9 | |||||||||
| 3 | Dave DeBusschere | F-G | 6-6 | 220 | 30 | 81 | 35.7 | 6.5 | 15.3 | .421 | 2.7 | 3.9 | .696 | 11.1 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 15.6 | |||||||||
| 4 | Dick Barnett | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 34 | 82 | 34.7 | 6.6 | 14.4 | .456 | 2.4 | 3.4 | .694 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 15.5 | |||||||||
| 5 | Bill Bradley | F-G | 6-5 | 205 | 27 | 78 | 29.5 | 5.3 | 11.7 | .453 | 1.8 | 2.2 | .823 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 12.4 | |||||||||
| 6 | Dave Stallworth | F-C | 6-7 | 200 | 29 | 81 | 19.3 | 3.6 | 8.5 | .431 | 2.1 | 2.8 | .735 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 9.4 | |||||||||
| 7 | Cazzie Russell | F-G | 6-5 | 218 | 26 | 57 | 18.5 | 3.8 | 8.8 | .429 | 1.6 | 2.1 | .773 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 9.2 | |||||||||
| 8 | Mike Riordan | G-F | 6-4 | 200 | 25 | 82 | 16.1 | 2.0 | 4.7 | .418 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .620 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 4.8 | |||||||||
| 9 | Phil Jackson | F-C | 6-8 | 220 | 25 | 71 | 10.9 | 1.7 | 3.7 | .449 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .714 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 4.7 | |||||||||
| 10 | Greg Fillmore | C | 7-1 | 240 | 23 | 39 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 2.6 | .441 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .481 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | |||||||||
| 11 | Eddie Mast | F-C | 6-9 | 220 | 22 | 30 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | .379 | 0.4 | 0.7 | .550 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 | |||||||||
| 12 | Mike Price | G | 6-3 | 200 | 22 | 56 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | .370 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .706 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 | |||||||||
| 13 | Milt Williams | G | 6-2 | 182 | 25 | 5 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.000 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .667 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| 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 | 28 | 73 | 2855 | 7.7 | 16.8 | .462 | 3.8 | 4.8 | .785 | 12.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 19.3 | |||||||||
| 2 | Walt Frazier | G | 6-4 | 200 | 25 | 80 | 3455 | 6.8 | 13.7 | .494 | 4.5 | 5.8 | .779 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 18.1 | |||||||||
| 3 | Cazzie Russell | F-G | 6-5 | 218 | 26 | 57 | 1056 | 7.4 | 17.2 | .429 | 3.1 | 4.1 | .773 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 17.9 | |||||||||
| 4 | Dave Stallworth | F-C | 6-7 | 200 | 29 | 81 | 1565 | 6.8 | 15.8 | .431 | 3.9 | 5.3 | .735 | 8.1 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 17.5 | |||||||||
| 5 | Dick Barnett | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 34 | 82 | 2843 | 6.8 | 15.0 | .456 | 2.4 | 3.5 | .694 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 16.1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Dave DeBusschere | F-G | 6-6 | 220 | 30 | 81 | 2891 | 6.5 | 15.5 | .421 | 2.7 | 3.9 | .696 | 11.2 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 15.7 | |||||||||
| 7 | Phil Jackson | F-C | 6-8 | 220 | 25 | 71 | 771 | 5.5 | 12.3 | .449 | 4.4 | 6.2 | .714 | 11.1 | 1.4 | 7.9 | 15.5 | |||||||||
| 8 | Bill Bradley | F-G | 6-5 | 205 | 27 | 78 | 2300 | 6.5 | 14.3 | .453 | 2.3 | 2.7 | .823 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 15.2 | |||||||||
| 9 | Greg Fillmore | C | 7-1 | 240 | 23 | 39 | 271 | 6.0 | 13.5 | .441 | 1.7 | 3.6 | .481 | 12.4 | 2.3 | 10.6 | 13.7 | |||||||||
| 10 | Eddie Mast | F-C | 6-9 | 220 | 22 | 30 | 164 | 5.5 | 14.5 | .379 | 2.4 | 4.4 | .550 | 12.3 | 0.9 | 5.5 | 13.4 | |||||||||
| 11 | Mike Price | G | 6-3 | 200 | 22 | 56 | 251 | 4.3 | 11.6 | .370 | 3.4 | 4.9 | .706 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 8.2 | 12.0 | |||||||||
| 12 | Milt Williams | G | 6-2 | 182 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.000 | 5.5 | 8.3 | .667 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 8.3 | 11.1 | |||||||||
| 13 | Mike Riordan | G-F | 6-4 | 200 | 25 | 82 | 1320 | 4.4 | 10.6 | .418 | 1.8 | 2.9 | .620 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 10.7 |
| 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 | 34 | 82 | 2843 | 12.3 | .487 | .456 | 3.8 | 10.8 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Dave Stallworth | F-C | 6-7 | 200 | 29 | 81 | 1565 | 14.8 | .483 | .431 | 10.3 | 9.3 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Cazzie Russell | F-G | 6-5 | 218 | 26 | 57 | 1056 | 14.7 | .471 | .429 | 8.3 | 10.2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Mike Riordan | G-F | 6-4 | 200 | 25 | 82 | 1320 | 8.8 | .449 | .418 | 5.8 | 11.5 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Willis Reed | C-F | 6-9 | 235 | 28 | 73 | 2855 | 19.3 | .510 | .462 | 16.0 | 7.4 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Mike Price | G | 6-3 | 200 | 22 | 56 | 251 | 5.6 | .438 | .370 | 5.3 | 6.0 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Eddie Mast | F-C | 6-9 | 220 | 22 | 30 | 164 | 10.2 | .408 | .379 | 15.6 | 3.2 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Phil Jackson | F-C | 6-8 | 220 | 25 | 71 | 771 | 13.2 | .515 | .449 | 14.1 | 5.2 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Walt Frazier | G | 6-4 | 200 | 25 | 80 | 3455 | 19.5 | .556 | .494 | 7.2 | 21.2 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Greg Fillmore | C | 7-1 | 240 | 23 | 39 | 271 | 10.3 | .452 | .441 | 15.6 | 8.3 | |||||||||||||
| 11 | Dave DeBusschere | F-G | 6-6 | 220 | 30 | 81 | 2891 | 15.4 | .458 | .421 | 14.2 | 10.3 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Bill Bradley | F-G | 6-5 | 205 | 27 | 78 | 2300 | 13.3 | .490 | .453 | 5.2 | 16.5 | |||||||||||||
| 13 | Milt Williams | G | 6-2 | 182 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 11.4 | .862 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 18.3 |
| 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 | Walt Frazier | G | 6-4 | 200 | 25 | 12 | 501 | 108 | 204 | 55 | 75 | 70 | 54 | 45 | 271 | .529 | .733 | 41.8 | 22.6 | 5.8 | 4.5 | |||||||
| 2 | Dick Barnett | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 34 | 12 | 455 | 95 | 199 | 44 | 63 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 234 | .477 | .698 | 37.9 | 19.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | |||||||
| 3 | Dave DeBusschere | F-G | 6-6 | 220 | 30 | 12 | 488 | 84 | 202 | 29 | 44 | 156 | 22 | 40 | 197 | .416 | .659 | 40.7 | 16.4 | 13.0 | 1.8 | |||||||
| 4 | Willis Reed | C-F | 6-9 | 235 | 28 | 12 | 504 | 81 | 196 | 26 | 39 | 144 | 27 | 41 | 188 | .413 | .667 | 42.0 | 15.7 | 12.0 | 2.3 | |||||||
| 5 | Bill Bradley | F-G | 6-5 | 205 | 27 | 12 | 368 | 56 | 132 | 14 | 19 | 41 | 43 | 40 | 126 | .424 | .737 | 30.7 | 10.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | |||||||
| 6 | Dave Stallworth | F-C | 6-7 | 200 | 29 | 12 | 185 | 18 | 68 | 28 | 39 | 42 | 10 | 27 | 64 | .265 | .718 | 15.4 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 0.8 | |||||||
| 7 | Cazzie Russell | F-G | 6-5 | 218 | 26 | 11 | 120 | 25 | 64 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 62 | .391 | 1.000 | 10.9 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 0.7 | |||||||
| 8 | Mike Riordan | G-F | 6-4 | 200 | 25 | 12 | 168 | 20 | 52 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 9 | 26 | 46 | .385 | .750 | 14.0 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 0.8 | |||||||
| 9 | Mike Price | G | 6-3 | 200 | 22 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | .364 | .667 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | |||||||
| 10 | Phil Jackson | F-C | 6-8 | 220 | 25 | 5 | 30 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 9 | .286 | 1.000 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.4 | |||||||
| 11 | Eddie Mast | F-C | 6-9 | 220 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .400 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| 12 | Greg Fillmore | C | 7-1 | 240 | 23 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | ||||||||
| Rk | Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willis Reed | $101,950 |
| 2 | Dave DeBusschere | $100,000 |
| 3 | Walt Frazier | $75,000 |
| 4 | Dick Barnett | $70,000 |
| 5 | Phil Jackson | *$47,500 |
| 6 | Cazzie Russell | $45,000 |
| 7 | Dave Stallworth | $39,000 |
| 8 | Mike Riordan | $32,000 |
| 9 | Walter Simon | $13,500 |