Record: 52-30, Finished 1st in NBA Atlantic Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Red Holzman (52-30)
PTS/G: 110.1 (14th of 17) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 105.0 (1st of 17)
SRS: 5.05 (3rd of 17)
Expected W-L: 54-28 (3rd of 17)
Arena: Madison Square Garden (IV) ▪ Attendance: 763,487 (1st 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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| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu, Mar 25, 1971 | Box Score | Atlanta Hawks | W | 112 | 101 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Sat, Mar 27, 1971 | Box Score | Atlanta Hawks | L | 104 | 113 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 3 | Sun, Mar 28, 1971 | Box Score | @ | Atlanta Hawks | W | 110 | 95 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 4 | Tue, Mar 30, 1971 | Box Score | @ | Atlanta Hawks | W | 113 | 107 | 3 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 5 | Thu, Apr 1, 1971 | Box Score | Atlanta Hawks | W | 111 | 107 | 4 | 1 | W 3 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||||
| 6 | Tue, Apr 6, 1971 | Box Score | Baltimore Bullets | W | 112 | 111 | 5 | 1 | W 4 | |||
| 7 | Fri, Apr 9, 1971 | Box Score | Baltimore Bullets | W | 107 | 88 | 6 | 1 | W 5 | |||
| 8 | Sun, Apr 11, 1971 | Box Score | @ | Baltimore Bullets | L | 88 | 114 | 6 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 9 | Wed, Apr 14, 1971 | Box Score | @ | Baltimore Bullets | L | 80 | 101 | 6 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| 10 | Fri, Apr 16, 1971 | Box Score | Baltimore Bullets | W | 89 | 84 | 7 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 11 | Sun, Apr 18, 1971 | Box Score | @ | Baltimore Bullets | L | 96 | 113 | 7 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 12 | Mon, Apr 19, 1971 | Box Score | Baltimore Bullets | L | 91 | 93 | 7 | 5 | L 2 |