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1977-78 New York Knicks Roster and Stats

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Record: 43-39, Finished 2nd in NBA Atlantic Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Willis Reed (43-39)

PTS/G: 113.4 (3rd of 22) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 114.0 (22nd of 22)
SRS: -0.53 (12th of 22) ▪ Pace: 109.7 (3rd of 22)
Off Rtg: 101.7 (9th of 22) ▪ Def Rtg: 102.2 (18th of 22)
Expected W-L: 40-42 (12th of 22)

Arena: Madison Square Garden (IV) ▪ Attendance: 626,815 (3rd of 21)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-0) versus Philadelphia 76ers
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-0) versus Cleveland Cavaliers

Roster

No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
9 Butch Beard PG 6-3 185 May 4, 1947 7 University of Louisville
14 Ticky Burden SG 6-2 185 February 28, 1953 2 University of Utah
35 Jim Cleamons PG 6-3 185 September 13, 1949 6 Ohio State University
44 Glen Gondrezick SF 6-6 218 August 30, 1955 R University of Nevada, Las Vegas
42 Spencer Haywood PF 6-8 225 April 22, 1949 8 University of Detroit Mercy
18 Phil Jackson PF 6-8 220 September 17, 1945 9 University of North Dakota
43 Toby Knight SF 6-9 210 May 3, 1955 R University of Notre Dame
11 Bob McAdoo C 6-9 210 September 25, 1951 5 University of North Carolina
5 Jim McMillian SF 6-5 215 March 11, 1948 7 Columbia University
15 Earl Monroe SG 6-3 185 November 21, 1944 10 Winston-Salem State University
8 Lonnie Shelton PF 6-8 240 October 19, 1955 1 Oregon State University
13 Ray Williams PG 6-3 188 October 14, 1954 R University of Minnesota

Team and Opponent Stats

G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
Team 82 20005 3815 7822 .488 1670 2225 .751 1180 2689 3869 2338 818 442 1764 2193 9300 113.4
Lg Rank 1 1 4 2 16 16 13 16 6 10 1 8 8 19 5 3 3
Opponent 82 20005 3658 7742 .472 2029 2785 .729 1254 2623 3877 2113 879 357 1677 1989 9345 114.0
Lg Rank 1 16 15 14 20 20 1 15 14 13 16 20 2 10 6 22 22

Team Miscellaneous

Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
PW PL MOV SOS SRS ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA Arena Attendance
Team 40 42 -0.55 0.02 -0.53 101.7 102.2 109.7 .488 16.7 31.0 .214 .472 15.8 68.2 .262 Madison Square Garden (IV) 626,815
Lg Rank 12 12 12 11 12 9 18 3 2 18 14 16 14 12 12 19 3

Totals

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Bob McAdoo 26 79 3182 814 1564 .520 469 645 .727 236 774 1010 298 105 126 346 297 2097
2 Earl Monroe 33 76 2369 556 1123 .495 242 291 .832 47 135 182 361 60 19 179 189 1354
3 Lonnie Shelton 22 82 2319 508 988 .514 203 276 .736 204 376 580 195 109 112 228 350 1219
4 Spencer Haywood 28 67 1765 412 852 .484 96 135 .711 141 301 442 126 37 72 140 188 920
5 Ray Williams 23 81 1550 305 689 .443 146 207 .705 85 124 209 363 108 15 242 211 756
6 Butch Beard 30 79 1979 308 614 .502 129 160 .806 76 188 264 339 117 3 154 201 745
7 Jim McMillian 29 81 1977 288 623 .462 115 134 .858 80 209 289 205 76 17 104 116 691
8 Jim Cleamons 28 79 2009 215 448 .480 81 103 .786 69 143 212 283 68 17 113 142 511
9 Toby Knight 22 80 1169 222 465 .477 63 97 .649 121 200 321 38 50 28 97 211 507
10 Glen Gondrezick 22 72 1017 131 339 .386 83 121 .686 92 158 250 83 56 18 82 181 345
11 Phil Jackson 32 63 654 55 115 .478 43 56 .768 29 81 110 46 31 15 47 106 153
12 Ticky Burden 24 2 15 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2

Per Game

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Bob McAdoo 26 79 40.3 10.3 19.8 .520 5.9 8.2 .727 3.0 9.8 12.8 3.8 1.3 1.6 4.4 3.8 26.5
2 Earl Monroe 33 76 31.2 7.3 14.8 .495 3.2 3.8 .832 0.6 1.8 2.4 4.8 0.8 0.3 2.4 2.5 17.8
3 Lonnie Shelton 22 82 28.3 6.2 12.0 .514 2.5 3.4 .736 2.5 4.6 7.1 2.4 1.3 1.4 2.8 4.3 14.9
4 Spencer Haywood 28 67 26.3 6.1 12.7 .484 1.4 2.0 .711 2.1 4.5 6.6 1.9 0.6 1.1 2.1 2.8 13.7
5 Butch Beard 30 79 25.1 3.9 7.8 .502 1.6 2.0 .806 1.0 2.4 3.3 4.3 1.5 0.0 1.9 2.5 9.4
6 Ray Williams 23 81 19.1 3.8 8.5 .443 1.8 2.6 .705 1.0 1.5 2.6 4.5 1.3 0.2 3.0 2.6 9.3
7 Jim McMillian 29 81 24.4 3.6 7.7 .462 1.4 1.7 .858 1.0 2.6 3.6 2.5 0.9 0.2 1.3 1.4 8.5
8 Jim Cleamons 28 79 25.4 2.7 5.7 .480 1.0 1.3 .786 0.9 1.8 2.7 3.6 0.9 0.2 1.4 1.8 6.5
9 Toby Knight 22 80 14.6 2.8 5.8 .477 0.8 1.2 .649 1.5 2.5 4.0 0.5 0.6 0.4 1.2 2.6 6.3
10 Glen Gondrezick 22 72 14.1 1.8 4.7 .386 1.2 1.7 .686 1.3 2.2 3.5 1.2 0.8 0.3 1.1 2.5 4.8
11 Phil Jackson 32 63 10.4 0.9 1.8 .478 0.7 0.9 .768 0.5 1.3 1.7 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.7 2.4
12 Ticky Burden 24 2 7.5 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0

Per 36 Minutes

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Bob McAdoo 26 79 3182 9.2 17.7 .520 5.3 7.3 .727 2.7 8.8 11.4 3.4 1.2 1.4 3.9 3.4 23.7
2 Earl Monroe 33 76 2369 8.4 17.1 .495 3.7 4.4 .832 0.7 2.1 2.8 5.5 0.9 0.3 2.7 2.9 20.6
3 Lonnie Shelton 22 82 2319 7.9 15.3 .514 3.2 4.3 .736 3.2 5.8 9.0 3.0 1.7 1.7 3.5 5.4 18.9
4 Spencer Haywood 28 67 1765 8.4 17.4 .484 2.0 2.8 .711 2.9 6.1 9.0 2.6 0.8 1.5 2.9 3.8 18.8
5 Ray Williams 23 81 1550 7.1 16.0 .443 3.4 4.8 .705 2.0 2.9 4.9 8.4 2.5 0.3 5.6 4.9 17.6
6 Toby Knight 22 80 1169 6.8 14.3 .477 1.9 3.0 .649 3.7 6.2 9.9 1.2 1.5 0.9 3.0 6.5 15.6
7 Butch Beard 30 79 1979 5.6 11.2 .502 2.3 2.9 .806 1.4 3.4 4.8 6.2 2.1 0.1 2.8 3.7 13.6
8 Jim McMillian 29 81 1977 5.2 11.3 .462 2.1 2.4 .858 1.5 3.8 5.3 3.7 1.4 0.3 1.9 2.1 12.6
9 Glen Gondrezick 22 72 1017 4.6 12.0 .386 2.9 4.3 .686 3.3 5.6 8.8 2.9 2.0 0.6 2.9 6.4 12.2
10 Jim Cleamons 28 79 2009 3.9 8.0 .480 1.5 1.8 .786 1.2 2.6 3.8 5.1 1.2 0.3 2.0 2.5 9.2
11 Phil Jackson 32 63 654 3.0 6.3 .478 2.4 3.1 .768 1.6 4.5 6.1 2.5 1.7 0.8 2.6 5.8 8.4
12 Ticky Burden 24 2 15 2.4 4.8 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.4 2.4 0.0 0.0 2.4 4.8

Advanced

Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Bob McAdoo 26 79 3182 22.0 .567 .520 7.8 24.7 16.4 13.4 1.4 2.0 15.8 26.1 106 99 6.9 4.0 10.9 .165
2 Lonnie Shelton 22 82 2319 17.4 .549 .514 9.3 16.5 12.9 11.4 2.1 2.5 17.0 21.8 103 100 3.2 2.7 5.9 .122
3 Earl Monroe 33 76 2369 16.9 .541 .495 2.1 5.8 4.0 21.2 1.1 0.4 12.5 22.9 108 107 5.0 0.7 5.8 .117
4 Butch Beard 30 79 1979 14.6 .544 .502 4.0 9.6 6.9 21.5 2.6 0.1 18.4 16.0 106 103 2.8 1.6 4.4 .107
5 Jim McMillian 29 81 1977 12.5 .507 .462 4.3 10.7 7.6 12.8 1.7 0.4 13.2 15.1 104 104 2.1 1.3 3.4 .083
6 Spencer Haywood 28 67 1765 15.7 .505 .484 8.4 17.3 12.9 9.9 0.9 2.1 13.3 22.6 99 102 1.5 1.5 3.1 .083
7 Jim Cleamons 28 79 2009 10.4 .518 .480 3.6 7.2 5.5 16.6 1.5 0.4 18.6 11.4 104 105 1.8 0.9 2.7 .065
8 Toby Knight 22 80 1169 12.2 .499 .477 10.9 17.4 14.2 4.3 1.9 1.2 16.0 19.6 95 101 0.4 1.2 1.6 .066
9 Ray Williams 23 81 1550 14.5 .485 .443 5.8 8.1 7.0 30.9 3.0 0.5 23.7 25.0 91 102 -0.4 1.4 1.0 .031
10 Glen Gondrezick 22 72 1017 10.1 .440 .386 9.5 15.8 12.7 9.9 2.4 0.9 17.3 17.7 91 100 -0.2 1.1 0.9 .044
11 Phil Jackson 32 63 654 8.1 .548 .478 4.7 12.6 8.7 8.1 2.1 1.2 25.2 10.8 97 102 0.2 0.6 0.8 .058
12 Ticky Burden 24 2 15 6.9 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.5 2.9 0.0 0.0 5.0 121 105 0.0 0.0 0.0 .067

Playoffs Totals

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Bob McAdoo 26 6 238 61 126 .484 21 35 .600 11 47 58 23 7 12 23 19 143
2 Ray Williams 23 6 140 41 78 .526 23 26 .885 6 9 15 31 6 0 17 25 105
3 Spencer Haywood 28 6 177 43 85 .506 11 11 1.000 19 23 42 12 2 5 10 24 97
4 Lonnie Shelton 22 6 151 30 56 .536 6 8 .750 18 26 44 17 2 5 14 29 66
5 Earl Monroe 33 6 145 24 62 .387 11 18 .611 1 4 5 17 6 0 6 15 59
6 Butch Beard 30 6 160 24 48 .500 6 10 .600 7 14 21 27 10 2 11 22 54
7 Jim McMillian 29 6 134 24 53 .453 5 6 .833 9 12 21 11 7 0 7 3 53
8 Jim Cleamons 28 6 127 14 36 .389 6 6 1.000 5 8 13 23 3 0 8 13 34
9 Glen Gondrezick 22 6 70 10 19 .526 5 8 .625 7 10 17 6 5 0 6 12 25
10 Toby Knight 22 6 48 6 20 .300 4 8 .500 9 10 19 1 1 4 3 9 16
11 Phil Jackson 32 6 50 4 8 .500 4 6 .667 4 6 10 3 3 0 4 11 12

Playoffs Per Game

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Bob McAdoo 26 6 39.7 10.2 21.0 .484 3.5 5.8 .600 1.8 7.8 9.7 3.8 1.2 2.0 3.8 3.2 23.8
2 Ray Williams 23 6 23.3 6.8 13.0 .526 3.8 4.3 .885 1.0 1.5 2.5 5.2 1.0 0.0 2.8 4.2 17.5
3 Spencer Haywood 28 6 29.5 7.2 14.2 .506 1.8 1.8 1.000 3.2 3.8 7.0 2.0 0.3 0.8 1.7 4.0 16.2
4 Lonnie Shelton 22 6 25.2 5.0 9.3 .536 1.0 1.3 .750 3.0 4.3 7.3 2.8 0.3 0.8 2.3 4.8 11.0
5 Earl Monroe 33 6 24.2 4.0 10.3 .387 1.8 3.0 .611 0.2 0.7 0.8 2.8 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 9.8
6 Butch Beard 30 6 26.7 4.0 8.0 .500 1.0 1.7 .600 1.2 2.3 3.5 4.5 1.7 0.3 1.8 3.7 9.0
7 Jim McMillian 29 6 22.3 4.0 8.8 .453 0.8 1.0 .833 1.5 2.0 3.5 1.8 1.2 0.0 1.2 0.5 8.8
8 Jim Cleamons 28 6 21.2 2.3 6.0 .389 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.8 1.3 2.2 3.8 0.5 0.0 1.3 2.2 5.7
9 Glen Gondrezick 22 6 11.7 1.7 3.2 .526 0.8 1.3 .625 1.2 1.7 2.8 1.0 0.8 0.0 1.0 2.0 4.2
10 Toby Knight 22 6 8.0 1.0 3.3 .300 0.7 1.3 .500 1.5 1.7 3.2 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.5 1.5 2.7
11 Phil Jackson 32 6 8.3 0.7 1.3 .500 0.7 1.0 .667 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.7 1.8 2.0

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Ray Williams 23 6 140 10.5 20.1 .526 5.9 6.7 .885 1.5 2.3 3.9 8.0 1.5 0.0 4.4 6.4 27.0
2 Bob McAdoo 26 6 238 9.2 19.1 .484 3.2 5.3 .600 1.7 7.1 8.8 3.5 1.1 1.8 3.5 2.9 21.6
3 Spencer Haywood 28 6 177 8.7 17.3 .506 2.2 2.2 1.000 3.9 4.7 8.5 2.4 0.4 1.0 2.0 4.9 19.7
4 Lonnie Shelton 22 6 151 7.2 13.4 .536 1.4 1.9 .750 4.3 6.2 10.5 4.1 0.5 1.2 3.3 6.9 15.7
5 Earl Monroe 33 6 145 6.0 15.4 .387 2.7 4.5 .611 0.2 1.0 1.2 4.2 1.5 0.0 1.5 3.7 14.6
6 Jim McMillian 29 6 134 6.4 14.2 .453 1.3 1.6 .833 2.4 3.2 5.6 3.0 1.9 0.0 1.9 0.8 14.2
7 Glen Gondrezick 22 6 70 5.1 9.8 .526 2.6 4.1 .625 3.6 5.1 8.7 3.1 2.6 0.0 3.1 6.2 12.9
8 Butch Beard 30 6 160 5.4 10.8 .500 1.4 2.3 .600 1.6 3.2 4.7 6.1 2.3 0.5 2.5 5.0 12.2
9 Toby Knight 22 6 48 4.5 15.0 .300 3.0 6.0 .500 6.8 7.5 14.2 0.7 0.7 3.0 2.3 6.8 12.0
10 Jim Cleamons 28 6 127 4.0 10.2 .389 1.7 1.7 1.000 1.4 2.3 3.7 6.5 0.9 0.0 2.3 3.7 9.6
11 Phil Jackson 32 6 50 2.9 5.8 .500 2.9 4.3 .667 2.9 4.3 7.2 2.2 2.2 0.0 2.9 7.9 8.6

Playoffs Advanced

Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Ray Williams 23 6 140 22.3 .587 .526 4.0 7.1 5.4 32.4 1.9 0.0 16.0 28.6 111 111 0.4 0.0 0.4 .145
2 Spencer Haywood 28 6 177 17.0 .540 .506 10.1 14.3 12.0 9.3 0.5 1.5 10.0 21.2 111 111 0.4 0.0 0.4 .100
3 Lonnie Shelton 22 6 151 14.8 .554 .536 11.2 18.9 14.8 14.5 0.6 1.7 19.0 18.3 104 109 0.2 0.0 0.2 .068
4 Butch Beard 30 6 160 13.2 .515 .500 4.1 9.6 6.7 20.4 2.7 0.6 17.4 14.9 103 108 0.1 0.1 0.2 .056
5 Bob McAdoo 26 6 238 17.6 .506 .484 4.3 21.7 12.4 13.4 1.3 2.6 14.0 26.0 97 107 0.1 0.1 0.2 .045
6 Jim McMillian 29 6 134 13.4 .476 .453 6.3 9.8 7.9 10.3 2.3 0.0 11.2 17.6 100 110 0.1 0.0 0.1 .034
7 Glen Gondrezick 22 6 70 13.2 .555 .526 9.4 15.7 12.3 10.3 3.1 0.0 21.0 15.3 102 106 0.1 0.0 0.1 .067
8 Phil Jackson 32 6 50 7.8 .564 .500 7.5 13.2 10.1 6.7 2.6 0.0 27.3 11.0 98 108 0.0 0.0 0.0 .031
9 Toby Knight 22 6 48 9.6 .340 .300 17.6 22.9 20.1 2.4 0.9 4.3 11.3 20.8 83 106 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.042
10 Jim Cleamons 28 6 127 9.0 .440 .389 3.7 6.9 5.2 20.9 1.0 0.0 17.2 13.8 97 113 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.001
11 Earl Monroe 33 6 145 9.1 .422 .387 0.6 3.0 1.7 14.5 1.8 0.0 7.9 19.7 93 113 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.018