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50-32, Finished 3rd in NBA Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 107.9 points per game, Allowed 106.3 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 45-37)
Coached by Red Holzman (50-32)
Arena: Madison Square Garden (IV) / Attendance: 546,441 (3rd of 23 available)
SRS: 2.00 (8th of 23) / Pace Factor: 101.0 (12th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 106.0 (12th of 23) / Defensive Rating: 104.4 (8th of 23)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-0) versus Chicago Bulls
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1980-81 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 82 | 19830 | 3505 | 7255 | .483 | 56 | 236 | .237 | 1783 | 2386 | .747 | 1137 | 2205 | 3342 | 1976 | 861 | 314 | 1461 | 1917 | 8849 | 107.9 |
| Opponent | 82 | 19830 | 3555 | 7092 | .501 | 43 | 172 | .250 | 1563 | 2082 | .751 | 1147 | 2457 | 3604 | 2088 | 689 | 452 | 1660 | 1994 | 8716 | 106.3 |
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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 | Bill Cartwright | C | 7-1 | 245 | 23 | 82 | 2925 | 619 | 1118 | .554 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 408 | 518 | .788 | 161 | 452 | 613 | 111 | 48 | 83 | 200 | 259 | 1646 | |
| 2 | Ray Williams | G | 6-3 | 188 | 26 | 79 | 2742 | 616 | 1335 | .461 | 16 | 68 | .235 | 312 | 382 | .817 | 122 | 199 | 321 | 432 | 185 | 37 | 235 | 270 | 1560 | |
| 3 | Micheal Ray Richardson | G-F | 6-5 | 189 | 25 | 79 | 3175 | 523 | 1116 | .469 | 23 | 102 | .225 | 224 | 338 | .663 | 173 | 372 | 545 | 627 | 232 | 35 | 302 | 258 | 1293 | |
| 4 | Campy Russell | F | 6-8 | 215 | 29 | 79 | 2865 | 508 | 1095 | .464 | 8 | 26 | .308 | 268 | 343 | .781 | 109 | 244 | 353 | 257 | 99 | 8 | 212 | 248 | 1292 | |
| 5 | Sly Williams | F-G | 6-7 | 210 | 23 | 67 | 1976 | 349 | 708 | .493 | 2 | 8 | .250 | 185 | 268 | .690 | 159 | 257 | 416 | 180 | 116 | 18 | 141 | 199 | 885 | |
| 6 | Mike Glenn | G | 6-2 | 175 | 25 | 82 | 1506 | 285 | 511 | .558 | 4 | 11 | .364 | 98 | 110 | .891 | 27 | 61 | 88 | 108 | 72 | 5 | 62 | 126 | 672 | |
| 7 | Marvin Webster | C | 7-1 | 225 | 28 | 82 | 1708 | 159 | 341 | .466 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 104 | 163 | .638 | 162 | 303 | 465 | 72 | 27 | 97 | 103 | 187 | 423 | |
| 8 | Mike Woodson | G-F | 6-5 | 195 | 22 | 81 | 949 | 165 | 373 | .442 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 49 | 64 | .766 | 33 | 64 | 97 | 75 | 36 | 12 | 54 | 95 | 380 | |
| 9 | Larry Demic | F-C | 6-9 | 225 | 23 | 76 | 964 | 128 | 254 | .504 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 58 | 92 | .630 | 114 | 129 | 243 | 28 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 153 | 314 | |
| 10 | DeWayne Scales | F | 6-8 | 208 | 22 | 44 | 484 | 94 | 225 | .418 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 26 | 39 | .667 | 47 | 85 | 132 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 30 | 54 | 215 | |
| 11 | Reggie Carter | G | 6-3 | 175 | 23 | 60 | 536 | 59 | 179 | .330 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 51 | 69 | .739 | 30 | 39 | 69 | 76 | 22 | 2 | 38 | 68 | 169 |
| 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 | Bill Cartwright | C | 7-1 | 245 | 23 | 82 | 35.7 | 7.5 | 13.6 | .554 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.0 | 6.3 | .788 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 20.1 | |
| 2 | Ray Williams | G | 6-3 | 188 | 26 | 79 | 34.7 | 7.8 | 16.9 | .461 | 0.2 | 0.9 | .235 | 3.9 | 4.8 | .817 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 19.7 | |
| 3 | Campy Russell | F | 6-8 | 215 | 29 | 79 | 36.3 | 6.4 | 13.9 | .464 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .308 | 3.4 | 4.3 | .781 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 16.4 | |
| 4 | Micheal Ray Richardson | G-F | 6-5 | 189 | 25 | 79 | 40.2 | 6.6 | 14.1 | .469 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .225 | 2.8 | 4.3 | .663 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 16.4 | |
| 5 | Sly Williams | F-G | 6-7 | 210 | 23 | 67 | 29.5 | 5.2 | 10.6 | .493 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .250 | 2.8 | 4.0 | .690 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 13.2 | |
| 6 | Mike Glenn | G | 6-2 | 175 | 25 | 82 | 18.4 | 3.5 | 6.2 | .558 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .364 | 1.2 | 1.3 | .891 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 8.2 | |
| 7 | Marvin Webster | C | 7-1 | 225 | 28 | 82 | 20.8 | 1.9 | 4.2 | .466 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .250 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .638 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 5.2 | |
| 8 | DeWayne Scales | F | 6-8 | 208 | 22 | 44 | 11.0 | 2.1 | 5.1 | .418 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .167 | 0.6 | 0.9 | .667 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 4.9 | |
| 9 | Mike Woodson | G-F | 6-5 | 195 | 22 | 81 | 11.7 | 2.0 | 4.6 | .442 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .200 | 0.6 | 0.8 | .766 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 4.7 | |
| 10 | Larry Demic | F-C | 6-9 | 225 | 23 | 76 | 12.7 | 1.7 | 3.3 | .504 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .630 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 4.1 | |
| 11 | Reggie Carter | G | 6-3 | 175 | 23 | 60 | 8.9 | 1.0 | 3.0 | .330 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .739 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.8 |
| 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 | Ray Williams | G | 6-3 | 188 | 26 | 79 | 2742 | 8.1 | 17.5 | .461 | 0.2 | 0.9 | .235 | 4.1 | 5.0 | .817 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 20.5 | |
| 2 | Bill Cartwright | C | 7-1 | 245 | 23 | 82 | 2925 | 7.6 | 13.8 | .554 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.0 | 6.4 | .788 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 20.3 | |
| 3 | Campy Russell | F | 6-8 | 215 | 29 | 79 | 2865 | 6.4 | 13.8 | .464 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .308 | 3.4 | 4.3 | .781 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 16.2 | |
| 4 | Sly Williams | F-G | 6-7 | 210 | 23 | 67 | 1976 | 6.4 | 12.9 | .493 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .250 | 3.4 | 4.9 | .690 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 7.6 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 16.1 | |
| 5 | Mike Glenn | G | 6-2 | 175 | 25 | 82 | 1506 | 6.8 | 12.2 | .558 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .364 | 2.3 | 2.6 | .891 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 16.1 | |
| 6 | DeWayne Scales | F | 6-8 | 208 | 22 | 44 | 484 | 7.0 | 16.7 | .418 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .167 | 1.9 | 2.9 | .667 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 9.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 16.0 | |
| 7 | Micheal Ray Richardson | G-F | 6-5 | 189 | 25 | 79 | 3175 | 5.9 | 12.7 | .469 | 0.3 | 1.2 | .225 | 2.5 | 3.8 | .663 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 14.7 | |
| 8 | Mike Woodson | G-F | 6-5 | 195 | 22 | 81 | 949 | 6.3 | 14.1 | .442 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .200 | 1.9 | 2.4 | .766 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 14.4 | |
| 9 | Larry Demic | F-C | 6-9 | 225 | 23 | 76 | 964 | 4.8 | 9.5 | .504 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.2 | 3.4 | .630 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 9.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 11.7 | |
| 10 | Reggie Carter | G | 6-3 | 175 | 23 | 60 | 536 | 4.0 | 12.0 | .330 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 3.4 | 4.6 | .739 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 11.4 | |
| 11 | Marvin Webster | C | 7-1 | 225 | 28 | 82 | 1708 | 3.4 | 7.2 | .466 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .250 | 2.2 | 3.4 | .638 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 9.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 8.9 |
| 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 | Bill Cartwright | C | 7-1 | 245 | 23 | 82 | 2925 | 18.4 | .611 | .554 | 6.1 | 18.3 | 12.0 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 12.9 | 21.5 | 116 | 105 | 23.4 | 10.5 | 34 | 7 | 13.5 |
| 2 | Ray Williams | G | 6-3 | 188 | 26 | 79 | 2742 | 19.0 | .519 | .467 | 4.9 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 23.9 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 13.5 | 25.7 | 106 | 104 | 12.9 | 11.7 | 25 | 14 | 5.5 |
| 3 | Micheal Ray Richardson | G-F | 6-5 | 189 | 25 | 79 | 3175 | 17.1 | .511 | .479 | 6.0 | 13.9 | 9.8 | 27.5 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 19.3 | 20.0 | 102 | 102 | 7.4 | 16.0 | 23 | 16 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Sly Williams | F-G | 6-7 | 210 | 23 | 67 | 1976 | 16.6 | .536 | .494 | 8.9 | 15.4 | 12.0 | 12.9 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 14.6 | 19.9 | 107 | 103 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 17 | 7 | 5.0 |
| 5 | Mike Glenn | G | 6-2 | 175 | 25 | 82 | 1506 | 15.0 | .601 | .562 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 10.3 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 10.0 | 16.8 | 118 | 107 | 10.5 | 4.3 | 15 | 5 | 5.0 |
| 6 | Campy Russell | F | 6-8 | 215 | 29 | 79 | 2865 | 12.9 | .518 | .468 | 4.2 | 10.1 | 7.0 | 12.7 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 14.5 | 20.7 | 102 | 107 | 6.1 | 8.4 | 14 | 18 | -2.0 |
| 7 | Marvin Webster | C | 7-1 | 225 | 28 | 82 | 1708 | 10.8 | .512 | .468 | 10.5 | 21.0 | 15.5 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 20.0 | 12.3 | 101 | 103 | 1.7 | 7.5 | 9 | 8 | 0.5 |
| 8 | Larry Demic | F-C | 6-9 | 225 | 23 | 76 | 964 | 10.4 | .533 | .504 | 13.0 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 106 | 107 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 6 | 5 | 0.5 |
| 9 | Mike Woodson | G-F | 6-5 | 195 | 22 | 81 | 949 | 10.9 | .474 | .444 | 3.8 | 8.0 | 5.8 | 11.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 11.9 | 19.5 | 97 | 107 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 3 | 7 | -2.0 |
| 10 | DeWayne Scales | F | 6-8 | 208 | 22 | 44 | 484 | 11.5 | .444 | .420 | 10.7 | 20.8 | 15.6 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 11.0 | 22.8 | 93 | 105 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 2 | 4 | -1.0 |
| 11 | Reggie Carter | G | 6-3 | 175 | 23 | 60 | 536 | 8.8 | .404 | .330 | 6.2 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 18.3 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 15.4 | 18.7 | 91 | 107 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2 | 5 | -1.5 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | Campy Russell | F | 6-8 | 215 | 29 | 2 | 89 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 46 | .441 | .000 | .941 | 44.5 | 23.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 2 | Ray Williams | G | 6-3 | 188 | 26 | 2 | 84 | 18 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 43 | .439 | .333 | .545 | 42.0 | 21.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| 3 | Sly Williams | F-G | 6-7 | 210 | 23 | 2 | 56 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 26 | .722 | 28.0 | 13.0 | 4.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 4 | Micheal Ray Richardson | G-F | 6-5 | 189 | 25 | 2 | 86 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 23 | .242 | .000 | .583 | 43.0 | 11.5 | 9.5 | 5.5 |
| 5 | Bill Cartwright | C | 7-1 | 245 | 23 | 2 | 49 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | .353 | .667 | 24.5 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 0.5 | |
| 6 | Marvin Webster | C | 7-1 | 225 | 28 | 2 | 63 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | .500 | .000 | 31.5 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | |
| 7 | Mike Glenn | G | 6-2 | 175 | 25 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | .571 | .000 | 1.000 | 13.0 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
| 8 | Larry Demic | F-C | 6-9 | 225 | 23 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .800 | .500 | 18.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | |
| 9 | Mike Woodson | G-F | 6-5 | 195 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .333 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 10 | Reggie Carter | G | 6-3 | 175 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Rk | Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marvin Webster | $600,000 |
| 2 | Bill Cartwright | $300,000 |
| 3 | Campy Russell | $250,000 |
| 4 | Ray Williams | $250,000 |
| 5 | Micheal Ray Richardson | $205,000 |
| 6 | Mike Glenn | $200,000 |
| 7 | Larry Demic | $150,000 |
| 8 | Mike Woodson | $125,000 |