# Temporada 1982-83 de los New York Knicks

La temporada 1982-83 fue la trigésimo séptima de los New York Knicks en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 44 victorias y 38 derrotas, ocupando el quinto puesto de la conferencia, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en las semifinales de la Conferencia Este ante los Philadelphia 76ers.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 6 | Trent Tucker | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Minnesota |
| 2 | 29 | Scott Hastings | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Arkansas |
| 2 | 34 | Vince Taylor | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Duke |

## Temporada regular

División Atlántico :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Philadelphia 76ers | 65 | 17 | .793 | – | 35–6 | 30–11 | 15–9 |
| x-Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | 9 | 33–8 | 23–18 | 14–10 |
| x-New Jersey Nets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16 | 30–11 | 19–22 | 11–13 |
| x-New York Knicks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 21 | 26–15 | 18–23 | 10–14 |
| Washington Bullets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 23 | 27–14 | 15–26 | 10–14 |

## Playoffs
### Primera ronda

New Jersey Nets vs. New York Knicks
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 20 de abril | New Jersey Nets 107, New York Knicks 118 | East Rutherford |
| 21 de abril | New York Knicks 105, New Jersey Nets 99 | Nueva York |
| | New York Knicks gana las series 2-0 | |

### Semifinales de Conferencia

Philadelphia 76ers vs. New York Knicks
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 24 de abril | Philadelphia 76ers 112, New York Knicks 102 | Filadelfia |
| 27 de abril | Philadelphia 76ers 98, New York Knicks 91 | Filadelfia |
| 30 de abril | New York Knicks 105, Philadelphia 76ers 107 | Nueva York |
| 1 de mayo | New York Knicks 102, Philadelphia 76ers 105 | Nueva York |
| | Philadelphia 76ers gana las series 4-0 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | PT | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | T3 | T3I | %T3 | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Bernard King | 26 | 68 | 68 | 32.5 | 8.9 | 16.8 | .528 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 4.1 | 5.7 | .722 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 21.9 |
| 2 | Bill Cartwright | 25 | 82 | 82 | 30.1 | 5.5 | 9.8 | .566 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 4.6 | 6.2 | .744 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 15.7 |
| 3 | Truck Robinson | 31 | 81 | 76 | 30.0 | 4.0 | 8.7 | .462 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 1.5 | 2.5 | .587 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 8.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 9.5 |
| 4 | Rory Sparrow | 24 | 32 | 9 | 27.5 | 4.0 | 9.3 | .430 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .286 | 2.0 | 2.7 | .733 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Ed Sherod | 23 | 64 | 37 | 25.4 | 2.7 | 6.6 | .406 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .077 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .650 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 6.2 |
| 6 | Paul Westphal | 32 | 80 | 59 | 24.7 | 4.0 | 8.7 | .459 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .292 | 1.9 | 2.3 | .804 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Trent Tucker | 23 | 78 | 59 | 23.5 | 3.8 | 8.3 | .462 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .467 | 0.6 | 0.8 | .672 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 8.4 |
| 8 | Sly Williams | 25 | 68 | 6 | 20.4 | 4.6 | 9.5 | .485 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .105 | 2.6 | 3.8 | .680 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 11.9 |
| 9 | Louis Orr | 24 | 82 | 14 | 20.3 | 3.3 | 7.2 | .462 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.7 | 2.1 | .800 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 8.4 |
| 10 | Ernie Grunfeld | 27 | 77 | 0 | 18.5 | 2.2 | 4.9 | .443 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .827 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 5.4 |
| 11 | Marvin Webster | 30 | 82 | 0 | 18.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | .508 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.3 | 2.2 | .589 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 5.4 |
| 12 | Vince Taylor | 22 | 31 | 0 | 10.4 | 1.2 | 3.3 | .363 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.7 | 1.0 | .656 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.1 |
| 13 | Scott Hastings | 22 | 21 | 0 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | .364 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .500 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| 14 | Mike Davis | 26 | 8 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.8 | 1.3 | .600 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 |