# Temporada 1980-81 de los New York Knicks

La temporada 1980-81 fue la trigésimo quinta de los New York Knicks en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 50 victorias y 32 derrotas, ocupando el cuarto puesto de la conferencia, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en primera ronda ante Chicago Bulls.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 12 | Mike Woodson | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Indiana |
| 2 | 36 | DeWayne Scales | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Louisiana State |
| 3 | 58 | Kurt Rambis | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Santa Clara |

## Temporada regular

División Atlántico :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Boston Celtics | 62 | 20 | .756 | – | 35–6 | 27–14 | 19–5 |
| x-Philadelphia 76ers | 62 | 20 | .756 | – | 37–4 | 25–16 | 15–9 |
| x-New York Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12.0 | 28–13 | 22–19 | 14–10 |
| Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 23.0 | 26–15 | 13–28 | 8–16 |
| New Jersey Nets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 38.0 | 16–25 | 8–33 | 8–16 |

## Playoffs
### Primera ronda

New York Knicks vs. Chicago Bulls
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 31 de marzo | New York Knicks 80, Chicago Bulls 90 | Nueva York |
| 3 de abril | Chicago Bulls 115, New York Knicks 114 | Chicago |
| | Chicago Bulls gana las series 0-2 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | T3 | T3I | %T3 | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Micheal Ray Richardson | 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 |
| 2 | Campy Russell | 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 |
| 3 | Bill Cartwright | 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 |
| 4 | Ray Williams | 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 |
| 5 | Sly Williams | 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 | Marvin Webster | 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 |
| 7 | Mike Glenn | 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 |
| 8 | Larry Demic | 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 |
| 9 | Mike Woodson | 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 | DeWayne Scales | 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 |
| 11 | Reggie Carter | 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 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Micheal Ray Richardson | Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA All-Star |