# Temporada 1977-78 de los New York Knicks

La temporada 1977-78 fue la trigésimo segunda de los New York Knicks en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 43 victorias y 39 derrotas, ocupando el quinto puesto de la conferencia, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en semifinales de conferencia ante los Philadelphia 76ers.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 10 | Ray Williams | Base | Estados Unidos | Minnesota |
| 2 | 26 | Glen Gondrezick | Alero | Estados Unidos | UNLV |
| 2 | 32 | Toby Knight | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Notre Dame |
| 4 | 76 | Steve Hayes | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Idaho State |

## Temporada regular

División Central :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Philadelphia 76ers | 55 | 27 | .671 | – | 37–4 | 18–23 | 14–2 |
| x-New York Knicks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 12 | 29–12 | 14–27 | 7–9 |
| Boston Celtics | 32 | 50 | .390 | 23 | 24–17 | 8–33 | 8–8 |
| Buffalo Braves | 27 | 55 | .329 | 28 | 20–21 | 7–34 | 7–9 |
| New Jersey Nets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 31 | 18–23 | 6–35 | 4–12 |

## Playoffs
### Primera ronda

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 12 de abril | Cleveland Cavaliers 114, New York Knicks 132 | Cleveland |
| 14 de abril | New York Knicks 109, Cleveland Cavaliers 107 | Nueva York |
| | New York Knicks gana las series 2-0 | |

### Semifinales de Conferencia

Philadelphia 76ers vs. New York Knicks
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 16 de abril | Philadelphia 76ers 130, New York Knicks 90 | Philadelphia |
| 18 de abril | Philadelphia 76ers 119, New York Knicks 100 | Philadelphia |
| 20 de abril | New York Knicks 126, Philadelphia 76ers 137 | Nueva York |
| 23 de abril | New York Knicks 107, Philadelphia 76ers 112 | Nueva York |
| | Philadelphia 76ers gana las series 4-0 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | 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 | 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 |
| 6 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Bob McAdoo | All-Star |