# Temporada 1973-74 de los New York Knicks

La temporada 1973-74 fue la vigésimo octava de los New York Knicks en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 49 victorias y 33 derrotas, ocupando el tercer puesto de la conferencia, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en las Finales de Conferencia ante los Boston Celtics.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 14 | Mel Davis | Alero | Estados Unidos | St. John's |
| 2 | 28 | Pat McFarland | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Saint Joseph's |
| 3 | 49 | Allie McGuire | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Marquette |
| 4 | 66 | George Karl | Base | Estados Unidos | North Carolina |
| 5 | 83 | Dennis Bell | Alero | Estados Unidos | Drake |

## Temporada regular

División Atlántico :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| y-Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 26–6 | 21–18 | 9–2 | 17–5 |
| x-New York Knicks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 7 | 28–13 | 21–19 | 0–1 | 10–12 |
| x-Buffalo Braves | 42 | 40 | .512 | 14 | 19–13 | 17–21 | 6–6 | 12–10 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 31 | 14–23 | 9–30 | 2–4 | 5–17 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de Conferencia

Capital Bullets vs. New York Knicks
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 29 de marzo | New York Knicks 102, Capital Bullets 91 | Nueva York |
| 31 de marzo | Capital Bullets 91, New York Knicks 87 | Landover |
| 2 de abril | New York Knicks 79, Capital Bullets 88 | Nueva York |
| 5 de abril | Capital Bullets 93, New York Knicks 101 | Landover |
| 7 de abril | New York Knicks 106, Capital Bullets 105 | Nueva York |
| 10 de abril | Capital Bullets 109, New York Knicks 92 | Landover |
| 12 de abril | New York Knicks 91, Capital Bullets 81 | Nueva York |
| | New York Knicks gana las series 4-3 | |

### Finales de Conferencia

Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 14 de abril | Boston Celtics 13, New York Knicks 88 | Boston |
| 16 de abril | New York Knicks 99, Boston Celtics 111 | Nueva York |
| 19 de abril | Boston Celtics 100, New York Knicks 103 | Boston |
| 21 de abril | New York Knicks 91, Boston Celtics 98 | Nueva York |
| 24 de abril | Boston Celtics 105, New York Knicks 94 | Boston |
| | Boston Celtics gana las series 4-1 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Walt Frazier | 28 | 80 | 41.7 | 8.4 | 17.9 | .472 | 3.7 | 4.4 | .838 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 20.5 |
| 2 | Dave DeBusschere | 33 | 71 | 38.0 | 7.9 | 17.1 | .461 | 2.3 | 3.1 | .756 | 1.9 | 8.8 | 10.7 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 18.1 |
| 3 | Bill Bradley | 30 | 82 | 34.3 | 6.1 | 13.6 | .451 | 1.8 | 2.0 | .874 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 14.0 |
| 4 | Earl Monroe | 29 | 41 | 29.1 | 5.9 | 12.5 | .468 | 2.3 | 2.8 | .823 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 14.0 |
| 5 | Dean Meminger | 25 | 78 | 26.7 | 3.5 | 6.9 | .508 | 1.3 | 2.1 | .644 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 8.3 |
| 6 | Willis Reed | 31 | 19 | 26.3 | 4.4 | 9.7 | .457 | 2.2 | 2.8 | .792 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 11.1 |
| 7 | Phil Jackson | 28 | 82 | 25.0 | 4.4 | 9.2 | .477 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .776 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 11.1 |
| 8 | Jerry Lucas | 33 | 73 | 22.3 | 2.7 | 5.8 | .462 | 0.9 | 1.3 | .698 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 6.2 |
| 9 | John Gianelli | 23 | 70 | 20.3 | 3.0 | 6.2 | .479 | 1.3 | 1.7 | .760 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 7.3 |
| 10 | Henry Bibby | 24 | 66 | 14.9 | 3.2 | 7.0 | .452 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .830 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 7.5 |
| 11 | Dick Barnett | 37 | 5 | 11.6 | 2.0 | 5.2 | .385 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .667 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 4.4 |
| 12 | Dick Garrett | 27 | 25 | 9.6 | 1.3 | 3.6 | .352 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .769 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 3.0 |
| 13 | Harthorne Wingo | 26 | 60 | 8.9 | 1.4 | 2.9 | .477 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .632 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 3.5 |
| 14 | Mel Davis | 23 | 30 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 3.2 | .347 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .750 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
| 15 | Allie McGuire | 22 | 2 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 16 | Dennis Bell | 22 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Tom Riker | 23 | 17 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | .448 | 0.7 | 1.0 | .706 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.2 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Walt Frazier | Mejor quinteto de la NBA Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA All-Star |
| Dave DeBusschere | Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA All-Star |