1982–83 New York Knicks season

1982–83 New York Knicks season
Head coach	Hubie Brown
General manager	Dave DeBusschere
Owners	Gulf+Western
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Results
Record	44–38 (.537)
Place	Division: 4th (Atlantic) Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Semifinals (lost to 76ers 0–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WOR-TV (Marv Albert, Butch Beard) MSG Network (Jim Karvellas, Butch Beard)
Radio	WNEW (Marv Albert, John Andariese)

The 1982–83 New York Knicks season was the 37th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks started off by losing their first seven games of the season, but improved during the second half of their schedule. They finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Division with a 44–38 win–loss record, and qualified for the NBA playoffs. New York defeated the New Jersey Nets 2–0 in the best-of-three first round of the playoffs and advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, where they were swept in four games by the eventual NBA champion Philadelphia 76ers.

NBA draft

Main article: 1982 NBA draft

Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first and second rounds, and any other players picked by the franchise that played at least one game in the league.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club team
1	6	Trent Tucker	G	United States	Minnesota
2	29	Scott Hastings	F–C	United States	Arkansas
2	34	Vince Taylor	F	United States	Duke

Roster

1982–83 New York Knicks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From C 25 Bill Cartwright 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) San Francisco PF 26 Mike Davis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Maryland SG 18 Ernie Grunfeld 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Tennessee F 30 Bernard King 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Tennessee SF 55 Louis Orr 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Syracuse F 23 Leonard Robinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Tennessee State SG 6 Trent Tucker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Minnesota C 40 Marvin Webster 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Morgan State G 44 Paul Westphal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) USC

Head coach Hubie Brown Assistant(s) Richie Adubato Mike Fratello Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	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

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Philadelphia 76ers	65	17	.793	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	51	31	.622	14
3	x-Boston Celtics	56	26	.683	9
4	x-New Jersey Nets	49	33	.598	16
5	x-New York Knicks	44	38	.537	21
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	22
7	Washington Bullets	42	40	.512	23
8	Detroit Pistons	37	45	.451	28
9	Chicago Bulls	28	54	.341	37
10	Cleveland Cavaliers	23	59	.280	42
11	Indiana Pacers	20	62	.244	45

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

1983 playoff game log
First Round: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 20 @ New Jersey W 118–107 Bernard King (40) Marvin Webster (11) Rory Sparrow (7) Brendan Byrne Arena 15,672 1–0 2 April 21 New Jersey W 105–99 Truck Robinson (22) Truck Robinson (13) Paul Westphal (7) Madison Square Garden 19,591 2–0
Conference semifinals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 24 @ Philadelphia L 102–112 Bill Cartwright (17) Bill Cartwright (8) Rory Sparrow (10) Spectrum 14,375 0–1 2 April 27 @ Philadelphia L 91–98 Truck Robinson (22) Truck Robinson (14) Rory Sparrow (8) Spectrum 15,829 0–2 3 April 30 Philadelphia L 105–107 Bernard King (21) Truck Robinson (15) Rory Sparrow (6) Madison Square Garden 17,735 0–3 4 May 1 Philadelphia L 102–105 Bernard King (35) Truck Robinson (15) Sparrow, Westphal (8) Madison Square Garden 15,457 0–4
1983 schedule