The New York Knicks were 52-30 in 1970-71. They finished 1st in the Atlantic Division and 1st in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Baltimore Bullets, 4 games to 3.
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 240.9 | 110.1 | 49.7 | 21.7 | 44.3 | 98.5 | 45.0 | 21.5 | 29.0 | 74.0 | 49.5 | 23.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 8th | 14th | 15th | 15th | 8th | 6th | 7th | 17th | 17th | 13th | 11th | 5th | |||||||||
Opponent | 82 | 240.9 | 105.0 | 56.0 | 18.4 | 40.8 | 94.5 | 43.1 | 23.5 | 31.3 | 75.2 | 48.5 | 23.0 | ||||||||
Opponent Rank | 8th | 1st | 15th | 1st | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 7th | 6th | 14th | 3rd | 15th | |||||||||
Net | +5.0 | -6.3 | +3.3 | +3.5 | +4.0 | +1.9 | -2.0 | -2.3 | -1.1 | +1.0 | +0.3 | ||||||||||
Net Rank | 3rd | 15th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 6th | 10th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | 16 | .738 | ||
| 2 | 42 | 21 | .667 | 4.0 | |
| 3 | 41 | 23 | .641 | 5.5 | |
| 4 | 39 | 24 | .619 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 35 | 27 | .565 | 10.5 | |
| 6 | 34 | 28 | .548 | 11.5 | |
| 7 | 35 | 29 | .547 | 11.5 | |
| 8 | 33 | 28 | .541 | 12.0 | |
| 9 | 32 | 31 | .508 | 14.0 | |
| 10 | 32 | 32 | .500 | 14.5 | |
| 11 | 26 | 35 | .426 | 19.0 | |
| 12 | 26 | 37 | .413 | 20.0 | |
| 13 | 16 | 46 | .258 | 29.5 | |
| 14 | 15 | 47 | .242 | 30.5 | |
| 15 | 15 | 48 | .238 | 31.0 |