New York Knicks

31-51 • 7th in East • 4th in Atlantic •
Logo for the 1978-79 New York Knicks

ORTG

102.2

16th

DRTG

105.4

17th

NETRTG

-3.2

17th

FG%

48.7

10th

Overview Stats Schedule Roster Splits History

The New York Knicks were 31-51 in 1978-79. They finished 4th in the Atlantic Division and 7th in the Eastern Conference.

Scores & Schedules

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DATE OPP SCORE
Thu
4/5
 		vs
DEN DEN
L
107-114
Tue
4/3
 		vs
HOU HOU
L
115-116
Sun
4/1
 		@
SDC SDC
L
116-126
Fri
3/30
 		@
GSW GSW
L
98-114
Wed
3/28
 		@
SEA SEA
L
105-111

Team Leaders

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PPG

17.3

Williams

Williams

RPG

10.9

Webster

Webster

APG

6.2

Williams

Williams

1978-79 Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB
5
Hawks Hawks
46 36 .561 8.0
6
Nets Nets
37 45 .451 17.0
7
Knicks Knicks
31 51 .378 23.0
8
Pistons Pistons
30 52 .366 24.0
9
Cavaliers Cavaliers
30 52 .366 24.0

1978-79 Stats

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GP MIN FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Team 82 241.2 44.8 92.1 48.7 18.0 25.7 70.0 52.0 14.6 29.6 44.3 25.9 8.5 4.8 19.6 26.3 107.7
Team Rank 6th 10th 8th 10th 21st 18th 22nd 17th 14th 13th 15th 11th 15th 15th 11th 18th 18th
Opponent 82 241.2 43.9 90.9 48.3 23.3 30.6 76.1 53.2 14.9 30.4 45.3 25.8 9.2 4.6 19.0 23.9 111.1
Opponent Rank 6th 9th 8th 10th 19th 19th 19th 10th 12th 12th 14th 10th 13th 5th 14th 18th 13th
Net +0.9 +1.2 +0.4 -5.2 -4.8 -6.1 -1.2 -0.3 -0.7 -1.0 +0.1 -0.6 +0.2 +0.6 +2.4 -3.4
Net Rank 7th 9th 11th 22nd 21st 22nd 17th 15th 15th 12th 11th 17th 10th 13th 19th 17th

Gallery

Bob McAdoo Earl Monroe

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

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35.5

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

33.0

Embiid

Joel Embiid

31.0

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

Playoff RPG Leaders

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16.2

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

15.6

Davis

Anthony Davis

12.3

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff APG Leaders

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9.8

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

9.3

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.0

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

Playoff SPG Leaders

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2.4

James

LeBron James

2.0

Caldwell-Pope

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

2.0

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

Playoff BPG Leaders

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2.8

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.7

Mobley

Evan Mobley

1.6

Davis

Anthony Davis

Playoff 3PM Leaders

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4.2

White

Derrick White

4.0

Jr.

Michael Porter Jr.

3.7

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

Playoff TS% Leaders

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74.3

White

Derrick White

71.4

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

70.2

Allen

Jarrett Allen

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

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Timberwolves

126.4

Pacers

119.0

Celtics

118.8

Knicks

117.1

76ers

116.9

Bucks

116.0

Playoff DRtg Rankings

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Thunder

94.9

Magic

99.7

Celtics

101.6

Cavaliers

107.3

Mavericks

109.3

Timberwolves

110.4

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

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Celtics

17.2

Thunder

16.7

Timberwolves

16.0

Magic

7.6

Mavericks

5.9

Pacers

3.0

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

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Pelicans

0-4

Suns

0-4

Heat

1-4

Lakers

1-4

Bucks

2-4

76ers

2-4

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Magic

55-33

Mavericks

51-36

Thunder

49-36-1

76ers

51-38

Rockets

45-35-2

Celtics

46-37-4

Worst Record ATS

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Hawks

29-54

Hornets

34-48

Suns

36-49-1

Bucks

38-50

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
64 18 .780
2
Knicks Knicks
50 32 .610 14.0
3
Bucks Bucks
49 33 .598 15.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48 34 .585 16.0
5
Magic Magic
47 35 .573 17.0
6
Pacers Pacers
47 35 .573 17.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
57 25 .695
2
Nuggets Nuggets
57 25 .695
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
56 26 .683 1.0
4
Clippers Clippers
51 31 .622 6.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50 32 .610 7.0
6
Suns Suns
49 33 .598 8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
5/2
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
96-103
Wed
5/1
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
118-115
Wed
5/1
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
98-120
Tue
4/30
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
84-118
Tue
4/30
DAL DAL
@
LAC LAC
123-93

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/3
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
9:30 PM
Sat
5/4
MIN MIN
@
DEN DEN
7:00 PM
Sun
5/5
ORL ORL
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
5/5
DAL DAL
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Mon
5/6
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM