The New York Knicks were 43-39 in 1977-78. They finished 2nd in the Atlantic Division and 5th in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Philadelphia 76ers, 4 games to 0.
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Brunson scores 33 points, leads the Knicks to a 135-105 win over the Bulls
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Knicks break away in fourth quarter and beat the Nets for the 15th straight time, 103-90
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James, Maxey lead 76ers past Knicks 98-93 in an NBA Cup game
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LeBron James scores 20 points to help 76ers beat champion Knicks for 2nd time this season, 98-93
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Jalen Brunson scores 38 points as the Knicks beat the Bulls 133-127
1977-78 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
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Team | 82 | 244.0 | 113.4 | 47.2 | 28.5 | 10.0 | 5.4 | 46.5 | 95.4 | 48.8 | 20.4 | 27.1 | 75.1 | 52.8 | 14.4 | 32.8 | 21.5 | 26.7 | |||
Team Rank | 1st | 3rd | 10th | 1st | 8th | 8th | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 16th | 16th | 13th | 4th | 16th | 6th | 19th | 18th | ||||
Opponent | 82 | 244.0 | 114.0 | 47.3 | 25.8 | 10.7 | 4.4 | 44.6 | 94.4 | 47.2 | 24.7 | 34.0 | 72.9 | 52.1 | 15.3 | 32.0 | 20.5 | 24.3 | |||
Opponent Rank | 1st | 22nd | 13th | 16th | 20th | 2nd | 16th | 15th | 14th | 20th | 20th | 1st | 16th | 15th | 14th | 10th | 17th | ||||
Net | -0.5 | -0.1 | +2.7 | -0.7 | +1.0 | +1.9 | +1.0 | +1.5 | -4.4 | -6.8 | +2.2 | +0.7 | -0.9 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +2.5 | |||||
Net Rank | 12th | 11th | 3rd | 17th | 3rd | 3rd | 11th | 5th | 21st | 21st | 6th | 6th | 18th | 9th | 15th | 19th |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.0 | |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.5 | |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.5 | |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.5 | |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.5 | |
| 9 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.5 | |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.0 | |
| 11 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.0 | |
| 12 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 5.0 | |
| 13 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6.5 |
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Bucks| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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| 1 | 6 | 1 | .857 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .778 | ||
| 3 | 7 | 2 | .778 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0.5 | |
| 5 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0.5 | |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0.5 | |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.0 | |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1.5 | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.0 | |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.5 | |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.5 | |
| 12 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4.5 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.5 |
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