1982–83 New York Knicks season

1982–83 New York Knicks season
Head coach	Hubie Brown
General manager	Dave DeBusschere
Owner(s)	Gulf+Western
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Results
Record	44–38 (.537)
Place	Division: 4th (Atlantic) Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Semifinals (Eliminated 0–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	MSG Network, WOR, EMI
Radio	WNBC

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 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 Philadelphia 76ers.^[1]

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.^[2]

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

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

References

1. "1982–83 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
2. "1982 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 30, 2013.