New York Knicks Playoff Rosters

1969-1970 New York Knicks Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Dick Barnett SG 6-4 190 Oct 2, 1936 33 Tennessee State 9 1959 1st Rnd, #6, Syracuse Nationals
Nate Bowman C 6-10 230 Mar 19, 1943 27 Wichita State 3 1965 1st Rnd, #10, Cincinnati Royals
Bill Bradley GF 6-5 205 Jul 28, 1943 26 Princeton 2 1965 Territorial Pick, New York Knicks
Dave DeBusschere SF 6-6 220 Oct 16, 1940 29 Detroit-Mercy 7 1962 Territorial Pick, Detroit Pistons
Walt Frazier PG 6-4 200 Mar 29, 1945 24 Southern Illinois 2 1967 1st Rnd, #5, New York Knicks
Bill Hosket PF 6-8 225 Dec 20, 1946 23 Ohio State 1 1968 1st Rnd, #10, New York Knicks
Phil Jackson PF 6-8 220 Sep 17, 1945 24 North Dakota 2 1967 2nd Rnd, #17, New York Knicks
Don May SF 6-4 200 Jan 3, 1946 24 Dayton 1 1968 3rd Rnd, #30, New York Knicks
Willis Reed FC 6-9 240 Jun 25, 1942 27 Grambling State 5 1964 2nd Rnd, #10, New York Knicks
Mike Riordan GF 6-4 200 Jul 9, 1945 24 Providence 1 1967 12th Rnd, #128, New York Knicks
Cazzie Russell GF 6-5 218 Jun 7, 1944 25 Michigan 3 1966 1st Rnd, #1, New York Knicks
Dave Stallworth SF 6-7 200 Dec 20, 1941 28 Wichita State 2 1965 1st Rnd, #6, New York Knicks
John Warren PG 6-3 180 Jul 7, 1947 22 St. John's 0 1969 1st Rnd, #12, New York Knicks

1969-1970 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #1 New York Knicks #3 Baltimore Bullets NYK in 7
Second Round #2 Milwaukee Bucks #4 Philadelphia Sixers MIL in 5
Second Round W1 Atlanta Hawks W3 Chicago Bulls ATL in 5
Second Round W2 Los Angeles Lakers W4 Phoenix Suns LAL in 7
Conference Finals #1 New York Knicks #2 Milwaukee Bucks NYK in 5
Conference Finals W1 Atlanta Hawks W2 Los Angeles Lakers LAL in 4
NBA Finals #1 New York Knicks W2 Los Angeles Lakers NYK in 7

1969-1970 New York Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Willis Reed 18 40.7 23.7 13.8 2.8
Dick Barnett 19 37.6 16.9 2.1 3.4
Dave DeBusschere 19 36.9 16.1 11.6 2.4
Walt Frazier 19 43.9 16.0 7.8 8.2
Bill Bradley 19 32.4 12.4 3.8 3.2
Cazzie Russell 19 16.1 9.4 2.5 0.8
Dave Stallworth 19 14.5 7.2 4.1 1.1
Mike Riordan 19 15.6 6.9 2.4 1.4
Nate Bowman 18 7.1 2.4 2.4 0.3
Bill Hosket 5 5.8 2.2 1.0 0.4
John Warren 10 2.2 0.4 0.3 0.2
Don May 2 3.5 2.0 0.0 0.0

1969-1970 New York Knicks Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Washington Leaders
Mar 26, 1970
v.
Washington
W, 120-117 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals
1-0 PTS: 30. Willis Reed
PTS: 39. Earl Monroe
Mar 27, 1970
@
Washington
W, 99-106 Royal Farms Arena
Conference Semi Finals
2-0 PTS: 27. Willis Reed
PTS: 28. Gus Johnson
Mar 29, 1970
v.
Washington
L, 113-127 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals
2-1 PTS: 24. Walt Frazier
PTS: 25. Earl Monroe
Mar 31, 1970
@
Washington
L, 102-92 Royal Farms Arena
Conference Semi Finals
2-2 PTS: 25. Walt Frazier
PTS: 34. Earl Monroe
Apr 2, 1970
v.
Washington
W, 101-80 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals
3-2 PTS: 36. Willis Reed
PTS: 19. Jack Marin
Apr 5, 1970
@
Washington
L, 96-87 Royal Farms Arena
Conference Semi Finals
3-3 PTS: 18. Walt Frazier
PTS: 31. Gus Johnson
Apr 6, 1970
v.
Washington
W, 127-114 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals
4-3 PTS: 28. Dick Barnett
PTS: 32. Earl Monroe

1969-1970 New York Knicks Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Milwaukee Leaders
Apr 11, 1970
v.
Milwaukee
W, 110-102 Madison Square Garden
Conference Finals
1-0 PTS: 24. Willis Reed
PTS: 35. K. Abdul-Jabbar
Apr 13, 1970
v.
Milwaukee
W, 112-111 Madison Square Garden
Conference Finals
2-0 PTS: 36. Willis Reed
PTS: 38. K. Abdul-Jabbar
Apr 17, 1970
@
Milwaukee
L, 101-96 UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
Conference Finals
2-1 PTS: 21. Willis Reed
PTS: 33. K. Abdul-Jabbar
Apr 19, 1970
@
Milwaukee
W, 105-117 UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
Conference Finals
3-1 PTS: 26. Willis Reed
PTS: 38. K. Abdul-Jabbar
Apr 20, 1970
v.
Milwaukee
W, 132-96 Madison Square Garden
Conference Finals
4-1 PTS: 32. Willis Reed
PTS: 27. K. Abdul-Jabbar

1969-1970 New York Knicks NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders L.A. Lakers Leaders
Apr 24, 1970
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 124-112 Madison Square Garden
NBA Finals
1-0 PTS: 37. Willis Reed
PTS: 33. Jerry West
Apr 27, 1970
v.
L.A. Lakers
L, 103-105 Madison Square Garden
NBA Finals
1-1 PTS: 29. Willis Reed
PTS: 34. Jerry West
Apr 29, 1970
@
L.A. Lakers
W, 108-111 The Forum
NBA Finals
2-1 PTS: 38. Willis Reed
PTS: 34. Jerry West
May 1, 1970
@
L.A. Lakers
L, 121-115 The Forum
NBA Finals
2-2 PTS: 29. Dick Barnett
PTS: 37. Jerry West
May 4, 1970
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 107-100 Madison Square Garden
NBA Finals
3-2 PTS: 21. Walt Frazier
PTS: 22. W. Chamberlain
May 6, 1970
@
L.A. Lakers
L, 135-113 The Forum
NBA Finals
3-3 PTS: 25. D. DeBusschere
PTS: 45. W. Chamberlain
May 8, 1970
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 113-99 Madison Square Garden
NBA Finals
4-3 PTS: 36. Walt Frazier
PTS: 28. Jerry West