New York Knicks Playoff Rosters

1983-1984 New York Knicks Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Bill Cartwright C 7-1 245 Jul 30, 1957 26 San Francisco 4 1979 1st Rnd, #3, New York Knicks
Len Elmore FC 6-9 220 Mar 28, 1952 32 Maryland 7 1974 1st Rnd, #13, Washington Wizards
Eric Fernsten FC 6-10 205 Nov 1, 1953 30 San Francisco 5 1975 4th Rnd, #67, Cleveland Cavaliers
Ernie Grunfeld GF 6-6 210 Apr 24, 1955 28 Tennessee 6 1977 1st Rnd, #11, Milwaukee Bucks
Bernard King SF 6-7 205 Dec 4, 1956 27 Tennessee 6 1977 1st Rnd, #7, New Jersey Nets
Louis Orr PF 6-8 175 May 7, 1958 25 Syracuse 3 1980 2nd Rnd, #29, Indiana Pacers
Truck Robinson SF 6-7 225 Oct 4, 1951 32 Tennessee State 9 1974 2nd Rnd, #22, Washington Wizards
Campy Russell PF 6-8 215 Jan 12, 1952 32 Michigan 9 1974 1st Rnd, #8, Cleveland Cavaliers
Rory Sparrow PG 6-2 175 Jun 12, 1958 25 Villanova 3 1980 4th Rnd, #75, New Jersey Nets
Trent Tucker SG 6-5 193 Dec 20, 1959 24 Minnesota 1 1982 1st Rnd, #6, New York Knicks
Darrell Walker SG 6-4 180 Mar 9, 1961 23 Arkansas 0 1983 1st Rnd, #12, New York Knicks
Marvin Webster C 7-1 225 Apr 13, 1952 32 Morgan State 7 1975 1st Rnd, #5, Atlanta Hawks
Ray Williams PG 6-3 188 Oct 14, 1954 29 Minnesota 6 1977 1st Rnd, #10, New York Knicks

1983-1984 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Boston Celtics #8 Washington Bullets BOS in 4
First Round #2 Milwaukee Bucks #7 Atlanta Hawks MIL in 5
First Round #3 Philadelphia Sixers #6 New Jersey Nets NJN in 5
First Round #4 Detroit Pistons #5 New York Knicks NYK in 5
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #5 New York Knicks BOS in 7
Second Round #2 Milwaukee Bucks #6 New Jersey Nets MIL in 6
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 Milwaukee Bucks BOS in 5

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 Kansas City Kings LAL in 3
First Round #2 Utah Jazz #7 Denver Nuggets UTA in 5
First Round #3 Portland Trail Blazers #6 Phoenix Suns PHX in 5
First Round #4 Dallas Mavericks #5 Seattle SuperSonics DAL in 5
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #4 Dallas Mavericks LAL in 5
Second Round #2 Utah Jazz #6 Phoenix Suns PHX in 6
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #6 Phoenix Suns LAL in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics #1 Los Angeles Lakers BOS in 7

1983-1984 New York Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Bernard King 12 39.8 34.8 6.2 3.0 1.2 0.5 2.6
Bill Cartwright 12 33.2 17.4 8.2 0.4 0.2 1.2 2.2
Rory Sparrow 12 32.4 11.2 2.2 7.2 1.0 0.1 2.5
Ray Williams 11 28.2 11.2 3.5 8.0 1.5 0.1 3.7
Trent Tucker 12 21.2 7.6 1.5 2.2 0.9 0.2 1.0
Truck Robinson 12 30.2 7.1 8.1 0.6 0.6 0.8 2.2
Darrell Walker 12 16.2 6.8 2.9 1.7 2.0 0.2 2.7
Louis Orr 12 19.1 6.1 4.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.8
Marvin Webster 12 17.0 3.1 4.7 0.2 0.3 1.4 0.2
Ernie Grunfeld 11 7.6 2.4 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.4
Eric Fernsten 2 1.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1983-1984 New York Knicks Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Detroit Leaders
Apr 17, 1984
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Detroit
W, 93-94 Silverdome
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 36. Bernard King
REB: 11. B. Cartwright
AST: 7. D. Walker
PTS: 26. K. Tripucka
REB: 14. Kent Benson
AST: 9. Isiah Thomas
Apr 19, 1984
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Detroit
L, 113-105 Silverdome
Opening Round
1-1 PTS: 46. Bernard King
REB: 11. T. Robinson
AST: 9. Ray Williams
PTS: 31. B. Laimbeer
REB: 15. B. Laimbeer
AST: 13. Isiah Thomas
Apr 22, 1984
v.
Detroit
W, 120-113 Madison Square Garden
Opening Round
2-1 PTS: 46. Bernard King
REB: 10. Bernard King
AST: 11. Rory Sparrow
PTS: 40. K. Tripucka
REB: 10. B. Laimbeer
AST: 5. Isiah Thomas
Apr 25, 1984
v.
Detroit
L, 112-119 Madison Square Garden
Opening Round
2-2 PTS: 41. Bernard King
REB: 12. T. Robinson
AST: 10. Rory Sparrow
PTS: 22. Isiah Thomas
REB: 10. B. Laimbeer
AST: 16. Isiah Thomas
Apr 27, 1984
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Detroit
W, 123-127 Joe Louis Arena
Opening Round
3-2 PTS: 44. Bernard King
REB: 12. Bernard King
AST: 12. Ray Williams
PTS: 35. Isiah Thomas
REB: 17. B. Laimbeer
AST: 12. Isiah Thomas

1983-1984 New York Knicks Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Boston Leaders
Apr 29, 1984
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Boston
L, 110-92 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 26. Bernard King
REB: 9. T. Robinson
AST: 6. Rory Sparrow
PTS: 25. Kevin McHale
REB: 12. R. Parish
AST: 12. Larry Bird
May 2, 1984
@
Boston
L, 116-102 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals
0-2 PTS: 25. B. Cartwright
REB: 11. B. Cartwright
AST: 5. Rory Sparrow
PTS: 37. Larry Bird
REB: 11. Larry Bird
AST: 7. D. Johnson
May 4, 1984
v.
Boston
W, 100-92 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals
1-2 PTS: 25. B. Cartwright
REB: 9. Bernard King
AST: 10. Rory Sparrow
PTS: 24. Larry Bird
REB: 11. Larry Bird
AST: 4. D. Johnson
May 6, 1984
v.
Boston
W, 118-113 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals
2-2 PTS: 43. Bernard King
REB: 9. T. Robinson
AST: 9. Ray Williams
PTS: 29. Larry Bird
REB: 12. Kevin McHale
AST: 7. D. Johnson
May 9, 1984
@
Boston
L, 121-99 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals
2-3 PTS: 30. Bernard King
REB: 10. B. Cartwright
AST: 10. Ray Williams
PTS: 26. Larry Bird
REB: 10. R. Parish
AST: 10. Larry Bird
May 11, 1984
v.
Boston
W, 106-104 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals
3-3 PTS: 44. Bernard King
REB: 14. B. Cartwright
AST: 11. Rory Sparrow
PTS: 35. Larry Bird
REB: 11. Larry Bird
AST: 8. G. Henderson
May 13, 1984
@
Boston
L, 121-104 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals
3-4 PTS: 24. Bernard King
REB: 9. T. Robinson
AST: 7. Ray Williams
PTS: 39. Larry Bird
REB: 12. Larry Bird
AST: 10. Larry Bird