New York Knicks Playoff Rosters

1980-1981 New York Knicks Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Reggie Carter SG 6-3 175 Oct 10, 1957 23 St. John's 0 1979 2nd Rnd, #27, New York Knicks
Bill Cartwright C 7-1 245 Jul 30, 1957 23 San Francisco 1 1979 1st Rnd, #3, New York Knicks
Larry Demic PF 6-9 225 Jun 27, 1957 23 Arizona 1 1979 1st Rnd, #9, New York Knicks
Mike Glenn PG 6-2 175 Sep 10, 1955 25 Southern Illinois 3 1977 2nd Rnd, #23, Chicago Bulls
Toby Knight PF 6-9 210 May 3, 1955 25 Notre Dame 3 1977 2nd Rnd, #32, New York Knicks
Micheal Ray Richardson SG 6-5 189 Apr 11, 1955 25 Montana 2 1978 1st Rnd, #4, New York Knicks
Campy Russell PF 6-8 215 Jan 12, 1952 29 Michigan 6 1974 1st Rnd, #8, Cleveland Cavaliers
DeWayne Scales PF 6-8 208 Dec 28, 1958 22 LSU 0 1980 2nd Rnd, #36, New York Knicks
Marvin Webster C 7-1 225 Apr 13, 1952 28 Morgan State 4 1975 1st Rnd, #5, Atlanta Hawks
Ray Williams PG 6-3 188 Oct 14, 1954 26 Minnesota 3 1977 1st Rnd, #10, New York Knicks
Sly Williams SF 6-7 210 Jan 26, 1958 23 Rhode Island 1 1979 1st Rnd, #21, New York Knicks
Mike Woodson GF 6-5 195 Mar 24, 1958 23 Indiana 0 1980 1st Rnd, #12, New York Knicks

1980-1981 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Philadelphia Sixers #6 Indiana Pacers PHI in 2
First Round #4 New York Knicks #5 Chicago Bulls CHI in 2
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #5 Chicago Bulls BOS in 4
Second Round #3 Philadelphia Sixers #2 Milwaukee Bucks PHI in 7
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 Philadelphia Sixers BOS in 7

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Los Angeles Lakers #6 Houston Rockets HOU in 3
First Round #4 Portland Trail Blazers #5 Kansas City Kings KCK in 3
Second Round #1 Phoenix Suns #5 Kansas City Kings KCK in 7
Second Round #2 San Antonio Spurs #6 Houston Rockets HOU in 7
Conference Finals #5 Kansas City Kings #6 Houston Rockets HOU in 5

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics #6 Houston Rockets BOS in 6

1980-1981 New York Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Campy Russell 2 44.5 23.0 4.5 4.5 2.0 0.5 4.0
Ray Williams 2 42.0 21.5 4.0 4.5 2.0 0.0 4.5
Sly Williams 2 28.0 13.0 4.5 2.5 1.5 0.0 1.5
Micheal Ray Richardson 2 43.0 11.5 9.5 5.5 3.5 0.0 4.0
Bill Cartwright 2 24.5 10.0 6.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 3.0
Marvin Webster 2 31.5 6.0 5.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.5
Mike Glenn 2 13.0 5.5 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 1.0
Larry Demic 2 18.5 4.5 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0
Mike Woodson 2 4.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Reggie Carter 1 7.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

1980-1981 New York Knicks Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Chicago Leaders
Mar 31, 1981
v.
Chicago
L, 80-90 Madison Square Garden
Opening Round
0-1 PTS: 19. Ray Williams
PTS: 18. Ricky Sobers
Apr 3, 1981
@
Chicago
L, 115-114 Chicago Stadium
Opening Round
0-2 PTS: 29. C. Russell
PTS: 37. Reggie Theus