Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1966–67 New York Knicks season was the 21st season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season , the Knicks finished in fourth place in the Eastern Division with a 36–45 record, earning their first playoff berth in eight years.[ 3] New York lost in the opening round of the playoffs to the Boston Celtics , three games to one.[ 4]
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.[ 5]
Roster
1966–67 New York Knicks roster
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season
Season standings
x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1966-67 NBA Records
Team
BAL
BOS
CHI
CIN
DET
LAL
NYK
PHI
SFW
STL
Baltimore
—
1–8
3–6
3–6
2–7
2–7
2–7
1–8
2–7
4–5
Boston
8–1
—
8–1
8–1
6–3
5–4
9–0
5–4
6–3
5–4
Chicago
6–3
1–8
—
5–4
4–5
6–3
3–6
1–8
3–6
4–5
Cincinnati
6–3
1–8
4–5
—
7–2
3–6
6–3
1–8
5–4
6–3
Detroit
7–2
3–6
5–4
2–7
—
5–4
4–5
0–9
2–7
2–7
Los Angeles
7–2
4–5
3–6
6–3
4–5
—
4–5
1–8
3–6
4–5
New York
7–2
0–9
6–3
3–6
5–4
5–4
—
1–8
5–4
4–5
Philadelphia
8–1
4–5
8–1
8–1
9–0
8–1
8–1
—
7–2
8–1
San Francisco
7–2
3–6
6–3
4–5
7–2
6–3
4–5
2–7
—
5–4
St. Louis
5–4
4–5
5–4
3–6
7–2
5–4
5–4
1–8
4–5
—
Game log
1966–67 game log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
High points
Record
1
October 15
@ Philadelphia
112–128
Dave Stallworth (24)
0–1
2
October 18
Los Angeles
119–122
Walt Bellamy (25)
1–1
3
October 19
@ Baltimore
131–109
Howard Komives (28)
2–1
4
October 22
Boston
126–97
Cazzie Russell (20)
2–2
5
October 23
@ Chicago
124–105
Howard Komives (24)
3–2
6
October 26
@ Los Angeles
133–122
Howard Komives (32)
4–2
7
October 28
@ Los Angeles
114–124
Walt Bellamy (28)
4–3
8
November 2
@ Cincinnati
129–131
Willis Reed (38)
4–4
9
November 3
San Francisco
108–123
Walt Bellamy (27)
5–4
10
November 5
Detroit
104–115
Willis Reed (32)
6–4
11
November 8
St. Louis
135–121
Willis Reed (29)
6–5
12
November 9
@ Chicago
103–98
Em Bryant (21)
7–5
13
November 11
@ Boston
106–111
Bellamy, Reed (27)
7–6
14
November 12
Baltimore
124–134
Dave Stallworth (34)
8–6
15
November 15
Philadelphia
113–109
Bellamy, Reed (17)
8–7
16
November 16
@ Philadelphia
108–117
Walt Bellamy (20)
8–8
17
November 17
N Detroit
108–123
Willis Reed (32)
8–9
18
November 19
Chicago
104–116
Willis Reed (19)
9–9
19
November 22
Cincinnati
121–118
Willis Reed (26)
9–10
20
November 23
@ Detroit
100–118
Willis Reed (23)
9–11
21
November 25
N Cincinnati
109–115
Dick Van Arsdale (22)
9–12
22
November 26
Baltimore
114–125
Cazzie Russell (34)
10–12
23
November 29
Los Angeles
114–118
Howard Komives (26)
11–12
24
November 30
@ Cincinnati
119–115
Walt Bellamy (32)
12–12
25
December 2
@ St. Louis
107–109
Willis Reed (26)
12–13
26
December 3
Boston
120–109
Willis Reed (23)
12–14
27
December 6
San Francisco
126–116
Howard Komives (31)
12–15
28
December 7
@ Detroit
118–116
Barnett , Bellamy (26)
13–15
29
December 9
@ Philadelphia
107–112
Walt Bellamy (26)
13–16
30
December 10
Baltimore
129–138
Willis Reed (26)
14–16
31
December 13
Philadelphia
127–112
Walt Bellamy (22)
14–17
32
December 14
@ Baltimore
106–116
Walt Bellamy (23)
14–18
33
December 17
St. Louis
114–116
Dick Barnett (35)
15–18
34
December 21
@ Chicago
107–110
Willis Reed (28)
15–19
35
December 25
Chicago
132–133
Walt Bellamy (28)
16–19
36
December 26
@ Detroit
114–109
Howard Komives (29)
17–19
37
December 28
Los Angeles
115–121
Willis Reed (29)
18–19
38
December 30
N Baltimore
130–115
Dick Barnett (31)
19–19
39
December 31
Cincinnati
103–107
Walt Bellamy (32)
20–19
40
January 1
@ St. Louis
105–128
Howard Komives (20)
20–20
41
January 3
Philadelphia
148–142 (OT)
Willis Reed (30)
20–21
42
January 5
N Philadelphia
104–112
Walt Bellamy (29)
21–21
43
January 7
Baltimore
126–129
Willis Reed (35)
22–21
44
January 8
N Los Angeles
121–118
Dick Barnett (25)
23–21
45
January 12
@ San Francisco
123–127
Dick Barnett (33)
23–22
46
January 13
N San Francisco
117–119
Dick Barnett (30)
24–22
47
January 15
@ Chicago
116–131
Dick Barnett (30)
24–23
48
January 17
@ Philadelphia
111–119
Barnett, Bellamy, Russell (18)
24–24
49
January 19
N San Francisco
123–102
Dick Barnett (21)
24–25
50
January 21
@ St. Louis
124–114
Willis Reed (26)
25–25
51
January 22
@ St. Louis
101–104
Walt Bellamy (21)
25–26
52
January 24
Cincinnati
126–118
Willis Reed (21)
25–27
53
January 25
@ Cincinnati
125–132
Barnett, Reed (22)
25–28
54
January 28
Boston
114–112
Dick Van Arsdale (23)
25–29
55
January 29
@ Boston
106–141
Cazzie Russell (22)
25–30
56
January 31
St. Louis
120–139
Willis Reed (30)
26–30
57
February 1
@ Detroit
101–104
Walt Bellamy (34)
26–31
58
February 3
N Detroit
124–111
Willis Reed (31)
27–31
59
February 4
Detroit
101–102
Willis Reed (34)
28–31
60
February 7
Los Angeles
122–117
Dick Barnett (27)
28–32
61
February 8
N Chicago
106–103
Dick Barnett (26)
29–32
62
February 10
N Chicago
122–121
Dick Barnett (31)
30–32
63
February 11
San Francisco
122–125 (OT)
Dick Barnett (26)
31–32
64
February 13
N St. Louis
139–109
Willis Reed (18)
31–33
65
February 15
@ Cincinnati
118–127
Dick Barnett (21)
31–34
66
February 16
St. Louis
120–121
Willis Reed (25)
32–34
67
February 18
Cincinnati
123–124
Dave Stallworth (35)
33–34
68
February 21
Boston
143–114
Dick Van Arsdale (24)
33–35
69
February 22
N Chicago
103–117
Cazzie Russell (21)
33–36
70
February 23
@ Boston
117–122
Walt Bellamy (27)
33–37
71
February 25
Baltimore
114–116
Reed, Russell (26)
34–37
72
February 28
San Francisco
123–127
Willis Reed (24)
35–37
73
March 1
@ Detroit
101–118
Willis Reed (22)
35–38
74
March 3
@ Los Angeles
132–138
Walt Bellamy (29)
35–39
75
March 4
N San Francisco
111–102
Dick Van Arsdale (20)
35–40
76
March 5
@ San Francisco
115–103
Willis Reed (43)
36–40
77
March 7
Los Angeles
131–119
Willis Reed (25)
36–41
78
March 12
Philadelphia
131–120
Walt Bellamy (34)
36–42
79
March 15
@ Baltimore
114–121
Walt Bellamy (32)
36–43
80
March 18
Boston
140–123
Walt Bellamy (24)
36–44
81
March 19
@ Boston
113–124
Bellamy, Komives (22)
36–45
Playoffs
1967 playoff game log
Division semifinals: 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1)
1967 schedule
Awards and records
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