| 1966–67 New York Knicks season | |
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| Head coach | Dick McGuire |
| General manager | Eddie Donovan |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| Results | |
| Record | 36–45 (.444) |
| Place | Division: 4th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | East Division semifinals (lost to Celtics 1–3) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | WOR-TV [1] |
| Radio | WHN (Don Criqui) [2] |
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]
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]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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| 1 | 1 | Cazzie Russell | G/F |  United States | Michigan |
| 2 | 11 | Henry Akin | F/C | United States | Morehead State |
| 8 | 69 | Mike Silliman | F | United States | Army |
| 9 | 78 | Bill Turner | F | United States | Akron |
| 12 | 98 | Dave Deutsch | G | United States | Rochester |
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| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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| x- Philadelphia 76ers | 68 | 13 | .840 | – | 28–2 | 26–8 | 14–3 | 28–8 |
| x- Boston Celtics | 60 | 21 | .741 | 8 | 27–4 | 25–11 | 8–6 | 30–6 |
| x- Cincinnati Royals | 39 | 42 | .481 | 29 | 20–11 | 12–24 | 7–7 | 14–22 |
| x- New York Knicks | 36 | 45 | .444 | 32 | 20–15 | 9–24 | 7–6 | 11–25 |
| Baltimore Bullets | 20 | 61 | .247 | 48 | 12–20 | 3–30 | 5–11 | 7–29 |
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| 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 | — |
| 1966–67 game log | ||||||||||
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| # | 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 | |||||
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