1980-81 New York Knickerbockers (50-32)

11 Oct W Milwaukee 114- 109  
(1-0)
14 Oct W Philadelphia 113- 93  
(2-0)
17 Oct L at Atlanta 101- 113  
(2-1)
21 Oct W Chicago 105- 97  
(3-1)
23 Oct W at Boston 109- 107 (O)
(4-1)
25 Oct W New Jersey 105- 101  
(5-1)
29 Oct L at Indiana 95- 102  
(5-2)
30 Oct W Atlanta 116- 115 (O)
(6-2)
1 Nov W Was Bullets 111- 93  
(7-2)
5 Nov L at Kansas City 102- 111  
(7-3)
7 Nov W at Denver 124- 115  
(8-3)
8 Nov W at Utah 109- 102  
(9-3)
11 Nov W Detroit 149- 118  
(10-3)
12 Nov W at Philadelphia 125- 113  
(11-3)
14 Nov L at Milwaukee 106- 125  
(11-4)
15 Nov W Cleveland 100- 95  
(12-4)
18 Nov L Philadelphia 99- 113  
(12-5)
21 Nov L at Chicago 121- 130  
(12-6)
22 Nov L Golden State 110- 116  
(12-7)
24 Nov W Houston 113- 110 (O)
(13-7)
26 Nov W at Cleveland 119- 113 (O)
(14-7)
28 Nov L at Boston 106- 120  
(14-8)
29 Nov W Portland 111- 110  
(15-8)
2 Dec L Indiana 96- 113  
(15-9)
3 Dec L at Philadelphia 98- 104  
(15-10)
6 Dec W Milwaukee 104- 94  
(16-10)
9 Dec W Was Bullets 107- 104  
(17-10)
10 Dec W at New Jersey 106- 104  
(18-10)
11 Dec L at Milwaukee 107- 119  
(18-11)
13 Dec W Detroit 100- 94  
(19-11)
16 Dec W Utah 112- 97  
(20-11)
17 Dec W at Detroit 119- 103  
(21-11)
19 Dec W at Was Bullets 102- 96  
(22-11)
20 Dec W Denver 120- 114  
(23-11)
23 Dec L at Chicago 114- 117  
(23-12)
25 Dec L Boston 108- 117  
(23-13)
27 Dec W Kansas City 100- 99  
(24-13)
30 Dec W Dallas 100- 98  
(25-13)
2 Jan L at Detroit 100- 102  
(25-14)
3 Jan W Atlanta 131- 95  
(26-14)
6 Jan L San Antonio 108- 113  
(26-15)
8 Jan L Indiana 115- 116 (O)
(26-16)
10 Jan W at Cleveland 104- 99  
(27-16)
13 Jan L Boston 89- 93  
(27-17)
14 Jan L at San Antonio 105- 116  
(27-18)
16 Jan L at Dallas 110- 118  
(27-19)
17 Jan W at Houston 99- 98  
(28-19)
20 Jan W Seattle 98- 97  
(29-19)
22 Jan W at San Diego 100- 93  
(30-19)
23 Jan L at Portland 90- 117  
(30-20)
24 Jan L at Golden State 110- 117  
(30-21)
26 Jan L Phoenix 94- 99  
(30-22)
29 Jan W at Atlanta 114- 111  
(31-22)
3 Feb W San Diego 101- 98  
(32-22)
6 Feb W at Chicago 112- 94  
(33-22)
7 Feb W New Jersey 113- 106  
(34-22)
8 Feb W at New Jersey 116- 102  
(35-22)
12 Feb W at Cleveland 122- 111  
(36-22)
13 Feb W Detroit 120- 92  
(37-22)
15 Feb W at Phoenix 115- 101  
(38-22)
17 Feb L at LA Lakers 87- 96  
(38-23)
18 Feb W at Seattle 105- 103  
(39-23)
20 Feb W Was Bullets 124- 112  
(40-23)
22 Feb L LA Lakers 93- 96  
(40-24)
24 Feb W at Atlanta 120- 117 (O)
(41-24)
25 Feb L at Was Bullets 105- 120  
(41-25)
28 Feb L Chicago 97- 101  
(41-26)
3 Mar L Atlanta 93- 100  
(41-27)
5 Mar W at Detroit 104- 101  
(42-27)
6 Mar L Milwaukee 111- 122  
(42-28)
8 Mar L at Boston 94- 115  
(42-29)
11 Mar L at Philadelphia 95- 115  
(42-30)
13 Mar W Chicago 127- 117  
(43-30)
15 Mar W Philadelphia 120- 109  
(44-30)
17 Mar W Indiana 114- 89  
(45-30)
18 Mar W at Milwaukee 116- 103  
(46-30)
20 Mar W at Indiana 110- 107  
(47-30)
21 Mar W Cleveland 119- 105  
(48-30)
24 Mar L Boston 116- 118  
(48-31)
25 Mar L at Was Bullets 84- 105  
(48-32)
28 Mar W at New Jersey 90- 88  
(49-32)
29 Mar W New Jersey 103- 95  
(50-32)

31 Mar L Chicago 80- 90  
 
3 Apr L at Chicago 114- 115 (O)