# 2018–19 New York Knicks season

The 2018–19 New York Knicks season was the 73rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On April 12, 2018, the Knicks fired head coach Jeff Hornacek after the team missed the playoffs. On May 7, 2018, the Knicks hired David Fizdale as head coach. The Knicks were eliminated from playoff contention on March 4, 2019, when they lost to the Sacramento Kings 115–108. The team ended the season with the worst record in the NBA, and tied the franchise-worst record set in the 2014–15 season.

## Draft

2018 NBA draft picks :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/club |
| 1 | 9 | Kevin Knox II | SF | United States | Kentucky |
| 2 | 36 | Mitchell Robinson | C | United States | Chalmette High School |

## Game log
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on July 9, 2018.
2018 preseason game log Total: 3–2 (home: 1–2; road: 2–0) :
Preseason: 3–2 (home: 1–2; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 1
@ Washington
W 124–121 (OT)
Dotson (14)
Knox (10)
Mudiay (5)
Capital One Arena 11,826
1–0
2
October 3
@ Brooklyn
W 107–102
Trier (25)
Kanter (20)
Burke (3)
Barclays Center 12,424
2–0
3
October 5
New Orleans
W 106–100
Hardaway Jr. (21)
Kanter (15)
Mudiay (6)
Madison Square Garden 17,162
3–0
4
October 8
Washington
L 98–110
Hardaway Jr., Trier (18)
Vonleh (7)
Mudiay, Trier (4)
Madison Square Garden 17,695
3–1
5
October 12
Brooklyn
L 107–113
Hardaway Jr. (18)
Vonleh (5)
Ntilikina (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
3–2 :
2018–19 preseason schedule :

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on August 10, 2018.
2018–19 game log Total: 17–65 (home: 9–32; road: 8–33) :
October: 2–6 (home: 2–3; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 17
Atlanta
W 126–107
Hardaway Jr. (31)
Kanter (11)
Hardaway Jr. (5)
Madison Square Garden 18,249
1–0
2
October 19
@ Brooklyn
L 105–107
Hardaway Jr., Kanter (29)
Kanter (10)
Burke, Ntilikina (4)
Barclays Center 17,732
1–1
3
October 20
Boston
L 101–103
Hardaway Jr. (24)
Kanter (15)
Burke (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,427
1–2
4
October 22
@ Milwaukee
L 113–124
Hardaway Jr. (24)
Kanter (13)
Ntilikina (5)
Fiserv Forum 16,228
1–3
5
October 24
@ Miami
L 87–110
Dotson (20)
Dotson (10)
Ntilikina (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
1–4
6
October 26
Golden State
L 100–128
Hardaway Jr. (24)
Kanter (13)
Hardaway Jr., Vonleh (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
1–5
7
October 29
Brooklyn
W 115–96
Hardaway Jr. (25)
Kanter (15)
Hardaway Jr. (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,221
2–5
8
October 31
Indiana
L 101–107
Hardaway Jr. (37)
Vonleh (10)
Ntilikina (7)
Madison Square Garden 18,295
2–6 :
November: 5–10 (home: 1–3; road: 4–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
November 2
@ Dallas
W 118–106
Trier (23)
Robinson (10)
Ntilikina (7)
American Airlines Center 20,008
3–6
10
November 4
@ Washington
L 95–108
Kanter (18)
Kanter (12)
Hardaway Jr. (4)
Capital One Arena 16,679
3–7
11
November 5
Chicago
L 115–116 (2OT)
Kanter (23)
Kanter (24)
Kanter (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
3–8
12
November 7
@ Atlanta
W 112–107
Hardaway Jr. (34)
Vonleh (13)
Hardaway Jr., Mudiay, Ntilikina (3)
State Farm Arena 12,412
4–8
13
November 10
@ Toronto
L 112–128
Hardaway Jr. (27)
Kanter (15)
Ntilikina (4)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
4–9
14
November 11
Orlando
L 89–115
Knox (17)
Kanter (15)
Burke (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
4–10
15
November 14
@ Oklahoma City
L 103–128
Hardaway Jr. (20)
Hezonja (6)
Mudiay (5)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
4–11
16
November 16
@ New Orleans
L 124–129
Hardaway Jr. (30)
Hardaway Jr. (8)
Trier (5)
Smoothie King Center 14,717
4–12
17
November 18
@ Orlando
L 117–131
Hardaway Jr. (32)
Kanter (19)
Kanter (3)
Amway Center 15,898
4–13
18
November 20
Portland
L 114–118
Hardaway Jr. (32)
Vonleh (14)
Kanter (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
4–14
19
November 21
@ Boston
W 117–109
Burke (29)
Kanter, Vonleh (10)
Burke (11)
TD Garden 18,624
5–14
20
November 23
New Orleans
W 114–109
Mudiay (27)
Kanter, Vonleh (11)
Vonleh (5)
Madison Square Garden 18,948
6–14
21
November 25
@ Memphis
W 103–98
Hardaway Jr. (22)
Kanter (26)
Mudiay (4)
FedExForum 14,331
7–14
22
November 27
@ Detroit
L 108–115
Trier (24)
Kanter (14)
Trier (7)
Little Caesars Arena 13,935
7–15
23
November 28
@ Philadelphia
L 91–117
Hezonja, Kanter (17)
Knox, Vonleh (7)
Hardaway Jr. (3)
Wells Fargo Center 20,274
7–16 :
December: 2–12 (home: 1–6; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
24
December 1
Milwaukee
W 136–134 (OT)
Mudiay (28)
Kanter (7)
Hardaway Jr. (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
8–16
25
December 3
Washington
L 107–110
Hardaway Jr. (20)
Kanter (16)
Knox, Mudiay (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,440
8–17
26
December 6
@ Boston
L 100–128
Hardaway Jr. (22)
Kanter (11)
Mudiay (6)
TD Garden 18,624
8–18
27
December 8
Brooklyn
L 104–112
Kanter (23)
Kanter (14)
Mudiay, Vonleh (4)
Madison Square Garden 18,662
8–19
28
December 9
Charlotte
L 107–119
Knox (26)
Knox (15)
Vonleh (9)
Madison Square Garden 18,602
8–20
29
December 12
@ Cleveland
L 106–113
Hardaway Jr., Kanter (20)
Kanter (10)
Mudiay (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
8–21
30
December 14
@ Charlotte
W 126–124 (OT)
Mudiay (34)
Vonleh (11)
Mudiay (8)
Spectrum Center 17,622
9–21
31
December 16
@ Indiana
L 99–110
Kanter (20)
Kanter (15)
Mudiay (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,646
9–22
32
December 17
Phoenix
L 110–128
Mudiay (32)
Kanter (10)
Mudiay (6)
Madison Square Garden 18,437
9–23
33
December 19
@ Philadelphia
L 109–131
Hardaway Jr. (27)
Vonleh (10)
Hardaway Jr., Mudiay, Vonleh (5)
Wells Fargo Center 20,424
9–24
34
December 21
Atlanta
L 107–114
Mudiay (32)
Vonleh (10)
Hardaway Jr. (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,080
9–25
35
December 25
Milwaukee
L 95–109
Knox (21)
Vonleh (14)
Mudiay (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
9–26
36
December 27
@ Milwaukee
L 96–112
Kornet (23)
Vonleh (13)
Mudiay (6)
Fiserv Forum 18,058
9–27
37
December 29
@ Utah
L 97–129
Hardaway Jr. (18)
Vonleh (9)
Kornet, Mudiay (5)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
9–28 :
January: 1–12 (home: 0–6; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
38
January 1
@ Denver
L 108–115
Kornet (19)
Vonleh (14)
Mudiay (9)
Pepsi Center 19,520
9–29
39
January 4
@ L.A. Lakers
W 119–112
Hardaway Jr. (22)
Kanter (15)
Mudiay (6)
Staples Center 18,997
10–29
40
January 7
@ Portland
L 101–111
Kanter (18)
Kanter, Vonleh (14)
Mudiay (7)
Moda Center 19,026
10–30
41
January 8
@ Golden State
L 95–122
Hezonja (19)
Kanter (16)
Mudiay (4)
Oracle Arena 19,596
10–31
42
January 11
Indiana
L 106–121
Mudiay (21)
Thomas (7)
Dotson (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
10–32
43
January 13
Philadelphia
L 105–108
Knox (31)
Knox (7)
Ntilikina (6)
Madison Square Garden 18,596
10–33
44
January 17
@ Washington
L 100–101
Mudiay (25)
Vonleh (10)
Trier (3)
The O2 Arena 19,078
10–34
45
January 21
Oklahoma City
L 109–127
Hardaway Jr. (23)
Robinson, Trier (6)
Trier (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,493
10–35
46
January 23
Houston
L 110–114
Trier (31)
Vonleh, Trier (10)
Ntilikina (6)
Madison Square Garden 18,819
10–36
47
January 25
@ Brooklyn
L 99–109
Burke (25)
Vonleh (13)
Burke, Ntilikina (5)
Barclays Center 17,033
10–37
48
January 27
Miami
L 97–106
Hardaway Jr. (22)
Vonleh (9)
Hardaway Jr. (5)
Madison Square Garden 18,852
10–38
49
January 28
@ Charlotte
L 92–101
Knox (19)
Vonleh (12)
Hardaway Jr. (4)
Spectrum Center 13,963
10–39
50
January 30
Dallas
L 90–114
Knox (17)
Robinson (7)
Allen, Burke, Hardaway Jr. (3)
Madison Square Garden 18,842
10–40 :
February: 3–9 (home: 2–7; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
51
February 1
Boston
L 99–113
Dotson (22)
Vonleh (11)
Vonleh (7)
Madison Square Garden 18,343
10–41
52
February 3
Memphis
L 84–96
Knox II (17)
Jordan (12)
Smith Jr. (6)
Madison Square Garden 17,025
10–42
53
February 5
Detroit
L 92–105
Smith Jr. (25)
Robinson (10)
Smith Jr. (6)
Madison Square Garden 17,853
10–43
54
February 8
@ Detroit
L 103–120
Smith Jr. (31)
Jordan (11)
Smith Jr. (8)
Little Caesars Arena 14,430
10–44
55
February 9
Toronto
L 99–104
Knox (20)
Jordan (18)
Allen, Smith Jr. (6)
Madison Square Garden 18,886
10–45
56
February 11
@ Cleveland
L 104–107
Allen (25)
Jordan (10)
Allen (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
10–46
57
February 13
Philadelphia
L 111–126
Trier (19)
Robinson (13)
Jordan (7)
Madison Square Garden 18,983
10–47
58
February 14
@ Atlanta
W 106–91
Smith Jr. (19)
Jordan (13)
Allen (9)
State Farm Arena 14,179
11–47
59
February 22
Minnesota
L 104–115
Dotson, Trier (20)
Jordan (19)
Smith Jr. (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,096
11–48
60
February 24
San Antonio
W 130–118
Dotson (27)
Robinson (14)
Smith Jr. (13)
Madison Square Garden 18,019
12–48
61
February 26
Orlando
W 108–103
Mudiay (19)
Robinson (14)
Ellenson (5)
Madison Square Garden 17,833
13–48
62
February 28
Cleveland
L 118–125
Trier (22)
Vonleh (10)
Smith Jr. (8)
Madison Square Garden 17,573
13–49 :
March: 1–13 (home: 1–6; road: 0–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
63
March 3
@ L.A. Clippers
L 107–128
Dotson, Vonleh (17)
Robinson (13)
Smith Jr. (6)
Staples Center 19,068
13–50
64
March 4
@ Sacramento
L 108–115
Trier (29)
Vonleh (13)
Mudiay, Smith Jr. (5)
Golden 1 Center 17,034
13–51
65
March 6
@ Phoenix
L 96–107
Jordan (17)
Jordan (14)
Smith Jr. (6)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 14,427
13–52
66
March 9
Sacramento
L 94–102
Smith Jr. (18)
Jordan (15)
Smith Jr. (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
13–53
67
March 10
@ Minnesota
L 92–103
Dotson (26)
Robinson (10)
Dotson (6)
Target Center 13,806
13–54
68
March 12
@ Indiana
L 98–103
Mudiay (21)
Jordan (16)
Jordan (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,679
13–55
69
March 15
@ San Antonio
L 83–109
Dotson (21)
Jordan (13)
Jordan (9)
AT&T Center 18,354
13–56
70
March 17
L.A. Lakers
W 124–123
Mudiay (28)
Jordan (17)
Mudiay (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
14–56
71
March 18
@ Toronto
L 92–128
Trier (22)
Jordan, Knox (6)
Hezonja, Jordan, Mudiay, Trier (3)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
14–57
72
March 20
Utah
L 116–137
Knox (27)
Robinson (12)
Ellenson, Jordan, Mudiay (5)
Madison Square Garden 18,530
14–58
73
March 22
Denver
L 93–111
Mudiay (21)
Jordan (11)
Ntilikina (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,290
14–59
74
March 24
L.A. Clippers
L 113–124
Mudiay (26)
Jordan (13)
Mudiay (7)
Madison Square Garden 18,263
14–60
75
March 28
Toronto
L 92–117
Robinson (19)
Robinson (21)
Jordan (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
14–61
76
March 30
Miami
L 92–100
Mudiay (24)
Robinson (14)
Allen (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
14–62 :
April: 3–3 (home: 2–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
77
April 1
Chicago
W 113–105
Kornet (24)
Robinson (10)
Dotson (6)
Madison Square Garden 18,874
15–62
78
April 3
@ Orlando
L 100–114
Hezonja (29)
Hezonja, Robinson (9)
Mudiay (10)
Amway Center 18,846
15–63
79
April 5
@ Houston
L 96–120
Ellenson, Hezonja (16)
Hezonja (16)
Hezonja (11)
Toyota Center 18,055
15–64
80
April 7
Washington
W 113–110
Hezonja (30)
Robinson (11)
Dotson, Hezonja, Knox, Smith Jr. (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
16–64
81
April 9
@ Chicago
W 96–86
Smith Jr. (25)
Robinson (17)
Smith Jr. (5)
United Center 21,350
17–64
82
April 10
Detroit
L 89–115
Jenkins (16)
Knox (7)
Allen (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
17–65 :
2018–19 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season statistics

As of April 10, 2019
New York Knicks statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Kadeem Allen | 19 | 1 | 21.9 | .461 | .472 | .778 | 2.7 | 4.0 | .8 | .2 | 9.9 |
| Ron Baker | 11 | 0 | 9.7 | .250 | .111 | .833 | .6 | 1.2 | .5 | .0 | 1.3 |
| Trey Burke | 33 | 7 | 20.9 | .413 | .349 | .827 | 1.9 | 2.8 | .6 | .2 | 11.8 |
| Damyean Dotson | 73 | 40 | 27.5 | .415 | .368 | .745 | 3.6 | 1.8 | .8 | .1 | 10.7 |
| Henry Ellenson | 17 | 0 | 13.8 | .412 | .441 | .739 | 3.4 | .9 | .4 | .1 | 6.0 |
| Billy Garrett Jr. | 4 | 0 | 15.8 | .407 | .000 | 1.000 | .8 | 1.8 | .3 | .3 | 6.5 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 46 | 46 | 32.6 | .388 | .347 | .854 | 3.5 | 2.7 | .9 | .1 | 19.1 |
| Mario Hezonja | 58 | 24 | 20.8 | .412 | .276 | .763 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .1 | 8.8 |
| Isaiah Hicks | 3 | 0 | 10.7 | .500 | — | .800 | 2.3 | .7 | .3 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| John Jenkins | 22 | 0 | 14.5 | .388 | .357 | .833 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .0 | .1 | 5.2 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 19 | 19 | 25.9 | .634 | — | .773 | 11.4 | 3.0 | .5 | 1.1 | 10.9 |
| Enes Kanter | 44 | 23 | 25.6 | .536 | .318 | .814 | 10.5 | 1.9 | .4 | .4 | 14.0 |
| Kevin Knox II | 75 | 57 | 28.8 | .370 | .343 | .717 | 4.5 | 1.1 | .6 | .3 | 12.8 |
| Luke Kornet | 46 | 18 | 17.0 | .378 | .363 | .826 | 2.9 | 1.2 | .6 | .9 | 7.0 |
| Courtney Lee | 12 | 2 | 13.3 | .447 | .313 | .643 | 2.3 | 1.3 | .7 | .2 | 4.7 |
| Wesley Matthews | 2 | 1 | 27.0 | .211 | .200 | .800 | 1.5 | 2.5 | .5 | .5 | 7.0 |
| Emmanuel Mudiay | 59 | 42 | 27.2 | .446 | .329 | .774 | 3.3 | 3.9 | .7 | .3 | 14.8 |
| Frank Ntilikina | 43 | 16 | 21.0 | .337 | .287 | .767 | 2.0 | 2.8 | .7 | .3 | 5.7 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 66 | 19 | 20.6 | .694 | — | .600 | 6.4 | .6 | .8 | 2.4 | 7.3 |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 21 | 18 | 28.6 | .413 | .289 | .568 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 1.3 | .4 | 14.7 |
| Lance Thomas | 46 | 17 | 17.0 | .396 | .278 | .750 | 2.5 | .6 | .4 | .2 | 4.5 |
| Allonzo Trier | 64 | 3 | 22.8 | .448 | .394 | .803 | 3.1 | 1.9 | .4 | .2 | 10.9 |
| Noah Vonleh | 68 | 57 | 25.3 | .470 | .336 | .712 | 7.8 | 1.9 | .7 | .8 | 8.4 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| January 31, 2019 | To New York KnicksDeAndre Jordan Wesley Matthews Dennis Smith Jr. 2021 unprotected first round pick 2023 protected top 10 pick | To Dallas MavericksTrey Burke Tim Hardaway Jr. Courtney Lee Kristaps Porziņģis |