# 1988–89 New York Knicks season

The 1988–89 New York Knicks season was the 43rd season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During the off-season, the Knicks acquired Charles Oakley from the Chicago Bulls, and selected point guard Rod Strickland out of DePaul University with the 19th overall pick in the 1988 NBA draft. At mid-season, the team traded their future first-round draft pick to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for All-Star forward Kiki Vandeweghe. In the regular season, the Knicks held a 32–16 record at the All-Star break, finished with a 52–30 record, and won the Atlantic Division title for the first time since 1970–71. The team also posted a successful 35–6 home record at Madison Square Garden during the season.
Patrick Ewing averaged 22.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 3.5 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team and NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and finished in fourth place in Most Valuable Player voting. In addition, second-year guard Mark Jackson averaged 16.9 points, 8.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game, and Johnny Newman provided the team with 16.0 points and 1.4 steals per game. Gerald Wilkins contributed 14.3 points and 1.4 steals per game, while Oakley provided with 12.9 points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, and Strickland contributed 8.9 points and 3.9 assists per game off the bench, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.
During the All-Star Weekend in Houston, Texas, Ewing and Jackson were both selected to play in the 1989 NBA All-Star Game, which was Jackson's first and only All-Star appearance, and reserve forward Kenny Walker won the Slam Dunk Contest. Head coach Rick Pitino finished in sixth place in Coach of the Year voting.
In the playoffs, the Knicks swept the Philadelphia 76ers, 3–0 in the Eastern Conference first round, to advance to the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, where the team lost to Michael Jordan, and the 6th-seeded Chicago Bulls in six games.
The Knicks finished third in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 746,851 at Madison Square Garden during the regular season. Following the season, Pitino resigned after two seasons with the Knicks, and became the head coach at the University of Kentucky, and Sidney Green was left unprotected in the 1989 NBA Expansion Draft, where he was selected by the Orlando Magic expansion team.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 19 | Rod Strickland | PG | United States | DePaul |
| 2 | 37 | Greg Butler | C | United States | Stanford |
| 3 | 69 | Phil Stinnie | F | United States | Virginia Commonwealth |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Atlantic Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-New York Knicks | 52 | 30 | .634 | – | 35–6 | 17–24 | 18–12 |
| x-Philadelphia 76ers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 6 | 30–11 | 16–25 | 19–11 |
| x-Boston Celtics | 42 | 40 | .512 | 10 | 32–9 | 10–31 | 19–11 |
| Washington Bullets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 12 | 30–11 | 10–31 | 17–13 |
| New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 26 | 17–24 | 9–32 | 9–21 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 32 | 12–29 | 8–33 | 8–22 |
| # | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-Detroit Pistons | 63 | 19 | .768 | – |
| 2 | y-New York Knicks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11 |
| 3 | x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 57 | 25 | .695 | 6 |
| 4 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11 |
| 5 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14 |
| 6 | x-Chicago Bulls | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 |
| 7 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 17 |
| 8 | x-Boston Celtics | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21 |
| 9 | Washington Bullets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 23 |
| 10 | Indiana Pacers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 |
| 11 | New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 37 |
| 12 | Charlotte Hornets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 43 |
    z – clinched division title
    y – clinched division title
    x – clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents

1988–89 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIA | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | — | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Boston | 1–3 | — | 6–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| Charlotte | 1–4 | 0–6 | — | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 |
| Chicago | 2–4 | 3–1 | 4–1 | — | 0–6 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Cleveland | 2–4 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Dallas | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 |
| Denver | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
| Detroit | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 |
| Golden State | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 |
| Indiana | 1–5 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–5 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Miami | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 |
| Milwaukee | 0–6 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| New Jersey | 1–4 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | — | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 |
| New York | 2–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | — | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
| Philadelphia | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Portland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 0–5 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 3–3 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
| Sacramento | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | — | 2–2 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| San Antonio | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | — | 0–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Utah | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 |
| Washington | 1–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — |

## Game log
### Regular season

1988–89 game log Total: 52–30 (home: 35–6; road: 17–24) :
November: 9–5 (home: 4–1; road: 5–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 4
@ Boston
2
November 5
@ New Jersey
3
November 8, 1988
Chicago
W 126–117
Madison Square Garden
1–2
4
November 9
@ Washington
5
November 11
@ Indiana
6
November 12
Washington
7
November 15
@ Houston
8
November 18
@ Philadelphia
9
November 19
Philadelphia
10
November 22, 1988
L.A. Lakers
L 98–110
Madison Square Garden
6–4
11
November 23, 1988
@ Detroit
W 133–111
Palace of Auburn Hills
7–4
12
November 26
Cleveland
13
November 29
@ Denver
14
November 30
@ L.A. Clippers :
December: 9–5 (home: 8–0; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
15
December 2
@ Dallas
16
December 3
@ San Antonio
17
December 6
Denver
18
December 8, 1988
Milwaukee
W 113–109
Madison Square Garden
12–6
19
December 10
Sacramento
20
December 13
New Jersey
21
December 15
Utah
22
December 17
Washington
23
December 18
@ Boston
24
December 20
Indiana
25
December 22, 1988
Detroit
W 88–85
Madison Square Garden
18–7
26
December 27
@ Atlanta
27
December 29
@ Chicago
L 106–108
Chicago Stadium
18–9
28
December 30
@ Charlotte :
January: 10–6 (home: 6–0; road: 4–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
29
January 3
Boston
30
January 4
@ New Jersey
31
January 7
@ Cleveland
32
January 8
L.A. Clippers
33
January 11, 1989
@ Detroit
W 100–93
Palace of Auburn Hills
22–11
34
January 12
Charlotte
35
January 14
Atlanta
36
January 16
San Antonio
37
January 18, 1989
@ Golden State
L 119–133
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
25–12
38
January 19
@ Sacramento
39
January 21, 1989
@ Seattle
L 119–121
Seattle Center Coliseum
25–14
40
January 22
@ Portland
41
January 24, 1989
@ L.A. Lakers
W 122–117
Great Western Forum
27–14
42
January 27, 1989
@ Phoenix
L 130–132
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
27–15
43
January 28
@ Utah
44
January 31
Indiana :
February: 9–2 (home: 6–0; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
45
February 2
Cleveland
46
February 4
@ Indiana
47
February 7
Washington
48
February 8
@ Atlanta
49
February 14
@ Charlotte
50
February 15
@ Cleveland
51
February 18
New Jersey
52
February 21
Houston
53
February 23
Charlotte
54
February 24
@ Washington
55
February 26
Boston :
March: 10–7 (home: 8–3; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
56
March 1, 1989
@ Milwaukee
L 111–121
Bradley Center
37–19
57
March 2
Miami
58
March 4, 1989
Chicago
W 122–104
Madison Square Garden
39–19
59
March 7, 1989
Phoenix
W 124–119
Madison Square Garden
40–19
60
March 11
Indiana
61
March 14, 1989
Seattle
W 116–110
Madison Square Garden
42–19
62
March 16
Philadelphia
63
March 17, 1989
@ Chicago
L 124–129
Chicago Stadium
42–21
64
March 19, 1989
Milwaukee
W 128–104
Madison Square Garden
43–21
65
March 20
@ Philadelphia
66
March 22
@ Miami
67
March 24
@ Boston
68
March 25
Atlanta
69
March 27
@ Charlotte
70
March 28
Portland
71
March 30
Dallas
72
March 31, 1989
Golden State
L 114–134
Madison Square Garden
47–25 :
April: 5–5 (home: 3–2; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
73
April 4
Philadelphia
74
April 6, 1989
@ Milwaukee
W 112–99
Bradley Center
48–26
75
April 7
@ New Jersey
76
April 9
@ Washington
77
April 12
Charlotte
78
April 14, 1989
Detroit
W 104–100
Madison Square Garden
50–38
79
April 16
@ Philadelphia
80
April 17, 1989
@ Chicago
L 100–104
Chicago Stadium
50–30
81
April 20
Boston
82
April 22
New Jersey :
1988–89 schedule :

### Playoffs

1989 playoff game log :
First Round: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 27
Philadelphia
W 102–96
Gerald Wilkins (34)
Charles Oakley (12)
Mark Jackson (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,591
1–0
2
April 29
Philadelphia
W 107–106
Johnny Newman (20)
Charles Oakley (12)
Mark Jackson (10)
Madison Square Garden 19,591
2–0
3
May 2
@ Philadelphia
W 116–115 (OT)
Mark Jackson (24)
Charles Oakley (17)
Mark Jackson (9)
Spectrum 16,236
3–0 :
Conference semifinals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 9, 1989
Chicago
L 109–120 (OT)
Johnny Newman (27)
Patrick Ewing (10)
Mark Jackson (11)
Madison Square Garden 19,591
0–1
2
May 11, 1989
Chicago
W 114–97
Patrick Ewing (23)
Charles Oakley (13)
Mark Jackson (16)
Madison Square Garden 19,591
1–1
3
May 13, 1989
@ Chicago
L 88–111
Patrick Ewing (19)
Charles Oakley (9)
Mark Jackson (6)
Chicago Stadium 18,599
1–2
4
May 14, 1989
@ Chicago
L 93–106
Johnny Newman (23)
Charles Oakley (16)
Gerald Wilkins (5)
Chicago Stadium 18,637
1–3
5
May 16, 1989
Chicago
W 121–114
Patrick Ewing (32)
Charles Oakley (13)
Mark Jackson (14)
Madison Square Garden 19,591
2–3
6
May 19, 1989
@ Chicago
L 111–113
three players tied (22)
Patrick Ewing (13)
Mark Jackson (12)
Chicago Stadium 18,676
2–4 :
1989 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Charles Oakley | PF | 82 | 82 | 2,604 | 861 | 187 | 104 | 14 | 1,061 | 31.8 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 1.3 | .2 | 12.9 |
| Sidney Green | PF | 82 | 0 | 1,277 | 394 | 76 | 47 | 18 | 517 | 15.6 | 4.8 | .9 | .6 | .2 | 6.3 |
| Johnny Newman | SF | 81 | 80 | 2,336 | 206 | 162 | 111 | 23 | 1,293 | 28.8 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | .3 | 16.0 |
| Gerald Wilkins | SG | 81 | 58 | 2,414 | 244 | 274 | 115 | 22 | 1,161 | 29.8 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 1.4 | .3 | 14.3 |
| Trent Tucker | SG | 81 | 24 | 1,824 | 176 | 132 | 88 | 6 | 687 | 22.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .1 | 8.5 |
| Rod Strickland | PG | 81 | 10 | 1,358 | 160 | 319 | 98 | 3 | 721 | 16.8 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 1.2 | .0 | 8.9 |
| Patrick Ewing | C | 80 | 80 | 2,896 | 740 | 188 | 117 | 281 | 1,815 | 36.2 | 9.3 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 22.7 |
| Kenny Walker | SF | 79 | 2 | 1,163 | 230 | 36 | 41 | 45 | 419 | 14.7 | 2.9 | .5 | .5 | .6 | 5.3 |
| Mark Jackson | PG | 72 | 72 | 2,477 | 341 | 619 | 139 | 7 | 1,219 | 34.4 | 4.7 | 8.6 | 1.9 | .1 | 16.9 |
| Eddie Lee Wilkins | C | 71 | 2 | 584 | 148 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 289 | 8.2 | 2.1 | .1 | .1 | .2 | 4.1 |
| Greg Butler | C | 33 | 0 | 140 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 4.2 | .8 | .1 | .0 | .1 | 1.7 |
| Pete Myers$^†$ | SG | 29 | 0 | 230 | 23 | 46 | 17 | 2 | 81 | 7.9 | .8 | 1.6 | .6 | .1 | 2.8 |
| Kiki VanDeWeghe$^†$ | PF | 27 | 0 | 502 | 36 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 248 | 18.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | .4 | .3 | 9.2 |

### Playoffs

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Patrick Ewing | C | 9 | 9 | 340 | 90 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 179 | 37.8 | 10.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 19.9 |
| Mark Jackson | PG | 9 | 9 | 336 | 31 | 91 | 10 | 3 | 132 | 37.3 | 3.4 | 10.1 | 1.1 | .3 | 14.7 |
| Charles Oakley | PF | 9 | 9 | 299 | 101 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 87 | 33.2 | 11.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | .1 | 9.7 |
| Gerald Wilkins | SG | 9 | 9 | 290 | 33 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 145 | 32.2 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 1.3 | .3 | 16.1 |
| Johnny Newman | SF | 9 | 9 | 258 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 145 | 28.7 | 2.8 | 1.9 | .9 | .1 | 16.1 |
| Kiki VanDeWeghe | PF | 9 | 0 | 159 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 73 | 17.7 | 1.2 | .8 | .3 | .2 | 8.1 |
| Trent Tucker | SG | 9 | 0 | 159 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 71 | 17.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .2 | 7.9 |
| Sidney Green | PF | 9 | 0 | 128 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 14.2 | 4.0 | .6 | .2 | .1 | 4.0 |
| Rod Strickland | PG | 9 | 0 | 111 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 54 | 12.3 | 1.4 | 2.8 | .4 | .1 | 6.0 |
| Kenny Walker | SF | 9 | 0 | 90 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10.0 | 1.8 | .2 | .1 | .3 | 2.2 |
| Eddie Lee Wilkins | C | 7 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3.7 | 1.6 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.1 |
| Pete Myers | SG | 4 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.5 | .8 | .3 | .0 | .3 | 1.0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Knicks only.

## Awards and records

* Patrick Ewing, All-NBA Second Team
* Patrick Ewing, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
* Rod Strickland, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team