# 2008–09 New York Knicks season

The 2008–09 New York Knicks season was the 63rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

## Key dates

* Patrick Ewing was selected for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in early September. Ewing headlined a class that included fellow legends Hakeem Olajuwon, former Knicks coach Pat Riley, Adrian Dantley, Cathy Rush, Dick Vitale and Bill Davidson.
* June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City.
* July 1: Start of free agency period.
* November 21: Mardy Collins and Zach Randolph traded to Los Angeles Clippers for Tim Thomas and Cuttino Mobley. Traded Jamal Crawford to Golden State Warriors for Al Harrington.
* February 19: Traded Jerome James, Anthony Roberson and Tim Thomas to Chicago Bulls for Larry Hughes. Traded Malik Rose to Oklahoma City Thunder for Chris Wilcox.
* February 25: Waived Stephon Marbury.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Team |
| 1 | 6 | Danilo Gallinari | Forward | Italy | Olimpia Milano (Italy) 1988 |

## Standings

| Atlantic Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Boston Celtics | 62 | 20 | .756 | — | 35–6 | 27–14 | 15–1 |
| x-Philadelphia 76ers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21 | 24–17 | 17–24 | 6–10 |
| New Jersey Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 28 | 19–22 | 15–26 | 8–8 |
| Toronto Raptors | 33 | 49 | .402 | 29 | 18–23 | 15–26 | 6–10 |
| New York Knicks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 30 | 20–21 | 12–29 | 5–11 |
| # | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-Cleveland Cavaliers | 66 | 16 | .805 | — |
| 2 | y-Boston Celtics | 62 | 20 | .756 | 4 |
| 3 | y-Orlando Magic | 59 | 23 | .720 | 7 |
| 4 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 19 |
| 5 | x-Miami Heat | 43 | 39 | .524 | 23 |
| 6 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25 |
| 7 | x-Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25 |
| 8 | x-Detroit Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 27 |
| 9 | Indiana Pacers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 30 |
| 10 | Charlotte Bobcats | 35 | 47 | .427 | 31 |
| 11 | New Jersey Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32 |
| 12 | Milwaukee Bucks | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32 |
| 13 | Toronto Raptors | 33 | 49 | .402 | 33 |
| 14 | New York Knicks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 34 |
| 15 | Washington Wizards | 19 | 63 | .232 | 47 |

## Game log

2008–09 game log Total: 30–52 (Home: 20–21; Road: 10–31) :
October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 29
Miami
W 120–115
Jamal Crawford (29)
David Lee (11)
Nate Robinson (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
1–0
2
October 31
@ Philadelphia
L 87–116
Jamal Crawford (14)
David Lee (11)
Chris Duhon (7)
Wachovia Center 11,717
1–1 :
November: 7–7 (home: 5–3; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
November 2
Milwaukee
L 86–94
Quentin Richardson (28)
Zach Randolph (13)
Nate Robinson, Jamal Crawford (4)
Madison Square Garden 18,190
1–2
4
November 5
Charlotte
W 101–98
Zach Randolph (25)
Zach Randolph (13)
Chris Duhon (6)
Madison Square Garden 17,977
2–2
5
November 7
@ Washington
W 114–108
Jamal Crawford (23)
Zach Randolph (13)
Chris Duhon (12)
Verizon Center 20,173
3–2
6
November 9
Utah
W 107–99
Jamal Crawford (32)
Zach Randolph (14)
Chris Duhon (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,344
4–2
7
November 11
@ San Antonio
L 80–92
Jamal Crawford (28)
Zach Randolph (13)
Chris Duhon (7)
AT&T Center 16,569
4–3
8
November 12
@ Memphis
W 132–103
Wilson Chandler (27)
Zach Randolph (10)
Jamal Crawford (8)
FedExForum 10,129
5–3
9
November 14
Oklahoma City
W 116–106
Jamal Crawford, Zach Randolph (29)
Zach Randolph (19)
Chris Duhon (8)
Madison Square Garden 18,008
6–3
10
November 16
Dallas
L 114–124 (OT)
Zach Randolph (27)
Zach Randolph (18)
Chris Duhon (12)
Madison Square Garden 19,271
6–4
11
November 18
@ Boston
L 101–110
Wilson Chandler (23)
Zach Randolph (8)
Chris Duhon (5)
TD Banknorth Garden 18,624
6–5
12
November 21
@ Milwaukee
L 87–104
Chris Duhon (20)
David Lee (12)
Chris Duhon, Nate Robinson, Wilson Chandler (4)
Bradley Center 14,898
6–6
13
November 22
Washington
W 122–117
Quentin Richardson (34)
Quentin Richardson, David Lee (12)
Chris Duhon (11)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
7–6
14
November 25
Cleveland
L 101–119
Quentin Richardson (22)
David Lee (13)
Chris Duhon (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
7–7
15
November 26
@ Detroit
L 96–110
Al Harrington (25)
David Lee (15)
Chris Duhon (9)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
7–8
16
November 29
Golden State
W 138–125
David Lee (37)
David Lee (21)
Chris Duhon (22)
Madison Square Garden 19,317
8–8 :
December: 4–10 (home: 1–4; road: 3–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
17
December 2
Portland
L 97–104
Chris Duhon (23)
David Lee (12)
Chris Duhon (13)
Madison Square Garden 18,664
8–9
18
December 3
@ Cleveland
L 82–118
Al Harrington (20)
David Lee (16)
Anthony Roberson, Chris Duhon (4)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
8–10
19
December 5
@ Atlanta
L 95–98
Al Harrington (27)
David Lee (11)
Chris Duhon (8)
Philips Arena 16,366
8–11
20
December 7
Detroit
W 104–92
Chris Duhon (25)
David Lee (19)
Chris Duhon (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
9–11
21
December 9
@ Chicago
L 100–105
Al Harrington (28)
David Lee (15)
Chris Duhon (14)
United Center 19,519
9–12
22
December 10
@ New Jersey
W 121–109
Al Harrington (39)
Al Harrington (13)
Chris Duhon (10)
Izod Center 16,722
10–12
23
December 13
@ Sacramento
W 114–90
Al Harrington (33)
David Lee (19)
Chris Duhon (5)
ARCO Arena 12,155
11–12
24
December 15
@ Phoenix
L 103–111
Nate Robinson (27)
David Lee (12)
Chris Duhon (9)
US Airways Center 18,422
11–13
25
December 16
@ L.A. Lakers
L 114–116
Nate Robinson (33)
David Lee (14)
Chris Duhon (11)
Staples Center 18,997
11–14
26
December 19
Milwaukee
L 81–105
Nate Robinson (21)
David Lee (14)
Chris Duhon (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,009
11–15
27
December 21
@ Boston
L 105–124
Quentin Richardson (29)
David Lee (8)
Chris Duhon (10)
TD Banknorth Garden 18,624
11–16
28
December 26
Minnesota
L 107–120
Al Harrington, Nate Robinson (26)
David Lee (13)
Chris Duhon (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
11–17
29
December 28
Denver
L 110–117
Nate Robinson (20)
David Lee (12)
Chris Duhon (11)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
11–18
30
December 30
@ Charlotte
W 93–89
Wilson Chandler (19)
David Lee (16)
Chris Duhon (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,108
12–18 :
January: 9–7 (home: 7–2; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
31
January 2
Indiana
L 103–105
Al Harrington (27)
David Lee (11)
Chris Duhon (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
12–19
32
January 4
Boston
W 100–88
Wilson Chandler (31)
David Lee (14)
Chris Duhon (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
13–19
33
January 6
@ Oklahoma City
L 99–107
Al Harrington (21)
David Lee (13)
Chris Duhon (6)
Ford Center 18,487
13–20
34
January 8
@ Dallas
L 94–99
Chris Duhon (24)
David Lee (15)
Chris Duhon (7)
American Airlines Center 19,779
13–21
35
January 10
@ Houston
L 76–96
Tim Thomas (18)
David Lee (11)
Chris Duhon (6)
Toyota Center 18,280
13–22
36
January 12
@ New Orleans
W 101–95
David Lee (24)
Al Harrington (10)
Chris Duhon (9)
New Orleans Arena 16,177
14–22
37
January 14
Washington
W 128–122
David Lee (30)
David Lee (10)
Chris Duhon (9)
Madison Square Garden 18,020
15–22
38
January 16
@ Washington
L 89–96
Al Harrington (18)
David Lee (21)
Chris Duhon (8)
Verizon Center 17,526
15–23
39
January 17
Philadelphia
L 97–107
Al Harrington (26)
David Lee (11)
Nate Robinson (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,408
15–24
40
January 19
Chicago
W 102–98
Quentin Richardson (24)
David Lee (10)
Chris Duhon, Nate Robinson, David Lee (3)
Madison Square Garden 18,807
16–24
41
January 21
Phoenix
W 114–109
David Lee (25)
David Lee (16)
Chris Duhon (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,256
17–24
42
January 23
Memphis
W 108–88
David Lee (19)
David Lee (14)
Chris Duhon (7)
Madison Square Garden 18,391
18–24
43
January 24
@ Philadelphia
L 110–116
Nate Robinson (26)
David Lee (10)
Nate Robinson (6)
Wachovia Center 19,239
18–25
44
January 26
Houston
W 104–98
Nate Robinson (19)
David Lee (13)
Chris Duhon (11)
Madison Square Garden 19,155
19–25
45
January 28
Atlanta
W 112–104
Nate Robinson (24)
David Lee (16)
Chris Duhon (11)
Madison Square Garden 18,180
20–25
46
January 31
@ Indiana
W 122–113
Al Harrington (31)
David Lee (17)
Chris Duhon (7)
Conseco Fieldhouse 15,067
21–25 :
February: 3–10 (home: 3–5; road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
47
February 2
L.A. Lakers
L 117–126
Al Harrington (24)
David Lee (12)
Chris Duhon (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
21–26
48
February 4
Cleveland
L 102–107
Al Harrington (39)
Al Harrington (13)
Chris Duhon (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
21–27
49
February 6
Boston
L 100–110
Al Harrington (27)
David Lee (18)
Chris Duhon (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
21–28
50
February 8
@ Portland
L 108–109
David Lee (29)
David Lee (11)
Chris Duhon (10)
Rose Garden 20,609
21–29
51
February 10
@ Golden State
L 127–144
Nate Robinson (30)
David Lee (11)
Chris Duhon (9)
Oracle Arena 19,098
21–30
52
February 11
@ L.A. Clippers
L 124–128 (OT)
Nate Robinson (33)
David Lee (12)
Nate Robinson (15)
Staples Center 16,928
21–31
53
February 17
San Antonio
W 112–107 (OT)
Nate Robinson (32)
David Lee (12)
Chris Duhon (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
22–31
54
February 20
Toronto
W 127–97
Wilson Chandler (32)
David Lee (15)
Nate Robinson (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
23–31
55
February 22
@ Toronto
L 100–111
Al Harrington (31)
David Lee (15)
Nate Robinson (8)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
23–32
56
February 23
Indiana
W 123–119
Nate Robinson (41)
David Lee (13)
Chris Duhon (5)
Madison Square Garden 17,283
24–32
57
February 25
Orlando
L 109–114
Nate Robinson (32)
David Lee (10)
Chris Duhon (10)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
24–33
58
February 27
Philadelphia
L 103–108
Larry Hughes (25)
David Lee (11)
Chris Duhon (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
24–34
59
February 28
@ Miami
L 115–120
Nate Robinson (29)
David Lee (13)
Chris Duhon (9)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
24–35 :
March: 5–11 (home: 2–5; road: 3–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
60
March 4
Atlanta
W 109–105
Larry Hughes (23)
David Lee (14)
Chris Duhon (5)
Madison Square Garden 18,931
25–35
61
March 7
Charlotte
L 105–114
Al Harrington (24)
Quentin Richardson (9)
Nate Robinson, Larry Hughes (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
25–36
62
March 8
@ New Jersey
L 101–106
David Lee (19)
David Lee (14)
David Lee (7)
Izod Center 18,846
25–37
63
March 10
@ Milwaukee
W 120–112
Larry Hughes (39)
David Lee (18)
Nate Robinson (7)
Bradley Center 13,781
26–37
64
March 11
@ Detroit
W 116–111 (OT)
Nate Robinson (30)
David Lee (18)
Nate Robinson (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 20,135
27–37
65
March 13
@ Minnesota
W 102–94
Nate Robinson (25)
David Lee (13)
Nate Robinson (7)
Target Center 14,311
28–37
66
March 15
@ Cleveland
L 93–98
Al Harrington (26)
David Lee (14)
Nate Robinson (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
28–38
67
March 18
New Jersey
L 89–115
Al Harrington (21)
Wilson Chandler (10)
Larry Hughes (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
28–39
68
March 20
Sacramento
L 94–121
Nate Robinson (19)
Chris Wilcox (9)
Nate Robinson, Wilson Chandler (3)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
28–40
69
March 21
@ Orlando
L 103–110
Quentin Richardson (33)
Wilson Chandler (12)
Nate Robinson, Jared Jeffries, Wilson Chandler, Al Harrington (3)
Amway Arena 17,461
28–41
70
March 23
Orlando
L 102–106
Nate Robinson (19)
David Lee (13)
Nate Robinson (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
28–42
71
March 25
L.A. Clippers
L 135–140 (OT)
Al Harrington (38)
David Lee (13)
Chris Duhon (10)
Madison Square Garden 19,041
28–43
72
March 27
New Orleans
W 103–93
Al Harrington (23)
David Lee (11)
Chris Duhon (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
29–43
73
March 28
@ Charlotte
L 85–96
Al Harrington, Wilson Chandler (18)
David Lee (10)
Chris Duhon (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,133
29–44
74
March 30
@ Utah
L 104–112
Al Harrington (24)
David Lee (10)
Chris Duhon (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
29–45
75
March 31
@ Denver
L 104–111
Nate Robinson (30)
David Lee (12)
Chris Duhon (11)
Pepsi Center 17,851
29–46 :
April: 3–4 (home: 1–2; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
76
April 4
Toronto
L 95–102
Al Harrington, Chris Duhon (22)
Al Harrington, David Lee (7)
David Lee (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
29–47
77
April 5
@ Toronto
W 112–103
Wilson Chandler (17)
David Lee, Al Harrington (10)
Nate Robinson (7)
Air Canada Centre 18,879
30–47
78
April 7
@ Chicago
L 103–110
Wilson Chandler (26)
David Lee (13)
David Lee, Chris Duhon (6)
United Center 20,764
30–48
79
April 8
Detroit
L 86–113
Al Harrington (26)
Wilson Chandler (8)
Nate Robinson, Chris Duhon (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
30–49
80
April 10
@ Orlando
W 105–95
Al Harrington (27)
David Lee (16)
Chris Duhon, Al Harrington, David Lee (4)
Amway Arena 17,461
31–49
81
April 12
@ Miami
L 105–122
Wilson Chandler, Al Harrington (21)
David Lee (11)
Larry Hughes, Nate Robinson (4)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
31–50
82
April 15
New Jersey
W 102–73
Wilson Chandler (16)
David Lee (12)
Chris Duhon (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
32–50 :
2008–09 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Wilson Chandler | 82 | 70 | 33.4 | .431 | .328 | .795 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 0.87 | 0.91 | 14.4 |
| Mardy Collins† | 9 | 0 | 8.3 | .348 | .000 | .444 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 2.2 |
| Jamal Crawford† | 11 | 11 | 35.6 | .432 | .455 | .761 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 0.82 | 0.00 | 19.6 |
| Joe Crawford | 2 | 0 | 11.5 | .300 | .250 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 4.5 |
| Eddy Curry | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 1.000 | .000 | .333 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.7 |
| Chris Duhon | 79 | 78 | 36.8 | .422 | .391 | .856 | 3.1 | 7.2 | 0.91 | 0.09 | 11.1 |
| Danilo Gallinari | 28 | 2 | 14.7 | .448 | .444 | .963 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 0.14 | 6.1 |
| Al Harrington† | 68 | 51 | 35.0 | .446 | .362 | .804 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 1.19 | 0.32 | 20.7 |
| Larry Hughes† | 25 | 14 | 27.5 | .390 | .385 | .794 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.44 | 0.20 | 11.2 |
| Jerome James | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | .375 | .000 | .000 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 3.0 |
| Jared Jeffries | 56 | 36 | 23.4 | .440 | .083 | .611 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.84 | 0.59 | 5.3 |
| David Lee | 81 | 74 | 34.9 | .549 | .000 | .755 | 11.7 | 2.1 | 0.99 | 0.27 | 16.0 |
| Demetris Nichols† | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | .400 | .000 | .500 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 2.5 |
| Zach Randolph† | 11 | 11 | 35.3 | .434 | .292 | .821 | 12.5 | 1.4 | 1.18 | 0.27 | 20.5 |
| Quentin Richardson | 72 | 51 | 26.3 | .393 | .365 | .761 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.65 | 0.10 | 10.2 |
| Anthony Roberson† | 23 | 0 | 11.0 | .379 | .338 | 1.000 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.43 | 0.04 | 4.7 |
| Nate Robinson | 74 | 11 | 29.9 | .437 | .326 | .841 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 1.28 | 0.08 | 17.2 |
| Malik Rose† | 18 | 0 | 8.9 | .268 | .000 | .727 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 1.7 |
| Cheikh Samb† | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Mouhamed Sene† | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 3.0 |
| Courtney Sims† | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | .500 | .000 | .000 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.0 |
| Tim Thomas† | 36 | 1 | 21.5 | .461 | .421 | .806 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.61 | 0.28 | 9.6 |
| Chris Wilcox† | 25 | 0 | 13.2 | .529 | .000 | .509 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.32 | 0.20 | 5.4 |
†Statistics with the New York Knicks

## Transactions
### Trades

| July 28, 2008 | To Denver NuggetsRenaldo Balkman | To New York KnicksTaurean Green Bobby Jones 2010 second round draft pick |
| August 29, 2008 | To Houston RocketsFrédéric Weis | To New York KnicksPatrick Ewing Jr. |
| November 21, 2008 | To Golden State WarriorsJamal Crawford | To New York KnicksAl Harrington |
| November 21, 2008 | To Los Angeles ClippersZach Randolph Mardy Collins | To New York KnicksTim Thomas Cuttino Mobley |
| February 19, 2009 | To Chicago BullsJerome James Anthony Roberson Tim Thomas | To New York KnicksLarry Hughes |
| February 19, 2009 | To Oklahoma City ThunderMalik Rose | To New York KnicksChris Wilcox |