# 2022–23 New York Knicks season

The 2022–23 New York Knicks season was the 77th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On April 2, 2023, the Knicks clinched a playoff spot after missing the playoffs in the previous season. In the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs, they faced the Cleveland Cavaliers, winning the series in five games. The Knicks were eliminated from the playoffs in the conference semifinals by the Miami Heat in six games.

## Draft

2022 NBA draft picks :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/club |
| 1 | 11 | Ousmane Dieng | SF | France | New Zealand Breakers |
| 2 | 42 | Trevor Keels | SG | United States | Duke |
The Knicks entered the draft holding one first round and one second round picks. The Knicks used their 11th overall pick to select Ousmane Dieng who was then traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, while the 42nd overall pick was used to select Trevor Keels.

## Game log
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on August 12, 2022.
2022 preseason game log Total: 3–1 (home: 3–0; road: 0–1) :
Preseason: 3–1 (home: 3–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 4
Detroit
W 117–96
Barrett (21)
Hartenstein (7)
Brunson (5)
Madison Square Garden 14,426
1–0
2
October 7
Indiana
W 131–114
Toppin (24)
Robinson (9)
Brunson, Randle (4)
Madison Square Garden 16,510
2–0
3
October 12
@ Indiana
L 100–109
Barrett (21)
Hartenstein (10)
Hartenstein, Randle (5)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 7,081
2–1
4
October 14
Washington
W 105–89
Brunson (27)
Barrett, Robinson (12)
Brunson, Fournier (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
3–1 :
2022–23 preseason schedule :

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on August 17, 2022.
2022–23 game log Total: 47–35 (home: 23–18; road: 24–17) :
October: 3–3 (home: 3–0; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 19
@ Memphis
L 112–115 (OT)
Randle (24)
Randle (11)
Brunson (9)
FedExForum 18,202
0–1
2
October 21
Detroit
W 130–106
Quickley (20)
Hartenstein (11)
Quickley (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
1–1
3
October 24
Orlando
W 115–102
Randle (25)
Randle (12)
Quickley (8)
Madison Square Garden 18,800
2–1
4
October 26
Charlotte
W 134–131 (OT)
Brunson (27)
Barrett, Robinson (8)
Brunson (13)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
3–1
5
October 28
@ Milwaukee
L 108–119
Barrett (20)
Randle (12)
Rose (4)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
3–2
6
October 30
@ Cleveland
L 108–121
Brunson, Fournier (16)
Hartenstein, Randle (9)
Brunson, Randle (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
3–3 :
November: 7–9 (home: 1–6; road: 6–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
November 2
Atlanta
L 99–112
Brunson (20)
Quickley (16)
Barrett, Brunson (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
3–4
8
November 4
@ Philadelphia
W 106–104
Brunson (23)
Hartenstein, Randle (10)
Brunson (7)
Wells Fargo Center 20,679
4–4
9
November 5
Boston
L 118–133
Randle (29)
Hartenstein (14)
Brunson (10)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
4–5
10
November 7
@ Minnesota
W 120–107
Randle (31)
Randle (8)
Brunson (8)
Target Center 14,524
5–5
11
November 9
@ Brooklyn
L 85–112
Randle (24)
Randle (11)
Quickley (4)
Barclays Center 18,156
5–6
12
November 11
Detroit
W 121–112
Barrett (30)
Hartenstein (12)
Brunson (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
6–6
13
November 13
Oklahoma City
L 135–145
Reddish (26)
Randle (10)
Brunson (7)
Madison Square Garden 18,325
6–7
14
November 15
@ Utah
W 118–111
Brunson (25)
Sims (13)
Brunson (8)
Vivint Arena 18,206
7–7
15
November 16
@ Denver
W 106–103
Randle (34)
Randle (11)
Brunson (7)
Ball Arena 18,210
8–7
16
November 18
@ Golden State
L 101–111
Randle (20)
Sims (10)
Barrett (5)
Chase Center 18,064
8–8
17
November 20
@ Phoenix
L 95–116
Brunson (27)
Randle (6)
Grimes (8)
Footprint Center 17,071
8–9
18
November 21
@ Oklahoma City
W 129–119
Brunson (34)
Randle (11)
Brunson (9)
Paycom Center 15,079
9–9
19
November 25
Portland
L 129–132 (OT)
Brunson (32)
Barrett (10)
Barrett, Grimes, Quickley (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
9–10
20
November 27
Memphis
L 123–127
Brunson (30)
Randle (10)
Brunson, Randle (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,524
9–11
21
November 29
@ Detroit
W 140–110
Randle (36)
Robinson (13)
Brunson, Randle (5)
Little Caesars Arena 14,864
10–11
22
November 30
Milwaukee
L 103–109
Barrett (26)
Robinson (20)
Brunson, Randle (5)
Madison Square Garden 17,277
10–12 :
December: 9–6 (home: 4–4; road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
23
December 3
Dallas
L 100–121
Randle (24)
Toppin (7)
5 players (3)
Madison Square Garden 18,319
10–13
24
December 4
Cleveland
W 92–81
Brunson (23)
Robinson (11)
Brunson, Randle (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,007
11–13
25
December 7
Atlanta
W 113–89
Randle (34)
Randle (17)
Brunson, McBride (6)
Madison Square Garden 18,091
12–13
26
December 9
@ Charlotte
W 121–102
Randle (33)
Robinson (13)
Brunson (11)
Spectrum Center 17,696
13–13
27
December 11
Sacramento
W 112–99
Barrett, Randle (27)
Barrett, Hartenstein, Robinson (9)
Barrett (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
14–13
28
December 14
@ Chicago
W 128–120 (OT)
Randle (31)
Randle (13)
Brunson, Randle (7)
United Center 18,820
15–13
29
December 16
@ Chicago
W 114–91
Barrett (27)
Randle (12)
Brunson (6)
United Center 19,661
16–13
30
December 18
@ Indiana
W 109–106
Brunson (30)
Randle (14)
Brunson, Randle (3)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,513
17–13
31
December 20
Golden State
W 132–94
Quickley (22)
Randle (12)
Barrett, Brunson, Randle (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
18–13
32
December 21
Toronto
L 106–113
Barrett, Randle (30)
Randle (13)
Brunson (12)
Madison Square Garden 19,294
18–14
33
December 23
Chicago
L 117–118
Barrett (44)
Randle (12)
Brunson (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
18–15
34
December 25
Philadelphia
L 112–119
Randle (35)
Robinson (16)
Brunson (11)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
18–16
35
December 27
@ Dallas
L 121–126 (OT)
Grimes (33)
Randle (18)
Quickley (15)
American Airlines Center 20,377
18–17
36
December 29
@ San Antonio
L 115–122
Randle (41)
Randle (11)
Quickley, Randle (7)
AT&T Center 18,354
18–18
37
December 31
@ Houston
W 108–88
Randle (35)
Randle, Robinson (12)
Quickley (7)
Toyota Center 18,055
19–18 :
January: 8–7 (home: 4–4; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
38
January 2
Phoenix
W 102–83
Randle (28)
Randle (16)
Brunson, Randle (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
20–18
39
January 4
San Antonio
W 117–114
Brunson (38)
Randle (13)
Brunson (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
21–18
40
January 6
@ Toronto
W 112–108
Randle (32)
Robinson (18)
Brunson (8)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
22–18
41
January 9
Milwaukee
L 107–111
Brunson (44)
Randle (16)
Randle (5)
Madison Square Garden 18,167
22–19
42
January 11
Indiana
W 119–113
Brunson (34)
Randle (16)
4 players (4)
Madison Square Garden 18,249
23–19
43
January 13
@ Washington
W 112–108
Brunson (34)
Randle (16)
Brunson (8)
Capital One Arena 20,476
24–19
44
January 15
@ Detroit
W 117–104
Randle (42)
Randle (15)
Brunson, Randle (4)
Little Caesars Arena 19,894
25–19
45
January 16
Toronto
L 121–123 (OT)
Barrett (32)
Randle (15)
Randle (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
25–20
46
January 18
Washington
L 105–116
Brunson (32)
Randle (15)
Brunson, Randle (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,164
25–21
47
January 20
@ Atlanta
L 124–139
Randle (32)
Randle (9)
Brunson (9)
State Farm Arena 17,711
25–22
48
January 22
@ Toronto
L 116–125
Barrett (30)
Randle (19)
Randle (8)
Scotiabank Arena 19,261
25–23
49
January 24
Cleveland
W 105–103
Randle (36)
Randle (13)
Quickley (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
26–23
50
January 26
@ Boston
W 120–117 (OT)
Randle (37)
Sims (14)
Brunson (7)
TD Garden 19,156
27–23
51
January 28
@ Brooklyn
L 115–122
Brunson (26)
Randle, Sims (10)
Randle (8)
Barclays Center 18,100
27–24
52
January 31
L.A. Lakers
L 123–129 (OT)
Brunson (37)
Hartenstein (13)
Quickley (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
27–25 :
February: 9–2 (home: 6–1; road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
53
February 2
Miami
W 106–104
Barrett (30)
Hartenstein, Randle (10)
Randle (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,044
28–25
54
February 4
L.A. Clippers
L 128–134 (OT)
Brunson (41)
Hartenstein, Randle (11)
Brunson, Randle (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
28–26
55
February 5
Philadelphia
W 108–97
Randle (24)
Hartenstein (14)
Brunson, Randle (7)
Madison Square Garden 17,586
29–26
56
February 7
@ Orlando
W 102–98
Brunson (25)
Randle (14)
Randle (6)
Amway Center 19,438
30–26
57
February 10
@ Philadelphia
L 108–119
Brunson, Randle (30)
Randle (10)
Brunson (9)
Wells Fargo Center 21,057
30–27
58
February 11
Utah
W 126–120
Brunson (38)
Hartenstein (14)
Brunson (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,339
31–27
59
February 13
Brooklyn
W 124–106
Brunson (40)
Randle (10)
Brunson, Quickley (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
32–27
60
February 15
@ Atlanta
W 122–101
Brunson (28)
Hartenstein, Randle (11)
Brunson (5)
State Farm Arena 17,771
33–27
61
February 24
@ Washington
W 115–109
Randle (46)
Robinson (12)
Brunson (9)
Capital One Arena 20,476
34–27
62
February 25
New Orleans
W 128–106
Randle (28)
Robinson (13)
Barrett (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
35–27
63
February 27
Boston
W 109–94
Quickley, Randle (23)
Robinson (13)
Hart (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
36–27 :
March: 9–6 (home: 4–2; road: 5–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
64
March 1
Brooklyn
W 142–118
Brunson (39)
Robinson (10)
Randle (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
37–27
65
March 3
@ Miami
W 122–120
Randle (43)
Randle (9)
Brunson (8)
Miami-Dade Arena 19,600
38–27
66
March 5
@ Boston
W 131–129 (2OT)
Quickley (38)
Robinson (14)
Quickley (7)
TD Garden 19,156
39–27
67
March 7
Charlotte
L 105–112
Barrett (27)
Hart, Randle, Robinson (8)
Quickley (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
39–28
68
March 9
@ Sacramento
L 117–122
Barrett (25)
Hart (15)
Hart (7)
Golden 1 Center 18,068
39–29
69
March 11
@ L.A. Clippers
L 95–106
Quickley (26)
Robinson (14)
Grimes, Hart, Quickley (4)
Crypto.com Arena 19,068
39–30
70
March 12
@ L.A. Lakers
W 112–108
Randle (33)
Hartenstein (11)
Randle (5)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
40–30
71
March 14
@ Portland
W 123–107
Quickley (26)
Hartenstein (11)
Hart (8)
Moda Center 19,488
41–30
72
March 18
Denver
W 116–110
Brunson (24)
Hartenstein, Robinson (9)
Brunson, Hart (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
42–30
73
March 20
Minnesota
L 134–140
Randle (57)
Robinson (9)
Brunson (10)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
42–31
74
March 22
@ Miami
L 120–127
Barrett (26)
Robinson (8)
Randle (9)
Miami-Dade Arena 19,863
42–32
75
March 23
@ Orlando
L 106–111
Grimes, Quickley (25)
Robinson (12)
Quickley (7)
Amway Center 17,607
42–33
76
March 27
Houston
W 137–115
Quickley (40)
Grimes (9)
Quickley (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
43–33
77
March 29
Miami
W 101–92
Quickley (24)
Hartenstein (9)
Grimes, Quickley, Toppin (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
44–33
78
March 31
@ Cleveland
W 130–116
Brunson (48)
Robinson (14)
Brunson (9)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
45–33 :
April: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
79
April 2
Washington
W 118–109
Brunson, Grimes (27)
Robinson (11)
Brunson (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
46–33
80
April 5
@ Indiana
W 138–129
Quickley (39)
Robinson (16)
Quickley (9)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,789
47–33
81
April 7
@ New Orleans
L 105–113
Barrett (28)
Sims (8)
Barrett (6)
Smoothie King Center 18,656
47–34
82
April 9
Indiana
L 136–141
Toppin (34)
Robinson (20)
Quickley (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
47–35 :
2022–23 season schedule :

### Playoffs

2023 playoff game log Total: 6–5 (home: 4–1; road: 2–4) :
First round: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 15
@ Cleveland
W 101–97
Brunson (27)
Hart, Randle (10)
Barrett (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
1–0
2
April 18
@ Cleveland
L 90–107
Randle (22)
Randle (8)
Brunson (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
1–1
3
April 21
Cleveland
W 99–79
Brunson (21)
Barrett, Randle (8)
Brunson (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
2–1
4
April 23
Cleveland
W 102–93
Brunson (29)
Robinson (11)
Brunson (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
3–1
5
April 26
@ Cleveland
W 106–95
Brunson (23)
Robinson (18)
Randle (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
4–1 :
Conference semifinals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 30
Miami
L 101–108
Barrett (26)
Robinson (14)
Barrett, Brunson (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
0–1
2
May 2
Miami
W 111–105
Brunson (30)
Randle (12)
Hart (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
1–1
3
May 6
@ Miami
L 86–105
Brunson (20)
Randle (14)
Brunson (8)
Kaseya Center 19,927
1–2
4
May 8
@ Miami
L 101–109
Brunson (32)
Randle (9)
Brunson (11)
Kaseya Center 19,769
1–3
5
May 10
Miami
W 112–103
Brunson (38)
Robinson (11)
Brunson (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
2–3
6
May 12
@ Miami
L 92–96
Brunson (41)
Randle, Robinson (11)
Brunson, Grimes, Randle (3)
Kaseya Center 19,737
2–4 :
2023 playoff schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season statistics

As of April 9, 2023
New York Knicks statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Ryan Arcidiacono | 11 | 0 | 2.4 | .200 | .333 | — | .4 | .2 | .2 | .0 | .3 |
| RJ Barrett | 73 | 73 | 33.9 | .434 | .310 | .740 | 5.0 | 2.8 | .4 | .2 | 19.6 |
| Jalen Brunson | 68 | 68 | 35.0 | .491 | .416 | .829 | 3.5 | 6.2 | .9 | .2 | 24.0 |
| Evan Fournier | 27 | 7 | 17.0 | .337 | .307 | .857 | 1.8 | 1.3 | .6 | .1 | 6.1 |
| Quentin Grimes | 71 | 66 | 29.9 | .468 | .386 | .796 | 3.2 | 2.1 | .7 | .4 | 11.3 |
| Josh Hart | 25 | 1 | 30.0 | .586 | .519 | .789 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 1.4 | .5 | 10.2 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 82 | 8 | 19.8 | .535 | .216 | .676 | 6.5 | 1.2 | .6 | .8 | 5.0 |
| Trevor Keels | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | .250 | .250 | — | .7 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Miles McBride | 64 | 2 | 11.9 | .358 | .299 | .667 | .8 | 1.1 | .6 | .1 | 3.5 |
| Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk | 13 | 0 | 3.1 | .500 | .600 | .600 | .5 | .1 | .1 | .0 | 1.6 |
| Immanuel Quickley | 81 | 21 | 28.9 | .448 | .370 | .819 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 1.0 | .2 | 14.9 |
| Julius Randle | 77 | 77 | 35.5 | .459 | .343 | .757 | 10.0 | 4.1 | .6 | .3 | 25.1 |
| Cam Reddish | 20 | 8 | 21.9 | .449 | .304 | .879 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .8 | .4 | 8.4 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 59 | 58 | 27.0 | .671 | — | .484 | 9.4 | .9 | .9 | 1.8 | 7.4 |
| Derrick Rose | 27 | 0 | 12.5 | .384 | .302 | .917 | 1.5 | 1.7 | .3 | .2 | 5.6 |
| Jericho Sims | 52 | 16 | 15.6 | .776 | .000 | .750 | 4.7 | .5 | .3 | .5 | 3.4 |
| Obi Toppin | 67 | 5 | 15.7 | .446 | .344 | .809 | 2.8 | 1.0 | .3 | .2 | 7.4 |

### Playoff statistics

As of May 12, 2023
New York Knicks statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| RJ Barrett | 11 | 11 | 34.3 | .433 | .328 | .769 | 4.5 | 2.8 | .8 | .2 | 19.3 |
| Jalen Brunson | 11 | 11 | 40.3 | .474 | .325 | .912 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 1.5 | .1 | 27.8 |
| Quentin Grimes | 9 | 6 | 26.9 | .304 | .243 | .818 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .6 | 5.1 |
| Josh Hart | 11 | 5 | 32.1 | .479 | .313 | .636 | 7.4 | 2.2 | .8 | .3 | 10.4 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 11 | 0 | 20.0 | .478 | — | .750 | 4.6 | 1.3 | .8 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
| DaQuan Jeffries | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | — | — | — | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Miles McBride | 8 | 0 | 2.5 | .250 | .333 | — | .3 | .1 | .0 | .1 | .4 |
| Immanuel Quickley | 8 | 0 | 21.9 | .348 | .243 | .850 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .5 | .0 | 9.0 |
| Julius Randle | 10 | 10 | 33.0 | .374 | .258 | .709 | 8.3 | 3.6 | .5 | .3 | 16.6 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 11 | 11 | 27.1 | .604 | — | .394 | 9.3 | .8 | .6 | 1.5 | 6.5 |
| Derrick Rose | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | — | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Obi Toppin | 11 | 1 | 15.9 | .429 | .302 | .800 | 3.5 | .6 | .7 | .3 | 7.0 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 23, 2022 | To New York Knicks2023 first round pick 2023 first round pick 2023 first round pick | To Oklahoma City ThunderDraft rights to Ousmane Dieng |
| July 6, 2022 | To New York Knicks2025 first round pick | To Charlotte Hornets2023 first round pick 2023 second round pick 2023 second round pick 2023 second round pick 2024 second round pick |
| To Detroit PistonsKemba Walker Draft rights to Jalen Duren ||
| July 11, 2022 | To New York KnicksDraft rights to Nikola Radičević Protected 2025 second round pick | To Detroit PistonsAlec Burks Nerlens Noel 2023 second round pick 2026 second round pick Cash considerations |
| February 9, 2023 | To New York KnicksJosh Hart Draft rights to Dani Díez Draft rights to Bojan Dubljević | To Charlotte HornetsSviatoslav Mykhailiuk 2023 second round pick 2027 second round pick |
| February 9, 2023 | To Philadelphia 76ersJalen McDaniels 2024 second round pick 2029 second round pick | To Portland Trail BlazersRyan Arcidiacono Cam Reddish Matisse Thybulle Protected 2023 first round pick Draft rights to Ante Tomić |