# Temporada 1988-89 de los New York Knicks

La temporada 1988-89 fue la cuadragésimo tercera de los New York Knicks en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 52 victorias y 30 derrotas, ocupando el segundo puesto de la conferencia, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en semifinales de conferencia ante Chicago Bulls.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 19 | Rod Strickland | Base | Estados Unidos | DePaul |
| 2 | 37 | Greg Butler | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Stanford |

## Temporada regular

División Atlántico :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | 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 |

## Playoffs
### Primera ronda

New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ers
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 27 de abril | New York Knicks 102, Philadelphia 76ers 96 | Nueva York |
| 29 de abril | New York Knicks 107, Philadelphia 76ers 106 | Nueva York |
| 2 de mayo | Philadelphia 76ers 115, New York Knicks 116 | Philadelphia |
| | New York Knicks gana las series 3-0 | |

### Semifinales de Conferencia

New York Knicks vs. Chicago Bulls
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 9 de mayo | New York Knicks 109, Chicago Bulls 120 | Nueva York |
| 11 de mayo | New York Knicks 114, Chicago Bulls 97 | Nueva York |
| 13 de mayo | Chicago Bulls 114, New York Knicks 88 | Chicago |
| 14 de mayo | Chicago Bulls 116, New York Knicks 93 | Chicago |
| 16 de mayo | New York Knicks 121, Chicago Bulls 114 | Nueva York |
| 19 de mayo | New York Knicks 111, Chicago Bulls 113 | Nueva York |
| | Chicago Bulls gana las series 4-2 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | PT | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | T3 | T3I | %T3 | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Patrick Ewing | 26 | 80 | 80 | 36.2 | 9.1 | 16.0 | .567 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 4.5 | 6.1 | .746 | 2.7 | 6.6 | 9.3 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 22.7 |
| 2 | Mark Jackson | 23 | 72 | 72 | 34.4 | 6.7 | 14.2 | .467 | 1.1 | 3.3 | .338 | 2.5 | 3.6 | .698 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 8.6 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 16.9 |
| 3 | Charles Oakley | 25 | 82 | 82 | 31.8 | 5.2 | 10.2 | .510 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .250 | 2.4 | 3.1 | .773 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 12.9 |
| 4 | Gerald Wilkins | 25 | 81 | 58 | 29.8 | 5.7 | 12.7 | .451 | 0.6 | 2.1 | .297 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .756 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 14.3 |
| 5 | Johnny Newman | 25 | 81 | 80 | 28.8 | 5.6 | 11.8 | .475 | 1.2 | 3.5 | .338 | 3.5 | 4.3 | .815 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 16.0 |
| 6 | Trent Tucker | 29 | 81 | 24 | 22.5 | 3.2 | 7.1 | .454 | 1.5 | 3.7 | .399 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .782 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 8.5 |
| 7 | Kiki Vandeweghe | 30 | 27 | 0 | 18.6 | 3.6 | 7.7 | .464 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .300 | 1.9 | 2.1 | .911 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 9.2 |
| 8 | Rod Strickland | 22 | 81 | 10 | 16.8 | 3.3 | 7.0 | .467 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .322 | 2.1 | 2.9 | .745 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 8.9 |
| 9 | Sidney Green | 28 | 82 | 0 | 15.6 | 2.4 | 5.1 | .460 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.6 | 2.1 | .759 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 6.3 |
| 10 | Kenny Walker | 24 | 79 | 2 | 14.7 | 2.2 | 4.5 | .489 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .250 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .776 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 5.3 |
| 11 | Eddie Lee Wilkins | 26 | 71 | 2 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 3.5 | .465 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.9 | 1.6 | .550 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 4.1 |
| 12 | Pete Myers | 25 | 29 | 0 | 7.9 | 0.9 | 2.1 | .410 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .705 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.8 |
| 13 | Greg Butler | 22 | 33 | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 | .417 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.6 | .800 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Pat Ewing | 2.º Mejor quinteto de la NBA 2.º Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA All-Star |
| Rod Strickland | 2.º Mejor quinteto de rookies de la NBA |
| Mark Jackson | All-Star |