# Temporada 1996-97 de los New York Knicks

La temporada 1996-97 fue la quincuagésimo primera de los New York Knicks en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 57 victorias y 25 derrotas, ocupando el tercer puesto de la conferencia, clasificándose para los playoffs, donde cayeron en las semifinales de conferencia ante los Miami Heat.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 18 | John Wallace | Alero | Estados Unidos | Syracuse |
| 1 | 19 | Walter McCarty | Ala-pívot | Estados Unidos | Kentucky |
| 1 | 21 | Dontae' Jones | Alero | Estados Unidos | Mississippi State |

## Temporada regular

División Atlántico :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Miami Heat | 61 | 21 | .744 | – | 29–12 | 32–9 | 16–8 |
| x-New York Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 | 31–10 | 26–15 | 19–6 |
| x-Orlando Magic | 45 | 37 | .549 | 16 | 26–15 | 19–22 | 13–11 |
| x-Washington Bullets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 17 | 25–16 | 19–22 | 14–10 |
| New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 35 | 16–25 | 10–31 | 11–13 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 22 | 60 | .268 | 39 | 11–30 | 11–30 | 11–14 |
| Boston Celtics | 15 | 67 | .183 | 46 | 11–30 | 4–37 | 1–23 |

## Playoffs
### Primera ronda

New York Knicks vs. Charlotte Hornets
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 24 de abril | New York Knicks 109, Charlotte Hornets 99 | Nueva York |
| 26 de abril | New York Knicks 100, Charlotte Hornets 93 | Nueva York |
| 28 de abril | Charlotte Hornets 95, New York Knicks 104 | Charlotte |
| | New York Knicks gana las series 3-0 | |

### Semifinales de Conferencia

Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 7 de mayo | Miami Heat 79, New York Knicks 88 | Miami |
| 9 de mayo | Miami Heat 88, New York Knicks 84 | Miami |
| 11 de mayo | New York Knicks 77, Miami Heat 73 | Nueva York |
| 12 de mayo | New York Knicks 89, Miami Heat 76 | Nueva York |
| 14 de mayo | Miami Heat 96, New York Knicks 81 | Miami |
| 16 de mayo | New York Knicks 90, Miami Heat 95 | Nueva York |
| 18 de mayo | Miami Heat 101, New York Knicks 90 | Miami |
| | Miami Heat gana las series 4-3 | |

## Estadísticas
### Temporada regular

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | Pos. | P | PT | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | T3 | T3I | %T3 | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Patrick Ewing | 34 | C | 78 | 78 | 37.0 | 8.4 | 17.2 | .488 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .222 | 5.6 | 7.5 | .754 | 2.2 | 8.4 | 10.7 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 22.4 |
| 2 | Charles Oakley | 33 | PF | 80 | 80 | 35.9 | 4.2 | 8.7 | .488 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .263 | 2.3 | 2.8 | .808 | 3.1 | 6.7 | 9.8 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 10.8 |
| 3 | Larry Johnson | 27 | SF | 76 | 76 | 34.4 | 4.9 | 9.7 | .512 | 0.4 | 1.4 | .324 | 2.5 | 3.6 | .693 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 12.8 |
| 4 | Allan Houston | 25 | SG | 81 | 81 | 33.1 | 5.4 | 12.7 | .423 | 1.8 | 4.7 | .385 | 2.2 | 2.7 | .803 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 14.8 |
| 5 | Chris Childs | 29 | PG | 65 | 61 | 31.9 | 3.2 | 7.8 | .414 | 1.1 | 2.8 | .387 | 1.7 | 2.3 | .758 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 9.3 |
| 6 | John Starks | 31 | SG | 77 | 1 | 26.5 | 4.8 | 11.1 | .431 | 1.9 | 5.3 | .369 | 2.2 | 2.9 | .769 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 13.8 |
| 7 | Charlie Ward | 26 | PG | 79 | 21 | 22.3 | 1.7 | 4.3 | .395 | 0.6 | 1.9 | .312 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .760 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 5.2 |
| 8 | Buck Williams | 36 | PF | 74 | 4 | 20.2 | 2.4 | 4.4 | .537 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.6 | 2.4 | .642 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 6.3 |
| 9 | John Wallace | 22 | SF | 68 | 6 | 11.6 | 1.8 | 3.5 | .517 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .500 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .718 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 4.8 |
| 10 | Herb Williams | 38 | PF | 21 | 2 | 8.8 | 0.9 | 2.2 | .391 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .750 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| 11 | Scott Brooks | 31 | PG | 38 | 0 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .487 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .417 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .933 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| 12 | Walter McCarty | 22 | PF | 35 | 0 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 | .382 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .286 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .571 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| 13 | Chris Jent | 27 | SF | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | .333 | 0.7 | 1.0 | .667 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |

### Playoffs

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | Pos. | P | PT | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | T3 | T3I | %T3 | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Allan Houston | 25 | SG | 9 | 9 | 40.0 | 6.4 | 14.8 | .436 | 2.9 | 5.8 | .500 | 3.4 | 3.9 | .886 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 19.2 |
| 2 | Patrick Ewing | 34 | C | 9 | 9 | 39.7 | 9.8 | 18.6 | .527 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 3.0 | 4.7 | .643 | 2.9 | 7.7 | 10.6 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 22.6 |
| 3 | Charles Oakley | 33 | PF | 10 | 10 | 35.8 | 3.8 | 8.6 | .442 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.2 | 2.9 | .759 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 9.8 |
| 4 | Chris Childs | 29 | PG | 10 | 10 | 32.8 | 3.8 | 8.7 | .437 | 0.9 | 2.6 | .346 | 1.9 | 2.3 | .826 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 10.4 |
| 5 | Larry Johnson | 27 | SF | 9 | 9 | 32.8 | 4.8 | 8.6 | .558 | 0.7 | 1.9 | .353 | 3.6 | 4.2 | .842 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 13.8 |
| 6 | John Starks | 31 | SG | 9 | 1 | 28.1 | 4.9 | 11.0 | .444 | 1.4 | 4.6 | .317 | 2.8 | 3.4 | .806 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 14.0 |
| 7 | Charlie Ward | 26 | PG | 9 | 0 | 20.2 | 0.9 | 3.0 | .296 | 0.1 | 1.0 | .111 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .750 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| 8 | Buck Williams | 36 | PF | 10 | 1 | 19.3 | 1.7 | 3.5 | .486 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.9 | 1.7 | .529 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
| 9 | John Wallace | 22 | SF | 4 | 1 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 3.8 | .267 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| 10 | Herb Williams | 38 | PF | 3 | 0 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 11 | Walter McCarty | 22 | PF | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| 12 | Scott Brooks | 31 | PG | 4 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador/Entrenador | Galardón |
| Patrick Ewing | 2.º Mejor quinteto de la NBA All-Star |
| John Starks | Mejor sexto hombre de la NBA |