1988–89 New York Knicks season

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1988–89 New York Knicks season
Division champions
Head coachRick Pitino
General managerAl Bianchi
OwnersGulf+Western
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record52–30 (.634)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Conference Semifinals
(Lost to Bulls 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWWOR-TV
MSG Network
(Marv Albert, John Andariese)[1]
RadioWFAN
(Jim Karvellas, Ernie Grunfeld)[2]
< 1987–88 1989–90 >

The 1988–89 New York Knicks season was the 43rd season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[3] During the offseason, the Knicks acquired Charles Oakley from the Chicago Bulls.[4] In the regular season, the Knicks had a 52–30 record and won the Atlantic Division for the first time since 1970–71. New York swept the Philadelphia 76ers in the opening round of the playoffs to advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, where the team lost to the Bulls in six games.[3][5] Mark Jackson and Patrick Ewing were selected to play in the 1989 NBA All-Star Game.[6]

Following the season, second-year head coach Rick Pitino left the team to coach at the University of Kentucky.[7]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1988 NBA Draft
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 F  United States Virginia Commonwealth

Roster[]

New York Knicks roster
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Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
C 54 Butler, Greg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1966–03–11 Stanford
C 33 Ewing, Patrick 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1962–08–05 Georgetown
PF 44 Green, Sidney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961–01–04 UNLV
PG 13 Jackson, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1965–04–01 St. John's
SG 8 Myers, Pete 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1963–09–15 Arkansas
SF 4 Newman, Johnny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963–11–28 Richmond
PF 34 Oakley, Charles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1963–12–18 Virginia Union
PG 11 Strickland, Rod 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1966–07–11 DePaul
SG 6 Tucker, Trent 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1959–12–20 Minnesota
PF 55 Vandeweghe, Kiki 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1958–08–01 UCLA
SF 7 Walker, Kenny 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1964–08–18 Kentucky
C 45 Wilkins, Eddie Lee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1962–05–07 Gardner–Webb
SG 21 Wilkins, Gerald 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–09–11 Tennessee-Chattanooga
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season[]

A ticket for a March 1989 game between the Knicks and the Charlotte Hornets.

Season standings[]

Atlantic Division
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 Conference
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 4 @ Boston
2 November 5 @ New Jersey
3 November 8 Chicago 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 L.A. Lakers 98–110 Madison Square Garden 6–4
11 November 23 @ Detroit 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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
15 December 2 @ Dallas
16 December 3 @ San Antonio
17 December 6 Denver
18 December 8 Milwaukee
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 Detroit 88–85 Madison Square Garden 18–7
26 December 27 @ Atlanta
27 December 29 @ Chicago 106–108 Chicago Stadium 18–9
28 December 30 @ Charlotte
January: 10–6 (Home: 6–0; Road: 4–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
29 January 3 Boston
30 January 4 @ New Jersey
31 January 7 @ Cleveland
32 January 8 L.A. Clippers
33 January 11 @ Detroit 100–93 Palace of Auburn Hills 22–11
34 January 12 Charlotte
35 January 14 Atlanta
36 January 16 San Antonio
37 January 18 @ Golden State
38 January 19 @ Sacramento
39 January 21 @ Seattle
40 January 22 @ Portland
41 January 24 @ L.A. Lakers 122–117 Great Western Forum 27–14
42 January 27 @ Phoenix 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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
56 March 1 @ Milwaukee
57 March 2 Miami
58 March 4 Chicago 122–104 Madison Square Garden 39–19
59 March 7 Phoenix 124–119 Madison Square Garden 40–19
60 March 11 Indiana
61 March 14 Seattle
62 March 16 Philadelphia
63 March 17 @ Chicago 124–129 Chicago Stadium 42–21
64 March 19 Milwaukee
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 Golden State
April: 5–5 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
73 April 4 Philadelphia
74 April 6 @ Milwaukee
75 April 7 @ New Jersey
76 April 9 @ Washington
77 April 12 Charlotte
78 April 14 Detroit 104–100 Madison Square Garden 50–38
79 April 16 @ Philadelphia
80 April 17 @ Chicago 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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 9 Chicago L 109–120 (OT) Johnny Newman (27) Patrick Ewing (10) Mark Jackson (11) Madison Square Garden
19,591 		0–1
2 May 11 Chicago W 114–97 Patrick Ewing (23) Charles Oakley (13) Mark Jackson (16) Madison Square Garden
19,591 		1–1
3 May 13 @ Chicago L 88–111 Patrick Ewing (19) Charles Oakley (9) Mark Jackson (6) Chicago Stadium
18,599 		1–2
4 May 14 @ Chicago L 93–106 Johnny Newman (23) Charles Oakley (16) Gerald Wilkins (5) Chicago Stadium
18,637 		1–3
5 May 16 Chicago W 121–114 Patrick Ewing (32) Charles Oakley (13) Mark Jackson (14) Madison Square Garden
19,591 		2–3
6 May 19 @ Chicago L 111–113 three players tied (22) Patrick Ewing (13) Mark Jackson (12) Chicago Stadium
18,676 		2–4
1989 schedule

Player statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

References[]

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