2014–15 New York Knicks season

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2014–15 New York Knicks season
Head coachDerek Fisher
General managerSteve Mills
PresidentPhil Jackson
OwnersMadison Square Garden, Inc.
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record17–65 (.207)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Atlantic)
Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionMSG (TV channel)
RadioWEPN-FM
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The 2014–15 New York Knicks season was the 69th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On March 28, the Knicks set a new franchise-record 60 losses in a season, finishing at 65. The Knicks missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season, and for the tenth out of fourteen since 2001–02. This particular season has been commonly referred to as the worst season in Knicks history as it was the first time they had lost more than 60 games in franchise history. The Lakers also lost more than 60 games that year, leaving the Utah Jazz as the sole franchise to not have a 60+ losing record.

Midseason, the Knicks were dealt with a major blow as both Iman Shumpert and J.R. Smith were traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Preseason[]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2014 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
2 34 Cleanthony Early SF  United States Wichita State
2 51 Thanasis Antetokounmpo SF  Greece Delaware 87ers (D-League)

Regular season[]

Standings[]

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y-Toronto Raptors 49 33 .598 0.0 27–14 22–19 11–5 82
x-Boston Celtics 40 42 .488 9.0 21–20 19–22 12–4 82
x-Brooklyn Nets 38 44 .463 11.0 19–22 19–22 10–6 82
Philadelphia 76ers 18 64 .220 31.0 12–29 6–35 2–14 82
New York Knicks 17 65 .207 32.0 10–31 7–34 5–11 82


Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c-Atlanta Hawks * 60 22 .732 – 82
2 y-Cleveland Cavaliers * 53 29 .646 7.0 82
3 x-Chicago Bulls 50 32 .610 10.0 82
4 y-Toronto Raptors * 49 33 .598 11.0 82
5 x-Washington Wizards 46 36 .561 14.0 82
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks 41 41 .500 19.0 82
7 x-Boston Celtics 40 42 .488 20.0 82
8 x-Brooklyn Nets 38 44 .463 22.0 82
9 Indiana Pacers 38 44 .463 22.0 82
10 Miami Heat 37 45 .451 23.0 82
11 Charlotte Hornets 33 49 .402 27.0 82
12 Detroit Pistons 32 50 .390 28.0 82
13 Orlando Magic 25 57 .305 35.0 82
14 Philadelphia 76ers 18 64 .220 42.0 82
15 New York Knicks 17 65 .207 43.0 82

Game log[]

Preseason[]

2014 pre-season game log
Total: 3–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–2)
Pre-season: 3–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 8 @ Boston L 86–106 Tim Hardaway Jr. (18) Tim Hardaway Jr. (6) Carmelo Anthony (4) XL Center (8,462) 0–1
2 October 11 @ Boston W 96–80 Carmelo Anthony (16) Samuel Dalembert (8) Samuel Dalembert (2) Mohegan Sun Arena (9,252) 1–1
3 October 13 Toronto L 76–81 J. R. Smith (10) Amar'e Stoudemire (8) Iman Shumpert (6) Madison Square Garden (19,812) 1–2
4 October 14 @ Philadelphia W 84–77 Carmelo Anthony (17) Carmelo Anthony (7) Iman Shumpert (4) Carrier Dome (11,259) 2–2
5 October 20 Milwaukee L 107–120 Carmelo Anthony (24) Carmelo Anthony (9) Carmelo Anthony (6) Madison Square Garden (19,812) 2–3
6 October 22 Washington W 103–100 Carmelo Anthony (30) Amar'e Stoudemire (8) Samuel Dalembert (5) Madison Square Garden (19,812) 3–3
7 October 24 @ Toronto L 80–83 Carmelo Anthony (24) Samuel Dalembert (10) Pablo Prigioni (7) Bell Centre (20,738) 3–4
2014–15 season schedule

Regular season[]

2014–15 game log
Total: 17–65 (Home: 10–31; Road: 7–34)
October: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 29 Chicago L 80–104 Carmelo Anthony (22) Amar'e Stoudemire (11) Carmelo Anthony (6) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		0–1
2 October 30 @ Cleveland W 95–90 Carmelo Anthony (25) Quincy Acy (10) J. R. Smith (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		1–1
November : 3–13 (Home: 3–5; Road: 0–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 November 2 Charlotte W 96–93 Carmelo Anthony (28) Amar'e Stoudemire (10) Shane Larkin (5) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		2–1
4 November 4 Washington L 83–98 Iman Shumpert (19) Amar'e Stoudemire (12) J. R. Smith (4) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		2–2
5 November 5 @ Detroit L 95–98 Tim Hardaway Jr. (20) Amar'e Stoudemire (8) Carmelo Anthony (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills
11,915 		2–3
6 November 7 @ Brooklyn L 99–110 Carmelo Anthony (19) Iman Shumpert (9) Quincy Acy (5) Barclays Center
17,732 		2–4
7 November 8 @ Atlanta L 96–103 Carmelo Anthony (20) Carmelo Anthony (9) Iman Shumpert (7) Philips Arena
17,521 		2–5
8 November 10 Atlanta L 85–91 Carmelo Anthony (25) Amar'e Stoudemire (10) Carmelo Anthony (7) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		2–6
9 November 12 Orlando L 95–97 Carmelo Anthony (27) Iman Shumpert (8) Samuel Dalembert (4) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		2–7
10 November 14 Utah L 100–102 Carmelo Anthony (46) Carmelo Anthony (7) Shane Larkin (4) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		2–8
11 November 16 Denver W 109–93 Anthony, Smith (28) Carmelo Anthony (9) J. R. Smith (4) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		3–8
12 November 18 @ Milwaukee L 113–117 Carmelo Anthony (26) Iman Shumpert (8) Iman Shumpert (8) BMO Harris Bradley Center
12,190 		3–9
13 November 19 @ Minnesota L 99–115 Carmelo Anthony (20) Acy, Wear (8) Larkin, Smith (4) Target Center
15,304 		3–10
14 November 22 Philadelphia W 91–83 Carmelo Anthony (25) Amar'e Stoudemire (11) Calderón, Shumpert (3) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		4–10
15 November 24 @ Houston L 86–91 Carmelo Anthony (14) Acy, Stoudemire (8) Calderón, Shumpert (5) Toyota Center
18,133 		4–11
16 November 26 @ Dallas L 102–109 (OT) José Calderón (21) Samuel Dalembert (13) Pablo Prigioni (6) American Airlines Center
20,352 		4–12
17 November 28 @ Oklahoma City L 78–105 Amar'e Stoudemire (20) Amar'e Stoudemire (9) J. R. Smith (4) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		4–13
18 November 30 Miami L 79–86 Carmelo Anthony (31) Amar'e Stoudemire (12) José Calderón (6) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		4–14
December : 1–15 (Home: 0–7; Road: 1–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 December 2 Brooklyn L 93–98 Carmelo Anthony (20) Anthony, Stoudemire (9) José Calderón (7) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		4–15
20 December 4 Cleveland L 87–90 Tim Hardaway Jr. (20) Carmelo Anthony (10) Anthony, Prigioni, Shumpert (4) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		4–16
21 December 5 @ Charlotte L 102–103 Carmelo Anthony (32) Samuel Dalembert (8) Pablo Prigioni (7) Time Warner Cable Arena
19,102 		4–17
22 December 7 Portland L 99–103 Carmelo Anthony (23) Anthony, Stoudemire (10) Anthony, Calderón, Shumpert (3) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		4–18
23 December 9 @ New Orleans L 93–104 Amar'e Stoudemire (26) Carmelo Anthony (8) José Calderón (6) Smoothie King Center
13,789 		4–19
24 December 10 @ San Antonio L 95–109 Tim Hardaway Jr. (23) Samuel Dalembert (6) Iman Shumpert (6) AT&T Center
18,581 		4–20
25 December 12 @ Boston W 101–95 Carmelo Anthony (22) Amar'e Stoudemire (7) José Calderón (7) TD Garden
17,989 		5–20
26 December 14 Toronto L 90–95 (OT) Carmelo Anthony (34) Carmelo Anthony (9) José Calderón (5) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		5–21
27 December 16 Dallas L 87–107 Carmelo Anthony (26) 4 tied (5) Pablo Prigioni (9) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		5–22
28 December 18 @ Chicago L 97–103 Tim Hardaway Jr. (23) Cole Aldrich (10) Tim Hardaway Jr. (5) United Center
21,875 		5–23
29 December 20 Phoenix L 90–99 Carmelo Anthony (25) Samuel Dalembert (12) Pablo Prigioni (7) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		5–24
30 December 21 @ Toronto L 108–118 Carmelo Anthony (28) Cole Aldrich (10) José Calderón (10) Air Canada Centre
19,800 		5–25
31 December 25 Washington L 91–102 Carmelo Anthony (28) Amar'e Stoudemire (7) José Calderón (4) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		5–26
32 December 27 @ Sacramento L 129–135 (OT) Carmelo Anthony (36) Carmelo Anthony (11) José Calderón (9) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		5–27
33 December 28 @ Portland L 79–101 Tim Hardaway Jr. (17) Cole Aldrich (19) Hardaway Jr., Larkin (5) Moda Center
19,800 		5–28
34 December 31 @ L.A. Clippers L 78–99 Carmelo Anthony (19) Jason Smith (10) Aldrich, Larkin (5) Staples Center
19,198 		5–29
January : 4–9 (Home: 3–4; Road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
35 January 2 Detroit L 81–97 J. R. Smith (22) Cole Aldrich (14) J. R. Smith (5) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		5–30
36 January 4 Milwaukee L 82–95 Tim Hardaway Jr. (17) Acy, Aldrich, Smith (7) José Calderón (5) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		5–31
37 January 5 @ Memphis L 83–105 Quincy Acy (19) Quincy Acy (14) Shane Larkin (8) FedExForum
16,888 		5–32
38 January 7 @ Washington L 91–101 José Calderón (17) Quincy Acy (9) 4 tied (3) Verizon Center
16,902 		5–33
39 January 8 Houston L 96–120 Travis Wear (21) Cleanthony Early (6) Shane Larkin (5) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		5–34
40 January 10 Charlotte L 82–110 Quincy Acy (18) Cole Aldrich (12) Shane Larkin (4) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		5–35
41 January 15 @ Milwaukee L 79–95 Carmelo Anthony (25) Lou Amundson (6) José Calderón (9) The O2 Arena
18,689 		5–36
42 January 19 New Orleans W 99–92 Carmelo Anthony (24) Carmelo Anthony (9) Jason Smith (6) Madison Square Garden1
19,812 		6–36
43 January 21 @ Philadelphia W 98–91 Carmelo Anthony (27) Carmelo Anthony (11) José Calderón (7) Wells Fargo Center
13,201 		7–36
44 January 23 Orlando W 113–106 Carmelo Anthony (25) Cole Aldrich (9) José Calderón (7) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		8–36
45 January 24 @ Charlotte L 71–76 Tim Hardaway Jr. (17) Cole Aldrich (13) Tim Hardaway Jr. (4) Time Warner Cable Arena
19,117 		8–37
46 January 28 Oklahoma City W 100–92 Carmelo Anthony (31) Jason Smith (11) José Calderón (8) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		9–37
47 January 29 @ Indiana L 82–103 Carmelo Anthony (18) Jason Smith (7) José Calderón (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
15,665 		9–38
February : 3–8 (Home: 2–4; Road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
48 February 1 L.A. Lakers W 92–80 Carmelo Anthony (31) Lou Amundson (13) Calderon, Smith (4) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		10–38
49 February 3 Boston L 97–108 Carmelo Anthony (21) Jason Smith (7) Galloway, Smith (5) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		10–39
50 February 6 @ Brooklyn L 88–92 Carmelo Anthony (21) Langston Galloway (11) José Calderón (7) Barclays Center
17,732 		10–40
51 February 7 Golden State L 92–106 Langston Galloway (15) Jason Smith (13) Shane Larkin (4) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		10–41
52 February 9 @ Miami L 95–109 Carmelo Anthony (26) Langston Galloway (9) José Calderón (6) American Airlines Arena
19,851 		10–42
53 February 11 @ Orlando L 83–89 Jason Smith (25) Jason Smith (7) José Calderón (7) Amway Center
19,851 		10–43
All-Star Break
54 February 20 Miami L 87–111 Langston Galloway (19) Smith, Bargnani (6) José Calderón (9) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		10–44
55 February 22 Cleveland L 83–101 Langston Galloway (13) Tim Hardaway Jr. (7) Langston Galloway (5) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		10–45
56 February 25 @ Boston L 94–115 Andrea Bargnani (17) Jason Smith (10) José Calderón (7) TD Garden
16,899 		10–46
57 February 27 @ Detroit W 121–115 (2OT) Andrea Bargnani (25) Lou Amundson (14) Langston Galloway (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
16,182 		11–46
58 February 28 Toronto W 103–98 Tim Hardaway Jr. (22) Langston Galloway (8) Alexey Shved (5) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		12–46
March : 2–15 (Home: 1–7; Road: 1–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
59 March 3 Sacramento L 86–124 Alexey Shved (15) Aldrich, Shved (7) Shane Larkin (6) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		12–47
60 March 4 @ Indiana L 82–105 Andrea Bargnani (25) Lou Amundson (10) Bargnani, Larkin (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
15,981 		12–48
61 March 7 Indiana L 86–92 Andrea Bargnani (21) Cole Aldrich (11) Langston Galloway (4) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		12–49
62 March 9 @ Denver L 78–106 Alexey Shved (19) Aldrich, Thomas (8) Cleanthony Early (5) Pepsi Center
14,153 		12–50
63 March 10 @ Utah L 82–87 Alexey Shved (21) Cole Aldrich (13) Alexey Shved (7) EnergySolutions Arena
17,121 		12–51
64 March 12 @ L.A. Lakers W 101–94 Tim Hardaway Jr. (22) Alexey Shved (11) Alexey Shved (6) Staples Center
18,997 		13–51
65 March 14 @ Golden State L 94–125 Andrea Bargnani (18) Cole Aldrich (9) Aldrich, Shved (5) Oracle Arena
19,596 		13–52
66 March 15 @ Phoenix L 89–102 Bargnani, Shved (18) Cole Aldrich (10) Langston Galloway (4) US Airways Center
17,264 		13–53
67 March 17 San Antonio W 104–100 (OT) Langston Galloway (22) Lou Amundson (17) Alexey Shved (7) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		14–53
68 March 19 Minnesota L 92–95 (OT) Langston Galloway (21) Lou Amundson (9) Alexey Shved (6) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		14–54
69 March 20 @ Philadelphia L 81–97 Alexey Shved (25) Bargnani, Shved (3) Galloway, Larkin, Shved (3) Wells Fargo Center
10,079 		14–55
70 March 22 @ Toronto L 89–106 Lance Thomas (24) Cole Aldrich (9) Shane Larkin (8) Air Canada Centre
19,800 		14–56
71 March 23 Memphis L 82–103 Langston Galloway (19) Aldrich, Galloway (7) Shane Larkin (7) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		14–57
72 March 25 L.A. Clippers L 80–111 Cleanthony Early (18) Jason Smith (8) Jason Smith (4) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		14–58
73 March 27 Boston L 92–96 Andrea Bargnani (25) Lou Amundson (9) Galloway, Larkin (6) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		14–59
74 March 28 @ Chicago L 80–111 Andrea Bargnani (14) Andrea Bargnani (7) Shane Larkin (8) United Center
22,152 		14–60
April : 3–5 (Home: 1–4; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
75 April 1 Brooklyn L 98–100 Andrea Bargnani (22) Lou Amundson (8) Shane Larkin (7) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		14–61
76 April 3 @ Washington L 87–101 Ricky Ledo (21) Lou Amundson (10) Galloway, Ledo (3) Verizon Center
19,389 		14–62
77 April 5 Philadelphia W 101–91 Andrea Bargnani (25) Shane Larkin (11) Shane Larkin (7) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		15–62
78 April 8 Indiana L 86–101 Langston Galloway (19) Bargnani & Smith (6) Shane Larkin (4) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		15–63
79 April 10 Milwaukee L 91–99 Langston Galloway (20) Lou Amundson (11) Shane Larkin (5) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		15–64
80 April 11 @ Orlando W 80–79 Cole Aldrich (19) Cole Aldrich (14) Jason Smith (6) Amway Center
17,207 		16–64
81 April 13 @ Atlanta W 112–108 Langston Galloway (26) Jason Smith (9) Shane Larkin (7) Philips Arena
18,265 		17–64
82 April 15 Detroit L 90–112 Tim Hardaway Jr. (25) Cole Aldrich (15) Langston Galloway (7) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		17–65
2014–15 season schedule

Player statistics[]

Statistics (Summer League, preseason, and regular season)
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

Summer League[]

New York Knicks statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Preseason[]

New York Knicks statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Regular season[]

New York Knicks statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Injuries[]

Roster[]

2014–15 New York Knicks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
PF 4 Acy, Quincy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1990-10-06 Baylor
C 45 Aldrich, Cole 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1988-10-31 Kansas
PF 21 Amundson, Lou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1982-12-07 UNLV
SF 7 Anthony, Carmelo Injured (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984-05-29 Syracuse
C 77 Bargnani, Andrea 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1985-10-26 Italy
PG 3 Calderón, José Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1981-09-28 Spain
SF 17 Early, Cleanthony 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1991-04-17 Wichita State
PG 2 Galloway, Langston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1991-12-09 Saint Joseph's
SG 5 Hardaway Jr., Tim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992-03-16 Michigan
PG 0 Larkin, Shane 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1992-10-02 Miami (FL)
SG 11 Ledo, Ricky 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1992-09-10 South Kent HS (CT)
SG 1 Shved, Alexey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988-12-16 Russia
C 14 Smith, Jason 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1986-03-02 Colorado State
PF 42 Thomas, Lance 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988-04-24 Duke
SF 6 Wear, Travis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1990-09-21 UCLA
Head coach
  • Derek Fisher
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 8, 2015

Roster Notes[]

  • Small forward Carmelo Anthony played 40 games (his last game being on February 9, 2015) but missed the rest of the season after undergoing left knee surgery to repair a patella tendon.[1]
  • Point guard José Calderón played 42 games (his last game being on February 25, 2015) but missed the rest of the season after undergoing a procedure on his strained left Achilles tendon.[2]

Transactions[]

Main article: List of 2014–15 NBA season transactions

Trades[]

June 25, 2014 To New York Knicks
José Calderón
Samuel Dalembert
Wayne Ellington
Shane Larkin
2014 second-round pick (Thanasis Antetokounmpo)
2014 second-round pick (Cleanthony Early) 		To Dallas Mavericks
Tyson Chandler
Raymond Felton
June 27, 2014 To New York Knicks
Louis Labeyrie 		To Indiana Pacers
Cash considerations
August 6, 2014 To New York Knicks
Quincy Acy
Travis Outlaw 		To Sacramento Kings
Wayne Ellington
Jeremy Tyler
October 27, 2014 To New York Knicks
Arnett Moultrie 		To Philadelphia 76ers
Travis Outlaw
2019 second-round pick
February 5, 2015 To New York Knicks
Lou Amundson (from Cleveland)
Alex Kirk (from Cleveland)
Lance Thomas (from Oklahoma City)
2019 second-round pick (from Cleveland) 		To Oklahoma City Thunder
Dion Waiters (from Cleveland) 		To Cleveland Cavaliers
Iman Shumpert (from New York)
J. R. Smith (from New York)
2015 first-round pick (from Oklahoma City)
February 19, 2015 To New York Knicks
Alexey Shved
2017 second-round pick (Ognjen Jaramaz)
2019 second-round pick 		To Houston Rockets
Pablo Prigioni

Free agents[]

Re-signed[]

Player Signed Contract Ref.

Additions[]

Player Signed Former team Ref.

Subtractions[]

Player Reason left Date New team Ref.
Amar'e Stoudemire Released from contract February 18, 2015 Dallas Mavericks

Awards[]

Player Award Date awarded Ref.

References[]

  1. ^ "Knicks F Carmelo Anthony to have season-ending knee surgery". Sports Illustrated. February 8, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "José Calderón Announces He'll Sit Out Eurobasket". Fox Sports. May 11, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2021.

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