1993β94 New York Knicks season | |
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Conference champions | |
Division champions | |
Head coach | Pat Riley |
General manager | Ernie Grunfeld |
Owners |
Paramount Communications, Inc. (through March 10, 1994) Viacom (starting on March 11, 1994) |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Results | |
Record | 57–25 (.695) |
Place | Division: 1st (
Atlantic) Conference: 2nd ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
NBA Finals (lost to Rockets 3β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | MSG Network |
Radio | WFAN |
The 1993β94 NBA season was the 48th season for the Knicks in the National Basketball Association in New York City. [1] This marked the last season in which the Knicks (and all other MSG properties) were owned by Paramount Communications (formerly Gulf+Western), which was sold near the end of the season to Viacom, which in turn sold them to ITT Corporation and Cablevision. A couple of years later, ITT would sell their share to Cablevision. The Knicks' current [update] owner, The Madison Square Garden Company, is a spin-off of Cablevision. [2] [3] [4]
During the off-season, the Knicks signed free agent Anthony Bonner. [5] [6] The team got off to a fast start winning their first seven games. However, they would lose Doc Rivers for the remainder of the season to a knee injury after just 19 games, [7] [8] [9] while Charles D. Smith and second-year guard Hubert Davis also missed parts of the season with injuries. At midseason, the Knicks traded Tony Campbell to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Derek Harper to fill in the void left by Rivers. [10] [11] [12] Despite the injuries, the Knicks had another successful season holding a 34β14 record at the All-Star break, [13] and then posting a 15-game winning streak late in the season, including a 14β0 record in March, [14] finishing first place in the Atlantic Division with a 57β25 record. [15] The Knicks earned the #2 seed in the Eastern Conference.
Patrick Ewing had a stellar season averaging 24.5 points, 11.2 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game, and finished in fifth place in Most Valuable Player voting, [16] [17] but was not selected to an All-NBA Team at season's end. In addition, John Starks averaged 19.0 points, 5.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game, but only played 59 games due to a knee injury, which forced him to miss the rest of the regular season, [18] [19] [20] while Charles Oakley provided the team with 11.8 points and rebounds per game each, contributed 1.3 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. Davis contributed 11.0 points per game, while Smith provided with 10.4 points per game, and sixth man Anthony Mason averaged 7.2 points and 5.8 rebounds per game off the bench. [21] Ewing, Starks and Oakley were all selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game. [22] [23] [24] [25] [26]
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Knicks defeated the New Jersey Nets in four games. [27] [28] [29] [30] In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, they faced the Chicago Bulls for the fourth straight year. Michael Jordan had retired prior to the season to pursue a baseball career, and the team was now led by Scottie Pippen. [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] The Knicks would defeat the Bulls in a full seven game series to advance to the Eastern Conference finals, [36] [37] [38] [39] where they trailed 3β2 to Reggie Miller and the 5th-seeded Indiana Pacers, [40] [41] [42] but managed to defeat them in another full seven game series. [43] [44] [45] [46] The Knicks advanced to the 1994 NBA Finals, and took a 3β2 series lead over regular season MVP, and Defensive Player of the Year Hakeem Olajuwon and the Houston Rockets, [47] [48] [49] but lost the next two games, thus losing the series in seven games. [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55]
In the 1994 playoffs, the Knicks set the record for most games allowing under 95 [56] and under 100 points [57] in one playoff run. Opponents were held to under 95 and 100 points in 23 and 24 games, respectively. Following the season, Rolando Blackman was released to free agency. [58]
The Knicks had no draft picks in 1993.
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Lead scorer | Lead rebounder | Lead assist | Lead steals | Lead blocks | OT | Location | Time | Local cable TV | Local radio |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- New York Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 | β | 32β9 | 25β16 | 18β10 |
x- Orlando Magic | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 | 31β10 | 19β22 | 20β8 |
x- New Jersey Nets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12 | 29β12 | 16β25 | 17β11 |
x- Miami Heat | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15 | 22β19 | 20β21 | 16β12 |
Boston Celtics | 32 | 50 | .390 | 25 | 18β23 | 14β27 | 12β16 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 32 | 15β26 | 10β31 | 7β21 |
Washington Bullets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 33 | 17β24 | 7β34 | 8β20 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c- Atlanta Hawks | 57 | 25 | .695 | β |
2 | y- New York Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 | β |
3 | x- Chicago Bulls | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
4 | x- Orlando Magic | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
5 | x- Indiana Pacers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 |
6 | x- Cleveland Cavaliers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 |
7 | x- New Jersey Nets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12 |
8 | x- Miami Heat | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15 |
9 | Charlotte Hornets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16 |
10 | Boston Celtics | 32 | 50 | .390 | 25 |
11 | Philadelphia 76ers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 32 |
12 | Washington Bullets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 33 |
13t | Milwaukee Bucks | 20 | 62 | .244 | 37 |
13t | Detroit Pistons | 20 | 62 | .244 | 37 |
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 4β0 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 |
Boston | 0β4 | β | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β2 |
Charlotte | 1β4 | 4β0 | β | 1β4 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
Chicago | 3β2 | 2β2 | 4β1 | β | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 |
Cleveland | 1β3 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 3β1 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
Dallas | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 1β4 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 5β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β5 | 0β4 | 0β5 | 1β1 |
Denver | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 | β | 2β0 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 2β2 | 1β4 | 1β1 |
Detroit | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β5 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β4 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 |
Golden State | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | β | 0β4 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 1β4 | 3β1 | 2β0 |
Houston | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 4β0 | β | 1β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 1β1 |
Indiana | 2β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
L.A. Clippers | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 0β4 | 0β2 | β | 2β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 |
L.A. Lakers | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 0β5 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 3β2 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 0β5 | 1β4 | 0β4 | 0β5 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
Miami | 1β3 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 4β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
Milwaukee | 0β5 | 1β3 | 2β3 | 0β4 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 4β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β4 | β | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 |
Minnesota | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | β | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β4 | 0β4 | 1β4 | 0β2 |
New Jersey | 3β1 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | β | 4β1 | 0β5 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
New York | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β4 | β | 3β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 5β0 |
Orlando | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 5β0 | 2β3 | β | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β1 |
Philadelphia | 0β4 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 2β3 | 0β4 | β | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β3 |
Phoenix | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 5β0 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 3β2 | 4β1 | 3β1 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 |
Portland | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β3 | β | 4β1 | 1β3 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 2β0 |
Sacramento | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β4 | 1β4 | β | 1β3 | 0β5 | 1β3 | 2β0 |
San Antonio | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β0 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | β | 0β4 | 0β5 | 2β0 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 4β0 | β | 3β1 | 2β0 |
Utah | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 5β0 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 5β0 | 1β3 | β | 2β0 |
Washington | 0β4 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 0β5 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β |
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November: 9β2 (home: 4β1; road: 5β1)
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December: 9β5 (home: 7β2; road: 2β3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January: 12β4 (home: 7β2; road: 5β2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
February: 6β8 (home: 3β2; road: 3β6)
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March: 14β0 (home: 7β0; road: 7β0)
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April: 7β6 (home: 4β2; road: 3β4)
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1993β94 schedule |
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 |
NOTE: Please write players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Eric Anderson | 1.9 | ||||||||||
Greg Anthony | 7.9 | ||||||||||
Rolando Blackman | 7.3 | ||||||||||
Anthony Bonner | 5.1 | ||||||||||
Tony Campbell | 7.1 | ||||||||||
Hubert Davis | 11.0 | ||||||||||
Patrick Ewing | 24.5 | ||||||||||
Corey Gaines | 1.8 | ||||||||||
Derek Harper | 8.6 | ||||||||||
Anthony Mason | 7.2 | ||||||||||
Charles Oakley | 11.8 | ||||||||||
Gerald Paddio | 1.3 | ||||||||||
Doc Rivers | 7.5 | ||||||||||
Charles D. Smith | 10.4 | ||||||||||
John Starks | 19.0 | ||||||||||
Herb Williams | 3.3 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Greg Anthony | 4.9 | ||||||||||
Rolando Blackman | 1.3 | ||||||||||
Anthony Bonner | 2.1 | ||||||||||
Hubert Davis | 5.1 | ||||||||||
Patrick Ewing | 21.9 | ||||||||||
Corey Gaines | 0.0 | ||||||||||
Derek Harper | 11.4 | ||||||||||
Anthony Mason | 7.6 | ||||||||||
Charles Oakley | 13.2 | ||||||||||
Charles D. Smith | 8.8 | ||||||||||
John Starks | 14.6 | ||||||||||
Herb Williams | 1.5 |
Channel | Play-by-play | Alternate Play-by-play | Color commentator | Studio host | Alternate Studio host |
MSG Network | Marv Albert | Al Trautwig | John Andariese | Al Trautwig | Bruce Beck |
Some New York Knicks TV games carried on MSG 2 because of broadcast conflict with the New York Rangers ( NHL).
Channel | Play-by-play | Alternate Play-by-play | Color commentator | Studio Host | Alternate Studio Host |
WFAN | Mike Breen | John Minko | Walt Frazier | John Minko | Steve Somers |
Some New York Knicks radio games carried on WEVD because of broadcast conflict with the New York Jets ( NFL) and the New York Rangers (NHL).
January 6, 1994 | To
New York Knicks Derek Harper To Dallas Mavericks Tony Campbell 1997 1st-round pick |
Additions | ||
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Player | Date signed | Former team |
Anthony Bonner | October 5 | Sacramento Kings |
Corey Gaines | December 18 | La Crosse Catbirds (CBA) |
Gerald Paddio | January 5 | Scavolini Pesaro (Italy) |
Subtractions | ||
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Player | Date signed | New team |
Gerald Paddio | January 20 | Washington Bullets |
Player Transactions Citation: [60]
1993β94 New York Knicks season | |
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Conference champions | |
Division champions | |
Head coach | Pat Riley |
General manager | Ernie Grunfeld |
Owners |
Paramount Communications, Inc. (through March 10, 1994) Viacom (starting on March 11, 1994) |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Results | |
Record | 57–25 (.695) |
Place | Division: 1st (
Atlantic) Conference: 2nd ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
NBA Finals (lost to Rockets 3β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | MSG Network |
Radio | WFAN |
The 1993β94 NBA season was the 48th season for the Knicks in the National Basketball Association in New York City. [1] This marked the last season in which the Knicks (and all other MSG properties) were owned by Paramount Communications (formerly Gulf+Western), which was sold near the end of the season to Viacom, which in turn sold them to ITT Corporation and Cablevision. A couple of years later, ITT would sell their share to Cablevision. The Knicks' current [update] owner, The Madison Square Garden Company, is a spin-off of Cablevision. [2] [3] [4]
During the off-season, the Knicks signed free agent Anthony Bonner. [5] [6] The team got off to a fast start winning their first seven games. However, they would lose Doc Rivers for the remainder of the season to a knee injury after just 19 games, [7] [8] [9] while Charles D. Smith and second-year guard Hubert Davis also missed parts of the season with injuries. At midseason, the Knicks traded Tony Campbell to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Derek Harper to fill in the void left by Rivers. [10] [11] [12] Despite the injuries, the Knicks had another successful season holding a 34β14 record at the All-Star break, [13] and then posting a 15-game winning streak late in the season, including a 14β0 record in March, [14] finishing first place in the Atlantic Division with a 57β25 record. [15] The Knicks earned the #2 seed in the Eastern Conference.
Patrick Ewing had a stellar season averaging 24.5 points, 11.2 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game, and finished in fifth place in Most Valuable Player voting, [16] [17] but was not selected to an All-NBA Team at season's end. In addition, John Starks averaged 19.0 points, 5.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game, but only played 59 games due to a knee injury, which forced him to miss the rest of the regular season, [18] [19] [20] while Charles Oakley provided the team with 11.8 points and rebounds per game each, contributed 1.3 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. Davis contributed 11.0 points per game, while Smith provided with 10.4 points per game, and sixth man Anthony Mason averaged 7.2 points and 5.8 rebounds per game off the bench. [21] Ewing, Starks and Oakley were all selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game. [22] [23] [24] [25] [26]
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Knicks defeated the New Jersey Nets in four games. [27] [28] [29] [30] In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, they faced the Chicago Bulls for the fourth straight year. Michael Jordan had retired prior to the season to pursue a baseball career, and the team was now led by Scottie Pippen. [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] The Knicks would defeat the Bulls in a full seven game series to advance to the Eastern Conference finals, [36] [37] [38] [39] where they trailed 3β2 to Reggie Miller and the 5th-seeded Indiana Pacers, [40] [41] [42] but managed to defeat them in another full seven game series. [43] [44] [45] [46] The Knicks advanced to the 1994 NBA Finals, and took a 3β2 series lead over regular season MVP, and Defensive Player of the Year Hakeem Olajuwon and the Houston Rockets, [47] [48] [49] but lost the next two games, thus losing the series in seven games. [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55]
In the 1994 playoffs, the Knicks set the record for most games allowing under 95 [56] and under 100 points [57] in one playoff run. Opponents were held to under 95 and 100 points in 23 and 24 games, respectively. Following the season, Rolando Blackman was released to free agency. [58]
The Knicks had no draft picks in 1993.
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Lead scorer | Lead rebounder | Lead assist | Lead steals | Lead blocks | OT | Location | Time | Local cable TV | Local radio |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- New York Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 | β | 32β9 | 25β16 | 18β10 |
x- Orlando Magic | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 | 31β10 | 19β22 | 20β8 |
x- New Jersey Nets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12 | 29β12 | 16β25 | 17β11 |
x- Miami Heat | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15 | 22β19 | 20β21 | 16β12 |
Boston Celtics | 32 | 50 | .390 | 25 | 18β23 | 14β27 | 12β16 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 32 | 15β26 | 10β31 | 7β21 |
Washington Bullets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 33 | 17β24 | 7β34 | 8β20 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c- Atlanta Hawks | 57 | 25 | .695 | β |
2 | y- New York Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 | β |
3 | x- Chicago Bulls | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
4 | x- Orlando Magic | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
5 | x- Indiana Pacers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 |
6 | x- Cleveland Cavaliers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 |
7 | x- New Jersey Nets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12 |
8 | x- Miami Heat | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15 |
9 | Charlotte Hornets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16 |
10 | Boston Celtics | 32 | 50 | .390 | 25 |
11 | Philadelphia 76ers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 32 |
12 | Washington Bullets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 33 |
13t | Milwaukee Bucks | 20 | 62 | .244 | 37 |
13t | Detroit Pistons | 20 | 62 | .244 | 37 |
1993β94 NBA records | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 4β0 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 |
Boston | 0β4 | β | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β2 |
Charlotte | 1β4 | 4β0 | β | 1β4 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
Chicago | 3β2 | 2β2 | 4β1 | β | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 |
Cleveland | 1β3 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 3β1 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
Dallas | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 1β4 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 5β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β5 | 0β4 | 0β5 | 1β1 |
Denver | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 | β | 2β0 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 2β2 | 1β4 | 1β1 |
Detroit | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β5 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β4 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 |
Golden State | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | β | 0β4 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 1β4 | 3β1 | 2β0 |
Houston | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 4β0 | β | 1β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 1β1 |
Indiana | 2β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
L.A. Clippers | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 0β4 | 0β2 | β | 2β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 |
L.A. Lakers | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 0β5 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 3β2 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 0β5 | 1β4 | 0β4 | 0β5 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
Miami | 1β3 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 4β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
Milwaukee | 0β5 | 1β3 | 2β3 | 0β4 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 4β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β4 | β | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 |
Minnesota | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | β | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β4 | 0β4 | 1β4 | 0β2 |
New Jersey | 3β1 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | β | 4β1 | 0β5 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
New York | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β4 | β | 3β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 5β0 |
Orlando | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 5β0 | 2β3 | β | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β1 |
Philadelphia | 0β4 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 2β3 | 0β4 | β | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β3 |
Phoenix | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 5β0 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 3β2 | 4β1 | 3β1 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 |
Portland | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β3 | β | 4β1 | 1β3 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 2β0 |
Sacramento | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β4 | 1β4 | β | 1β3 | 0β5 | 1β3 | 2β0 |
San Antonio | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β0 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | β | 0β4 | 0β5 | 2β0 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 4β0 | β | 3β1 | 2β0 |
Utah | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 5β0 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 5β0 | 1β3 | β | 2β0 |
Washington | 0β4 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 0β5 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β |
1993β94 game log Total: 57β25 (home: 32β9; road: 25β16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November: 9β2 (home: 4β1; road: 5β1)
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December: 9β5 (home: 7β2; road: 2β3)
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January: 12β4 (home: 7β2; road: 5β2)
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February: 6β8 (home: 3β2; road: 3β6)
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March: 14β0 (home: 7β0; road: 7β0)
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April: 7β6 (home: 4β2; road: 3β4)
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1993β94 schedule |
1994 playoff game log | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 3β1 (home: 2β0; road: 1β1)
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Conference semifinals: 4β3 (home: 4β0; road: 0β3)
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Conference finals: 4β3 (home: 3β1; road: 1β2)
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NBA Finals: 3β4 (home: 2β1; road: 1β3)
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1994 schedule |
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 |
NOTE: Please write players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Eric Anderson | 1.9 | ||||||||||
Greg Anthony | 7.9 | ||||||||||
Rolando Blackman | 7.3 | ||||||||||
Anthony Bonner | 5.1 | ||||||||||
Tony Campbell | 7.1 | ||||||||||
Hubert Davis | 11.0 | ||||||||||
Patrick Ewing | 24.5 | ||||||||||
Corey Gaines | 1.8 | ||||||||||
Derek Harper | 8.6 | ||||||||||
Anthony Mason | 7.2 | ||||||||||
Charles Oakley | 11.8 | ||||||||||
Gerald Paddio | 1.3 | ||||||||||
Doc Rivers | 7.5 | ||||||||||
Charles D. Smith | 10.4 | ||||||||||
John Starks | 19.0 | ||||||||||
Herb Williams | 3.3 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Greg Anthony | 4.9 | ||||||||||
Rolando Blackman | 1.3 | ||||||||||
Anthony Bonner | 2.1 | ||||||||||
Hubert Davis | 5.1 | ||||||||||
Patrick Ewing | 21.9 | ||||||||||
Corey Gaines | 0.0 | ||||||||||
Derek Harper | 11.4 | ||||||||||
Anthony Mason | 7.6 | ||||||||||
Charles Oakley | 13.2 | ||||||||||
Charles D. Smith | 8.8 | ||||||||||
John Starks | 14.6 | ||||||||||
Herb Williams | 1.5 |
Channel | Play-by-play | Alternate Play-by-play | Color commentator | Studio host | Alternate Studio host |
MSG Network | Marv Albert | Al Trautwig | John Andariese | Al Trautwig | Bruce Beck |
Some New York Knicks TV games carried on MSG 2 because of broadcast conflict with the New York Rangers ( NHL).
Channel | Play-by-play | Alternate Play-by-play | Color commentator | Studio Host | Alternate Studio Host |
WFAN | Mike Breen | John Minko | Walt Frazier | John Minko | Steve Somers |
Some New York Knicks radio games carried on WEVD because of broadcast conflict with the New York Jets ( NFL) and the New York Rangers (NHL).
January 6, 1994 | To
New York Knicks Derek Harper To Dallas Mavericks Tony Campbell 1997 1st-round pick |
Additions | ||
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Player | Date signed | Former team |
Anthony Bonner | October 5 | Sacramento Kings |
Corey Gaines | December 18 | La Crosse Catbirds (CBA) |
Gerald Paddio | January 5 | Scavolini Pesaro (Italy) |
Subtractions | ||
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Player | Date signed | New team |
Gerald Paddio | January 20 | Washington Bullets |
Player Transactions Citation: [60]