1997β98 New York Knicks season | |
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Head coach | Jeff Van Gundy |
General manager | Ernie Grunfeld |
Owners | Cablevision |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Results | |
Record | 43–39 (.524) |
Place | Division: 2nd (
Atlantic) Conference: 7th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
Conference semifinals (lost to Pacers 1β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | MSG Network |
Radio | WFAN |
The 1997β98 New York Knicks season was the 52nd season for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). [1] During the off-season, the Knicks acquired Chris Mills from the Boston Celtics, [2] [3] [4] and acquired Chris Dudley from the Portland Trail Blazers in a three-team trade. [5] [6] [7] At midseason, the team traded Herb Williams to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for former All-Star forward Terry Cummings. [8] [9] [10] [11] However, Williams never played for the 76ers, and was re-signed by the Knicks for the remainder of the season. [12] [13] [14] [15] In the regular season, the Knicks held a 25β21 record at the All-Star break, and finished with a 43β39 record, [16] [17] which placed them in a tie for second place in the Atlantic Division with the New Jersey Nets. [18] Despite their lowest winning percentage since the 1990β91 season, [1] the team qualified for the NBA playoffs as the #7 seed. [18] They also hosted the 1998 NBA All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden. [19] The Knicks had the fourth-best team defensive rating in the NBA. [20]
This season saw All-Star center Patrick Ewing break his wrist trying to catch an alley-oop during a road game against the Milwaukee Bucks on December 20, 1997. [21] [22] [23] [24] The injury kept Ewing out for the rest of the regular season, and the entire Eastern Conference first round series against the Miami Heat. However, he did return for Game 2 against the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference semi-finals. [25] [26] [27] Ewing averaged 20.8 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game in 26 games. [28]
Without their star center for most of the season, Allan Houston finished second on the team in scoring, averaging 18.4 points per game, while Larry Johnson averaged 15.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. [28] In addition, John Starks provided scoring off the bench, averaging 12.9 points per game, [28] and finished in fourth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, [29] while Charles Oakley provided the team with 9.0 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, [28] and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, [18] and Mills contributed 9.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game off the bench. [28] The team also used Charlie Ward as its starting point guard, with Chris Childs coming off the bench. [30] [31] [28] Ward contributed 7.8 points, 5.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game, and Childs provided the Knicks with 6.3 points and 3.9 assists per game. [28] During the All-Star Weekend, Houston participated in the 2Ball competition, which replaced the Slam Dunk Contest this season, and Ward participated in the Three-Point Contest. [32] [33] [34] [35]
The 1998 NBA Playoffs matched the Knicks against the #2 seed Heat, who had eliminated the Knicks in the 1997 playoffs in a series that featured a brawl during Game 5. [36] [37] The altercation led to the suspension of six players, including five Knicks. [38] In the 1998 series, after the Heat took a 2β1 series lead, [39] [40] [41] another brawl occurred in the closing seconds of Game 4, which the Knicks won at home, 90β85 to even the series at two games each. Johnson and Heat center Alonzo Mourning, both former teammates on the Charlotte Hornets, exchanged punches, and New York coach Jeff Van Gundy clung to one of Mourning's legs at one point in an attempt to separate the two. [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] Three players were suspended for Game 5: Johnson and Mourning were both suspended for two games, and Mills, who left the bench during the fight, was suspended for one game. [47] [48] The Knicks won Game 5 at Miami, 98β81, to advance to the second round, [49] [50] [51] [52] where they lost to the Pacers in five games. [53] [54] [55] [56]
Following the season, Oakley was traded to the Toronto Raptors after ten seasons in New York, [57] [58] [59] [60] while Starks, Mills and Cummings were all traded to the Golden State Warriors, [61] [62] [63] [64] who Starks had previously played for during the 1988β89 season. [65] Meanwhile, former All-Star forward Buck Williams retired after seventeen seasons in the NBA. [66] [67] [68]
For the season, the Knicks changed their home uniforms, adding blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts, [69] while their alternate uniforms they wore on the road frequently for the previous two seasons became their primary road jerseys. [70] Both uniforms remained in use until 2012, although they were slightly redesigned in 2001, where the side panels were removed from the bottom of their shorts. [71] [72]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 25 | John Thomas | PF | United States | Minnesota |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Miami Heat | 55 | 27 | .671 | β | 30-11 | 25β16 | 18β6 |
x- New York Knicks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 12 | 28β13 | 15β26 | 13β11 |
x- New Jersey Nets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 12 | 26β15 | 17β24 | 12β12 |
Washington Wizards | 42 | 40 | .512 | 13 | 24β17 | 18β23 | 12β13 |
Orlando Magic | 41 | 41 | .500 | 14 | 24β17 | 17β24 | 11β13 |
Boston Celtics | 36 | 46 | .439 | 19 | 24β17 | 12β29 | 12β12 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 24 | 19β22 | 12β29 | 7β17 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c- Chicago Bulls | 62 | 20 | .756 | β |
2 | y- Miami Heat | 55 | 27 | .671 | 7 |
3 | x- Indiana Pacers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 4 |
4 | x- Charlotte Hornets | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11 |
5 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12 |
6 | x- Cleveland Cavaliers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15 |
7 | x- New York Knicks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 19 |
8 | x- New Jersey Nets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 19 |
9 | Washington Wizards | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20 |
10 | Orlando Magic | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21 |
11 | Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25 |
12 | Boston Celtics | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26 |
12 | Milwaukee Bucks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26 |
14 | Philadelphia 76ers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
15 | Toronto Raptors | 16 | 66 | .195 | 46 |
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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 | TOR | UTA | VAN | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 2β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 |
Boston | 1β2 | β | 1β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β2 |
Charlotte | 0β4 | 2β1 | β | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 |
Chicago | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | β | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 |
Cleveland | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β2 |
Dallas | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 1β1 |
Denver | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | β | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 |
Detroit | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 |
Golden State | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | β | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
Houston | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | β | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β1 |
Indiana | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 |
L.A. Clippers | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | β | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
L.A. Lakers | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 |
Miami | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 3β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 |
Milwaukee | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β3 | β | 1β1 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β2 |
Minnesota | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 0β2 |
New Jersey | 2β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 0β2 | β | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 |
New York | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | β | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 |
Orlando | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 0β4 | β | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 |
Philadelphia | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 1β2 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β4 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 |
Phoenix | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 1β1 |
Portland | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
Sacramento | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | β | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
San Antonio | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 4β0 | β | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 1β1 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | β | 2β0 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β1 |
Toronto | 0β4 | 0β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β3 |
Utah | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | β | 4β0 | 0β2 |
Vancouver | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β4 | β | 1β1 |
Washington | 0β4 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β |
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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 player statistics in alphabetical order by last name.
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Herb Williams |
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1997β98 New York Knicks season | |
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Head coach | Jeff Van Gundy |
General manager | Ernie Grunfeld |
Owners | Cablevision |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Results | |
Record | 43–39 (.524) |
Place | Division: 2nd (
Atlantic) Conference: 7th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
Conference semifinals (lost to Pacers 1β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | MSG Network |
Radio | WFAN |
The 1997β98 New York Knicks season was the 52nd season for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). [1] During the off-season, the Knicks acquired Chris Mills from the Boston Celtics, [2] [3] [4] and acquired Chris Dudley from the Portland Trail Blazers in a three-team trade. [5] [6] [7] At midseason, the team traded Herb Williams to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for former All-Star forward Terry Cummings. [8] [9] [10] [11] However, Williams never played for the 76ers, and was re-signed by the Knicks for the remainder of the season. [12] [13] [14] [15] In the regular season, the Knicks held a 25β21 record at the All-Star break, and finished with a 43β39 record, [16] [17] which placed them in a tie for second place in the Atlantic Division with the New Jersey Nets. [18] Despite their lowest winning percentage since the 1990β91 season, [1] the team qualified for the NBA playoffs as the #7 seed. [18] They also hosted the 1998 NBA All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden. [19] The Knicks had the fourth-best team defensive rating in the NBA. [20]
This season saw All-Star center Patrick Ewing break his wrist trying to catch an alley-oop during a road game against the Milwaukee Bucks on December 20, 1997. [21] [22] [23] [24] The injury kept Ewing out for the rest of the regular season, and the entire Eastern Conference first round series against the Miami Heat. However, he did return for Game 2 against the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference semi-finals. [25] [26] [27] Ewing averaged 20.8 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game in 26 games. [28]
Without their star center for most of the season, Allan Houston finished second on the team in scoring, averaging 18.4 points per game, while Larry Johnson averaged 15.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. [28] In addition, John Starks provided scoring off the bench, averaging 12.9 points per game, [28] and finished in fourth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, [29] while Charles Oakley provided the team with 9.0 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, [28] and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, [18] and Mills contributed 9.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game off the bench. [28] The team also used Charlie Ward as its starting point guard, with Chris Childs coming off the bench. [30] [31] [28] Ward contributed 7.8 points, 5.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game, and Childs provided the Knicks with 6.3 points and 3.9 assists per game. [28] During the All-Star Weekend, Houston participated in the 2Ball competition, which replaced the Slam Dunk Contest this season, and Ward participated in the Three-Point Contest. [32] [33] [34] [35]
The 1998 NBA Playoffs matched the Knicks against the #2 seed Heat, who had eliminated the Knicks in the 1997 playoffs in a series that featured a brawl during Game 5. [36] [37] The altercation led to the suspension of six players, including five Knicks. [38] In the 1998 series, after the Heat took a 2β1 series lead, [39] [40] [41] another brawl occurred in the closing seconds of Game 4, which the Knicks won at home, 90β85 to even the series at two games each. Johnson and Heat center Alonzo Mourning, both former teammates on the Charlotte Hornets, exchanged punches, and New York coach Jeff Van Gundy clung to one of Mourning's legs at one point in an attempt to separate the two. [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] Three players were suspended for Game 5: Johnson and Mourning were both suspended for two games, and Mills, who left the bench during the fight, was suspended for one game. [47] [48] The Knicks won Game 5 at Miami, 98β81, to advance to the second round, [49] [50] [51] [52] where they lost to the Pacers in five games. [53] [54] [55] [56]
Following the season, Oakley was traded to the Toronto Raptors after ten seasons in New York, [57] [58] [59] [60] while Starks, Mills and Cummings were all traded to the Golden State Warriors, [61] [62] [63] [64] who Starks had previously played for during the 1988β89 season. [65] Meanwhile, former All-Star forward Buck Williams retired after seventeen seasons in the NBA. [66] [67] [68]
For the season, the Knicks changed their home uniforms, adding blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts, [69] while their alternate uniforms they wore on the road frequently for the previous two seasons became their primary road jerseys. [70] Both uniforms remained in use until 2012, although they were slightly redesigned in 2001, where the side panels were removed from the bottom of their shorts. [71] [72]
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Miami Heat | 55 | 27 | .671 | β | 30-11 | 25β16 | 18β6 |
x- New York Knicks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 12 | 28β13 | 15β26 | 13β11 |
x- New Jersey Nets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 12 | 26β15 | 17β24 | 12β12 |
Washington Wizards | 42 | 40 | .512 | 13 | 24β17 | 18β23 | 12β13 |
Orlando Magic | 41 | 41 | .500 | 14 | 24β17 | 17β24 | 11β13 |
Boston Celtics | 36 | 46 | .439 | 19 | 24β17 | 12β29 | 12β12 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 24 | 19β22 | 12β29 | 7β17 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c- Chicago Bulls | 62 | 20 | .756 | β |
2 | y- Miami Heat | 55 | 27 | .671 | 7 |
3 | x- Indiana Pacers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 4 |
4 | x- Charlotte Hornets | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11 |
5 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12 |
6 | x- Cleveland Cavaliers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15 |
7 | x- New York Knicks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 19 |
8 | x- New Jersey Nets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 19 |
9 | Washington Wizards | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20 |
10 | Orlando Magic | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21 |
11 | Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25 |
12 | Boston Celtics | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26 |
12 | Milwaukee Bucks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26 |
14 | Philadelphia 76ers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
15 | Toronto Raptors | 16 | 66 | .195 | 46 |
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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 | TOR | UTA | VAN | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 2β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 |
Boston | 1β2 | β | 1β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β2 |
Charlotte | 0β4 | 2β1 | β | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 |
Chicago | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | β | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 |
Cleveland | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β2 |
Dallas | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 1β1 |
Denver | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | β | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 |
Detroit | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 |
Golden State | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | β | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
Houston | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | β | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β1 |
Indiana | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 |
L.A. Clippers | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | β | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
L.A. Lakers | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 |
Miami | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 3β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 |
Milwaukee | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β3 | β | 1β1 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β2 |
Minnesota | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 0β2 |
New Jersey | 2β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 0β2 | β | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 |
New York | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | β | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 |
Orlando | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 0β4 | β | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 |
Philadelphia | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 1β2 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β4 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 |
Phoenix | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 1β1 |
Portland | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
Sacramento | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | β | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
San Antonio | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 4β0 | β | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 1β1 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | β | 2β0 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β1 |
Toronto | 0β4 | 0β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β3 |
Utah | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | β | 4β0 | 0β2 |
Vancouver | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β4 | β | 1β1 |
Washington | 0β4 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β |
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First Round: 3β2 (home: 1β1; road: 2β1)
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Conference semifinals: 1β4 (home: 1β1; road: 0β3)
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1998 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 player statistics in alphabetical order by last name.
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Anthony Bowie | |||||||||||
Chris Childs | |||||||||||
Terry Cummings | |||||||||||
Ben Davis | |||||||||||
Chris Dudley | |||||||||||
Patrick Ewing | |||||||||||
Allan Houston | |||||||||||
Larry Johnson | |||||||||||
Chris Mills | |||||||||||
Pete Myers | |||||||||||
Charles Oakley | |||||||||||
John Starks | |||||||||||
Brooks Thompson | |||||||||||
Charlie Ward | |||||||||||
Buck Williams | |||||||||||
Herb Williams |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Chris Childs | |||||||||||
Terry Cummings | |||||||||||
Chris Dudley | |||||||||||
Patrick Ewing | |||||||||||
Allan Houston | |||||||||||
Larry Johnson | |||||||||||
Chris Mills | |||||||||||
Charles Oakley | |||||||||||
John Starks | |||||||||||
Charlie Ward | |||||||||||
Buck Williams |
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