1988–89 New York Knicks season

1988–89 New York Knicks season
Atlantic Division Champions
Head coach	Rick Pitino
General manager	Al Bianchi
Owner(s)	Gulf+Western
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Results
Record	52–30 (.634)
Place	Division: 1st (Atlantic) Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Conference Semifinals (Eliminated 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WWOR-TV MSG Network (Marv Albert, John Andariese)
Radio	WFAN (Jim Karvellas, Ernie Grunfeld)

The 1988–89 New York Knicks season was the 43rd season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks had a 52–30 record and won the Atlantic Division. 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 Chicago Bulls in six games.^[1] Mark Jackson and Patrick Ewing were selected to play in the 1989 NBA All-Star Game.^[2]

Draft picks

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	Phil Stinnie	F	United States	Virginia Commonwealth

Roster

New York Knicks roster
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 Rick Pitino Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended 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

Playoffs

East First Round

(2) New York Knicks vs. (7) Philadelphia 76ers: Knicks win series 3–0

• Game 1 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (April 27): New York 102, Philadelphia 96
• Game 2 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (April 29): New York 107, Philadelphia 106
• Game 3 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 2): New York 116, Philadelphia 115 (OT)

Last Playoff Meeting: 1983 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Philadelphia won 4–0)

East Conference Semifinals

A ticket for Game 1 of the 1989 Eastern Conference Semifinals between the Chicago Bulls and the Knicks.

(2) New York Knicks vs. (6) Chicago Bulls: Bulls win series 4–2

• Game 1 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 9): Chicago 120, New York 109
• Game 2 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 11): New York 114, Chicago 97
• Game 3 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 13): Chicago 111, New York 88
• Game 4 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 14): Chicago 106, New York 93
• Game 5 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 16): New York 121, Chicago 114
• Game 6 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 19): Chicago 113, New York 111

Last Playoff Meeting: 1981 Eastern Conference First Round (Chicago won 2–0)

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

Awards and records

• Patrick Ewing, All-NBA Second Team^[3]
• Patrick Ewing, NBA All-Defensive Second Team^[4]
• Rod Strickland, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team^[5]

References

1. "1988–89 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
2. "1989 NBA All-Star Game Box Score West 143, East 134". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
3. "All-NBA & All-ABA Teams". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
4. "NBA & ABA All-Defensive Teams". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
5. "NBA & ABA All-Rookie Team". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2013.