Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1988–89 New York Knicks season was the 43rd season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[3] During the off-season, the Knicks acquired Charles Oakley from the Chicago Bulls,[4][5][6][7] and selected point guard Rod Strickland out of DePaul University with the 19th overall pick in the 1988 NBA draft.[8][7][9][10][11] At midseason, the team traded their future first-round draft pick to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for All-Star forward Kiki Vandeweghe.[12][13][14][15] In the regular season, the Knicks held a 32–16 record at the All-Star break,[16] finished with a 52–30 record, and won the Atlantic Division title for the first time since 1970–71.[3][17] The team also posted a successful 35–6 home record at Madison Square Garden during the season.[18]
Patrick Ewing averaged 22.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 3.5 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team and NBA All-Defensive Second Team,[19][20] and finished in fourth place in Most Valuable Player voting.[21][22][23][24] In addition, second-year guard Mark Jackson averaged 16.9 points, 8.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game,[25] and Johnny Newman provided the team with 16.0 points and 1.4 steals per game. Gerald Wilkins contributed 14.3 points and 1.4 steals per game, while Oakley provided with 12.9 points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, and Strickland contributed 8.9 points and 3.9 assists per game off the bench, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.[21][26] Ewing and Jackson were both selected to play in the 1989 NBA All-Star Game, which was Jackson's first and only All-Star appearance.[27][28][29][30][31][32] Reserve forward Kenny Walker won the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend in Houston, Texas,[21][33][34][35][36] and head coach Rick Pitino finished in sixth place in Coach of the Year voting.[37][38][39]
In the playoffs, the Knicks swept the Philadelphia 76ers, 3–0 in the Eastern Conference first round, to advance to the Eastern Conference Semi-finals,[40][41][42][43] where the team lost to Michael Jordan, and the 6th-seeded Chicago Bulls in six games.[3][44][45][46][47]
Following the season, Pitino resigned after two seasons with the Knicks and became the head coach at the University of Kentucky,[48][49][50][51] and Sidney Green was left unprotected in the 1989 NBA Expansion Draft, where he was selected by the Orlando Magic expansion team.[52][53][54][55][56]
Draft picks
Roster
1988–89 New York Knicks roster
|
Players
|
Coaches
|
Pos.
|
No.
|
Name
|
Height
|
Weight
|
DOB
|
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
|
F
|
44
|
Green, Sidney
|
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
|
220 lb (100 kg)
|
1961–01–04
|
UNLV
|
G
|
13
|
Jackson, Mark
|
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
|
180 lb (82 kg)
|
1965–04–01
|
St. John's
|
G
|
8
|
Myers, Pete
|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
|
180 lb (82 kg)
|
1963–09–15
|
Arkansas
|
F
|
4
|
Newman, Johnny
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
1963–11–28
|
Richmond
|
F
|
34
|
Oakley, Charles
|
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
|
225 lb (102 kg)
|
1963–12–18
|
Virginia Union
|
G
|
11
|
Strickland, Rod
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
175 lb (79 kg)
|
1966–07–11
|
DePaul
|
G
|
6
|
Tucker, Trent
|
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
|
193 lb (88 kg)
|
1959–12–20
|
Minnesota
|
F
|
55
|
Vandeweghe, Kiki
|
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
|
220 lb (100 kg)
|
1958–08–01
|
UCLA
|
F
|
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
|
G
|
21
|
Wilkins, Gerald
|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
1963–09–11
|
Chattanooga
|
|
- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
|
Regular season
Season standings
- 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)
|
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, 1988
|
Milwaukee
|
W 113–109
|
|
|
|
Madison Square Garden
|
12–6
|
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, 1988
|
Detroit
|
W 88–85
|
|
|
|
Madison Square Garden
|
18–7
|
26
|
December 27
|
@ Atlanta
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27
|
December 29
|
@ Chicago
|
L 106–108
|
|
|
|
Chicago Stadium
|
18–9
|
28
|
December 30
|
@ Charlotte
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
January: 10–6 (home: 6–0; road: 4–6)
|
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)
|
April: 5–5 (home: 3–2; road: 2–3)
|
1988–89 schedule
|
Playoffs
1989 playoff game log
|
First Round: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
|
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, 1989
|
Chicago
|
L 109–120 (OT)
|
Johnny Newman (27)
|
Patrick Ewing (10)
|
Mark Jackson (11)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,591
|
0–1
|
2
|
May 11, 1989
|
Chicago
|
W 114–97
|
Patrick Ewing (23)
|
Charles Oakley (13)
|
Mark Jackson (16)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,591
|
1–1
|
3
|
May 13, 1989
|
@ Chicago
|
L 88–111
|
Patrick Ewing (19)
|
Charles Oakley (9)
|
Mark Jackson (6)
|
Chicago Stadium 18,599
|
1–2
|
4
|
May 14, 1989
|
@ Chicago
|
L 93–106
|
Johnny Newman (23)
|
Charles Oakley (16)
|
Gerald Wilkins (5)
|
Chicago Stadium 18,637
|
1–3
|
5
|
May 16, 1989
|
Chicago
|
W 121–114
|
Patrick Ewing (32)
|
Charles Oakley (13)
|
Mark Jackson (14)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,591
|
2–3
|
6
|
May 19, 1989
|
@ Chicago
|
L 111–113
|
three players tied (22)
|
Patrick Ewing (13)
|
Mark Jackson (12)
|
Chicago Stadium 18,676
|
2–4
|
|
1989 schedule
|
Player statistics
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
- ^ The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 331. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 330. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ a b c "New York Knicks". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ Goldaper, Sam (June 28, 1988). "N.B.A.; Cartwright Traded to Bulls for Oakley". The New York Times. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
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