The 1987–88 New York Knicks season was the 42nd season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[3] Early in the season, the Knicks signed free agent and second-year forward Johnny Newman.[4][5] The Knicks finished the regular season with a 38–44 record, and qualified for the 1988 NBA Playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, New York lost a best-of-five series to the Boston Celtics, 3–1.[6] Following the season, Bill Cartwright was traded to the Chicago Bulls.[7] First-round draft pick Mark Jackson was named Rookie of the Year.[8]
1987–88 New York Knicks season | |
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Head coach | Rick Pitino |
General manager | Al Bianchi |
Owners | Gulf+Western |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Results | |
Record | 38–44 (.463) |
Place | Division: 3rd (Atlantic) Conference: 8th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | East First Round (lost to Celtics 1–3) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WWOR-TV MSG Network (Marv Albert, John Andariese)[1] |
Radio | WNBC (Jim Karvellas, Ernie Grunfeld)[2] |
The season was the first in which the Knicks were coached by Rick Pitino, who had been hired after leading Providence to the Final Four of the 1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[9]
Draft picks
editNote: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first round and notable post-first-round picks.[10]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 18 | Mark Jackson | PG | United States | St. John's |
Roster
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Regular season
editSeason standings
editW | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Boston Celtics | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 36–5 | 21–20 | 19–5 |
x-Washington Bullets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 | 25–16 | 13–28 | 13–11 |
x-New York Knicks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 | 29–12 | 9–32 | 10–14 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21 | 27–14 | 9–32 | 12–12 |
New Jersey Nets | 19 | 63 | .232 | 38 | 16–25 | 3–38 | 6–18 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c-Boston Celtics | 57 | 25 | .695 | – |
2 | y-Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 |
3 | x-Chicago Bulls | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
4 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
5 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15 |
6 | x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15 |
7 | x-Washington Bullets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 |
8 | x-New York Knicks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 |
9 | Indiana Pacers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 |
10 | Philadelphia 76ers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21 |
11 | New Jersey Nets | 19 | 63 | .232 | 38 |
- z – clinched division title
- y – clinched division title
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | — | 2–4 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
Boston | 4–2 | — | 3–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
Chicago | 3–2 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 |
Cleveland | 1–5 | 3–2 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 6–0 |
Dallas | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
Denver | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 |
Detroit | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
Golden State | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | — | 0–5 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 0–2 |
Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 5–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
Indiana | 2–4 | 0–5 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 0–2 |
L.A. Lakers | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
Milwaukee | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
New Jersey | 0–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | — | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 |
New York | 3–3 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
Philadelphia | 0–6 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 |
Phoenix | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–6 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 |
Portland | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | — | 4–1 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 |
Sacramento | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | — | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 |
San Antonio | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 3–3 | — | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 |
Seattle | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–3 | — | 1–4 | 2–0 |
Utah | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 |
Washington | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
Game log
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November: 4–8 (home: 3–3; road: 1–5)
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December: 5–10 (home: 5–4; road: 0–6)
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January: 5–10 (home: 5–1; road: 0–9)
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February: 8–4 (home: 6–0; road: 2–4)
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March: 9–8 (home: 7–2; road: 2–6)
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April: 7–4 (home: 3–2; road: 4–2)
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1987–88 schedule |
Playoffs
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First Round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
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1988 schedule |
Player statistics
editRagular season
editPlayer | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Patrick Ewing | C | 82 | 82 | 2,546 | 676 | 125 | 104 | 245 | 1,653 | 31.0 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 20.2 |
Mark Jackson | PG | 82 | 80 | 3,249 | 396 | 868 | 205 | 6 | 1,114 | 39.6 | 4.8 | 10.6 | 2.5 | .1 | 13.6 |
Sidney Green | PF | 82 | 65 | 2,049 | 642 | 93 | 65 | 32 | 642 | 25.0 | 7.8 | 1.1 | .8 | .4 | 7.8 |
Kenny Walker | SF | 82 | 61 | 2,139 | 389 | 86 | 63 | 59 | 826 | 26.1 | 4.7 | 1.0 | .8 | .7 | 10.1 |
Bill Cartwright | C | 82 | 4 | 1,676 | 384 | 85 | 43 | 43 | 914 | 20.4 | 4.7 | 1.0 | .5 | .5 | 11.1 |
Gerald Wilkins | SG | 81 | 78 | 2,703 | 270 | 326 | 90 | 22 | 1,412 | 33.4 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 1.1 | .3 | 17.4 |
Johnny Newman | SF | 77 | 25 | 1,589 | 159 | 62 | 72 | 11 | 773 | 20.6 | 2.1 | .8 | .9 | .1 | 10.0 |
Trent Tucker | SG | 71 | 4 | 1,248 | 119 | 117 | 53 | 6 | 506 | 17.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | .7 | .1 | 7.1 |
Pat Cummings | PF | 62 | 9 | 946 | 235 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 339 | 15.3 | 3.8 | .6 | .3 | .2 | 5.5 |
Billy Donovan | PG | 44 | 0 | 364 | 25 | 87 | 16 | 1 | 105 | 8.3 | .6 | 2.0 | .4 | .0 | 2.4 |
Louis Orr | SF | 29 | 0 | 180 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 6.2 | 1.2 | .3 | .2 | .0 | 1.4 |
Rick Carlisle | SG | 26 | 0 | 204 | 13 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 74 | 7.8 | .5 | 1.2 | .4 | .2 | 2.8 |
Sedric Toney | PG | 21 | 0 | 139 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 57 | 6.6 | .4 | 1.1 | .4 | .0 | 2.7 |
Chris McNealy | PF | 19 | 0 | 265 | 64 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 67 | 13.9 | 3.4 | 1.2 | .8 | .1 | 3.5 |
Tony White† | PG | 12 | 0 | 117 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 9.8 | .3 | .8 | .1 | .0 | 3.6 |
Ray Tolbert† | PF | 11 | 0 | 177 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 16.1 | 3.2 | .5 | .5 | .2 | 4.3 |
Bob Thornton† | PF | 7 | 0 | 85 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 12.1 | 1.9 | .6 | .3 | .0 | 2.4 |
Gerald Henderson† | PG | 6 | 2 | 69 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | .3 | .0 | 2.3 |
Carey Scurry† | SF | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | .8 | .3 | .5 | .3 | .5 |
Rory Sparrow† | PG | 3 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 17.3 | .7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | .0 | 3.3 |
Playoffs
editPlayer | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Mark Jackson | PG | 4 | 4 | 171 | 19 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 57 | 42.8 | 4.8 | 9.8 | 2.5 | .0 | 14.3 |
Patrick Ewing | C | 4 | 4 | 153 | 51 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 75 | 38.3 | 12.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 18.8 |
Gerald Wilkins | SG | 4 | 4 | 149 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 80 | 37.3 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 1.0 | .0 | 20.0 |
Sidney Green | PF | 4 | 4 | 93 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 23.3 | 8.3 | 1.8 | .0 | .3 | 4.0 |
Johnny Newman | SF | 4 | 2 | 113 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 76 | 28.3 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | .3 | 19.0 |
Kenny Walker | SF | 4 | 2 | 80 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 20.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | .5 | .8 | 4.5 |
Bill Cartwright | C | 4 | 0 | 76 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 19.0 | 4.8 | 1.5 | .0 | .8 | 7.3 |
Trent Tucker | SG | 4 | 0 | 71 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 17.8 | .5 | 1.0 | .8 | .0 | 6.3 |
Pat Cummings | PF | 3 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 2.3 |
Sedric Toney | PG | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5.0 | .0 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 3.7 |
Rick Carlisle | SG | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .5 | .0 | 1.0 |
Louis Orr | SF | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .5 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Knicks only.
Awards and records
editTransactions
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References
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- ^ "1987–88 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
- ^ Sakamoto, Bob (June 28, 1988). "Bulls Deal Oakley To Knicks For Cartwright". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ Rowe, John (June 19, 2017). "Knicks' best first-round NBA Draft picks in their history". USA Today. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
- ^ Goldaper, Sam (January 30, 1989). "Knicks' Pitino: From BMOC to Rising Star in NBA". Orlando Sentinel. The New York Times. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
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