The 2006–07 New York Knicks season was the 61st season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[ 1] During the off-season, the Knicks hired general manager Isiah Thomas as head coach.[ 2] The team finished with a 33–49 record, which placed them fourth in the Atlantic Division .[ 3] For the third consecutive season, New York did not make the NBA Playoffs .[ 1] Eddy Curry led the team with 19.5 points per game, while Jamal Crawford averaged 17.6 points per game, and Stephon Marbury provided them with 16.4 points and 5.4 assists per game. Second-year forward David Lee played a sixth man role off the bench, averaging 10.7 points and leading the team with 10.4 rebounds per game.[ 3] [ 4] Following the season, Steve Francis signed as a free agent with his former team, the Houston Rockets .[ 5]
This season featured a fight between the Knicks and the Denver Nuggets on December 16, 2006. Among the players involved was Carmelo Anthony , who was leading the league in scoring at the time of the brawl. He was suspended for the next 15 games.[ 6]
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
F
32
Balkman, Renaldo
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
South Carolina
C
26
Cato, Kelvin
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
Iowa State
G
25
Collins, Mardy
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Temple
G
11
Crawford, Jamal
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Michigan
C
34
Curry, Eddy
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
285 lb (129 kg)
Thornwood HS (IL)
G
1
Francis, Steve
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Maryland
F
7
Frye, Channing
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
248 lb (112 kg)
Arizona
C
13
James, Jerome
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
300 lb (136 kg)
Florida A&M
F
20
Jeffries, Jared
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Indiana
F
42
Lee, David
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
249 lb (113 kg)
Florida
G
3
Marbury, Stephon
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Georgia Tech
C
5
Morris, Randolph
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
266 lb (121 kg)
Kentucky
G
23
Richardson, Quentin
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
223 lb (101 kg)
DePaul
G
4
Robinson, Nate
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Washington
F
31
Rose, Malik
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
Drexel
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Record vs. opponents
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2006–07 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
CHA
CHI
CLE
DAL
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
LAC
LAL
MEM
MIA
MIL
MIN
NJN
NOK
NYK
ORL
PHI
PHO
POR
SAC
SAS
SEA
TOR
UTA
WAS
Atlanta
—
3–1
1–3
0–4
1–3
0–2
1–1
1–2
2–0
1–1
1–3
2–0
0–2
2–0
0–4
1–2
2–0
1–2
0–2
1–2
3–1
1–3
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
0–2
2–2
0–2
1–3
Boston
1–3
—
2–2
0–3
1–2
0–2
1–1
0–4
0–2
1–1
1–3
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–2
2–2
1–1
2–2
0–2
3–1
1–3
1–3
0–2
2–0
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–3
0–2
0–3
Charlotte
3–1
2–2
—
1–2
2–2
0–2
1–1
2–2
1–1
0–2
1–2
0–2
2–0
0–2
2–2
2–2
1–1
1–2
1–1
2–2
2–2
2–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
0–3
1–1
2–2
Chicago
4–0
3–0
2–1
—
2–2
1–1
1–1
3–1
1–1
0–2
3–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
3–1
4–0
0–2
1–3
2–0
3–1
1–2
2–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
1–1
2–0
2–2
0–2
3–1
Cleveland
3–1
2–1
2–2
2–2
—
0–2
0–2
1–3
2–0
1–1
3–1
2–0
2–0
2–0
1–3
4–0
2–0
2–1
1–1
2–2
1–2
3–1
0–2
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–1
3–1
1–1
2–1
Dallas
2–0
2–0
2–0
1–1
2–0
—
3–1
1–1
0–3
3–1
2–0
2–1
3–1
4–0
2–0
2–0
4–0
2–0
4–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–2
3–0
4–0
3–1
4–0
2–0
1–2
1–1
Denver
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–3
—
0–2
3–1
1–2
2–0
2–1
3–1
2–2
2–0
2–0
2–2
1–1
2–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–2
3–1
2–2
1–2
3–1
1–1
1–3
1–1
Detroit
2–1
4–0
2–2
1–3
3–1
1–1
2–0
—
0–2
1–1
2–2
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–1
3–1
1–1
4–0
1–1
2–1
4–0
3–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
2–0
2–1
0–2
2–2
Golden State
0–2
2–0
1–1
1–1
0–2
3–0
1–3
2–0
—
2–1
1–1
2–2
0–4
3–1
0–2
0–2
2–1
1–1
3–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–3
2–1
3–1
1–3
3–1
1–1
2–2
1–1
Houston
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–1
1–3
2–1
1–1
1–2
—
1–1
3–1
2–2
4–0
2–0
2–0
2–2
2–0
1–3
2–0
2–0
2–0
1–3
2–2
3–0
2–2
3–0
1–1
1–3
2–0
Indiana
3–1
3–1
2–1
1–3
1–3
0–2
0–2
2–2
1–1
1–1
—
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–2
4–0
0–2
0–4
1–1
2–1
2–2
2–2
0–2
2–0
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–2
0–2
0–3
L.A. Clippers
0–2
2–0
2–0
2–0
0–2
1–2
1–2
0–2
2–2
1–3
1–1
—
2–2
3–0
2–0
2–0
1–2
1–1
2–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–2
3–1
2–2
0–4
2–2
0–2
1–3
1–1
L.A. Lakers
2–0
2–0
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–3
1–3
0–2
4–0
2–2
1–1
2–2
—
2–2
1–1
0–2
3–1
2–0
1–2
0–2
2–0
1–1
1–3
1–2
3–1
2–1
3–1
1–1
2–1
1–1
Memphis
0–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
0–2
0–4
2–2
0–2
1–3
0–4
0–2
0–3
2–2
—
0–2
0–2
2–1
0–2
1–3
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–4
2–2
1–2
1–3
1–2
1–1
1–3
1–1
Miami
4–0
2–1
2–2
1–3
3–1
0–2
0–2
1–2
2–0
0–2
2–2
0–2
1–1
2–0
—
2–1
2–0
3–1
1–1
1–3
0–4
1–3
0–2
2–0
2–0
1–1
2–0
2–1
2–0
3–1
Milwaukee
2–1
2–2
2–2
0–4
0–4
0–2
0–2
1–3
2–0
0–2
0–4
0–2
2–0
2–0
1–2
—
2–0
1–2
0–2
1–3
1–3
2–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–3
0–2
1–3
Minnesota
0–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
0–4
2–2
1–1
1–2
2–2
2–0
2–1
1–3
1–2
0–2
0–2
—
1–1
1–3
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–3
2–2
2–2
1–2
1–3
0–2
1–3
1–1
New Jersey
2–1
2–2
2–1
3–1
1–2
0–2
1–1
0–4
1–1
0–2
4–0
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–3
2–1
1–1
—
1–1
4–0
2–2
2–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
2–2
2–0
4–0
New Orleans/Oklahoma City
2–0
2–0
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–4
2–2
1–1
1–3
3–1
1–1
2–2
2–1
3–1
1–1
2–0
3–1
1–1
—
2–0
1–1
0–2
0–3
1–2
3–1
0–4
2–2
0–2
1–2
1–1
New York
2–1
1–3
2–2
1–3
2–2
0–2
1–1
1–2
1–1
0–2
1–2
1–1
2–0
2–0
3–1
3–1
0–2
0–4
0–2
—
2–1
1–3
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–3
1–1
2–2
Orlando
1–3
3–1
2–2
2–1
2–1
0–2
1–1
0–4
1–1
0–2
2–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
4–0
3–1
1–1
2–2
1–1
1–2
—
2–1
0–2
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–4
2–0
2–2
Philadelphia
3–1
3–1
2–2
1–2
1–3
0–2
1–1
1–3
0–2
0–2
2–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
3–1
1–2
0–2
2–2
2–0
3–1
1–2
—
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–3
1–1
0–3
Phoenix
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–1
2–0
2–2
2–1
1–1
3–1
3–1
2–0
2–2
3–1
4–0
2–0
2–0
3–1
2–0
3–0
2–0
2–0
1–1
—
4–0
3–1
1–2
2–1
2–0
1–3
1–1
Portland
1–1
0–2
2–0
0–2
1–1
0–3
1–3
1–1
1–2
2–2
0–2
1–3
2–1
2–2
0–2
1–1
2–2
2–0
2–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–4
—
2–2
0–4
2–2
1–1
2–2
2–0
Sacramento
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–0
0–2
0–4
2–2
1–1
1–3
0–3
2–0
2–2
1–3
2–1
0–2
1–1
2–2
1–1
1–3
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–3
2–2
—
0–4
2–1
1–1
2–1
0–2
San Antonio
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–3
2–1
2–0
3–1
2–2
1–1
4–0
1–2
3–1
1–1
0–2
2–1
2–0
4–0
2–0
1–1
2–0
2–1
4–0
4–0
—
4–0
2–0
2–2
2–0
Seattle
2–0
1–1
2–0
0–2
1–1
0–4
1–3
0–2
1–3
0–3
2–0
2–2
1–3
2–1
0–2
1–1
3–1
2–0
2–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
1–2
2–2
1–2
0–4
—
1–1
2–2
0–2
Toronto
2–2
3–1
3–0
2–2
1–3
0–2
1–1
1–2
1–1
1–1
2–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–2
3–1
2–0
2–2
2–0
3–1
4–0
3–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
—
0–2
3–1
Utah
2–0
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–1
3–1
2–0
2–2
3–1
2–0
3–1
1–2
3–1
0–2
2–0
3–1
0–2
2–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
3–1
2–2
1–2
2–2
2–2
2–0
—
1–1
Washington
3–1
3–0
2–2
1–3
1–2
1–1
1–1
2–2
1–1
0–2
3–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–3
3–1
1–1
0–4
1–1
2–2
2–2
3–0
1–1
0–2
2–0
0–2
2–0
1–3
1–1
—
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