1994–95 New York Knicks season

1994–95 New York Knicks season
Head coach Pat Riley
General manager Ernie Grunfeld
Owner(s) Viacom
ITT
Cablevision
Arena Madison Square Garden
Results
Record 55–27 (.671)
Place Division: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Semifinals
(Lost to Pacers 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television MSG Network
(Marv Albert, John Andariese)[1]
Radio WFAN
(Mike Breen, Walt Frazier)[2]

The 1994–95 NBA season was the 49th season for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association.[3] The Knicks entered the seasons as runner-ups of the 1994 NBA Finals, where they lost to the Houston Rockets in seven games.[4] During the offseason, the Knicks acquired Doug Christie from the Los Angeles Lakers. However, Christie would play only twelve games because of an ankle injury.[5] Early into the season, the team released Doc Rivers, who later signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs.[6] The Knicks posted a 55–27 record in the Atlantic Division, and finished in second place, two games behind the Orlando Magic. By earning the #3 seed in the Eastern Conference,[7] the Knicks qualified for the NBA Playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.[3] Patrick Ewing was selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game.[7] John Starks led the league with 217 three-point field goals, and became the first player ever to reach up to 200 three-pointers in a single season.[8] Power forward Anthony Mason was named Sixth Man of the Year.[9]

In the first round of the 1995 NBA Playoffs, the Knicks defeated the 6th-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers three games to one, advancing to the Eastern Conference Semifinals.[7] The Knicks lost Game 1 of their series to the Indiana Pacers, as Reggie Miller scored eight points in the final 18.7 seconds to bring the Pacers back from a six-point deficit.[10] The Pacers gained a 3–1 series edge, before the Knicks won two straight games to force a seventh game at Madison Square Garden. With the Knicks down by two points in the final seconds, Ewing had a chance to send the game to overtime, but missed his driving layup attempt as the Pacers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.[11] Following the season, Pat Riley quit as head coach to take over the coaching job with the Miami Heat,[12] Greg Anthony left in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft,[13] and Anthony Bonner was released.[14]

NBA Draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 24 Monty Williams SF  United States Notre Dame
1 26 Charlie Ward PG  United States Florida State

Roster

New York Knicks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PG 50 United States Anthony, Greg 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) UNLV
PF 4 United States Bonner, Anthony 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Saint Louis
SG 7 United States Christie, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Pepperdine
SG 44 United States Davis, Hubert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) North Carolina
C 33 United States Ewing, Patrick 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Georgetown
PG 11 United States Harper, Derek 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Illinois
PF 14 United States Mason, Anthony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Tennessee State
PF 34 United States Oakley, Charles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Virginia Union
SF 54 United States Smith, Charles 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Pittsburgh
SG 3 United States Starks, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oklahoma State
PG 21 United States Ward, Charlie  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Florida State
C 32 United States Williams, Herb 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Ohio State
SF 2 United States Williams, Monty 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Notre Dame
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Orlando Magic 5725.695—39-218-2318-10
x-New York Knicks 5527.671229-1226-1523-5
x-Boston Celtics 3547.4272220-2115-2614-14
Miami Heat 3250.3902522-1910-319-19
New Jersey Nets 3052.3662720-2110-3113-15
Philadelphia 76ers 2458.2933314-2710-3112-16
Washington Bullets 2161.2563613-288-339-19
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Orlando Magic5725.695–
2 y-Indiana Pacers5230.6345
3 x-New York Knicks5527.6712
4 x-Charlotte Hornets5032.6107
5 x-Chicago Bulls4735.57310
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4339.52414
7 x-Atlanta Hawks4240.51215
8 x-Boston Celtics3547.42722
9 Milwaukee Bucks3448.41523
10 Miami Heat3250.39025
11 New Jersey Nets3052.36627
12 Detroit Pistons2854.34129
13 Philadelphia 76ers2458.29333
14 Washington Bullets2161.25636

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Record vs. opponents

1994–95 NBA records
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 UTA WAS
Atlanta —3–12–21–41–42–02–03–22–00–21–42–00–22–21–32–04–02–21–33–11–11–11–11–10–20–24–0
Boston 1–3—1–30–42–21–11–13–12–01–12–20–21–14–11–32–02–30–52–33–11–10–21–10–21–10–23–1
Charlotte 2–23–1—2–23–20–21–15–02–00–21–42–00–23–14–11–13–13–11–33–10–22–01–11–12–02–03–1
Chicago 4–14–02–2—2–31–11–15–02–01–12–21–11–13–11–42–02–23–11–34–01–11–10–21–10–20–22–2
Cleveland 4–12–22–33–2—0–21–12–22–00–22–31–11–11–34–01–14–02–21–33–11–11–11–10–20–21–13–1
Dallas 0–21–12–01–12–0—1–41–13–12–31–13–11–30–21–14–11–10–20–22–00–43–12–22–30–42–41–1
Denver 0–21–11–11–11–14–1—1–11–31–41–14–02–22–02–06–01–10–20–21–11–33–12–21–41–31–42–0
Detroit 2–31–30–50–52–21–11–1—1–10–22–21–10–21–32–31–12–21–31–34–01–10–21–10–20–20–23–1
Golden State 0–20–20–20–20–21–33–11–1—0–40–23–23–21–10–21–31–11–10–21–13–21–40–51–31–42–22–0
Houston 2–01–12–01–12–03–24–12–04–0—1–13–10–42–01–13–22–00–20–22–03–11–33–11–50–42–32–0
Indiana 4–12–24–12–23–21–11–12–22–01–1—2–01–12–23–22–03–11–32–24–01–11–12–02–01–10–23–1
L.A. Clippers 0–22–00–21–11–11–30–41–12–31–30–2—2–30–21–11–30–20–20–21–11–40–51–40–40–51–30–2
L.A. Lakers 2–01–12–01–11–13–12–22–02–34–01–13–2—1–11–13–12–00–21–11–11–42–33–21–34–12–22–0
Miami 2–21–41–31–33–12–00–23–11–10–22–22–01–1—4–01–11–31–41–31–40–20–20–20–20–20–24–1
Milwaukee 3–13–11–44–10–41–10–23–22–01–12–31–11–10–4—1–12–22–20–43–10–20–21–10–20–20–23–1
Minnesota 0–20–21–10–21–11–40–61–13–12–30–23–11–31–11–1—1–10–21–11–10–40–41–30–50–41–41–1
New Jersey 0–43–21–32–20–41–11–12–21–10–21–32–00–23–12–21–1—1–42–22–30–21–11–10–21–10–22–3
New York 2–25–01–31–32–22–02–03–11–12–03–12–02–04–12–22–04–1—2–34–01–11–12–01–10–20–24–0
Orlando 3–13–23–13–13–12–02–03–12–02–02–22–01–13–14–01–12–23–2—4–11–12–01–11–10–21–13–2
Philadelphia 1–31–31–30–41–30–21–10–41–10–20–41–11–14–11–31–13–20–41–4—0–22–01–10–20–20–23–2
Phoenix 1–11–12–01–11–14–03–11–12–31–31–14–14–12–02–04–02–01–11–12–0—5–04–12–24–12–22–0
Portland 1–12–00–21–11–11–31–32–04–13–11–15–03–22–02–04–01–11–10–20–20–5—3–21–32–31–32–0
Sacramento 1–11–11–12–01–12–22–21–15–01–30–24–12–32–01–13–11–10–21–11–11–42–3—0–43–20–41–1
San Antonio 1–12–01–11–12–03–24–12–03–15–10–24–03–12–02–05–02–01–11–12–02–23–14–0—2–23–22–0
Seattle 2–01–10–22–02–04–03–12–04–14–01–15–01–42–02–04–01–12–02–02–01–43–22–32–2—1–32–0
Utah 2–02–00–22–01–14–24–12–02–23–22–03–12–22–02–04–12–02–01–12–02–23–14–02–33–1—2–0
Washington 0–41–31–32–21–31–10–21–30–20–21–32–00–21–41–31–13–20–42–32–30–20–21–10–20–20–2—

Playoffs

East First Round

(3) New York Knicks vs. (6) Cleveland Cavaliers: Knicks win series 3–1

Last Playoff Meeting: 1978 Eastern Conference First Round (New York won 2–0)

East Conference Semifinals

(2) Indiana Pacers vs. (3) New York Knicks: Pacers win series 4–3

Last Playoff Meeting: 1994 Eastern Conference Finals (New York won 4–3)

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

October 13, 1994 To New York Knicks
Doug Christie
To Los Angeles Lakers
1997 2nd-round pick
1998 2nd-round pick (conditional)

Free agents

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Ron Grandison October 6 Rochester Renegade (CBA)
Greg Kite January 3 Orlando Magic
Subtractions
Player Date signed New Team
Ron Grandison December 15 Rapid City Thrillers (CBA)
Greg Kite February 14 Indiana Pacers

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 331. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 330. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "New York Knickerbockers Franchise Index". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on April 24, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Knicks playoff history". Newsday. May 19, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  5. ↑ Wise, Mike (November 28, 1995). "Pro Basketball; Christie Wants Out If He Can't Play More". The New York Times. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  6. ↑ O'Connor, Ian (June 15, 2010). "Rivers still pained by Finals loss in '94". ESPN. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "1994–95 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  8. ↑ "NBA & ABA Single Season Leaders and Records for 3-Pt Field Goals". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  9. 1 2 Isola, Frank (March 1, 2015). "Anthony Mason dead at 48: Bruising former Knicks power forward dies weeks after suffering massive heart attack". New York Daily News. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  10. ↑ Zinser, Lynn (May 6, 2013). "The Scar Miller Left in 1995 Is Still Fresh". The New York Times. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  11. ↑ Brown, Clifton (May 22, 1995). "1995 N.B.A. Playoffs; The Knicks' Quest for Glory Bounces Off the Back of the Rim". The New York Times. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  12. ↑ Wise, Mike (September 8, 1995). "Pro Basketball; Book Is Closed on the Knicks–Riley Saga". The New York Times. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  13. ↑ "1995 NBA Expansion Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  14. ↑ Bunn, Curtis (May 10, 1996). "Still Working His Magic: Nixed By Knicks, Bonner At Home in Orlando". New York Daily News. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
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