1998–99 New York Knicks season

The 1998–99 NBA season was the 52nd season of the National Basketball Association in New York City.[1] The head coach was Jeff Van Gundy, serving for his 4th year. The team played its home games at Madison Square Garden in New York City. To give All-Star center Patrick Ewing more help offensively and defensively, the Knicks acquired All-Star guard Latrell Sprewell from the Golden State Warriors and Marcus Camby from the Toronto Raptors. The team also signed free agent Kurt Thomas and re-signed Herb Williams during the offseason. However, because of the lockout shortened season, and injuries to Sprewell and Ewing, the Knicks had to build chemistry on the fly, and barely made the playoffs with a 27–23 record. The Knicks had to win six of its remaining eight games just to qualify.[2]

1998–99 New York Knicks season
Conference champions
Head coachJeff Van Gundy
General managerErnie Grunfeld
Dave Checketts
OwnersCablevision
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record27–23 (.540)
PlaceDivision: 4th
Conference: 8th
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(Lost to Spurs 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionMSG Network
RadioWFAN

In the first round of the playoffs, the Knicks defeated the top-seeded Miami Heat in five games, (one of the five games on one of the biggest shots in Knicks' history by Allan Houston[3]), and the 4th-seeded Atlanta Hawks in a second round sweep as Camby, who had struggled through most of the regular season, emerged as one of the key players off a deep Knicks bench. Camby's 11 points and 13 rebounds in Game 2 of the Atlanta series proved to be his coming-out party, the Knicks became the first #8 seed to sweep a playoff series as the team advanced to the Conference Finals to meet a familiar foe, Reggie Miller and the Indiana Pacers.[4]

However, the Knicks would lose Ewing after Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Ewing had been battling through an Achilles injury, but it was learned that the tendon (which he had played on in Game 2) was partially torn, and he would be forced to miss the rest of the playoffs.[5] The Knicks were rescued by Larry Johnson in Game 3. Standing outside the three-point line with 11.9 seconds left, Johnson held the ball, and then began to dribble. He leaned into defender Antonio Davis before jumping up. The referee called the foul about a half-second before Johnson released the ball, but it was counted as a continuation shooting foul. The three-point basket and the ensuing free throw gave the Knicks a 92–91 victory.[6] The Knicks would then stamp their ticket to the NBA finals with a 90–82 in Game 6, despite losing Larry Johnson to a knee injury in the first half. Led by Houston's 32-point performance and defense against Miller (3–18 shooting), the Knicks closed out the Pacers. The Knicks' 27–23 record was the worst for a team to reach the Finals since Houston did it with a 40–42 in 1981.[7]

In the Finals, the Knicks were halted in five games against the San Antonio Spurs. Completely overmatched by the Spurs' height with Tim Duncan and David Robinson, the Knicks lost at home with a 78–77 loss in Game 5 despite Sprewell's 35 points. For the series, Sprewell averaged 26.0 points and Houston 21.6.[8] The Knicks defense did not allow any opponent to score more than 96 points against them in their 20 playoff games.[9] Following the season, Williams retired.

The team's season roster has been featured in the basketball game series NBA 2K since the 19th installment NBA 2K18.

Offseason

NBA Draft
Main article: 1998 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
2 38 DeMarco Johnson PF UNC Charlotte
2 44 Sean Marks PF California

Transactions

Roster
Roster listing
New York Knicks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PG 21 Ward, Charlie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Florida State
PG 1 Childs, Chris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Boise State
G 9 Brunson, Rick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Temple
SG 20 Houston, Allan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Tennessee
G/F 8 Sprewell, Latrell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Alabama
G/F 25 Wingate, David 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Georgetown
F 2 Johnson, Larry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) UNLV
PF 40 Thomas, Kurt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) TCU
PF 4 Davis, Ben  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Arizona
PF — Türkcan, Mirsad  (IN) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Turkey
F/C 23 Camby, Marcus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Massachusetts
F/C 32 Williams, Herb 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Ohio State
C 33 Ewing, Patrick 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Georgetown
C 14 Dudley, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Yale
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Roster Notes

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Reserve Inactive
C Patrick Ewing Marcus Camby Chris Dudley
PF Kurt Thomas Herb Williams Ben Davis Mirsad Türkcan
SF Larry Johnson Latrell Sprewell
SG Allan Houston Rick Brunson David Wingate
PG Charlie Ward Chris Childs

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Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Miami Heat 3317.660–18–715–1012–8
x-Orlando Magic 3317.660–21–412–1312–6
x-Philadelphia 76ers 2822.560517–811–149–10
x-New York Knicks 2723.540619–68–1712–8
Boston Celtics 1931.3801410–159–1610–9
Washington Wizards 1832.3601513–125–206–13
New Jersey Nets 1634.3201712–134–216–13
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Miami Heat3317.660–
2 y-Indiana Pacers3317.660–
3 x-Orlando Magic3317.660–
4 x-Atlanta Hawks3119.6202
5 x-Detroit Pistons2921.5804
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers2822.5605
7 x-Milwaukee Bucks2822.5605
8 x-New York Knicks2723.5406
9 Charlotte Hornets2624.5207
10 Toronto Raptors2327.46010
11 Cleveland Cavaliers2228.44011
12 Boston Celtics1931.38014
13 Washington Wizards1832.36015
14 New Jersey Nets1634.32017
15 Chicago Bulls1337.26020

Record vs. opponents
1998-99 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 TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta —3–03–03–12–10–10–01–20–01–03–11–00–00–31–20–01–22–12–22–11–00–00–00–00–02–10–01–02–1
Boston 0–3—1–22–12–20–01–00–30–00–00–31–00–03–00–30–11–21–21–21–20–00–10–10–00–01–20–01–03–1
Charlotte 0–32–1—2–12–10–00–03–00–10–01–20–00–11–22–20–03–01–31–21–21–01–00–00–00–02–11–00–02–1
Chicago 1–31–21–2—0–30–10–00–30–00–00–31–00–01–21–30–02–11–20–31–20–00–00–00–10–11–20–11–01–2
Cleveland 1–22–21–23–0—0–00–01–21–00–10–30–01–00–31–20–03–01–21–21–21–00–00–01–00–02–20–10–01–2
Dallas 1–00–00–01–00–0—2–10–12–22–20–03–00–30–10–01–20–10–01–00–01–30–32–21–30–30–00–32–10–0
Denver 0–00–10–00–00–01–2—0–01–30–40–13–01–20–11–00–31–00–00–00–00–30–30–30–42–20–01–23–10–1
Detroit 2–13–00–33–02–11–00–0—0–00–02–10–00–02–12–10–12–12–10–41–31–00–00–00–11–02–11–00–02–1
Golden State 0–00–01–00–00–12–23–10–0—0–31–02–11–20–00–12–20–00–00–10–01–22–21–20–31–20–00–44–00–0
Houston 0–10–00–00–01–02–24–00–03–0—0–03–11–20–10–02–11–00–00–10–02–22–13–00–32–11–00–34–00–0
Indiana 1–23–02–13–03–00–01–01–20–10–0—0–01–02–23–00–03–12–11–21–20–00–10–00–00–02–10–01–03–0
L.A. Clippers 0–10–10–00–10–00–30–30–01–21–30–0—0–40–00–02–21–00–10–00–00–31–21–20–30–30–11–31–30–0
L.A. Lakers 0–00–01–00–00–13–02–10–02–12–10–14–0—0–00–02–10–01–01–00–13–12–21–22–12–20–01–32–10–0
Miami 3–00–32–12–13–01–01–01–20–01–02–20–00–0—2–10–13–12–22–12–10–00–00–00–00–03–00–10–03–0
Milwaukee 2–13–02–23–12–10–00–11–21–00–00–30–00–01–2—1–02–12–11–21–20–10–00–00–01–03–10–00–02–1
Minnesota 0–01–00–00–00–02–13–01–02–21–20–02–21–21–00–1—0–00–10–00–01–20–33–12–22–10–10–33–10–0
New Jersey 2–12–10–31–20–31–00–11–20–00–11–30–10–01–31–20–0—0–30–31–20–00–10–00–01–02–10–00–02–1
New York 1–22–13–12–12–10–00–01–20–00–01–21–00–12–21–21–03–0—0–33–11–00–00–10–00–01–20–00–02–1
Orlando 2–22–12–13–02–10–10–04–01–01–02–10–00–11–22–10–03–03–0—1–20–00–01–00–10–01–20–00–02–1
Philadelphia 1–22–12–12–12–10–00–03–10–00–02–10–01–01–22–10–02–11–32–1—0–00–11–00–10–12–10–01–01–2
Phoenix 0–10–00–10–00–13–13–00–12–12–20–03–01–30–01–02–10–00–10–00–0—0–30–32–23–00–02–23–00–0
Portland 0–01–00–10–00–03–03–00–02–21–21–02–12–20–00–03–01–00–00–01–03–0—4–01–32–20–01–24–00–0
Sacramento 0–01–01–00–00–02–23–00–02–10–30–02–12–10–00–01–30–01–00–10–13–00–4—1–22–20–01–24–01–0
San Antonio 0–00–00–01–00–13–14–01–03–03–00–03–01–20–00–02–20–00–01–01–02–23–12–1—2–10–12–13–00–0
Seattle 0–00–00–01–00–03–02–20–12–11–20–03–02–20–00–11–20–10–00–01–00–32–22–21–2—0–02–22–10–1
Toronto 1–22–11–22–12–20–00–01–20–00–11–21–00–00–31–31–01–22–12–11–20–00–00–01–00–0—0–01–02–2
Utah 0–00–00–11–01–03–02–10–14–03–00–03–13–11–00–03–00–00–00–00–02–22–12–11–22–20–0—3–01–0
Vancouver 0–10–10–00–10–01–21–30–00–30–40–13–11–20–00–01–30–00–00–00–10–30–30–40–31–20–10–3—0–0
Washington 1–21–31–22–12–10–01–01–20–10–00–30–00–00–31–20–01–21–21–22–10–00–10–10–01–02–20–10–0—

Schedule

 
Feb.
Feb. 5 	Orlando 93, New York 85 (0-1) 	 	 
Feb. 7 	Miami 83, New York 79 (0-2)	 	 
Feb. 10 	New York 101, Washington 88 (1-2) 	 	 
Feb. 11 	New York 73, Chicago 68 (2-2)	 	 
Feb. 15 	New York 78, Detroit 69 (3-2)	 	 
Feb. 16 	New York 95, Toronto 85 (4-2)	 	 
Feb. 18 	Cleveland 98, New York 74 (4-3)	 	 
Feb. 19 	New York 78, Philadelphia 67 (5-3)	 	 
Feb. 21 	New York 79, Chicago 63 (6-3)	 	 
Feb. 23 	New York 82, New Jersey 74 (7-3) 	 	 
Feb. 25 	New York 115, Minnesota 113 (8-3)	 	 
Feb. 26 	Boston 94, New York 80 (8-4) 	 	 
Feb. 28 	Detroit 89, New York 68 (8-5)	 	 
 
Mar.
Mar. 1 	New York 85, Cleveland 78 (9-5)	 	 
Mar. 2 	Miami 85, New York 84 (9-6)	 	 
Mar. 5 	Milwaukee 88, New York 87 (9-7)	 	 
Mar. 7 	New York 97, New Jersey 86 (10-7)	 	 
Mar. 9 	Milwaukee 87, New York 86 (10-8)	 	 
Mar. 11 	New York 98, Washington 86 (11-8)	 	 
Mar. 12 	Chicago 76, New York 63 (11-9)	 	 
Mar. 14 	New York 94, Charlotte 86 (12-9) 	 	 
Mar. 15 	New York 108, Milwaukee 102 (13-9) 	 	 
Mar. 16 	New York 113, Los Angeles Clippers 89 (14-9)	 	 
Mar. 18 	Orlando 86, New York 78 (14-10)	 	 
Mar. 20 	New York 96, Boston 78 (15-10)	 	 
Mar. 21 	Toronto 85, New York 81 (15-11)	 	 
Mar. 22 	Atlanta 80, New York 71 (15-12) 	 	 
Mar. 24 	Sacramento 92, New York 91 (15-13) 	 	 
Mar. 26 	New York 94, Phoenix 87 (16-13)	 	 
Mar. 28 	Los Angeles Lakers 99, New York 91 (16-14) 	 	 
Mar. 30 	New York 94, Indiana 93 (17-14)	 	 
 
Apr.
Apr. 1 	New York 78, Cleveland 74 (18-14) 	 	 
Apr. 4 	Indiana 108, New York 95 (18-15) 	 	 
Apr. 6 	Orlando 81, New York 72 (18-16)	 	 
Apr. 7 	Charlotte 106, New York 82 (18-17)	 	 
Apr. 9 	New York 86, Atlanta 78 (19-17)	 	 
Apr. 11 	New York 93, New Jersey 78 (20-17) 	 	 
Apr. 13 	New York 91, Philadelphia 72 (21-17)	 	 
Apr. 14 	Washington 95, New York 89 (21-18)	 	 
Apr. 16 	Detroit 80, New York 71 (21-19)	 	 
Apr. 17 	Toronto 93, New York 90 (21-20) 	 	 
Apr. 19 	Philadelphia 72, New York 67 (21-21)	 	 
Apr. 23 	New York 110, Charlotte 105 (22-21) 	 	 
Apr. 25 	New York 82, Miami 80 (23-21)	 	 
Apr. 26 	New York 91, Charlotte 84 (24-21)	 	 
Apr. 28 	Atlanta 76, New York 73 (24-22)	 	 
Apr. 29 	New York 85, Philadelphia 70 (25-22) 	 	 
 
May
May 2 		Indiana 94, New York 71 (25-23)	 	 
May 3 		New York 95, Boston 88 (26-23) 	 	 
May 5 		New York 101, Miami 88 (27-23)

Statistics

 
Player 	        G 	MPG 	FG% 	3p% 	FT% 	REB	APG 	SPG 	BPG 	TO 	PF 	PPG
Ewing 		38 	34.2 	.435 	.000 	.706 	9.90 	1.1 	.79 	2.63 	2.61 	2.80 	17.3
Sprewell 	37 	33.3 	.415 	.273 	3.10 	4.20 	2.5 	1.24 	.05 	2.14 	1.80 	16.4
Houston 	50 	36.3 	.418 	.407 	.862 	3.00 	2.7 	.70 	.18 	2.60 	2.30 	16.3
Johnson 	49 	33.4 	.459 	.359 	.817 	5.80 	2.4 	.69 	.20 	1.82 	3.00 	12.0
Thomas 	        50 	23.6 	.462 	.000 	.611 	5.70 	1.1 	.90 	.34 	1.46 	3.20 	8.1
Ward 		50 	31.1 	.404 	.356 	.705 	3.40 	5.4 	2.06 	.16 	2.62 	2.10 	7.6
Camby 		46 	20.5 	.521 	.000 	.553 	5.50 	.3 	.63 	1.61 	.85 	2.80 	7.2
Childs 	        48 	27.0 	.427 	.383 	.821 	2.80 	4.0 	.92 	.02 	1.77 	3.30 	6.8
Dudley 	        46 	14.9 	.440 	.000 	.475 	4.20 	.2 	.28 	.83 	.52 	2.50 	2.5
Davis 		8 	2.6 	.412 	.000 	.500 	1.40 	.4 	.00 	.00 	.13 	.50 	2.1
Williams 	6 	5.7 	.500 	.000 	1.000 	1.00 	.0 	.00 	.33 	.33 	.30 	1.7
Brunson 	17 	5.6 	.286 	.000 	.278 	.60 	1.1 	.53 	.00 	.71 	.50 	1.0
Wingate 	20 	4.6 	.438 	.000 	.000 	.40 	.3 	.20 	.00 	.30 	.50 	.7
Team Averages 	50 	242.0 	.435 	.353 	.732 	41.2 	19.3 	7.9 	5.2 	16.1 	22.8 	86.4
Opponents 	50 	242.0 	.403 	.353 	.733 	40.8 	18.5 	8.5 	4.3 	15.3 	20.7 	85.4

Playoffs

East First Round

(1) Miami Heat vs. (8) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 3-2

Last Playoff Meeting: 1998 Eastern Conference First Round (New York won 3-2)

East Conference Semifinals

(4) Atlanta Hawks vs. (8) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 4-0

Last Playoff Meeting: 1971 Eastern Conference Semifinals (New York won 4-0)

East Conference Finals

(2) Indiana Pacers vs. (8) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 4-2

Last Playoff Meeting: 1998 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Indiana won 4-1)

NBA Finals

(W1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (E8) New York Knicks: Spurs win series 4-1

Playoff Statistics

 
NAME       G  MIN  FG%   FT%  3FG 3GA  TRB  AST STL  TO BLK  PF AVG
Sprewell  20  743  .419  .850   4  25   96   43  19  58   6  40 20.4
Houston   20  783  .443  .883   9  36   54   51   8  50   1  40 18.5
Ewing     11  347  .430  .778   0   0   96    6   7  10   8  35 13.1
Johnson   20  683  .426  .674  24  82   97   31  21  33   1  64 11.5
Camby     20  509  .566  .616   0   1   153   6  24  15  38  76 10.4
Thomas    20  419  .381  .696   0   0   110   7  15  19  12  76  5.3
Childs    20  494  .355  .731   9  28   47   73  13  30   1  64  4.7
Ward      20  494  .366  .750  18  56   46   75  35  24   3  45  4.6
Dudley    18  294  .421  .393   0   0   82    5   9   9   8  63  2.4
Brunson   9   18   .400 1.000   0   0   1     2   0   4   0   3  0.7
Williams  8   16   .200   ---   0   0   3     0   0   0   0   3  0.3

See also

References
  1. 1998-99 New York Knicks
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/12/sports/pro-basketball-sprewell-carries-on-even-with-ewing-in.html?pagewanted=all
  3. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/1999/playoffs/eastern/news/1999/05/16/knicks_heat_game5/index.html
  4. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/1999/playoffs/eastern/news/1999/05/20/knicks_hawks/
  5. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/03/sports/nba-playoffs-ewing-to-miss-rest-of-playoffs-with-a-torn-achilles-tendon.html
  6. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/1999/playoffs/eastern/news/1999/06/05/pacers_knicks_game3/
  7. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/1999/playoffs/eastern/news/1999/06/11/pacers_knicks_game6/index.html
  8. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/26/sports/nba-finals-spurs-win-title-as-knicks-dream-ends.html
  9. "1998-99 New York Knicks Schedule and Results".
  10. https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1998/06/25/archive/main12612.shtml
  11. https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/01/18/archive/main29035.shtml
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