The 1993–94 NBA season was the 48th season for the Knicks in the National Basketball

[1]
Association in New York City. This marked the last season in which the Knicks (and all
other MSG properties) were owned by Paramount Communications (formerly Gulf+Western),
which was sold near the end of the season to Viacom, which in turn sold them to ITT
Corporation and Cablevision. A couple of years later, ITT would sell their share to
Cablevision. The Knicks' current owner, The Madison Square Garden Company, is a spin-off
[2]
of Cablevision.
[3]
During the off-season, the Knicks signed free agent Anthony Bonner. The team got off to a
fast start winning their first seven games. However, they would lose Doc Rivers for the
[4]
remainder of the season to a knee injury after just 19 games, while Charles D. Smith and
second-year guard Hubert Davis also missed parts of the season with injuries. At midseason,
the Knicks traded Tony Campbell to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Derek Harper to fill
[5][6]
in the void left by Rivers. Despite the injuries, the Knicks had another successful season
[7]
holding a 34–14 record at the All-Star break, and then posting a 15-game winning streak
[8]
late in the season, including a 14–0 record in March, finishing first place in the Atlantic
[9]
Division with a 57–25 record. The Knicks earned the #2 seed in the Eastern Conference.
Patrick Ewing had a stellar season averaging 24.5 points, 11.2 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per
[10][11]
game, and finished in fifth place in Most Valuable Player voting, but was not selected to
an All-NBA Team at season's end. In addition, John Starks averaged 19.0 points, 5.9 assists
and 1.6 steals per game, but only played 59 games due to a knee injury, which forced him to
[12]
miss the rest of the regular season, while Charles Oakley provided the team with 11.8
points and rebounds per game each, contributed 1.3 steals per game, and was named to the
NBA All-Defensive First Team. Davis contributed 11.0 points per game, while Smith provided
with 10.4 points per game, and sixth man Anthony Mason averaged 7.2 points and 5.8
[13]
rebounds per game off the bench. Ewing, Starks and Oakley were all selected for the 1994
[14]
NBA All-Star Game.
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Knicks defeated the New Jersey
[15][16]
Nets in four games. In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, they faced the Chicago
Bulls for the fourth straight year. Michael Jordan had retired prior to the season to pursue a
[17][18][19]
baseball career, and the team was now led by Scottie Pippen. The Knicks would
defeat the Bulls in a full seven game series to advance to the Eastern Conference
[20][21] [22]
Finals, where they trailed 3–2 to Reggie Miller and the 5th-seeded Indiana Pacers,
[23][24]
but managed to defeat them in another full seven game series. The Knicks advanced to
the 1994 NBA Finals, and took a 3–2 series lead over regular season MVP, and Defensive
[25][26]
Player of the Year Hakeem Olajuwon and the Houston Rockets, but lost the next two
[27][28][29][30]
games, thus the series.
[31]
In the 1994 Playoffs, the Knicks set the record for most games allowing under 95 and
[32]
under 100 points in one playoff run. Opponents were held to under 95 and 100 points in 23
and 24 games, respectively. Following the season, Rolando Blackman was released to free
[33]
agency.
Contents
● 1
● Draft picks
●
● 2
● Roster
●
● 3
● Pre season
○ 3.1
○ Game log
○
● 4
● Regular season
○ 4.1
○ Season standings
○
○ 4.2
○ Record vs. opponents
○
● 5
● Game log
○ 5.1
○ Regular season
○
● 6
● Playoffs
●
● 7
● Player statistics
○ 7.1
○ Season
○
○ 7.2
○ Playoffs
○
● 8
● Media
○ 8.1
○ Television
○
○ 8.2
○ Radio
○
● 9
 ● Awards and records
○ 9.1
○ Awards
○
○ 9.2
○ Records
○
○ 9.3
○ Milestones
○
● 10
● Transactions
○ 10.1
○ Trades
○
○ 10.2
○ Free agents
○
● 11
● See also
●
● 12
● References
●

Draft picks[edit]
Main article: 1993 NBA draft
The Knicks had no draft picks in 1993.

Roster[edit]
Players Coaches
 Head coach
P N Name Heig Wei DOB From ● P
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s . M-DD) R
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F 42 Anders 6 ft 9 in 220 lb 1970–05–2 Indiana
y
on, Eric (2.06 (100 6
Assistant
m) kg)
coach(es)
G 50 Anthon 6 ft 1 in 176 lb 1967–11–1 UNLV ● D
y, Greg (1.85 (80 5 ic
m) kg) k
H
G 20 Blackm 6 ft 6 in 190 lb 1959–02–2 Kansas
a
an, (1.98 (86 6 State
rt
Roland m) kg)
e
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r
F 4 Bonner, 6 ft 8 in 215 lb 1968–06–0 Saint ● J
Anthon (2.03 (98 8 Louis ef
y m) kg) f
N
G 44 Davis, 6 ft 5 in 183 lb 1970–05–1 North ix
Hubert (1.96 (83 7 Carolin ● B
m) kg) a o
b
C 33 Ewing, 7 ft 0 in 240 lb 1962–08–0 George S
Patrick (2.13 (109 5 town al
(C) m) kg) m
i
G 7 Gaines, 6 ft 3 in 195 lb 1965–06–0 Loyola ● J
Corey (1.91 (88 1 Marym ef
m) kg) ount f
V
G 11 Harper, 6 ft 4 in 185 lb 1961–10–1 Illinois
a
Derek (1.93 (84 3
n
m) kg)
G
F 14 Mason, 6 ft 7 in 250 lb 1966–12–1 Tennes u
Anthon (2.01 (113 4 see n
y m) kg) State d
y
F 34 Oakley, 6 ft 9 in 225 lb 1963–12–1 Virginia
Charles (2.06 (102 8 Union Legend
m) kg)
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G 25 Rivers, 6 ft 4 in 185 lb 1961–10–1 Marque
a
Doc (1.93 (84 3 tte
m
m) kg)
c
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Charles in (2.08 (104 6 rgh p
m) kg) ta
in
G 3 Starks, 6 ft 5 in 180 lb 1965–08–1 Oklaho ● (
John (1.96 (82 0 ma D
m) kg) State P
)
C 32 William 6 ft 10 242 lb 1958–02–1 Ohio U
s, Herb in (2.08 (110 6 State n
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Roster
Last
transaction:
January 20,
1994

Pre season[edit]

Game log[edit]
show1993–94 Pre season game log

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div

● v
● t
● e

y-New York Knicks 57 25 .695 — 32–9 25–16 18–1

0

x-Orlando Magic 50 32 .610 7 31–10 19–22 20–8

x-New Jersey Nets 45 37 .549 12 29–12 16–25 17–1

1
 x-Miami Heat 42 40 .512 15 22–19 20–21 16–1
2

Boston Celtics 32 50 .390 25 18–23 14–27 12–1

6

Philadelphia 76ers 25 57 .305 32 15–26 10–31 7–21

Washington Bullets 24 58 .293 33 17–24 7–34 8–20

[34]

# Eastern Conference

● v
● t
● e

Team W L PCT GB

1 c-Atlanta Hawks 57 25 .695 –

2 y-New York Knicks 57 25 .695 –

3 x-Chicago Bulls 55 27 .671 2

4 x-Orlando Magic 50 32 .610 7

5 x-Indiana Pacers 47 35 .573 10

6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 47 35 .573 10

7 x-New Jersey Nets 45 37 .549 12

8 x-Miami Heat 42 40 .512 15

 9 Charlotte Hornets 41 41 .500 16

10 Boston Celtics 32 50 .390 25

11 Philadelphia 76ers 25 57 .305 32

12 Washington Bullets 24 58 .293 33

13t Milwaukee Bucks 20 62 .244 37

13t Detroit Pistons 20 62 .244 37

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[edit]

1993-94 NBA Records

Team A B C C C D D D G H I L L M M M N N O P P P S S S U W
T O H H L A E E S O N A A I I I J Y R H H O A A E T A
L S A I E L N T W U D C L A L N N K L I O R C S A A S

Atlan — 4 4 2 3 2 1 4 0 1 3 1 1 3 5 2 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 4
ta – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
0 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0

Bost 0 — 0 2 1 2 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 3
on – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
4 4 2 3 0 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 3 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
Charl 1 4 — 1 1 1 1 4 0 1 2 1 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 2
otte – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
4 0 4 4 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 3 2 0 2 1 2 1 0 2 1 2 2 1 2

Chica 3 2 4 — 1 2 1 5 2 1 4 2 1 2 4 2 3 1 2 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 4
go – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
2 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0

Cleve 1 3 4 3 — 2 1 3 2 0 2 2 1 1 3 2 2 0 2 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 3
land – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
3 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 3 0 1 3 2 0 2 4 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 1

Dalla 0 0 1 0 0 — 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1
s – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
2 2 1 2 2 4 1 4 4 2 4 4 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 4 3 2 5 4 5 1

Denv 1 1 1 1 1 4 — 2 1 3 1 3 3 1 2 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 1
er – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 4 2 4 1

Detro 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 — 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 2
it – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
4 3 4 5 3 1 2 2 2 4 1 2 2 4 0 3 4 3 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 2

Gold 2 1 2 0 0 4 3 2 — 0 1 4 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 3 2
en – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
State 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 4 1 0

Hous 1 1 1 1 2 4 2 2 4 — 1 4 3 2 1 4 2 2 1 2 2 4 4 2 2 3 1
ton – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
1 1 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 2 3 1

India 2 4 2 1 3 2 1 4 1 1 — 2 0 3 3 2 3 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 3
na – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
3 0 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1
L.A. 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 — 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 1 1 1
Clipp – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
ers 1 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 4 4 2 3 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 5 3 2 3 4 3 1

L.A. 1 1 0 1 1 4 1 2 0 1 2 3 — 1 2 3 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 1
Laker – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
s 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 5 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 5 4 4 5 2 1

Miam 1 3 3 2 3 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 — 4 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
i – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
3 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1

Milwa 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 — 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
ukee – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
5 3 3 4 3 0 2 1 2 1 3 1 2 4 2 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 3

Minn 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 2 — 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0
esota – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
2 1 2 2 2 5 4 2 2 4 2 1 3 2 0 1 2 1 0 4 4 2 4 4 4 2

New 3 4 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 1 — 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 3
Jerse – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
y 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 0 2 1 1 1 5 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

New 2 4 1 3 4 2 1 4 1 0 4 2 2 2 4 2 1 — 3 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 5
York – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0

Orlan 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 3 1 5 2 — 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 4
do – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
3 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1

Phila 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
delph – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
ia 4 4 3 3 4 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 4 1 2 3 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 3
Phoe 1 1 0 1 2 4 3 1 3 2 1 5 2 2 2 4 2 1 1 2 — 3 4 3 2 2 2
nix – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 3 2 0

Portl 1 1 2 2 0 3 3 2 2 0 1 3 5 2 1 4 2 0 0 2 2 — 4 1 1 1 2
and – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 3 1 3 4 3 0

Sacra 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 — 1 0 1 2
ment – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
o 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 4 4 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 4 4 3 5 3 0

San 1 2 2 1 2 5 4 1 2 3 2 3 4 2 2 4 1 1 2 2 1 3 3 — 0 0 2
Anto – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
nio 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 4 5 0

Seattl 1 2 2 1 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 4 5 1 2 4 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 4 — 3 2
e – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0

Utah 1 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 1 3 1 3 2 1 2 4 1 2 0 1 2 3 3 5 1 — 2
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 0

Wash 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
ingto – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
n 4 3 2 4 3 1 1 2 2 1 3 1 1 3 1 0 3 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Game log[edit]

Regular season[edit]
1993–94 game log
Total: 57–25 (Home: 32–9; Road: 25–16)

show
 November: 9–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 5–1)

show

December: 9–5 (Home: 7–2; Road: 2–3)

show

January: 12–4 (Home: 7–2; Road: 5–2)

show

February: 6–8 (Home: 3–2; Road: 3–6)

show

March: 14–0 (Home: 7–0; Road: 7–0)

show

April: 7–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 3–4)

1993–94 schedule

Playoffs[edit]
1994 playoff game log
 show

First Round: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)

show

Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (Home: 4–0; Road: 0–3)

show

Conference Finals: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)

show

NBA Finals: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)

1994 schedule

Player statistics[edit]
GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game

FG% Field-goal 3P% 3-point field-goal FT% Free-throw

percentage percentage percentage

RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game

BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game

NOTE: Please write players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.

Season[edit]
Playe G G MP FG 3FG FT RP AP SP BP PP
r P S G % % % G G G G G

Eric
Anderso
n

Greg
Anthony

Rolando
Blackma
n

Anthony
Bonner

Tony
Campbe
ll

Hubert
Davis

Patrick
Ewing

Corey
Gaines

Derek
Harper

Anthony
Mason

Charles
Oakley
Gerald
Paddio

Doc
Rivers

Charles
D. Smith

John
Starks

Herb
Williams

Playoffs[edit]

Playe G G MP FG 3FG FT RP AP SP BP PP
r P S G % % % G G G G G

Greg
Anthony

Rolando
Blackma
n

Anthony
Bonner

Hubert
Davis

Patrick 69|
Ewing
Corey
Gaines

Derek
Harper

Anthony
Mason

Charles
Oakley

Charles
D. Smith

John
Starks

Herb
Williams

Media