1994–95 New York Knicks season explained

The 1994–95 New York Knicks season was the 49th season for the Knicks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks entered the season as runner-ups of the 1994 NBA Finals, where they lost to the Houston Rockets in seven games.^[1] During the off-season, the Knicks acquired Doug Christie from the Los Angeles Lakers.^{[2] [3] [4]} In the 1994 NBA draft, the team selected small forward Monty Williams out of Notre Dame University with the 24th overall pick, and selected point guard Charlie Ward out of Florida State University with the 26th overall pick.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]} However, Christie only played twelve games, because of an ankle injury,^{[9] [10] [11]} and Ward only played ten games due to a wrist injury.^{[12] [13]} In December, the team released Doc Rivers to free agency; Rivers later signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs.^{[14] [15] [16] [17]} The Knicks had a 12–12 start to the season, but then won 17 of their next 19 games, held a 30–16 record at the All-Star break, and posted a 55–27 record in the Atlantic Division.^{[18] [19]} They finished in second place, two games behind the top-seeded Orlando Magic. By earning the #3 seed in the Eastern Conference,^[20] the Knicks qualified for the NBA playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.^[21]

Patrick Ewing averaged 23.9 points, 11.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game,^[22] finished in fourth place in Most Valuable Player voting,^{[23] [24]} and was selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game,^{[20] [25] [26] [27]} while John Starks averaged 15.3 points and 5.1 assists per game,^[22] and led the league with 217 three-point field goals, becoming the first player ever to reach up to 200 three-pointers in a single season.^[28] In addition, Charles D. Smith provided the team with 12.7 points and 1.3 blocks per game, while Derek Harper averaged 11.5 points and 5.7 assists per game, and sixth man Anthony Mason averaged 9.9 points and 8.4 rebounds per game off the bench, and was named Sixth Man of the Year.^{[22] [29] [30] [31] [32]} Charles Oakley only played just 50 games this season due to a toe injury, averaging 10.1 points and 8.9 rebounds per game,^{[22] [33] [34] [35]} and three-point specialist Hubert Davis contributed 10.0 points per game off the bench.^[22]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1995 NBA Playoffs, the Knicks defeated the 6th–seeded Cleveland Cavaliers three games to one, advancing to the Eastern Conference Semi-finals.^{[36] [37] [38] [39]} In the Semi-finals, the Knicks faced off against the 2nd–seeded Indiana Pacers for the third consecutive year; despite the Pacers being the #2 seed in the East, the Knicks had home-court advantage in this series, since they had a better regular-season record than the Pacers.^{[40] [41] [42]} The Pacers defeated the Knicks in Game 1, 107–105, as Reggie Miller scored eight points in the final 18.7 seconds to bring the Pacers back from a six-point deficit.^{[43] [44] [45] [46] [47]} The Pacers gained a 3–1 series edge,^{[48] [49] [50]} 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.^{[51] [52] [53] [54]}

Following the season, Pat Riley quit as head coach to take over the coaching job with the Miami Heat,^{[55] [56] [57] [58]} while Greg Anthony was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, where he was selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies expansion team,^{[59] [60] [61] [62] [63]} and Anthony Bonner was released to free agency, and left to play overseas in Italy.^{[64] [65] [66]}

NBA draft

See main article: article and 1994 NBA draft.

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

Season standings

Conference

Notes

• z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
• c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
• y – Clinched division title
• x – Clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1994–95 NBA Records
width=100	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
	—	3–1	2–2	1–4	1–4	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–0	0–2	1–4	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0
	1–3	—	1–3	0–4	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	4–1	1–3	2–0	2–3	0–5	2–3	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1
	2–2	3–1	—	2–2	3–2	0–2	1–1	5–0	2–0	0–2	1–4	2–0	0–2	3–1	4–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	3–1
	4–1	4–0	2–2	—	2–3	1–1	1–1	5–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–4	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–3	4–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2
	4–1	2–2	2–3	3–2	—	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	2–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1
	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	—	1–4	1–1	3–1	2–3	1–1	3–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	4–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–4	3–1	2–2	2–3	0–4	2–4	1–1
	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	—	1–1	1–3	1–4	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	6–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–4	1–3	1–4	2–0
	2–3	1–3	0–5	0–5	2–2	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–3	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–3	4–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1
	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	3–1	1–1	—	0–4	0–2	3–2	3–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–2	1–4	0–5	1–3	1–4	2–2	2–0
	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–2	4–1	2–0	4–0	—	1–1	3–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–5	0–4	2–3	2–0
	4–1	2–2	4–1	2–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–2	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1
	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	2–3	1–3	0–2	—	2–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–5	1–4	0–4	0–5	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–3	4–0	1–1	3–2	—	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–4	2–3	3–2	1–3	4–1	2–2	2–0
	2–2	1–4	1–3	1–3	3–1	2–0	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	—	4–0	1–1	1–3	1–4	1–3	1–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–1
	3–1	3–1	1–4	4–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	3–2	2–0	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	0–4	—	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1
	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–6	1–1	3–1	2–3	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–5	0–4	1–4	1–1
	0–4	3–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	—	1–4	2–2	2–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–3
New York	2–2	5–0	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	4–1	2–2	2–0	4–1	—	2–3	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0
	3–1	3–2	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–2	3–2	—	4–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–2
	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	4–1	1–3	1–1	3–2	0–4	1–4	—	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–2
	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–3	1–3	1–1	4–1	4–1	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	5–0	4–1	2–2	4–1	2–2	2–0
	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–3	2–0	4–1	3–1	1–1	5–0	3–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–5	—	3–2	1–3	2–3	1–3	2–0
	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	5–0	1–3	0–2	4–1	2–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–4	2–3	—	0–4	3–2	0–4	1–1
	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–2	4–1	2–0	3–1	5–1	0–2	4–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	4–0	—	2–2	3–2	2–0
	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	4–1	4–0	1–1	5–0	1–4	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–4	3–2	2–3	2–2	—	1–3	2–0
	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–2	4–1	2–0	2–2	3–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	4–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	4–0	2–3	3–1	—	2–0
Washington	0–4	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–0	0–2	1–4	1–3	1–1	3–2	0–4	2–3	2–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	—

Game log

Regular season

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1 | November 4| @ Boston| W 120–107| Charles Smith (23)| Patrick Ewing (13)| Derek Harper (11)| Boston Garden
14,890| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2 | November 8| L.A. Lakers| W 117–113| Patrick Ewing (24)| Charles Oakley (12)| Derek Harper (8)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 2–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| November 10| Orlando| W 101–99| Patrick Ewing (24)| Charles Smith (13)| Derek Harper (9)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 3–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4 | November 12| @ San Antonio| L 82–101| Patrick Ewing (22)| Charles Oakley (10)| Greg Anthony (5)| Alamodome
19,710| 3–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| November 14| @ Utah| L 97–110| John Starks (35)| Patrick Ewing (7)| John Starks (8)| Delta Center
18,955| 3–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6| November 16| @ L.A. Lakers| W 110–89| Hubert Davis (27)| Ewing, Oakley (8)| Mason, Anthony (7)| Great Western Forum
13,630| 4–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7 | November 17| @ Golden State| L 100–109| Derek Harper (21)| Charles Oakley (14)| Derek Harper (7)| Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025| 4–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 8| November 19| Atlanta| W 92–79| Charles Smith (24)| Charles Oakley (15)| three players tied (5)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 5–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 9| November 21| San Antonio| W 92–88| Charles Oakley (16)| Oakley, Ewing (7)| three players tied (5)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 6–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 10| November 26| Charlotte| L 82–101| Patrick Ewing (22)| Ewing, Oakley (14)| John Starks (7)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 6–4|- style="background:#cfc;"| 11| November 29| @ Washington| W 99–91| Patrick Ewing (20)| Patrick Ewing (15)| Derek Harper (6)| US Airways Arena
18,756| 7–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 12| December 2| @ Orlando| L 100–125| Patrick Ewing (15)| Charles Oakley (11)| John Starks (7)| Orlando Arena
16,010| 7–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 13| December 3| Washington| W 111–95| Charles Smith (23)| Patrick Ewing (10)| Greg Anthony (8)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 8–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 14| December 5| @ Philadelphia| W 101–96 (OT)| Patrick Ewing (25)| Charles Oakley (15)| Harper, Ewing (6)| CoreStates Spectrum
14,212| 9–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 15| December 6| Boston| W 104–90| Charles Smith (20)| Oakley, Mason (12)| Greg Anthony (10)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 10–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 16| December 9| @ Atlanta| L 85–89| Ewing, Smith (20)| Charles Oakley (15)| John Starks (6)| The Omni
14,967| 10–6|- style="background:#cfc;"| 17| December 10| Philadelphia| W 107–103| Patrick Ewing (28)| Charles Oakley (16)| Derek Harper (9)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 11–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 18| December 12| Miami| L 111–122| Patrick Ewing (30)| Charles Oakley (12)| John Starks (7)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 11–7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 19| December 15| @ Sacramento| W 94–84| Patrick Ewing (27)| Patrick Ewing (18)| John Starks (9)| ARCO Arena
17,317| 12–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 20| December 16| @ Phoenix| L 85–106| Patrick Ewing (15)| Patrick Ewing (12)| Derek Harper (6)| America West Arena
19,023| 12–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 21| December 18| @ Portland| L 87–111| Patrick Ewing (24)| Patrick Ewing (14)| Derek Harper (6)| Memorial Coliseum
12,888| 12–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 22| December 20| New Jersey| L 83–85| Patrick Ewing (22)| Patrick Ewing (11)| Hubert Davis (4)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 12–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 23| December 22| Cleveland| L 90–93| Charles Oakley (19)| Charles Oakley (13)| Derek Harper (6)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 12–11|- style="background:#fcc;"| 24| December 25| @ Chicago| L 104–107 (OT)| Patrick Ewing (30)| Patrick Ewing (13)| three players tied (6)| United Center
22,854| 12–12|- style="background:#cfc;"| 25| December 27| @ New Jersey| W 99–91| John Starks (22)| Ewing, Mason (8)| Ewing, M. Williams (5)| Brendan Byrne Arena
20,049| 13–12|- style="background:#cfc;"| 26| December 28| Detroit| W 101–93| Patrick Ewing (30)| Anthony Mason (14)| John Starks (8)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 14–12|- style="background:#cfc;"| 27| December 30| @ Minnesota| W 90–81| Patrick Ewing (30)| Patrick Ewing (12)| Harper, Starks (7)| Target Center
18,122| 15–12|- style="background:#cfc;"| 28| January 4| Atlanta| W 89–80| Patrick Ewing (21)| Patrick Ewing (12)| Ewing, Harper (4)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 16–12|- style="background:#cfc;"| 29| January 6| @ Cleveland| W 103–93| John Starks (23)| Patrick Ewing (11)| Derek Harper (7)| Gund Arena
20,562| 17–12|- style="background:#cfc;"| 30| January 8| Minnesota| W 102–87| Ewing, Davis (22)| Ewing, Mason (9)| Derek Harper (8)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 18–12|- style="background:#cfc;"| 31| January 10| Indiana| W 117–105| John Starks (22)| Patrick Ewing (9)| Derek Harper (13)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 19–12|- style="background:#cfc;"| 32| January 13| @ Milwaukee| W 91–88| Patrick Ewing (24)| Patrick Ewing (14)| Derek Harper (7)| Bradley Center
17,909| 20–12|- style="background:#fcc;"| 33| January 14| Utah| L 81–86| John Starks (22)| Patrick Ewing (14)| Derek Harper (6)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 20–13|- style="background:#cfc;"| 34| January 16| New Jersey| W 107–90| Patrick Ewing (32)| Patrick Ewing (15)| John Starks (9)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 21–13|- style="background:#cfc;"| 35| January 19, 1995
8:00p.m. EST| @ Houston| W 93–77| Starks (22)| Ewing (18)| Starks (7)| The Summit
16,611| 22–13|- style="background:#cfc;"| 36| January 20| @ Dallas| W 106–93| Patrick Ewing (36)| Patrick Ewing (12)| Derek Harper (11)| Reunion Arena
17,502| 23–13|- style="background:#cfc;"| 37| January 22| @ Miami| W 104–95| John Starks (26)| Patrick Ewing (15)| Derek Harper (9)| Miami Arena
15,200| 24–13|- style="background:#cfc;"| 38| January 24| Portland| W 105–99| John Starks (26)| Anthony Mason (15)| Mason, Ewing (5)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 25–13|- style="background:#cfc;"| 39| January 26| L.A. Clippers| W 87–74| Patrick Ewing (21)| Anthony Mason (13)| Derek Harper (5)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 26–13|- style="background:#fcc;"| 40| January 27| @ Charlotte| L 90–105| John Starks (26)| Anthony Mason (11)| Derek Harper (6)| Charlotte Coliseum
23,698| 26–14|- style="background:#cfc;"| 41| January 29| Phoenix| W 107–88| Patrick Ewing (35)| Anthony Mason (19)| John Starks (9)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 27–14|- style="background:#cfc;"| 42| January 31| Golden State| W 90–87| Derek Harper (26)| Patrick Ewing (14)| John Starks (8)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 28–14|- style="background:#cfc;"| 43| February 3| @ Philadelphia| W 106–86| Patrick Ewing (30)| Patrick Ewing (15)| Derek Harper (7)| CoreStates Spectrum
18,168| 29–14|- style="background:#fcc;"| 44| February 5| @ Orlando| L 100–103 (OT)| Patrick Ewing (38)| Patrick Ewing (13)| Harper, Starks (7)| Orlando Arena
16,010| 29–15|- style="background:#fcc;"| 45| February 7| Milwaukee| L 87–95| Ewing, Starks (23)| Patrick Ewing (17)| Derek Harper (7)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 29–16|- style="background:#cfc;"| 46| February 8| @ Indiana| W 96–77| Ewing, Starks (24)| Patrick Ewing (22)| Derek Harper (6)| Market Square Arena
16,677| 30–16|- style="text-align:center;"| colspan="9" style="background:#bbcaff;"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#fcc;"| 47| February 14| @ Detroit| L 94–106| Patrick Ewing (24)| Patrick Ewing (15)| John Starks (7)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
15,513| 30–17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 48| February 16| @ Miami| W 96–87| Ewing, Mason (22)| Anthony Mason (14)| Mason, Starks (5)| Miami Arena
15,200| 31–17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 49| February 17| Miami| W 100–91| Hubert Davis (21)| Anthony Mason (11)| Harper, Anthony (5)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 32–17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 50| February 19, 1995
1:00p.m. EST| Houston| W 122–117| Ewing (31)| Mason (10)| Harper (9)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 33–17|- style="background:#fcc;"| 51| February 21| Cleveland| L 91–99| Patrick Ewing (35)| Patrick Ewing (9)| Starks, Harper (7)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 33–18|- style="background:#cfc;"| 52| February 23| Sacramento| W 103–90| Patrick Ewing (38)| Anthony Mason (12)| Derek Harper (9)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 34–18|- style="background:#cfc;"| 53| February 26| Philadelphia| W 104–99| Patrick Ewing (32)| Patrick Ewing (18)| Derek Harper (6)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 35–18|- style="background:#fcc;"| 54| February 28| @ Orlando| L 106–118| Patrick Ewing (32)| Patrick Ewing (15)| Starks, Harper (6)| Orlando Arena
16,010| 35–19|- style="background:#cfc;"| 55| March 2| Chicago| W 93–89| Anthony Mason (26)| Anthony Mason (12)| Anthony Mason (7)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 36–19|- style="background:#cfc;"| 56| March 4| @ Cleveland| W 89–76| John Starks (29)| Anthony Mason (14)| Starks, Harper (6)| Gund Arena
20,562| 37–19|- style="background:#cfc;"| 57| March 7| Boston| W 115–110| Patrick Ewing (46)| Patrick Ewing (12)| Derek Harper (10)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 38–19|- style="background:#cfc;"| 58| March 8| @ Boston| W 108–100| Hubert Davis (22)| Anthony Mason (12)| Anthony Mason (7)| Boston Garden
14,890| 39–19|- style="background:#fcc;"| 59| March 10| @ Atlanta| L 81–108| John Starks (17)| Patrick Ewing (10)| John Starks (5)| Omni Coliseum
14,596| 39–20|- style="background:#fcc;"| 60| March 11| Seattle| L 84–96| Patrick Ewing (34)| Ewing, Oakley (10)| John Starks (8)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 39–21|- style="background:#cfc;"| 61| March 14| Denver| W 94–74| Patrick Ewing (21)| Charles Oakley (17)| Derek Harper (5)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 40–21|- style="background:#cfc;"| 62| March 17| @ Washington| W 89–81| Patrick Ewing (36)| Charles Oakley (11)| John Starks (8)| US Airways Arena
18,756| 41–21|- style="background:#cfc;"| 63| March 18| New Jersey| W 92–91 (OT)| John Starks (25)| Patrick Ewing (14)| Derek Harper (7)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 42–21|- style="background:#fcc;"| 64| March 21| Charlotte| L 69–78| Patrick Ewing (35)| Patrick Ewing (18)| Derek Harper (9)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 42–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 65| March 23| @ Denver| W 104–101| Patrick Ewing (22)| Ewing, Smith (8)| John Starks (9)| McNichols Sports Arena
17,171| 43–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 66| March 25| @ L.A. Clippers| W 94–86| Patrick Ewing (27)| Patrick Ewing (8)| Derek Harper (6)| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
16,021| 44–22|- style="background:#fcc;"| 67| March 26| @ Seattle| L 93–82| Patrick Ewing (27)| Anthony Mason (10)| John Starks (5)| Tacoma Dome
18,056| 44–23|- style="background:#fcc;"| 68| March 28| Chicago| L 111–113| Patrick Ewing (36)| Charles Oakley (8)| Derek Harper (7)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 44–24|- style="background:#cfc;"| 69| March 29| @ Detroit| W 107–97| Patrick Ewing (28)| Charles Oakley (9)| Derek Harper (7)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
17,067| 45–24|- style="background:#cfc;"| 70| March 31| Dallas| W 101–90| Patrick Ewing (18)| Anthony Bonner (9)| Harper, Anthony (6)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 46–24|- style="background:#cfc;"| 71| April 2| @ New Jersey| W 94–85| John Starks (26)| Charles Oakley (12)| Anthony Mason (6)| Brendan Byrne Arena
20,049| 47–24|- style="background:#fcc;"| 72| April 4| Indiana| L 90–94| Patrick Ewing (28)| Anthony Mason (14)| Derek Harper (12)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 47–25|- style="background:#cfc;"| 73| April 5| @ Milwaukee| W 114–94| Patrick Ewing (34)| Patrick Ewing (18)| John Starks (6)| Bradley Center
14,679| 48–25|- style="background:#cfc;"| 74| April 8| Detroit| W 113–96| Patrick Ewing (19)| Anthony Mason (9)| John Starks (8)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 49–25|- style="background:#cfc;"| 75| April 11| Miami| W 112–99| Patrick Ewing (31)| Ewing, Mason (12)| John Starks (9)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 50–25|- style="background:#cfc;"| 76| April 13| Washington| W 110–100| Patrick Ewing (25)| Patrick Ewing (8)| Greg Anthony (7)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 51–25|- style="background:#cfc;"| 77| April 14| @ Indiana| W 88–84| Patrick Ewing (30)| Patrick Ewing (12)| John Starks (7)| Market Square Arena
16,702| 52–25|- style="background:#fcc;"| 78| April 16| @ Chicago| L 90–111| Charles Smith (22)| Anthony Mason (13)| Derek Harper (4)| United Center
23,889| 52–26|- style="background:#fcc;"| 79| April 17| Milwaukee| L 93–99| Anthony Mason (17)| Patrick Ewing (13)| Anthony Mason (7)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 52–27|- style="background:#cfc;"| 80| April 20| @ Charlotte| W 91–86| John Starks (18)| Anthony Mason (9)| John Starks (7)| Charlotte Coliseum
23,698| 53–27|- style="background:#cfc;"| 81| April 21| @ Boston| W 99–92| Hubert Davis (20)| Charles Oakley (16)| Greg Anthony (8)| Boston Garden
14,890| 54–27|- style="background:#cfc;"| 82| April 23| Orlando| W 113–99| Charles Smith (29)| Anthony Mason (12)| Mason, Anthony (6)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 55–27

Playoffs

See also: 1995 NBA playoffs. |- style="background:#cfc;"| 1 | April 27| Cleveland| W 103–79| Patrick Ewing (21)| Charles Oakley (11)| John Starks (7)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2 | April 29| Cleveland| L 84–90| Ewing, Starks (21)| Patrick Ewing (12)| Charles Oakley (5)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 1–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| May 1| @ Cleveland| W 83–81| Patrick Ewing (23)| Patrick Ewing (10)| Derek Harper (5)| Gund Arena
19,352| 2–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| May 4| @ Cleveland| W 93–80| Derek Harper (30)| Patrick Ewing (13)| Charles Oakley (8)| Gund Arena
18,575| 3–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| May 7| Indiana| L 105–107| John Starks (21)| Oakley, Ewing (10)| John Starks (7)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 0–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| May 9| Indiana| W 96–77| Derek Harper (24)| Anthony Mason (8)| Derek Harper (8)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 1–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| May 11| @ Indiana| L 95–97| Oakley, Starks (23)| Charles Oakley (7)| John Starks (9)| Market Square Arena
16,675| 1–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| May 13| @ Indiana| L 84–98| Patrick Ewing (25)| Charles Oakley (10)| Derek Harper (10)| Market Square Arena
16,678| 1–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| May 17| Indiana| W 96–95| Patrick Ewing (19)| Charles Oakley (13)| John Starks (7)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 2–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6| May 19| @ Indiana| W 92–82| Patrick Ewing (25)| Patrick Ewing (15)| Derek Harper (7)| Market Square Arena
16,679| 3–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| May 21| Indiana| L 95–97| Patrick Ewing (29)| Patrick Ewing (14)| Harper, Oakley (6)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 3–4

Awards and honors

• Patrick Ewing was named Player of the Week for games played January 15 through January 22.^[67]
• Patrick Ewing was named Player of the Month for January.^[67]
• Patrick Ewing was selected as a reserve for the Eastern Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his ninth All-Star selection.^{[68] [67]}
• Anthony Mason received the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award.^[20]
• John Starks led the league in three-point field goals with 217.^[20]
• John Starks led the league in three-point field goal attempts with 611.^[20]

Player stats

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	61	2	15.5	.437	.361	.789	1.0	2.6	.8	.1	6.1
	58	23	19.4	.456	.200	.657	4.5	1.4	.8	.4	3.8
	12	0	6.6	.227	.143	.800	1.1	.7	.2	.1	1.3
	82	4	20.7	.480	.455	.808	1.3	1.8	.4	.1	10.0
	79	79	37.0	.503	.286	.750	11.0	2.7	.9	2.0	23.9
	2	0	4.0	.250	.000	.000	2.5	1.0	.0	.0	1.0
	80	80	34.0	.446	.363	.724	2.4	5.7	1.0	.1	11.5
	2	0	8.0	.000	.000	.000	2.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
	77	11	32.4	.566	.000	.641	8.4	3.1	.9	.3	9.9
	50	49	31.3	.489	.250	.793	8.9	2.5	1.2	.1	10.1
	3	0	15.7	.308	.600	.727	3.0	2.7	1.3	.0	6.3
	76	58	28.3	.471	.226	.792	4.3	1.6	.6	1.3	12.7
	80	78	34.1	.395	.355	.737	2.7	5.1	1.2	.1	15.3
	10	0	4.4	.211	.100	.700	.6	.4	.2	.0	1.6
	56	3	13.3	.456	.000	.622	2.4	.5	.2	.8	3.3
	41	23	12.3	.451	.000	.447	2.4	1.2	.5	.1	3.3

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	11	0	12.3	.395	.304	.909	.9	1.4	.2	.2	4.3
	6	0	6.3	.545	.000	.500	1.3	.3	.2	.2	2.5
	2	0	3.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
	11	0	16.7	.354	.370	1.000	.6	.8	.1	.5	4.2
	11	11	36.3	.513	.333	.686	9.6	2.5	.5	2.3	19.0
	11	11	35.3	.514	.574	.750	3.5	5.6	1.0	.1	14.3
	11	0	32.0	.608	.000	.623	6.2	2.2	.5	.5	9.5
	11	11	38.3	.450	.400	.824	8.5	3.7	1.7	.5	13.1
	11	11	27.5	.537	.000	.567	3.8	1.2	1.2	1.5	10.8
	11	11	34.5	.450	.411	.619	2.3	5.2	1.2	0.1	15.6
	8	0	6.9	.231	.000	1.000	.9	.0	.6	.6	1.0
	1	0	4.0	1.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	4.0

Source:^[22]

Transactions

The Knicks were involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.

Trades

October 13, 1994

To New York Knicks Doug Christie

To Los Angeles Lakers 1997 second-round pick 1998 second-round pick

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
	October 6	Rochester Renegade (CBA)
	January 3	Orlando Magic

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
	waived, October 6	Rochester Renegade (CBA)
	waived, December 15	Rapid City Thrillers (CBA)
	waived, January 3	Indiana Pacers

Source:^[69]

External links

• 1994–95 New York Knicks Statistics

Notes and References

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4. News: Christie Goes to the Knicks . The Washington Post . October 14, 1994 . April 23, 2023.
5. News: Brown . Clifton . Basketball; The Bucks Go With Robinson as No. 1 Pick . The New York Times . June 30, 1994 . August 5, 2023.
6. News: Rhoden . William C. . Basketball; A Surprise, a Heisman for Knicks . The New York Times . June 30, 1994 . April 23, 2023.
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9. News: Diamos . Jason . Riley Willing to Wait and See on Christie . The New York Times . October 21, 1994 . April 23, 2023.
10. News: Brown . Clifton . Basketball; Christie Examines Ankle and Options . The New York Times . December 9, 1994 . January 29, 2023.
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12. News: Brown . Clifton . Basketball; Rivers Has Returned Amid a Crowded Scene . The New York Times . December 1, 1994 . April 23, 2023.
13. News: Ward Returns to Active Duty . Tampa Bay Times . December 17, 1994 . April 23, 2023.
14. News: Brown . Clifton . Pro Basketball; It's Goodbye to Rivers to End Logjam at Point . The New York Times . December 16, 1994 . April 23, 2023.
15. News: Spurs Officially Sign Rivers . United Press International . December 26, 1994 . January 14, 2022.
16. News: Sports People: Pro Basketball; Spurs Sign Rivers . The New York Times . December 27, 1994 . November 8, 2022.
17. Web site: O'Connor. Ian. Ian O'Connor. Rivers Still Pained by Finals Loss in '94. ESPN. June 15, 2010. June 21, 2017.
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23. News: Howard-Cooper . Scott . It's a Slam Dunk: Robinson Wins MVP: Pro Basketball: Spurs' Center Receives 73 First-Place Votes to 12 for Magic's O'Neal . Los Angeles Times . May 24, 1995 . September 30, 2022.
24. Web site: 1994–95 NBA Awards Voting . Basketball-Reference . January 2, 2022.
25. News: Landman . Brian . Will Shaq's Return Bring Double Trouble? . St. Petersburg Times . February 11, 1995 . May 3, 2023.
26. News: Cotton . Anthony . New-Age NBA Reaches for the Stars . The Washington Post . February 12, 1995 . January 2, 2023.
27. News: NBA.com Staff . 1995 NBA All-Star Recap . NBA.com . September 13, 2021 . May 17, 2023.
28. Web site: NBA & ABA Single Season Leaders and Records for 3-Pt Field Goals. Basketball-Reference. October 30, 2015.
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30. News: Sports Briefly . Deseret News . May 9, 1995 . January 30, 2023.
31. News: Isola. Frank. Frank Isola (sportswriter). Anthony Mason Dead at 48: Bruising Former Knicks Power Forward Dies Weeks After Suffering Massive Heart Attack. New York Daily News. March 1, 2015. October 30, 2015.
32. Web site: NBA & ABA Sixth Man of the Year Award Winners . Basketball-Reference . November 29, 2022.
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34. News: Brown . Clifton . Basketball; Don't Look Now, But Knicks Are Bonding . The New York Times . January 12, 1995 . November 8, 2022.
35. News: Diamos . Jason . Pro Basketball; Knicks Welcome Oakley Back With a Victory . The New York Times . February 27, 1995 . June 17, 2021 .
36. News: Brown . Clifton . 1995 N.B.A. Playoffs; Harper for 3 – Yes! It's a Knicks–Pacers Rematch . The New York Times . May 5, 1995 . July 30, 2021.
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38. News: Knicks Beat Cavs to Win Series, 3–1 . San Francisco Chronicle . May 5, 1995 . June 6, 2022.
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44. News: Araton . Harvey . On Pro Basketball; A Team's Fiery Crash, with No Time to Burn . The New York Times . May 8, 1995 . January 29, 2023.
45. News: Associated Press . Miller Knocks Out Knicks, Rubs It in: NBA Playoffs: He Scores Eight Points in Nine Seconds as Pacers Close Strongly to Win, 107–105 . Los Angeles Times . May 8, 1995 . January 29, 2023.
46. News: Kornheiser . Tony . It Ain't Over Till It's Over . The Washington Post . May 8, 1995 . January 29, 2023.
47. News: The Scar Miller Left in 1995 Is Still Fresh . The New York Times . Zinser . Lynn . May 6, 2013 . December 4, 2015 .
48. News: Brown . Clifton . 1995 N.B.A. Playoffs; Now It's Knicks Who Need Incredible Comeback . The New York Times . May 14, 1995 . October 8, 2022.
49. News: Associated Press . NBA Playoffs: Inside, Outside, Smits Leads Pacers' Victory: Eastern Conference: He Scores 25 Points as Indiana Beats the Knicks, 98–84, to Take a 3–1 Lead in the Series . Los Angeles Times . May 14, 1995 . October 8, 2022.
50. News: Associated Press . Revenge a Reality? Pacers Punish Knicks . Deseret News . May 14, 1995 . February 25, 2023.
51. News: 1995 N.B.A. Playoffs; The Knicks' Quest for Glory Bounces Off the Back of the Rim . The New York Times . Brown . Clifton . May 22, 1995 . June 7, 2014 .
52. News: Elliott . Helene . Ewing Is Out of Miracles: NBA Playoffs: He Misses a Layup as Pacers Beat Knicks, 97–95, and Advance to Eastern Conference finals . Los Angeles Times . May 22, 1995 . November 25, 2022.
53. News: Adande . J. A. . Pacers' Next Trick: Making Shaq Vanish . The Washington Post . May 23, 1995 . June 6, 2022.
54. Web site: 1995 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals: Pacers vs. Knicks . Basketball-Reference . February 5, 2023.
55. News: Brown . Clifton . Pro Basketball; Riley Quits, Citing Differences with Management . The New York Times . June 16, 1995 . November 19, 2022.
56. News: Heisler . Mark . Riley Abruptly Leaves Knicks: Pro Basketball: Rejecting a $3-Million-Per-Year Deal, Coach Says He Wanted Control Over Personnel . Los Angeles Times . June 16, 1995 . November 19, 2022.
57. News: Wise . Mike . Pro Basketball; Riley Back in Spotlight and Back at the Helm . The New York Times . September 3, 1995 . July 1, 2022.
58. News: Pro Basketball; Book Is Closed on the Knicks–Riley Saga . The New York Times . Wise . Mike . September 8, 1995 . December 4, 2015 .
59. News: Wise . Mike . Pro Basketball; Anthony Is No. 2 of the Secaucus 27 . The New York Times . June 25, 1995 . January 14, 2022.
60. News: Heisler . Mark . Armstrong Becomes Top Expansion Pick: NBA: Raptors Take Guard from Bulls. Massenburg Also Headed to Toronto, While Lakers Lose Harvey to Vancouver . Los Angeles Times . June 25, 1995 . December 20, 2022.
61. News: Smith . Sam . Toronto Picks Armstrong; May Not Trade Him . Chicago Tribune . June 25, 1995 . July 8, 2023.
62. News: Associated Press . NBA Expansion Draft – Point Guards Are Top Priority for Young Raptors, Grizzlies . The Seattle Times . June 25, 1995 . January 31, 2023.
63. Web site: 1995 NBA Expansion Draft. Basketball-Reference. September 5, 2016.
64. News: Wise . Mike . Pro Basketball; Knicks Reward Mason's Effort with New Deal . The New York Times . September 22, 1995 . January 29, 2023.
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