1994–95 New York Knicks season

1994–95 New York Knicks season
Head coachPat Riley
General managerErnie Grunfeld
Owners
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record55–27 (.671)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to Pacers 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionMSG Network[1]
RadioWFAN[2]
< 1993–94 1995–96 >

The 1994–95 New York Knicks season was the 49th season for the Knicks in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[3] The Knicks entered the season as runner-ups of the 1994 NBA Finals, where they lost to the Houston Rockets in seven games.[4] During the off-season, the Knicks acquired Doug Christie from the Los Angeles Lakers.[5][6][7] 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.[8][9][10][11] However, Christie only played twelve games, because of an ankle injury,[12][13][14][15] and Ward only played ten games due to a wrist injury.[12][16][17] In December, the team released Doc Rivers to free agency; Rivers later signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs.[18][19][20][21]

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.[22][23] They finished in second place, two games behind the top-seeded Orlando Magic. By earning the #3 seed in the Eastern Conference,[24] the Knicks qualified for the NBA playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.[3]

Patrick Ewing averaged 23.9 points, 11.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game,[12] finished in fourth place in Most Valuable Player voting,[25][26] and was selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game in Phoenix, Arizona,[24][27][28][29][30] while John Starks averaged 15.3 points and 5.1 assists per game,[12] 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.[31] 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.[12][32][33][34][35] Charles Oakley only played just 50 games this season due to a toe injury, averaging 10.1 points and 8.9 rebounds per game,[12][36][37][38] and three-point specialist Hubert Davis contributed 10.0 points per game off the bench.[12]

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.[39][40][41][42] 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.[43][44][45] 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.[46][47][48][49][50] The Pacers gained a 3–1 series edge,[51][52][53] 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.[54][55][56][57]

The Knicks finished sixth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 810,283 at Madison Square Garden during the regular season.[12][24] Following the season, Pat Riley quit as head coach to take over the coaching job with the Miami Heat,[58][59][60][61] while Greg Anthony was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, where he was selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies expansion team,[62][63][64][65][66] and Anthony Bonner was released to free agency, and left to play overseas in Italy.[67][68][69]

NBA draft

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Main article: 1994 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

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1994–95 New York Knicks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 50 Anthony, Greg 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1967–11–15 UNLV
F 4 Bonner, Anthony 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1968–06–08 Saint Louis
G 7 Christie, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1970–05–09 Pepperdine
G 44 Davis, Hubert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1970–05–17 North Carolina
C 33 Ewing, Patrick 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1962–08–05 Georgetown
G 11 Harper, Derek 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1961–10–13 Illinois
F 14 Mason, Anthony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1966–12–14 Tennessee State
F 34 Oakley, Charles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1963–12–18 Virginia Union
F 54 Smith, Charles 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1965–07–16 Pittsburgh
G 3 Starks, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1965–08–10 Oklahoma State
G 21 Ward, Charlie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970–10–12 Florida State
C 32 Williams, Herb 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1958–02–16 Ohio State
F 2 Williams, Monty 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1971–10–08 Notre Dame
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (IN) Inactive
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Season standings

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Division

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Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
c-Orlando Magic 57 25 .695 — 39–2 18–23 18–10
x-New York Knicks 55 27 .671 2 29–12 26–15 23–5
x-Boston Celtics 35 47 .427 22 20–21 15–26 14–14
Miami Heat 32 50 .390 25 22–19 10–31 9–19
New Jersey Nets 30 52 .366 27 20–21 10–31 13–15
Philadelphia 76ers 24 58 .293 33 14–27 10–31 12–16
Washington Bullets 21 61 .256 36 13–28 8–33 9–19

Conference

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#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Orlando Magic 57 25 .695 –
2 y-Indiana Pacers 52 30 .634 5
3 x-New York Knicks 55 27 .671 2
4 x-Charlotte Hornets 50 32 .610 7
5 x-Chicago Bulls 47 35 .573 10
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 43 39 .524 14
7 x-Atlanta Hawks 42 40 .512 15
8 x-Boston Celtics 35 47 .427 22
9 Milwaukee Bucks 34 48 .415 23
10 Miami Heat 32 50 .390 25
11 New Jersey Nets 30 52 .366 27
12 Detroit Pistons 28 54 .341 29
13 Philadelphia 76ers 24 58 .293 33
14 Washington Bullets 21 61 .256 36

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

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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 — 3–1 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
Boston 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
Charlotte 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
Chicago 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
Cleveland 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
Dallas 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
Denver 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
Detroit 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
Golden State 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
Houston 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
Indiana 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
L.A. Clippers 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
Miami 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
Milwaukee 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
Minnesota 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
New Jersey 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
Orlando 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
Philadelphia 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
Phoenix 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
Portland 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
Sacramento 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
San Antonio 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
Seattle 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
Utah 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

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Regular season

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1994–95 game log
Total: 55–27 (home: 29–12; road: 26–15)
November: 7–4 (home: 4–1; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 4 @ Boston W 120–107 Charles Smith (23) Patrick Ewing (13) Derek Harper (11) Boston Garden
14,890 		1–0
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
3 November 10 Orlando W 101–99 Patrick Ewing (24) Charles Smith (13) Derek Harper (9) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		3–0
4 November 12 @ San Antonio L 82–101 Patrick Ewing (22) Charles Oakley (10) Greg Anthony (5) Alamodome
19,710 		3–1
5 November 14 @ Utah L 97–110 John Starks (35) Patrick Ewing (7) John Starks (8) Delta Center
18,955 		3–2
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
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
8 November 19 Atlanta W 92–79 Charles Smith (24) Charles Oakley (15) three players tied (5) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		5–3
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
10 November 26 Charlotte L 82–101 Patrick Ewing (22) Ewing, Oakley (14) John Starks (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		6–4
11 November 29 @ Washington W 99–91 Patrick Ewing (20) Patrick Ewing (15) Derek Harper (6) US Airways Arena
18,756 		7–4
December: 8–8 (home: 4–3; road: 4–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
12 December 2 @ Orlando L 100–125 Patrick Ewing (15) Charles Oakley (11) John Starks (7) Orlando Arena
16,010 		7–5
13 December 3 Washington W 111–95 Charles Smith (23) Patrick Ewing (10) Greg Anthony (8) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		8–5
14 December 5 @ Philadelphia W 101–96 (OT) Patrick Ewing (25) Charles Oakley (15) Harper, Ewing (6) CoreStates Spectrum
14,212 		9–5
15 December 6 Boston W 104–90 Charles Smith (20) Oakley, Mason (12) Greg Anthony (10) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		10–5
16 December 9 @ Atlanta L 85–89 Ewing, Smith (20) Charles Oakley (15) John Starks (6) The Omni
14,967 		10–6
17 December 10 Philadelphia W 107–103 Patrick Ewing (28) Charles Oakley (16) Derek Harper (9) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		11–6
18 December 12 Miami L 111–122 Patrick Ewing (30) Charles Oakley (12) John Starks (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		11–7
19 December 15 @ Sacramento W 94–84 Patrick Ewing (27) Patrick Ewing (18) John Starks (9) ARCO Arena
17,317 		12–7
20 December 16 @ Phoenix L 85–106 Patrick Ewing (15) Patrick Ewing (12) Derek Harper (6) America West Arena
19,023 		12–8
21 December 18 @ Portland L 87–111 Patrick Ewing (24) Patrick Ewing (14) Derek Harper (6) Memorial Coliseum
12,888 		12–9
22 December 20 New Jersey L 83–85 Patrick Ewing (22) Patrick Ewing (11) Hubert Davis (4) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		12–10
23 December 22 Cleveland L 90–93 Charles Oakley (19) Charles Oakley (13) Derek Harper (6) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		12–11
24 December 25 @ Chicago L 104–107 (OT) Patrick Ewing (30) Patrick Ewing (13) three players tied (6) United Center
22,854 		12–12
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
26 December 28 Detroit W 101–93 Patrick Ewing (30) Anthony Mason (14) John Starks (8) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		14–12
27 December 30 @ Minnesota W 90–81 Patrick Ewing (30) Patrick Ewing (12) Harper, Starks (7) Target Center
18,122 		15–12
January: 13–2 (home: 8–1; road: 5–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
28 January 4 Atlanta W 89–80 Patrick Ewing (21) Patrick Ewing (12) Ewing, Harper (4) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		16–12
29 January 6 @ Cleveland W 103–93 John Starks (23) Patrick Ewing (11) Derek Harper (7) Gund Arena
20,562 		17–12
30 January 8 Minnesota W 102–87 Ewing, Davis (22) Ewing, Mason (9) Derek Harper (8) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		18–12
31 January 10 Indiana W 117–105 John Starks (22) Patrick Ewing (9) Derek Harper (13) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		19–12
32 January 13 @ Milwaukee W 91–88 Patrick Ewing (24) Patrick Ewing (14) Derek Harper (7) Bradley Center
17,909 		20–12
33 January 14 Utah L 81–86 John Starks (22) Patrick Ewing (14) Derek Harper (6) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		20–13
34 January 16 New Jersey W 107–90 Patrick Ewing (32) Patrick Ewing (15) John Starks (9) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		21–13
35 January 19, 1995
8:00 p.m. EST 		@ Houston W 93–77 Starks (22) Ewing (18) Starks (7) The Summit
16,611 		22–13
36 January 20 @ Dallas W 106–93 Patrick Ewing (36) Patrick Ewing (12) Derek Harper (11) Reunion Arena
17,502 		23–13
37 January 22 @ Miami W 104–95 John Starks (26) Patrick Ewing (15) Derek Harper (9) Miami Arena
15,200 		24–13
38 January 24 Portland W 105–99 John Starks (26) Anthony Mason (15) Mason, Ewing (5) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		25–13
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
40 January 27 @ Charlotte L 90–105 John Starks (26) Anthony Mason (11) Derek Harper (6) Charlotte Coliseum
23,698 		26–14
41 January 29 Phoenix W 107–88 Patrick Ewing (35) Anthony Mason (19) John Starks (9) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		27–14
42 January 31 Golden State W 90–87 Derek Harper (26) Patrick Ewing (14) John Starks (8) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		28–14
February: 7–5 (home: 4–2; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
43 February 3 @ Philadelphia W 106–86 Patrick Ewing (30) Patrick Ewing (15) Derek Harper (7) CoreStates Spectrum
18,168 		29–14
44 February 5 @ Orlando L 100–103 (OT) Patrick Ewing (38) Patrick Ewing (13) Harper, Starks (7) Orlando Arena
16,010 		29–15
45 February 7 Milwaukee L 87–95 Ewing, Starks (23) Patrick Ewing (17) Derek Harper (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		29–16
46 February 8 @ Indiana W 96–77 Ewing, Starks (24) Patrick Ewing (22) Derek Harper (6) Market Square Arena
16,677 		30–16
All-Star Break
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
48 February 16 @ Miami W 96–87 Ewing, Mason (22) Anthony Mason (14) Mason, Starks (5) Miami Arena
15,200 		31–17
49 February 17 Miami W 100–91 Hubert Davis (21) Anthony Mason (11) Harper, Anthony (5) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		32–17
50 February 19, 1995
1:00 p.m. EST 		Houston W 122–117 Ewing (31) Mason (10) Harper (9) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		33–17
51 February 21 Cleveland L 91–99 Patrick Ewing (35) Patrick Ewing (9) Starks, Harper (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		33–18
52 February 23 Sacramento W 103–90 Patrick Ewing (38) Anthony Mason (12) Derek Harper (9) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		34–18
53 February 26 Philadelphia W 104–99 Patrick Ewing (32) Patrick Ewing (18) Derek Harper (6) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		35–18
54 February 28 @ Orlando L 106–118 Patrick Ewing (32) Patrick Ewing (15) Starks, Harper (6) Orlando Arena
16,010 		35–19
March: 11–5 (home: 5–3; road: 6–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
55 March 2 Chicago W 93–89 Anthony Mason (26) Anthony Mason (12) Anthony Mason (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		36–19
56 March 4 @ Cleveland W 89–76 John Starks (29) Anthony Mason (14) Starks, Harper (6) Gund Arena
20,562 		37–19
57 March 7 Boston W 115–110 Patrick Ewing (46) Patrick Ewing (12) Derek Harper (10) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		38–19
58 March 8 @ Boston W 108–100 Hubert Davis (22) Anthony Mason (12) Anthony Mason (7) Boston Garden
14,890 		39–19
59 March 10 @ Atlanta L 81–108 John Starks (17) Patrick Ewing (10) John Starks (5) Omni Coliseum
14,596 		39–20
60 March 11 Seattle L 84–96 Patrick Ewing (34) Ewing, Oakley (10) John Starks (8) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		39–21
61 March 14 Denver W 94–74 Patrick Ewing (21) Charles Oakley (17) Derek Harper (5) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		40–21
62 March 17 @ Washington W 89–81 Patrick Ewing (36) Charles Oakley (11) John Starks (8) US Airways Arena
18,756 		41–21
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
64 March 21 Charlotte L 69–78 Patrick Ewing (35) Patrick Ewing (18) Derek Harper (9) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		42–22
65 March 23 @ Denver W 104–101 Patrick Ewing (22) Ewing, Smith (8) John Starks (9) McNichols Sports Arena
17,171 		43–22
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
67 March 26 @ Seattle L 93–82 Patrick Ewing (27) Anthony Mason (10) John Starks (5) Tacoma Dome
18,056 		44–23
68 March 28 Chicago L 111–113 Patrick Ewing (36) Charles Oakley (8) Derek Harper (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		44–24
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
70 March 31 Dallas W 101–90 Patrick Ewing (18) Anthony Bonner (9) Harper, Anthony (6) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		46–24
April: 8–3 (home: 4–2; road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
71 April 2 @ New Jersey W 94–85 John Starks (26) Charles Oakley (12) Anthony Mason (6) Brendan Byrne Arena
20,049 		47–24
72 April 4 Indiana L 90–94 Patrick Ewing (28) Anthony Mason (14) Derek Harper (12) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		47–25
73 April 5 @ Milwaukee W 114–94 Patrick Ewing (34) Patrick Ewing (18) John Starks (6) Bradley Center
14,679 		48–25
74 April 8 Detroit W 113–96 Patrick Ewing (19) Anthony Mason (9) John Starks (8) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		49–25
75 April 11 Miami W 112–99 Patrick Ewing (31) Ewing, Mason (12) John Starks (9) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		50–25
76 April 13 Washington W 110–100 Patrick Ewing (25) Patrick Ewing (8) Greg Anthony (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		51–25
77 April 14 @ Indiana W 88–84 Patrick Ewing (30) Patrick Ewing (12) John Starks (7) Market Square Arena
16,702 		52–25
78 April 16 @ Chicago L 90–111 Charles Smith (22) Anthony Mason (13) Derek Harper (4) United Center
23,889 		52–26
79 April 17 Milwaukee L 93–99 Anthony Mason (17) Patrick Ewing (13) Anthony Mason (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		52–27
80 April 20 @ Charlotte W 91–86 John Starks (18) Anthony Mason (9) John Starks (7) Charlotte Coliseum
23,698 		53–27
81 April 21 @ Boston W 99–92 Hubert Davis (20) Charles Oakley (16) Greg Anthony (8) Boston Garden
14,890 		54–27
82 April 23 Orlando W 113–99 Charles Smith (29) Anthony Mason (12) Mason, Anthony (6) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		55–27
1994–95 schedule

Playoffs

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See also: 1995 NBA playoffs
1995 playoff game log
First Round: 3–1 (home: 1–1; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 27 Cleveland W 103–79 Patrick Ewing (21) Charles Oakley (11) John Starks (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		1–0
2 April 29 Cleveland L 84–90 Ewing, Starks (21) Patrick Ewing (12) Charles Oakley (5) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		1–1
3 May 1 @ Cleveland W 83–81 Patrick Ewing (23) Patrick Ewing (10) Derek Harper (5) Gund Arena
19,352 		2–1
4 May 4 @ Cleveland W 93–80 Derek Harper (30) Patrick Ewing (13) Charles Oakley (8) Gund Arena
18,575 		3–1
Conference semifinals: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 7 Indiana L 105–107 John Starks (21) Oakley, Ewing (10) John Starks (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		0–1
2 May 9 Indiana W 96–77 Derek Harper (24) Anthony Mason (8) Derek Harper (8) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		1–1
3 May 11 @ Indiana L 95–97 Oakley, Starks (23) Charles Oakley (7) John Starks (9) Market Square Arena
16,675 		1–2
4 May 13 @ Indiana L 84–98 Patrick Ewing (25) Charles Oakley (10) Derek Harper (10) Market Square Arena
16,678 		1–3
5 May 17 Indiana W 96–95 Patrick Ewing (19) Charles Oakley (13) John Starks (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		2–3
6 May 19 @ Indiana W 92–82 Patrick Ewing (25) Patrick Ewing (15) Derek Harper (7) Market Square Arena
16,679 		3–3
7 May 21 Indiana L 95–97 Patrick Ewing (29) Patrick Ewing (14) Harper, Oakley (6) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		3–4
1995 schedule

Awards and honors

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Player stats

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season

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

Playoffs

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

Source:[12]

Transactions

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

Trades

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October 13, 1994 To New York Knicks
Doug Christie 		To Los Angeles Lakers
1997 second-round pick
1998 second-round pick[a]

Free agents

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Source:[73]

Notes

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  1. ^ Pick was conditional, and was not exercised.[72]

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