Season of National Basketball Association team the: New York Knicks
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1994β95 New York Knicks season was theββ49th 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 lostββto the Houston Rockets in seven games. During the "off-season," the Knicks acquired Doug Christie from the Los Angeles Lakers. 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. However, "Christie only played twelve games," because of an ankle injury, "and Ward only played ten games due to a wrist injury." In December, the team released Doc Rivers to free agency; Rivers later signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs. The Knicks had a 12β12 start to the season. But then won 17 of their next 19 games, held a 30β16 record at the All-Star break, and posted a 55β27 record in the Atlantic Division. They finished in second place, two games behind the top-seeded Orlando Magic. By earning the #3 seed in the Eastern Conference, the Knicks qualified for the NBA playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.
Patrick Ewing averaged 23.9 points, 11.0 rebounds and "2."0 blocks per game, finished in fourth place in Most Valuable Player voting, and was selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game, while John Starks averaged 15.3 points and 5.1 assists per game, 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. 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. Charles Oakley only played just 50 games this season due to a toe injury, averaging 10.1 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, and three-point specialist Hubert Davis contributed 10.0 points per game off the bench.
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1995 NBA Playoffs, the Knicks defeated the 6thβseeded Cleveland Cavaliers three games to one, advancing to the Eastern Conference Semi-finals. In the Semi-finals, the Knicks faced off against the 2ndβseeded 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. The Pacers defeated the Knicks in Game 1, 107β105, as Reggie Miller scored eight points in the final 18.7 seconds to bring the Pacers back from a six-point deficit. The Pacers gained a 3β1 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.
Following the season, Pat Riley quit as head coach to take over the coaching job with the Miami Heat, while Greg Anthony was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, where he was selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies expansion team, and Anthony Bonner was released to free agency, and left to play overseas in Italy.
NBA draftβ»
Rosterβ»
1994β95 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)
|
1967β11β15
|
UNLV
|
F
|
4
|
Bonner, Anthony
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6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
|
215 lb (98 kg)
|
1968β06β08
|
Saint Louis
|
G
|
7
|
Christie, Doug
|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
|
200 lb (91 kg)
|
1970β05β09
|
Pepperdine
|
G
|
44
|
Davis, Hubert
|
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
|
183 lb (83 kg)
|
1970β05β17
|
North Carolina
|
C
|
33
|
Ewing, Patrick
|
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
|
240 lb (109 kg)
|
1962β08β05
|
Georgetown
|
G
|
11
|
Harper, Derek
|
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
1961β10β13
|
Illinois
|
F
|
14
|
Mason, Anthony
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
|
250 lb (113 kg)
|
1966β12β14
|
Tennessee State
|
F
|
34
|
Oakley, Charles
|
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
|
225 lb (102 kg)
|
1963β12β18
|
Virginia Union
|
F
|
54
|
Smith, Charles
|
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
|
230 lb (104 kg)
|
1965β07β16
|
Pittsburgh
|
G
|
3
|
Starks, John
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
180 lb (82 kg)
|
1965β08β10
|
Oklahoma State
|
G
|
21
|
Ward, Charlie
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
1970β10β12
|
Florida State
|
C
|
32
|
Williams, Herb
|
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
|
242 lb (110 kg)
|
1958β02β16
|
Ohio State
|
F
|
2
|
Williams, Monty
|
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
|
225 lb (102 kg)
|
1971β10β08
|
Notre Dame
|
|
- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- (IN) Inactive
Injured
Roster
|
Season standingsβ»
Divisionβ»
Conferenceβ»
Notes
- z β Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
- c β Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
- y β Clinched division title
- x β Clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponentsβ»
1994β95 NBA Records
|
Team
|
ATL
|
BOS
|
CHA
|
CHI
|
CLE
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DAL
|
DEN
|
DET
|
GSW
|
HOU
|
IND
|
LAC
|
LAL
|
MIA
|
MIL
|
MIN
|
NJN
|
NYK
|
ORL
|
PHI
|
PHO
|
POR
|
SAC
|
SAS
|
SEA
|
UTA
|
WAS
|
Atlanta
|
β |
3β1 |
2β2 |
1β4 |
1β4 |
2β0 |
2β0 |
3β2 |
2β0 |
0β2 |
1β4 |
2β0 |
0β2 |
2β2 |
1β3 |
2β0 |
4β0 |
2β2 |
1β3 |
3β1 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
4β0
|
Boston
|
1β3 |
β |
1β3 |
0β4 |
2β2 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
3β1 |
2β0 |
1β1 |
2β2 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
4β1 |
1β3 |
2β0 |
2β3 |
0β5 |
2β3 |
3β1 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
3β1
|
Charlotte
|
2β2 |
3β1 |
β |
2β2 |
3β2 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
5β0 |
2β0 |
0β2 |
1β4 |
2β0 |
0β2 |
3β1 |
4β1 |
1β1 |
3β1 |
3β1 |
1β3 |
3β1 |
0β2 |
2β0 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
2β0 |
2β0 |
3β1
|
Chicago
|
4β1 |
4β0 |
2β2 |
β |
2β3 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
5β0 |
2β0 |
1β1 |
2β2 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
3β1 |
1β4 |
2β0 |
2β2 |
3β1 |
1β3 |
4β0 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
2β2
|
Cleveland
|
4β1 |
2β2 |
2β3 |
3β2 |
β |
0β2 |
1β1 |
2β2 |
2β0 |
0β2 |
2β3 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
1β3 |
4β0 |
1β1 |
4β0 |
2β2 |
1β3 |
3β1 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
3β1
|
Dallas
|
0β2 |
1β1 |
2β0 |
1β1 |
2β0 |
β |
1β4 |
1β1 |
3β1 |
2β3 |
1β1 |
3β1 |
1β3 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
4β1 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
2β0 |
0β4 |
3β1 |
2β2 |
2β3 |
0β4 |
2β4 |
1β1
|
Denver
|
0β2 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
4β1 |
β |
1β1 |
1β3 |
1β4 |
1β1 |
4β0 |
2β2 |
2β0 |
2β0 |
6β0 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
1β3 |
3β1 |
2β2 |
1β4 |
1β3 |
1β4 |
2β0
|
Detroit
|
2β3 |
1β3 |
0β5 |
0β5 |
2β2 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
β |
1β1 |
0β2 |
2β2 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
1β3 |
2β3 |
1β1 |
2β2 |
1β3 |
1β3 |
4β0 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
3β1
|
Golden State
|
0β2 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
1β3 |
3β1 |
1β1 |
β |
0β4 |
0β2 |
3β2 |
3β2 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
1β3 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
3β2 |
1β4 |
0β5 |
1β3 |
1β4 |
2β2 |
2β0
|
Houston
|
2β0 |
1β1 |
2β0 |
1β1 |
2β0 |
3β2 |
4β1 |
2β0 |
4β0 |
β |
1β1 |
3β1 |
0β4 |
2β0 |
1β1 |
3β2 |
2β0 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
2β0 |
3β1 |
1β3 |
3β1 |
1β5 |
0β4 |
2β3 |
2β0
|
Indiana
|
4β1 |
2β2 |
4β1 |
2β2 |
3β2 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
2β2 |
2β0 |
1β1 |
β |
2β0 |
1β1 |
2β2 |
3β2 |
2β0 |
3β1 |
1β3 |
2β2 |
4β0 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
2β0 |
2β0 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
3β1
|
L.A. Clippers
|
0β2 |
2β0 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
1β3 |
0β4 |
1β1 |
2β3 |
1β3 |
0β2 |
β |
2β3 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
1β3 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
1β4 |
0β5 |
1β4 |
0β4 |
0β5 |
1β3 |
0β2
|
L.A. Lakers
|
2β0 |
1β1 |
2β0 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
3β1 |
2β2 |
2β0 |
2β3 |
4β0 |
1β1 |
3β2 |
β |
1β1 |
1β1 |
3β1 |
2β0 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
1β4 |
2β3 |
3β2 |
1β3 |
4β1 |
2β2 |
2β0
|
Miami
|
2β2 |
1β4 |
1β3 |
1β3 |
3β1 |
2β0 |
0β2 |
3β1 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
2β2 |
2β0 |
1β1 |
β |
4β0 |
1β1 |
1β3 |
1β4 |
1β3 |
1β4 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
4β1
|
Milwaukee
|
3β1 |
3β1 |
1β4 |
4β1 |
0β4 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
3β2 |
2β0 |
1β1 |
2β3 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
0β4 |
β |
1β1 |
2β2 |
2β2 |
0β4 |
3β1 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
3β1
|
Minnesota
|
0β2 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
1β4 |
0β6 |
1β1 |
3β1 |
2β3 |
0β2 |
3β1 |
1β3 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
β |
1β1 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
0β4 |
0β4 |
1β3 |
0β5 |
0β4 |
1β4 |
1β1
|
New Jersey
|
0β4 |
3β2 |
1β3 |
2β2 |
0β4 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
2β2 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
1β3 |
2β0 |
0β2 |
3β1 |
2β2 |
1β1 |
β |
1β4 |
2β2 |
2β3 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
2β3
|
New York
|
2β2 |
5β0 |
1β3 |
1β3 |
2β2 |
2β0 |
2β0 |
3β1 |
1β1 |
2β0 |
3β1 |
2β0 |
2β0 |
4β1 |
2β2 |
2β0 |
4β1 |
β |
2β3 |
4β0 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
2β0 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
4β0
|
Orlando
|
3β1 |
3β2 |
3β1 |
3β1 |
3β1 |
2β0 |
2β0 |
3β1 |
2β0 |
2β0 |
2β2 |
2β0 |
1β1 |
3β1 |
4β0 |
1β1 |
2β2 |
3β2 |
β |
4β1 |
1β1 |
2β0 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
3β2
|
Philadelphia
|
1β3 |
1β3 |
1β3 |
0β4 |
1β3 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
0β4 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
0β4 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
4β1 |
1β3 |
1β1 |
3β2 |
0β4 |
1β4 |
β |
0β2 |
2β0 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
3β2
|
Phoenix
|
1β1 |
1β1 |
2β0 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
4β0 |
3β1 |
1β1 |
2β3 |
1β3 |
1β1 |
4β1 |
4β1 |
2β0 |
2β0 |
4β0 |
2β0 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
2β0 |
β |
5β0 |
4β1 |
2β2 |
4β1 |
2β2 |
2β0
|
Portland
|
1β1 |
2β0 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
1β3 |
1β3 |
2β0 |
4β1 |
3β1 |
1β1 |
5β0 |
3β2 |
2β0 |
2β0 |
4β0 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
0β5 |
β |
3β2 |
1β3 |
2β3 |
1β3 |
2β0
|
Sacramento
|
1β1 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
2β0 |
1β1 |
2β2 |
2β2 |
1β1 |
5β0 |
1β3 |
0β2 |
4β1 |
2β3 |
2β0 |
1β1 |
3β1 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
1β4 |
2β3 |
β |
0β4 |
3β2 |
0β4 |
1β1
|
San Antonio
|
1β1 |
2β0 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
2β0 |
3β2 |
4β1 |
2β0 |
3β1 |
5β1 |
0β2 |
4β0 |
3β1 |
2β0 |
2β0 |
5β0 |
2β0 |
1β1 |
1β1 |
2β0 |
2β2 |
3β1 |
4β0 |
β |
2β2 |
3β2 |
2β0
|
Seattle
|
2β0 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
2β0 |
2β0 |
4β0 |
3β1 |
2β0 |
4β1 |
4β0 |
1β1 |
5β0 |
1β4 |
2β0 |
2β0 |
4β0 |
1β1 |
2β0 |
2β0 |
2β0 |
1β4 |
3β2 |
2β3 |
2β2 |
β |
1β3 |
2β0
|
Utah
|
2β0 |
2β0 |
0β2 |
2β0 |
1β1 |
4β2 |
4β1 |
2β0 |
2β2 |
3β2 |
2β0 |
3β1 |
2β2 |
2β0 |
2β0 |
4β1 |
2β0 |
2β0 |
1β1 |
2β0 |
2β2 |
3β1 |
4β0 |
2β3 |
3β1 |
β |
2β0
|
Washington
|
0β4 |
1β3 |
1β3 |
2β2 |
1β3 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
1β3 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
1β3 |
2β0 |
0β2 |
1β4 |
1β3 |
1β1 |
3β2 |
0β4 |
2β3 |
2β3 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
1β1 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
0β2 |
β
|
Game logβ»
Regular seasonβ»
1994β95 game log Total: 55β27 (home: 29β12; road: 26β15)
|
November: 7β4 (home: 4β1; road: 3β3)
Game |
Date |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location Attendance |
Record
|
1
|
November 4
|
@ Boston
|
W 120β107
|
Charles Smith (23)
|
Patrick Ewing (13)
|
Derek Harper (11)
|
Boston Garden 14,890
|
1β0
|
2
|
November 8
|
L.A. Lakers
|
W 117β113
|
Patrick Ewing (24)
|
Charles Oakley (12)
|
Derek Harper (8)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
2β0
|
3
|
November 10
|
Orlando
|
W 101β99
|
Patrick Ewing (24)
|
Charles Smith (13)
|
Derek Harper (9)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
3β0
|
4
|
November 12
|
@ San Antonio
|
L 82β101
|
Patrick Ewing (22)
|
Charles Oakley (10)
|
Greg Anthony (5)
|
Alamodome 19,710
|
3β1
|
5
|
November 14
|
@ Utah
|
L 97β110
|
John Starks (35)
|
Patrick Ewing (7)
|
John Starks (8)
|
Delta Center 18,955
|
3β2
|
6
|
November 16
|
@ L.A. Lakers
|
W 110β89
|
Hubert Davis (27)
|
Ewing, Oakley (8)
|
Mason, Anthony (7)
|
Great Western Forum 13,630
|
4β2
|
7
|
November 17
|
@ Golden State
|
L 100β109
|
Derek Harper (21)
|
Charles Oakley (14)
|
Derek Harper (7)
|
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025
|
4β3
|
8
|
November 19
|
Atlanta
|
W 92β79
|
Charles Smith (24)
|
Charles Oakley (15)
|
three players tied (5)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
5β3
|
9
|
November 21
|
San Antonio
|
W 92β88
|
Charles Oakley (16)
|
Oakley, Ewing (7)
|
three players tied (5)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
6β3
|
10
|
November 26
|
Charlotte
|
L 82β101
|
Patrick Ewing (22)
|
Ewing, Oakley (14)
|
John Starks (7)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
6β4
|
11
|
November 29
|
@ Washington
|
W 99β91
|
Patrick Ewing (20)
|
Patrick Ewing (15)
|
Derek Harper (6)
|
US Airways Arena 18,756
|
7β4
|
|
December: 8β8 (home: 4β3; road: 4β5)
Game |
Date |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location Attendance |
Record
|
12
|
December 2
|
@ Orlando
|
L 100β125
|
Patrick Ewing (15)
|
Charles Oakley (11)
|
John Starks (7)
|
Orlando Arena 16,010
|
7β5
|
13
|
December 3
|
Washington
|
W 111β95
|
Charles Smith (23)
|
Patrick Ewing (10)
|
Greg Anthony (8)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
8β5
|
14
|
December 5
|
@ Philadelphia
|
W 101β96 (OT)
|
Patrick Ewing (25)
|
Charles Oakley (15)
|
Harper, Ewing (6)
|
CoreStates Spectrum 14,212
|
9β5
|
15
|
December 6
|
Boston
|
W 104β90
|
Charles Smith (20)
|
Oakley, Mason (12)
|
Greg Anthony (10)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
10β5
|
16
|
December 9
|
@ Atlanta
|
L 85β89
|
Ewing, Smith (20)
|
Charles Oakley (15)
|
John Starks (6)
|
The Omni 14,967
|
10β6
|
17
|
December 10
|
Philadelphia
|
W 107β103
|
Patrick Ewing (28)
|
Charles Oakley (16)
|
Derek Harper (9)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
11β6
|
18
|
December 12
|
Miami
|
L 111β122
|
Patrick Ewing (30)
|
Charles Oakley (12)
|
John Starks (7)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
11β7
|
19
|
December 15
|
@ Sacramento
|
W 94β84
|
Patrick Ewing (27)
|
Patrick Ewing (18)
|
John Starks (9)
|
ARCO Arena 17,317
|
12β7
|
20
|
December 16
|
@ Phoenix
|
L 85β106
|
Patrick Ewing (15)
|
Patrick Ewing (12)
|
Derek Harper (6)
|
America West Arena 19,023
|
12β8
|
21
|
December 18
|
@ Portland
|
L 87β111
|
Patrick Ewing (24)
|
Patrick Ewing (14)
|
Derek Harper (6)
|
Memorial Coliseum 12,888
|
12β9
|
22
|
December 20
|
New Jersey
|
L 83β85
|
Patrick Ewing (22)
|
Patrick Ewing (11)
|
Hubert Davis (4)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
12β10
|
23
|
December 22
|
Cleveland
|
L 90β93
|
Charles Oakley (19)
|
Charles Oakley (13)
|
Derek Harper (6)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
12β11
|
24
|
December 25
|
@ Chicago
|
L 104β107 (OT)
|
Patrick Ewing (30)
|
Patrick Ewing (13)
|
three players tied (6)
|
United Center 22,854
|
12β12
|
25
|
December 27
|
@ New Jersey
|
W 99β91
|
John Starks (22)
|
Ewing, Mason (8)
|
Ewing, M. Williams (5)
|
Brendan Byrne Arena 20,049
|
13β12
|
26
|
December 28
|
Detroit
|
W 101β93
|
Patrick Ewing (30)
|
Anthony Mason (14)
|
John Starks (8)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
14β12
|
27
|
December 30
|
@ Minnesota
|
W 90β81
|
Patrick Ewing (30)
|
Patrick Ewing (12)
|
Harper, Starks (7)
|
Target Center 18,122
|
15β12
|
|
January: 13β2 (home: 8β1; road: 5β1)
Game |
Date |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location Attendance |
Record
|
28
|
January 4
|
Atlanta
|
W 89β80
|
Patrick Ewing (21)
|
Patrick Ewing (12)
|
Ewing, Harper (4)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
16β12
|
29
|
January 6
|
@ Cleveland
|
W 103β93
|
John Starks (23)
|
Patrick Ewing (11)
|
Derek Harper (7)
|
Gund Arena 20,562
|
17β12
|
30
|
January 8
|
Minnesota
|
W 102β87
|
Ewing, Davis (22)
|
Ewing, Mason (9)
|
Derek Harper (8)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
18β12
|
31
|
January 10
|
Indiana
|
W 117β105
|
John Starks (22)
|
Patrick Ewing (9)
|
Derek Harper (13)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
19β12
|
32
|
January 13
|
@ Milwaukee
|
W 91β88
|
Patrick Ewing (24)
|
Patrick Ewing (14)
|
Derek Harper (7)
|
Bradley Center 17,909
|
20β12
|
33
|
January 14
|
Utah
|
L 81β86
|
John Starks (22)
|
Patrick Ewing (14)
|
Derek Harper (6)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
20β13
|
34
|
January 16
|
New Jersey
|
W 107β90
|
Patrick Ewing (32)
|
Patrick Ewing (15)
|
John Starks (9)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
21β13
|
35
|
January 19, 1995 8:00 p.m. EST
|
@ Houston
|
W 93β77
|
Starks (22)
|
Ewing (18)
|
Starks (7)
|
The Summit 16,611
|
22β13
|
36
|
January 20
|
@ Dallas
|
W 106β93
|
Patrick Ewing (36)
|
Patrick Ewing (12)
|
Derek Harper (11)
|
Reunion Arena 17,502
|
23β13
|
37
|
January 22
|
@ Miami
|
W 104β95
|
John Starks (26)
|
Patrick Ewing (15)
|
Derek Harper (9)
|
Miami Arena 15,200
|
24β13
|
38
|
January 24
|
Portland
|
W 105β99
|
John Starks (26)
|
Anthony Mason (15)
|
Mason, Ewing (5)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
25β13
|
39
|
January 26
|
L.A. Clippers
|
W 87β74
|
Patrick Ewing (21)
|
Anthony Mason (13)
|
Derek Harper (5)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
26β13
|
40
|
January 27
|
@ Charlotte
|
L 90β105
|
John Starks (26)
|
Anthony Mason (11)
|
Derek Harper (6)
|
Charlotte Coliseum 23,698
|
26β14
|
41
|
January 29
|
Phoenix
|
W 107β88
|
Patrick Ewing (35)
|
Anthony Mason (19)
|
John Starks (9)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
27β14
|
42
|
January 31
|
Golden State
|
W 90β87
|
Derek Harper (26)
|
Patrick Ewing (14)
|
John Starks (8)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
28β14
|
|
February: 7β5 (home: 4β2; road: 3β3)
Game |
Date |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location Attendance |
Record
|
43
|
February 3
|
@ Philadelphia
|
W 106β86
|
Patrick Ewing (30)
|
Patrick Ewing (15)
|
Derek Harper (7)
|
CoreStates Spectrum 18,168
|
29β14
|
44
|
February 5
|
@ Orlando
|
L 100β103 (OT)
|
Patrick Ewing (38)
|
Patrick Ewing (13)
|
Harper, Starks (7)
|
Orlando Arena 16,010
|
29β15
|
45
|
February 7
|
Milwaukee
|
L 87β95
|
Ewing, Starks (23)
|
Patrick Ewing (17)
|
Derek Harper (7)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
29β16
|
46
|
February 8
|
@ Indiana
|
W 96β77
|
Ewing, Starks (24)
|
Patrick Ewing (22)
|
Derek Harper (6)
|
Market Square Arena 16,677
|
30β16
|
All-Star Break
|
47
|
February 14
|
@ Detroit
|
L 94β106
|
Patrick Ewing (24)
|
Patrick Ewing (15)
|
John Starks (7)
|
The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,513
|
30β17
|
48
|
February 16
|
@ Miami
|
W 96β87
|
Ewing, Mason (22)
|
Anthony Mason (14)
|
Mason, Starks (5)
|
Miami Arena 15,200
|
31β17
|
49
|
February 17
|
Miami
|
W 100β91
|
Hubert Davis (21)
|
Anthony Mason (11)
|
Harper, Anthony (5)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
32β17
|
50
|
February 19, 1995 1:00 p.m. EST
|
Houston
|
W 122β117
|
Ewing (31)
|
Mason (10)
|
Harper (9)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
33β17
|
51
|
February 21
|
Cleveland
|
L 91β99
|
Patrick Ewing (35)
|
Patrick Ewing (9)
|
Starks, Harper (7)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
33β18
|
52
|
February 23
|
Sacramento
|
W 103β90
|
Patrick Ewing (38)
|
Anthony Mason (12)
|
Derek Harper (9)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
34β18
|
53
|
February 26
|
Philadelphia
|
W 104β99
|
Patrick Ewing (32)
|
Patrick Ewing (18)
|
Derek Harper (6)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
35β18
|
54
|
February 28
|
@ Orlando
|
L 106β118
|
Patrick Ewing (32)
|
Patrick Ewing (15)
|
Starks, Harper (6)
|
Orlando Arena 16,010
|
35β19
|
|
March: 11β5 (home: 5β3; road: 6β2)
Game |
Date |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location Attendance |
Record
|
55
|
March 2
|
Chicago
|
W 93β89
|
Anthony Mason (26)
|
Anthony Mason (12)
|
Anthony Mason (7)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
36β19
|
56
|
March 4
|
@ Cleveland
|
W 89β76
|
John Starks (29)
|
Anthony Mason (14)
|
Starks, Harper (6)
|
Gund Arena 20,562
|
37β19
|
57
|
March 7
|
Boston
|
W 115β110
|
Patrick Ewing (46)
|
Patrick Ewing (12)
|
Derek Harper (10)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
38β19
|
58
|
March 8
|
@ Boston
|
W 108β100
|
Hubert Davis (22)
|
Anthony Mason (12)
|
Anthony Mason (7)
|
Boston Garden 14,890
|
39β19
|
59
|
March 10
|
@ Atlanta
|
L 81β108
|
John Starks (17)
|
Patrick Ewing (10)
|
John Starks (5)
|
Omni Coliseum 14,596
|
39β20
|
60
|
March 11
|
Seattle
|
L 84β96
|
Patrick Ewing (34)
|
Ewing, Oakley (10)
|
John Starks (8)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
39β21
|
61
|
March 14
|
Denver
|
W 94β74
|
Patrick Ewing (21)
|
Charles Oakley (17)
|
Derek Harper (5)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
40β21
|
62
|
March 17
|
@ Washington
|
W 89β81
|
Patrick Ewing (36)
|
Charles Oakley (11)
|
John Starks (8)
|
US Airways Arena 18,756
|
41β21
|
63
|
March 18
|
New Jersey
|
W 92β91 (OT)
|
John Starks (25)
|
Patrick Ewing (14)
|
Derek Harper (7)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
42β21
|
64
|
March 21
|
Charlotte
|
L 69β78
|
Patrick Ewing (35)
|
Patrick Ewing (18)
|
Derek Harper (9)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
42β22
|
65
|
March 23
|
@ Denver
|
W 104β101
|
Patrick Ewing (22)
|
Ewing, Smith (8)
|
John Starks (9)
|
McNichols Sports Arena 17,171
|
43β22
|
66
|
March 25
|
@ L.A. Clippers
|
W 94β86
|
Patrick Ewing (27)
|
Patrick Ewing (8)
|
Derek Harper (6)
|
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 16,021
|
44β22
|
67
|
March 26
|
@ Seattle
|
L 93β82
|
Patrick Ewing (27)
|
Anthony Mason (10)
|
John Starks (5)
|
Tacoma Dome 18,056
|
44β23
|
68
|
March 28
|
Chicago
|
L 111β113
|
Patrick Ewing (36)
|
Charles Oakley (8)
|
Derek Harper (7)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
44β24
|
69
|
March 29
|
@ Detroit
|
W 107β97
|
Patrick Ewing (28)
|
Charles Oakley (9)
|
Derek Harper (7)
|
The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,067
|
45β24
|
70
|
March 31
|
Dallas
|
W 101β90
|
Patrick Ewing (18)
|
Anthony Bonner (9)
|
Harper, Anthony (6)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
46β24
|
|
April: 8β3 (home: 4β2; road: 4β1)
Game |
Date |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location Attendance |
Record
|
71
|
April 2
|
@ New Jersey
|
W 94β85
|
John Starks (26)
|
Charles Oakley (12)
|
Anthony Mason (6)
|
Brendan Byrne Arena 20,049
|
47β24
|
72
|
April 4
|
Indiana
|
L 90β94
|
Patrick Ewing (28)
|
Anthony Mason (14)
|
Derek Harper (12)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
47β25
|
73
|
April 5
|
@ Milwaukee
|
W 114β94
|
Patrick Ewing (34)
|
Patrick Ewing (18)
|
John Starks (6)
|
Bradley Center 14,679
|
48β25
|
74
|
April 8
|
Detroit
|
W 113β96
|
Patrick Ewing (19)
|
Anthony Mason (9)
|
John Starks (8)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
49β25
|
75
|
April 11
|
Miami
|
W 112β99
|
Patrick Ewing (31)
|
Ewing, Mason (12)
|
John Starks (9)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
50β25
|
76
|
April 13
|
Washington
|
W 110β100
|
Patrick Ewing (25)
|
Patrick Ewing (8)
|
Greg Anthony (7)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
51β25
|
77
|
April 14
|
@ Indiana
|
W 88β84
|
Patrick Ewing (30)
|
Patrick Ewing (12)
|
John Starks (7)
|
Market Square Arena 16,702
|
52β25
|
78
|
April 16
|
@ Chicago
|
L 90β111
|
Charles Smith (22)
|
Anthony Mason (13)
|
Derek Harper (4)
|
United Center 23,889
|
52β26
|
79
|
April 17
|
Milwaukee
|
L 93β99
|
Anthony Mason (17)
|
Patrick Ewing (13)
|
Anthony Mason (7)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
52β27
|
80
|
April 20
|
@ Charlotte
|
W 91β86
|
John Starks (18)
|
Anthony Mason (9)
|
John Starks (7)
|
Charlotte Coliseum 23,698
|
53β27
|
81
|
April 21
|
@ Boston
|
W 99β92
|
Hubert Davis (20)
|
Charles Oakley (16)
|
Greg Anthony (8)
|
Boston Garden 14,890
|
54β27
|
82
|
April 23
|
Orlando
|
W 113β99
|
Charles Smith (29)
|
Anthony Mason (12)
|
Mason, Anthony (6)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
55β27
|
|
1994β95 schedule
|
Playoffsβ»
1995 playoff game log
|
First Round: 3β1 (home: 1β1; road: 2β0)
|
Conference semifinals: 3β4 (home: 2β2; road: 1β2)
Game |
Date |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location Attendance |
Series
|
1
|
May 7
|
Indiana
|
L 105β107
|
John Starks (21)
|
Oakley, Ewing (10)
|
John Starks (7)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
0β1
|
2
|
May 9
|
Indiana
|
W 96β77
|
Derek Harper (24)
|
Anthony Mason (8)
|
Derek Harper (8)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
1β1
|
3
|
May 11
|
@ Indiana
|
L 95β97
|
Oakley, Starks (23)
|
Charles Oakley (7)
|
John Starks (9)
|
Market Square Arena 16,675
|
1β2
|
4
|
May 13
|
@ Indiana
|
L 84β98
|
Patrick Ewing (25)
|
Charles Oakley (10)
|
Derek Harper (10)
|
Market Square Arena 16,678
|
1β3
|
5
|
May 17
|
Indiana
|
W 96β95
|
Patrick Ewing (19)
|
Charles Oakley (13)
|
John Starks (7)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
2β3
|
6
|
May 19
|
@ Indiana
|
W 92β82
|
Patrick Ewing (25)
|
Patrick Ewing (15)
|
Derek Harper (7)
|
Market Square Arena 16,679
|
3β3
|
7
|
May 21
|
Indiana
|
L 95β97
|
Patrick Ewing (29)
|
Patrick Ewing (14)
|
Harper, Oakley (6)
|
Madison Square Garden 19,763
|
3β4
|
|
1995 schedule
|
Awards and honorsβ»
Player statsβ»
Regular seasonβ»
Playoffsβ»
Source:
Transactionsβ»
The Knicks were involved in the following transactions during the 1994β95 season.
Tradesβ»
Free agentsβ»
Additionsβ»
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Subtractionsβ»
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Source:
Notesβ»
- ^ Pick was conditional, and was not exercised.
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