1993–94 New York Knicks season

The 1993–94 NBA season was the 48th season for the Knicks in the National Basketball Association in New York City.[1] 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 of Cablevision.

1993–94 New York Knicks season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachPat Riley
General managerErnie Grunfeld
OwnersParamount Communications, Inc. (through March 10, 1994)
Viacom (starting on March 11, 1994)
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record57–25 (.695)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(Lost to Rockets 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionMSG Network
RadioWFAN

During the offseason, the Knicks signed free agent Anthony Bonner.[2] The team got off to a fast start winning their first seven games. However, they would lose Doc Rivers for the remainder of the season to a knee injury after just 19 games. At midseason, the Knicks traded Tony Campbell to the Dallas Mavericks for Derek Harper to fill in the void left by Rivers.[3] Despite the injuries, the Knicks had another successful season posting a 15-game winning streak late in the season, including a 14–0 record in March finishing first place in the Atlantic Division with a 57–25 record. The Knicks earned the #2 seed in the Eastern Conference. Three members of the team, Patrick Ewing, John Starks and Charles Oakley were all selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Knicks defeated the New Jersey Nets in four games. In the semifinals, they faced the Chicago Bulls for the fourth straight year. Michael Jordan had retired prior to the season to pursue a 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 Finals, where they then defeated Reggie Miller and the 5th-seeded Indiana Pacers in another full seven game series. The Knicks advanced to the 1994 NBA Finals, but would lose in seven games to the Houston Rockets after taking a 3–2 series lead.[4] In the 1994 Playoffs, the Knicks set the record for most games allowing under 95[5] and under 100 points[6] 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 and then retired.[7]

Draft picks
Main article: 1993 NBA draft

The Knicks had no draft picks in 1993.

Roster
Roster listing
New York Knicks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PF 42 Anderson, Eric 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Indiana
PG 50 Anthony, Greg 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) UNLV
G/F 20 Blackman, Rolando 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kansas State
F 4 Bonner, Anthony 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Saint Louis
G 44 Davis, Hubert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) North Carolina
C 33 Ewing, Patrick 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Georgetown
SG 7 Gaines, Corey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Loyola Marymount
G 11 Harper, Derek 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Illinois
F 14 Mason, Anthony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Tennessee State
F/C 34 Oakley, Charles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Virginia Union
PG 25 Rivers, Doc  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Marquette
F 54 Smith, Charles 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Pittsburgh
SG 3 Starks, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oklahoma State
F/C 32 Williams, Herb 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Ohio State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Pre season

Game log

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-New York Knicks 5725.695—32–925–1618–10
x-Orlando Magic 5032.610731–1019–2220–8
x-New Jersey Nets 4537.5491229–1216–2517–11
x-Miami Heat 4240.5121522–1920–2116–12
Boston Celtics 3250.3902518–2314–2712–16
Philadelphia 76ers 2557.3053215–2610–317–21
Washington Bullets 2458.2933317–247–348–20

[8]

# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Atlanta Hawks5725.695–
2 y-New York Knicks5725.695–
3 x-Chicago Bulls5527.6712
4 x-Orlando Magic5032.6107
5 x-Indiana Pacers4735.57310
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4735.57310
7 x-New Jersey Nets4537.54912
8 x-Miami Heat4240.51215
9 Charlotte Hornets4141.50016
10 Boston Celtics3250.39025
11 Philadelphia 76ers2557.30532
12 Washington Bullets2458.29333
13t Milwaukee Bucks2062.24437
13t Detroit Pistons2062.24437
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1993-94 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 —4–04–12–33–12–01–14–00–21–13–21–11–13–15–02–01–32–23–14–01–11–12–01–11–11–14–0
Boston 0–4—0–42–21–32–01–13–11–11–10–41–11–12–33–11–11–40–42–24–11–11–11–10–20–20–23–2
Charlotte 1–44–0—1–41–41–11–14–00–21–12–21–12–01–33–22–02–23–12–23–12–00–21–10–20–21–12–2
Chicago 3–22–24–1—1–32–01–15–02–01–14–12–01–12–24–02–03–11–32–23–11–10–21–11–11–12–04–0
Cleveland 1–33–14–13–1—2–01–13–22–00–22–32–01–11–33–22–02–20–42–24–00–22–02–00–21–11–13–1
Dallas 0–20–21–10–20–2—1–41–10–41–40–20–40–40–20–25–10–20–20–20–20–41–32–20–50–40–51–1
Denver 1–11–11–11–11–14–1—2–01–33–21–13–13–11–12–04–11–11–11–10–21–31–32–22–42–21–41–1
Detroit 0–41–30–40–52–31–10–2—0–20–21–41–10–22–21–42–01–30–41–31–31–10–21–11–11–10–22–2
Golden State 2–01–12–00–20–24–03–12–0—0–41–14–15–02–02–02–20–21–11–11–12–33–24–12–21–43–12–0
Houston 1–11–11–11–12–04–12–32–04–0—1–14–03–12–01–14–12–02–01–12–02–24–04–02–32–23–31–1
Indiana 2–34–02–21–43–22–01–14–11–11–1—2–00–23–13–12–03–10–42–22–21–11–12–00–21–11–13–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–11–10–20–24–01–31–11–40–40–2—2–31–11–11–31–10–21–11–10–52–33–21–31–41–31–1
L.A. Lakers 1–11–10–21–11–14–01–32–00–51–32–03–2—1–12–03–10–20–22–01–13–20–51–40–40–52–21–1
Miami 1–33–23–12–23–12–01–12–20–20–21–31–11–1—4–02–02–32–22–34–10–20–21–10–21–11–13–1
Milwaukee 0–51–32–30–42–32–00–24–10–21–11–31–10–20–4—0–21–30–41–31–30–21–11–10–20–20–21–3
Minnesota 0–21–10–20–20–21–51–40–22–21–40–23–11–30–22–0—1–10–21–12–00–40–42–21–40–41–40–2
New Jersey 3–14–12–21–32–22–01–13–12–00–21–31–12–03–23–11–1—4–10–53–10–20–21–11–11–11–13–1
New York 2–24–01–33–14–02–01–14–01–10–24–02–02–02–24–02–01–4—3–23–21–12–02–01–11–10–25–0
Orlando 1–32–22–22–22–22–01–13–11–11–12–21–10–23–23–11–15–02–3—4–01–12–02–00–21–12–04–1
Philadelphia 0–41–41–31–30–42–02–03–11–10–22–21–11–11–43–10–21–32–30–4—0–20–20–20–20–21–12–3
Phoenix 1–11–10–21–12–04–03–11–13–22–21–15–02–32–02–04–02–01–11–12–0—3–24–13–12–32–22–0
Portland 1–11–12–02–00–23–13–12–02–30–41–13–25–02–01–14–02–00–20–22–02–3—4–11–31–41–32–0
Sacramento 0–21–11–11–10–22–22–21–11–40–40–22–34–11–11–12–21–10–20–22–01–41–4—1–30–51–32–0
San Antonio 1–12–02–01–12–05–04–21–12–23–22–03–14–02–02–04–11–11–12–02–01–33–13–1—0–40–52–0
Seattle 1–12–02–01–11–14–02–21–14–12–21–14–15–01–12–04–01–11–11–12–03–24–15–04–0—3–12–0
Utah 1–12–01–10–21–15–04–12–01–33–31–13–12–21–12–04–11–12–00–21–12–23–13–15–01–3—2–0
Washington 0–42–32–20–41–31–11–12–20–21–11–31–11–11–33–12–01–30–51–43–20–20–20–20–20–20–2—

Game log

Key:   Win   Loss

Playoffs

Game log

Key:   Win   Loss

Player statistics
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

Media

Television
Channel Play-by-play Alternate Play-by-play Color commentator Studio host Alternate Studio host
MSG Network Marv Albert Al Trautwig John Andariese Al Trautwig Bruce Beck

Some New York Knicks TV games carried on MSG 2 because of broadcast conflict with the New York Rangers (NHL).

Radio
Channel Play-by-play Alternate Play-by-play Color commentator Studio Host Alternate Studio Host
WFAN Mike Breen John Minko Walt Frazier John Minko Steve Somers

Some New York Knicks radio games carried on WEVD because of broadcast conflict with the New York Jets (NFL) and the New York Rangers (NHL).

Awards and records

Awards

Transactions

Trades
January 6, 1994 To New York Knicks
Derek Harper
To Dallas Mavericks
Tony Campbell
1997 1st-round pick

Free agents
Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Anthony Bonner October 5 Sacramento Kings
Corey Gaines December 18 La Crosse Catbirds (CBA)
Gerald Paddio January 5 Scavolini Pesaro (Italy)
Subtractions
Player Date signed New Team
Gerald Paddio January 20 Washington Bullets
  • 1993-94 New York Knicks Schedule and Results

https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/1994_games.html

See also

References
  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/1994.html
  2. "PRO BASKETBALL; Bonner Muscling His Way Into the Knicks' Picture". New York Times. October 17, 1993. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  3. "Knicks Acquire Derek Harper". Los Angeles Times. January 7, 1994. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  4. "N.B.A. FINALS; The Knicks' Crying Game: Disappointment Reigns". New York Times. June 24, 1994. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  5. "Team Game Finder".
  6. "Team Game Finder".
  7. "1994-95 New York Knicks Transactions". Basketball Reference. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  8. 1993-94 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com
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