1994–95 New York Knicks season

1994–95 New York Knicks season
Head coach	Pat Riley
General manager	Ernie Grunfeld
Owner(s)	Viacom ITT Cablevision
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Results
Record	55–27 (.671)
Place	Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Semifinals (eliminated 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	MSG Network, EMI
Radio	WFAN

The 1994–95 New York Knicks season was the 49th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] The Knicks posted a 55–27 record in the Atlantic Division, and finished in second place, two games behind the Orlando Magic. By earning the third seed in the Eastern Conference,^[2] the Knicks qualified for the NBA Playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.^[1] John Starks led the league with 217 three-point field goals, and became the first player ever to reach up to 200 three-pointers in a single season.^[3] Power forward Anthony Mason was named Sixth Man of the Year.^[4]

In the first round of the 1995 NBA Playoffs, the Knicks defeated the 6th-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers three games to one, advancing to the Eastern Conference Semifinals.^[2] The Knicks lost Game 1 of their series with the Indiana Pacers, as Reggie Miller scored eight points in the final 18.7 seconds to bring the Pacers back from a six-point deficit.^[5] The Pacers gained a 3–1 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, Patrick 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.^[6] Following the season, Pat Riley quit as head coach to take over the coaching job with the Miami Heat,^[7] and Greg Anthony left in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft.^[8]

NBA Draft

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

New York Knicks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
1.0 !PG	50	USA !	Anthony, Greg	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	UNLV
4.5 !PF	4	USA !	Bonner, Anthony	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Saint Louis
2.0 !SG	7	USA !	Christie, Doug	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Pepperdine
2.0 !SG	44	USA !	Davis, Hubert	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	North Carolina
6.0 !C	33	USA !	Ewing, Patrick	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Georgetown
1.0 !PG	11	USA !	Harper, Derek	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Illinois
4.5 !PF	14	USA !	Mason, Anthony	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Tennessee State
4.5 !PF	34	USA !	Oakley, Charles	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Virginia Union
3.0 !SF	54	USA !	Smith, Charles	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Pittsburgh
2.0 !SG	3	USA !	Starks, John	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oklahoma State
1.0 !PG	21	USA !	Ward, Charlie	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Florida State
6.0 !C	32	USA !	Williams, Herb	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	Ohio State
3.0 !SF	2	USA !	Williams, Monty	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Notre Dame

Head coach

Pat Riley (Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-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

#	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

^[2]

Record vs. opponents

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	—

Playoffs

East First Round

(3) New York Knicks vs. (6) Cleveland Cavaliers: Knicks win series 3–1

Game 1 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (April 27): New York 103, Cleveland 79
Game 2 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (April 29): Cleveland 90, New York 84
Game 3 @ Gund Arena, Cleveland (May 1): New York 83, Cleveland 81
Game 4 @ Gund Arena, Cleveland (May 4): New York 93, Cleveland 80

Last Playoff Meeting: 1978 Eastern Conference First Round (New York won 2–0)

East Conference Semifinals

(2) Indiana Pacers vs. (3) New York Knicks: Pacers win series 4–3

Game 1 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 7): Indiana 107, New York 105
Game 2 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 9): New York 96, Indiana 77
Game 3 @ Market Square Arena, Indianapolis (May 11): Indiana 97, New York 95 (OT)
Game 4 @ Market Square Arena, Indianapolis (May 13): Indiana 98, New York 84
Game 5 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 17): New York 96, Indiana 95
Game 6 @ Market Square Arena, Indianapolis (May 19): New York 92, Indiana 82
Game 7 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 21): Indiana 97, New York 95

Last Playoff Meeting: 1994 Eastern Conference Finals (New York won 4–3)

Awards and records

Anthony Mason, NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award^[4]

Transactions

Trades

October 13, 1994

To New York Knicks

Doug Christie

To Los Angeles Lakers

1997 2nd-round pick
1998 2nd-round pick (conditional)

Free agents

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Ron Grandison	October 6	Rochester Renegade (CBA)
Greg Kite	January 3	Orlando Magic

Subtractions
Player	Date signed	New Team
Ron Grandison	December 15	Rapid City Thrillers (CBA)
Greg Kite	February 14	Indiana Pacers

References

1 2 "New York Knickerbockers Franchise Index". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
1 2 3 "1994–95 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
↑ "NBA & ABA Single Season Leaders and Records for 3-Pt Field Goals". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
1 2 Isola, Frank (March 1, 2015). "Anthony Mason dead at 48: Bruising former Knicks power forward dies weeks after suffering massive heart attack". New York Daily News. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
↑ Zinser, Lynn (May 6, 2013). "The Scar Miller Left in 1995 Is Still Fresh". The New York Times. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
↑ Brown, Clifton (May 22, 1995). "1995 N.B.A. Playoffs; The Knicks' Quest for Glory Bounces Off the Back of the Rim". The New York Times. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
↑ Wise, Mike (September 8, 1995). "Pro Basketball; Book Is Closed on the Knicks–Riley Saga". The New York Times. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
↑ "1995 NBA Expansion Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 5, 2016.

External links

1994–95 New York Knickerbockers Statistics

1994–95 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Miami New Jersey New York Orlando Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Minnesota San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle

New York Knicks

Founded in 1946 Based in New York City

Franchise	Franchise All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season

Arenas	Madison Square Garden III 69th Regiment Armory Madison Square Garden IV

General Managers	Podesta Boryla Donovan Holzman Donovan DeBusschere Stirling Bianchi Checketts Grunfeld Layden Thomas Walsh Grunwald Mills

D-League affiliate	Westchester Knicks

Administration	The Madison Square Garden Company (Owner) James Dolan (Chairman & CEO) Steve Mills (GM) Phil Jackson (President) Jeff Hornacek (Head Coach)

Retired numbers	10 12 15 (McGuire) 15 (Monroe) 18 19 22 24 33 613

Hall of Fame members	Walt Bellamy Bill Bradley Hubie Brown Larry Brown Nathaniel Clifton Dave DeBusschere Patrick Ewing Walt Frazier Harry Gallatin Tom Gola Richie Guerin Spencer Haywood Red Holzman Bernard King Jerry Lucas Slater Martin Bob McAdoo Dick McGuire Earl Monroe Dikembe Mutombo Don Nelson Rick Pitino Willis Reed Pat Riley Lenny Wilkens Phil Jackson

NBA Championships (2)	1970 1973

Eastern Conference Championships (8)	1951 1952 1953 1970 1972 1973 1994 1999

Rivalries	Boston Celtics Brooklyn Nets Chicago Bulls Indiana Pacers Miami Heat

Culture and lore	Dancing Harry Eddie Spike Lee Disputed foul against Scottie Pippen Diedrich Knickerbocker Knicks–Nuggets brawl Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray? Mike Walczewski George Kalinsky John Starks' 2-for-18 in Game 7 of the 1994 Finals Linsanity

Media	TV MSG Network Radio WEPN-FM Announcers Mike Breen Walt Frazier Kenny Albert Mike Crispino

New York Knicks seasons

1940s

1950s

1954-55

1960s

1970s

1969–70

1972–73

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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