New York Knicks Playoff Rosters

1989-1990 New York Knicks Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Greg Butler C 6-11 240 Mar 11, 1966 24 Stanford 1 1988 2nd Rnd, #37, New York Knicks
Mo Cheeks PG 6-1 180 Sep 8, 1956 33 West Texas A&M 11 1978 2nd Rnd, #36, Philadelphia Sixers
Patrick Ewing C 7-0 240 Aug 5, 1962 27 Georgetown 4 1985 1st Rnd, #1, New York Knicks
Stuart Gray C 7-0 235 May 27, 1963 26 UCLA 5 1984 2nd Rnd, #29, Indiana Pacers
Mark Jackson PG 6-1 180 Apr 1, 1965 25 St. John's 2 1987 1st Rnd, #18, New York Knicks
Johnny Newman G-F 6-7 190 Nov 28, 1963 26 Richmond 3 1986 2nd Rnd, #29, Cleveland Cavaliers
Charles Oakley PF 6-8 225 Dec 18, 1963 26 Virginia Union 4 1985 1st Rnd, #9, Cleveland Cavaliers
Brian Quinnett PF 6-8 235 May 30, 1966 23 Washington State 0 1989 2nd Rnd, #50, New York Knicks
Trent Tucker SG 6-5 193 Dec 20, 1959 30 Minnesota 7 1982 1st Rnd, #6, New York Knicks
Kiki Vandeweghe PF 6-8 220 Aug 1, 1958 31 UCLA 9 1980 1st Rnd, #11, Dallas Mavericks
Kenny Walker PF 6-8 210 Aug 18, 1964 25 Kentucky 3 1986 1st Rnd, #5, New York Knicks
Eddie Lee Wilkins FC 6-10 220 May 7, 1962 27 Gardner-Webb 3 1984 6th Rnd, #133, New York Knicks
Gerald Wilkins G-F 6-6 185 Sep 11, 1963 26 Chattanooga 4 1985 2nd Rnd, #47, New York Knicks

1989-1990 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Detroit Pistons #8 Indiana Pacers DET in 3
First Round #2 Philadelphia Sixers #7 Cleveland Cavaliers PHI in 5
First Round #3 Chicago Bulls #6 Milwaukee Bucks CHI in 4
First Round #4 Boston Celtics #5 New York Knicks NYK in 5
Second Round #1 Detroit Pistons #5 New York Knicks DET in 5
Second Round #3 Chicago Bulls #2 Philadelphia Sixers CHI in 5
Conference Finals #1 Detroit Pistons #3 Chicago Bulls DET in 7

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 Houston Rockets LAL in 4
First Round #2 San Antonio Spurs #7 Denver Nuggets SAS in 3
First Round #3 Portland Trail Blazers #6 Dallas Mavericks POR in 3
First Round #4 Utah Jazz #5 Phoenix Suns PHX in 5
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Phoenix Suns PHX in 5
Second Round #3 Portland Trail Blazers #2 San Antonio Spurs POR in 7
Conference Finals #3 Portland Trail Blazers #5 Phoenix Suns POR in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Detroit Pistons #3 Portland Trail Blazers DET in 5

1989-1990 New York Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Patrick Ewing 10 39.5 29.4 10.5 3.1 1.3 2.0 2.7
Gerald Wilkins 10 31.2 14.6 3.6 5.2 1.4 0.1 1.8
Mo Cheeks 10 38.8 12.8 3.9 8.5 1.7 0.2 1.9
Charles Oakley 10 33.6 12.1 11.0 2.7 1.1 0.2 2.2
Johnny Newman 10 23.3 11.7 2.1 1.0 0.9 0.3 1.7
Kiki Vandeweghe 10 23.6 7.6 1.2 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.7
Trent Tucker 10 18.3 6.0 1.4 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.6
Kenny Walker 10 15.4 4.1 2.5 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.1
Mark Jackson 9 9.0 3.8 0.6 2.3 0.2 0.0 0.8
Eddie Lee Wilkins 7 7.7 3.4 1.6 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
Brian Quinnett 3 5.3 1.7 2.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3
Stuart Gray 4 3.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.8

1989-1990 New York Knicks Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Boston Leaders
Apr 26, 1990
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Boston
L, 116-105 Boston Garden
Opening Round
0-1 PTS: 22. P. Ewing
REB: 9. P. Ewing
AST: 9. Mo Cheeks
PTS: 24. Larry Bird
REB: 18. Larry Bird
AST: 10. Larry Bird
Apr 28, 1990
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Boston
L, 157-128 Boston Garden
Opening Round
0-2 PTS: 28. P. Ewing
REB: 9. C. Oakley
AST: 7. G. Wilkins
PTS: 31. Kevin McHale
REB: 16. R. Parish
AST: 16. Larry Bird
May 2, 1990
v.
Boston
W, 102-99 Madison Square Garden
Opening Round
1-2 PTS: 33. P. Ewing
REB: 19. P. Ewing
AST: 11. Mo Cheeks
PTS: 31. Larry Bird
REB: 10. R. Parish
AST: 8. Larry Bird
May 4, 1990
v.
Boston
W, 135-108 Madison Square Garden
Opening Round
2-2 PTS: 44. P. Ewing
REB: 13. P. Ewing
AST: 12. Mo Cheeks
PTS: 24. Kevin McHale
REB: 8. Larry Bird
AST: 6. John Bagley
May 6, 1990
@
Boston
W, 114-121 Boston Garden
Opening Round
3-2 PTS: 31. P. Ewing
REB: 17. C. Oakley
AST: 10. P. Ewing
PTS: 31. Larry Bird
REB: 9. R. Parish
AST: 10. D. Johnson

1989-1990 New York Knicks Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Detroit Leaders
May 8, 1990
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Detroit
L, 112-77 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 19. P. Ewing
REB: 8. E. Wilkins
AST: 6. Mo Cheeks
PTS: 21. Isiah Thomas
REB: 13. B. Laimbeer
AST: 7. Isiah Thomas
May 10, 1990
@
Detroit
L, 104-97 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Conference Semi Finals
0-2 PTS: 24. G. Wilkins
REB: 15. C. Oakley
AST: 8. Mo Cheeks
PTS: 32. J. Edwards
REB: 13. B. Laimbeer
AST: 12. Isiah Thomas
May 12, 1990
v.
Detroit
W, 111-103 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals
1-2 PTS: 45. P. Ewing
REB: 20. C. Oakley
AST: 12. Mo Cheeks
PTS: 20. Isiah Thomas
REB: 8. D. Rodman
AST: 6. Isiah Thomas
May 13, 1990
v.
Detroit
L, 90-102 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals
1-3 PTS: 30. P. Ewing
REB: 14. C. Oakley
AST: 6. Mo Cheeks
PTS: 19. J. Edwards
REB: 14. D. Rodman
AST: 11. Isiah Thomas
May 15, 1990
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Detroit
L, 95-84 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Conference Semi Finals
1-4 PTS: 22. P. Ewing
REB: 14. P. Ewing
AST: 9. Mo Cheeks
PTS: 25. Mark Aguirre
REB: 11. D. Rodman
AST: 6. Isiah Thomas