New York Knicks Playoff Rosters

1997-1998 New York Knicks Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Anthony Bowie GF 6-6 190 Nov 9, 1963 34 Oklahoma 10 1986 3rd Rnd, #66, Houston Rockets
Chris Childs PG 6-3 195 Nov 20, 1967 30 Boise State 4 1989 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Terry Cummings PF 6-9 220 Mar 15, 1961 37 DePaul 15 1982 1st Rnd, #2, San Diego Clippers
Ben Davis FC 6-9 240 Dec 26, 1972 25 Arizona 1 1996 2nd Rnd, #43, Phoenix Suns
Chris Dudley C 6-11 235 Feb 22, 1965 33 Yale 10 1987 4th Rnd, #75, Cleveland Cavaliers
Patrick Ewing C 7-0 240 Aug 5, 1962 35 Georgetown 12 1985 1st Rnd, #1, New York Knicks
Allan Houston SG 6-6 205 Apr 20, 1971 27 Tennessee 4 1993 1st Rnd, #11, Detroit Pistons
Larry Johnson SF 6-6 250 Mar 14, 1969 29 UNLV 6 1991 1st Rnd, #1, Charlotte Hornets (1988)
Chris Mills SF 6-5 215 Jan 25, 1970 28 Arizona 4 1993 1st Rnd, #22, Cleveland Cavaliers
Charles Oakley PF 6-8 225 Dec 18, 1963 34 Virginia Union 12 1985 1st Rnd, #9, Cleveland Cavaliers
John Starks PG 6-3 180 Aug 10, 1965 32 Oklahoma State 8 1988 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Brooks Thompson SG 6-4 193 Jul 19, 1970 27 Oklahoma State 3 1994 1st Rnd, #27, Orlando Magic
Charlie Ward PG 6-2 190 Oct 12, 1970 27 Florida State 3 1994 1st Rnd, #26, New York Knicks
Buck Williams PF 6-8 215 Mar 8, 1960 38 Maryland 16 1981 1st Rnd, #3, New Jersey Nets
Herb Williams C-F 6-10 242 Feb 16, 1958 40 Ohio State 16 1981 1st Rnd, #14, Indiana Pacers

1997-1998 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Chicago Bulls #8 New Jersey Nets CHI in 3
First Round #2 Miami Heat #7 New York Knicks NYK in 5
First Round #3 Indiana Pacers #6 Cleveland Cavaliers IND in 4
First Round #4 Charlotte Hornets #5 Atlanta Hawks CHA in 4
Second Round #1 Chicago Bulls #4 Charlotte Hornets CHI in 5
Second Round #3 Indiana Pacers #7 New York Knicks IND in 5
Conference Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #3 Indiana Pacers CHI in 7

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Utah Jazz #8 Houston Rockets UTA in 5
First Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #7 Minnesota Timberwolves SEA in 5
First Round #3 Los Angeles Lakers #6 Portland Trail Blazers LAL in 4
First Round #4 Phoenix Suns #5 San Antonio Spurs SAS in 4
Second Round #1 Utah Jazz #5 San Antonio Spurs UTA in 5
Second Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #3 Los Angeles Lakers LAL in 5
Conference Finals #1 Utah Jazz #3 Los Angeles Lakers UTA in 4

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Utah Jazz #1 Chicago Bulls CHI in 6

1997-1998 New York Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Allan Houston 10 40.3 21.1 3.8 2.8 0.5 0.1 3.2
John Starks 10 31.4 16.4 4.0 2.3 1.6 0.1 1.1
Larry Johnson 8 38.8 17.9 6.6 1.6 1.2 0.4 3.1
Charles Oakley 10 34.2 8.1 8.5 1.4 1.1 0.2 1.3
Charlie Ward 10 26.1 6.6 2.8 6.0 2.0 0.2 1.7
Chris Childs 10 25.4 6.3 2.5 3.3 0.6 0.0 2.3
Patrick Ewing 4 33.0 14.0 8.0 1.2 0.8 1.2 2.5
Chris Mills 9 18.7 4.9 3.0 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.7
Terry Cummings 8 15.0 4.0 4.4 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.9
Buck Williams 3 15.0 4.7 5.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.0
Chris Dudley 6 8.8 1.3 3.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.3
Anthony Bowie 7 3.3 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1

1997-1998 New York Knicks Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Miami Leaders
Apr 24, 1998
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Miami
L, 94-79 Miami Arena
Opening Round
0-1 PTS: 21. L. Johnson
REB: 12. C. Oakley
AST: 4. C. Oakley
PTS: 34. Tim Hardaway
REB: 10. P.J. Brown
AST: 5. Eric Murdock
Apr 26, 1998
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Miami
W, 86-96 Miami Arena
Opening Round
1-1 PTS: 25. John Starks
REB: 14. T. Cummings
AST: 7. Charlie Ward
PTS: 30. A. Mourning
REB: 13. A. Mourning
AST: 7. Tim Hardaway
Apr 28, 1998
v.
Miami
L, 85-91 Madison Square Garden
Opening Round
1-2 PTS: 27. A. Houston
REB: 7. L. Johnson
AST: 3. A. Houston
PTS: 28. V. Lenard
REB: 9. A. Mourning
AST: 7. Tim Hardaway
Apr 30, 1998
v.
Miami
W, 90-85 Madison Square Garden
Opening Round
2-2 PTS: 18. L. Johnson
REB: 9. L. Johnson
AST: 7. Charlie Ward
PTS: 33. Tim Hardaway
REB: 9. P.J. Brown
AST: 9. Tim Hardaway
May 3, 1998
@
Miami
W, 81-98 Miami Arena
Opening Round
3-2 PTS: 30. A. Houston
REB: 14. B. Williams
AST: 14. Charlie Ward
PTS: 21. Tim Hardaway
REB: 10. P.J. Brown
AST: 8. Tim Hardaway

1997-1998 New York Knicks Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Indiana Leaders
May 5, 1998
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Indiana
L, 93-83 Market Square Arena
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 17. John Starks
REB: 11. C. Oakley
AST: 6. Charlie Ward
PTS: 18. Jalen Rose
REB: 11. Dale Davis
AST: 6. Mark Jackson
May 7, 1998
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Indiana
L, 85-77 Market Square Arena
Conference Semi Finals
0-2 PTS: 20. John Starks
REB: 9. C. Oakley
AST: 10. Charlie Ward
PTS: 22. Rik Smits
REB: 9. Dale Davis
AST: 5. Mark Jackson
May 9, 1998
v.
Indiana
W, 83-76 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals
1-2 PTS: 19. P. Ewing
REB: 8. Chris Mills
AST: 5. Chris Childs
PTS: 23. R. Miller
REB: 9. Dale Davis
AST: 9. Mark Jackson
May 10, 1998
v.
Indiana
L, 107-118 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals
1-3 PTS: 19. John Starks
REB: 10. C. Oakley
AST: 6. Chris Childs
PTS: 38. R. Miller
REB: 9. A. Davis
AST: 15. Mark Jackson
May 13, 1998
@
Indiana
L, 99-88 Market Square Arena
Conference Semi Finals
1-4 PTS: 33. A. Houston
REB: 11. P. Ewing
AST: 5. Charlie Ward
PTS: 24. R. Miller
REB: 14. Mark Jackson
AST: 13. Mark Jackson