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1997-1998 New York Knicks Playoff Roster
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Playoff Roster

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

Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Chicago Bulls #8 New Jersey Nets Chicago in 3
First Round #2 Miami Heat #7 New York Knicks New York in 5
First Round #3 Indiana Pacers #6 Cleveland Cavaliers Indiana in 4
First Round #4 Charlotte Hornets #5 Atlanta Hawks Charlotte in 4
Second Round #1 Chicago Bulls #4 Charlotte Hornets Chicago in 5
Second Round #3 Indiana Pacers #7 New York Knicks Indiana in 5
Conference Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #3 Indiana Pacers Chicago in 7
Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Utah Jazz #8 Houston Rockets Utah in 5
First Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #7 Minnesota Timberwolves Seattle in 5
First Round #3 Los Angeles Lakers #6 Portland Trail Blazers L.A. Lakers in 4
First Round #4 Phoenix Suns #5 San Antonio Spurs San Antonio in 4
Second Round #1 Utah Jazz #5 San Antonio Spurs Utah in 5
Second Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #3 Los Angeles Lakers L.A. Lakers in 5
Conference Finals #1 Utah Jazz #3 Los Angeles Lakers Utah in 4
NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Utah Jazz #1 Chicago Bulls Chicago in 6

New York Playoff Stat Leaders Full Team Stats

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

Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue/Game Type 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
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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
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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
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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

Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue/Game Type 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
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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
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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
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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