New York Knicks Playoff Rosters

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1988-1989 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 23 Stanford 0 1988 2nd Rnd, #37, New York Knicks
Patrick Ewing C 7-0 240 Aug 5, 1962 26 Georgetown 3 1985 1st Rnd, #1, New York Knicks
Sidney Green F-C 6-9 220 Jan 4, 1961 28 UNLV 5 1983 1st Rnd, #5, Chicago Bulls
Mark Jackson PG 6-1 180 Apr 1, 1965 24 St. John's 1 1987 1st Rnd, #18, New York Knicks
Pete Myers GF 6-6 180 Sep 15, 1963 25 Little Rock 2 1986 6th Rnd, #120, Chicago Bulls
Johnny Newman G-F 6-7 190 Nov 28, 1963 25 Richmond 2 1986 2nd Rnd, #29, Cleveland Cavaliers
Charles Oakley PF 6-8 225 Dec 18, 1963 25 Virginia Union 3 1985 1st Rnd, #9, Cleveland Cavaliers
Rod Strickland PG 6-3 175 Jul 11, 1966 22 DePaul 0 1988 1st Rnd, #19, New York Knicks
Trent Tucker SG 6-5 193 Dec 20, 1959 29 Minnesota 6 1982 1st Rnd, #6, New York Knicks
Kiki Vandeweghe PF 6-8 220 Aug 1, 1958 30 UCLA 8 1980 1st Rnd, #11, Dallas Mavericks
Kenny Walker PF 6-8 210 Aug 18, 1964 24 Kentucky 2 1986 1st Rnd, #5, New York Knicks
Eddie Lee Wilkins FC 6-10 220 May 7, 1962 26 Gardner-Webb 2 1984 6th Rnd, #133, New York Knicks
Gerald Wilkins G-F 6-6 185 Sep 11, 1963 25 Chattanooga 3 1985 2nd Rnd, #47, New York Knicks

1988-1989 Playoff Matchups

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

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 Portland Trail Blazers LAL in 3
First Round #2 Utah Jazz #7 Golden State Warriors GSW in 3
First Round #3 Phoenix Suns #6 Denver Nuggets PHX in 3
First Round #4 Seattle SuperSonics #5 Houston Rockets SEA in 4
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #4 Seattle SuperSonics LAL in 4
Second Round #3 Phoenix Suns #7 Golden State Warriors PHX in 5
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Phoenix Suns LAL in 4

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Detroit Pistons #1 Los Angeles Lakers DET in 4

1988-1989 New York Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Patrick Ewing 9 37.8 19.9 10.0 2.2 1.0 2.0 1.7
Johnny Newman 9 28.7 16.1 2.8 1.9 0.9 0.1 2.0
Gerald Wilkins 9 32.2 16.1 3.7 4.7 1.3 0.3 2.4
Mark Jackson 9 37.3 14.7 3.4 10.1 1.1 0.3 3.1
Charles Oakley 9 33.2 9.7 11.2 1.2 1.3 0.1 2.4
Kiki Vandeweghe 9 17.7 8.1 1.2 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.6
Trent Tucker 9 17.7 7.9 2.1 1.6 1.1 0.2 0.7
Rod Strickland 9 12.3 6.0 1.4 2.8 0.4 0.1 1.4
Sidney Green 9 14.2 4.0 4.0 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.8
Kenny Walker 9 10.0 2.2 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.4
Eddie Lee Wilkins 7 3.7 2.1 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
Pete Myers 4 3.5 1.0 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0

1988-1989 New York Knicks Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Philadelphia Leaders
Apr 27, 1989
v.
Philadelphia		 W, 102-96 Madison Square Garden
Opening Round 		1-0 PTS: 34. G. Wilkins
REB: 12. C. Oakley
AST: 9. Mark Jackson 		PTS: 26. Ron Anderson
REB: 12. C. Barkley
AST: 16. Mo Cheeks
Apr 29, 1989
v.
Philadelphia		 W, 107-106 Madison Square Garden
Opening Round 		2-0 PTS: 20. J. Newman
REB: 12. C. Oakley
AST: 10. Mark Jackson 		PTS: 30. C. Barkley
REB: 12. C. Barkley
AST: 12. Mo Cheeks
May 2, 1989
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Philadelphia		 W, 115-116 Spectrum
Opening Round 		3-0 PTS: 24. Mark Jackson
REB: 17. C. Oakley
AST: 9. Mark Jackson 		PTS: 29. C. Barkley
REB: 11. C. Barkley
AST: 11. Mo Cheeks

1988-1989 New York Knicks Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Chicago Leaders
May 9, 1989
v.
Chicago		 L, 109-120 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		0-1 PTS: 27. J. Newman
REB: 10. P. Ewing
AST: 11. Mark Jackson 		PTS: 34. M. Jordan
REB: 14. B. Cartwright
AST: 12. M. Jordan
May 11, 1989
v.
Chicago		 W, 114-97 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		1-1 PTS: 23. P. Ewing
REB: 13. C. Oakley
AST: 16. Mark Jackson 		PTS: 16. John Paxson
REB: 9. C. Davis
AST: 5. S. Pippen
May 13, 1989
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Chicago		 L, 111-88 Chicago Stadium
Conference Semi Finals 		1-2 PTS: 19. P. Ewing
REB: 9. C. Oakley
AST: 6. Mark Jackson 		PTS: 40. M. Jordan
REB: 15. M. Jordan
AST: 9. M. Jordan
May 14, 1989
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Chicago		 L, 106-93 Chicago Stadium
Conference Semi Finals 		1-3 PTS: 23. J. Newman
REB: 16. C. Oakley
AST: 5. G. Wilkins 		PTS: 47. M. Jordan
REB: 11. M. Jordan
AST: 8. S. Pippen
May 16, 1989
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Chicago		 W, 121-114 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		2-3 PTS: 32. P. Ewing
REB: 13. C. Oakley
AST: 14. Mark Jackson 		PTS: 38. M. Jordan
REB: 9. S. Pippen
AST: 10. M. Jordan
May 19, 1989
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Chicago		 L, 113-111 Chicago Stadium
Conference Semi Finals 		2-4 PTS: 22. P. Ewing
REB: 13. P. Ewing
AST: 12. Mark Jackson 		PTS: 40. M. Jordan
REB: 8. B. Cartwright
AST: 10. M. Jordan