New York Knicks Playoff Rosters

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1996-1997 New York Knicks Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Scott Brooks PG 5-11 165 Jul 31, 1965 31 UC Irvine 9 1987 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Chris Childs PG 6-3 195 Nov 20, 1967 29 Boise State 3 1989 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Patrick Ewing C 7-0 240 Aug 5, 1962 34 Georgetown 11 1985 1st Rnd, #1, New York Knicks
Allan Houston SG 6-6 205 Apr 20, 1971 26 Tennessee 3 1993 1st Rnd, #11, Detroit Pistons
Larry Johnson SF 6-6 250 Mar 14, 1969 28 UNLV 5 1991 1st Rnd, #1, Charlotte Hornets (1988)
Dontae Jones PF 6-8 220 Jun 2, 1975 21 Mississippi State 0 1996 1st Rnd, #21, New York Knicks
Walter McCarty PF 6-10 230 Feb 1, 1974 23 Kentucky 0 1996 1st Rnd, #19, New York Knicks
Charles Oakley PF 6-8 225 Dec 18, 1963 33 Virginia Union 11 1985 1st Rnd, #9, Cleveland Cavaliers
John Starks PG 6-3 180 Aug 10, 1965 31 Oklahoma State 7 1988 NBA Draft, Undrafted
John Wallace PF 6-8 225 Feb 9, 1974 23 Syracuse 0 1996 1st Rnd, #18, New York Knicks
Charlie Ward PG 6-2 190 Oct 12, 1970 26 Florida State 2 1994 1st Rnd, #26, New York Knicks
Buck Williams PF 6-8 215 Mar 8, 1960 37 Maryland 15 1981 1st Rnd, #3, New Jersey Nets
Herb Williams C-F 6-10 242 Feb 16, 1958 39 Ohio State 15 1981 1st Rnd, #14, Indiana Pacers

1996-1997 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Chicago Bulls #8 Washington Bullets CHI in 3
First Round #2 Miami Heat #7 Orlando Magic MIA in 5
First Round #3 New York Knicks #6 Charlotte Hornets NYK in 3
First Round #4 Atlanta Hawks #5 Detroit Pistons ATL in 5
Second Round #1 Chicago Bulls #4 Atlanta Hawks CHI in 5
Second Round #2 Miami Heat #3 New York Knicks MIA in 7
Conference Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #2 Miami Heat CHI in 5

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

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

1996-1997 New York Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Patrick Ewing 9 39.7 22.6 10.6 1.9 0.3 2.4 3.0
Allan Houston 9 40.0 19.2 2.6 2.3 0.7 0.3 2.7
John Starks 9 28.1 14.0 3.4 2.8 1.1 0.0 2.2
Larry Johnson 9 32.8 13.8 4.0 2.6 0.8 0.1 1.7
Chris Childs 10 32.8 10.4 4.9 5.9 2.0 0.0 2.8
Charles Oakley 10 35.8 9.8 8.8 1.6 2.2 0.3 1.8
Buck Williams 10 19.3 4.3 4.0 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.4
Charlie Ward 9 20.2 2.2 2.8 4.3 1.4 0.0 1.7
John Wallace 4 10.0 2.5 1.8 1.2 0.2 0.5 0.5
Walter McCarty 2 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
Herb Williams 3 7.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scott Brooks 4 1.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1996-1997 New York Knicks Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Charlotte Leaders
Apr 24, 1997
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Charlotte		 W, 109-99 Madison Square Garden
Opening Round 		1-0 PTS: 25. A. Houston
REB: 9. P. Ewing
AST: 8. Chris Childs 		PTS: 27. Vlade Divac
REB: 13. A. Mason
AST: 5. A. Mason
Apr 26, 1997
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Charlotte		 W, 100-93 Madison Square Garden
Opening Round 		2-0 PTS: 30. P. Ewing
REB: 10. C. Oakley
AST: 9. Chris Childs 		PTS: 39. Glen Rice
REB: 12. Vlade Divac
AST: 2. Vlade Divac
Apr 28, 1997
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Charlotte		 W, 95-104 Charlotte Coliseum
Opening Round 		3-0 PTS: 22. L. Johnson
REB: 11. P. Ewing
AST: 5. L. Johnson 		PTS: 22. Glen Rice
REB: 11. A. Mason
AST: 9. Glen Rice

1996-1997 New York Knicks Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Miami Leaders
May 7, 1997
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Miami		 W, 79-88 Miami Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 27. A. Houston
REB: 16. P. Ewing
AST: 5. L. Johnson 		PTS: 21. Tim Hardaway
REB: 12. P.J. Brown
AST: 6. Tim Hardaway
May 9, 1997
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Miami		 L, 88-84 Miami Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		1-1 PTS: 19. A. Houston
REB: 11. P. Ewing
AST: 7. Chris Childs 		PTS: 34. Tim Hardaway
REB: 13. A. Mourning
AST: 4. Tim Hardaway
May 11, 1997
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Miami		 W, 77-73 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		2-1 PTS: 25. P. Ewing
REB: 11. P. Ewing
AST: 4. John Starks 		PTS: 22. V. Lenard
REB: 10. P.J. Brown
AST: 8. Tim Hardaway
May 12, 1997
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Miami		 W, 89-76 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		3-1 PTS: 21. John Starks
REB: 9. C. Oakley
AST: 8. Chris Childs 		PTS: 14. Tim Hardaway
REB: 12. P.J. Brown
AST: 4. W. Anderson
May 14, 1997
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Miami		 L, 96-81 Miami Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		3-2 PTS: 21. John Starks
REB: 9. C. Oakley
AST: 7. Chris Childs 		PTS: 21. V. Lenard
REB: 12. P.J. Brown
AST: 6. Tim Hardaway
May 16, 1997
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Miami		 L, 90-95 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		3-3 PTS: 22. Chris Childs
REB: 12. C. Oakley
AST: 9. Chris Childs 		PTS: 28. A. Mourning
REB: 9. A. Mourning
AST: 8. Tim Hardaway
May 18, 1997
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Miami		 L, 101-90 Miami Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		3-4 PTS: 37. P. Ewing
REB: 17. P. Ewing
AST: 8. Charlie Ward 		PTS: 38. Tim Hardaway
REB: 12. A. Mourning
AST: 7. Tim Hardaway