1989–90 New York Knicks season

1989–90 New York Knicks season
Head coach	Stu Jackson
General manager	Al Bianchi
Owner(s)	Paramount Communications, Inc.
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Results
Record	45–37 (.549)
Place	Division: 3rd (Atlantic) Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Conference Semifinals (Eliminated 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	MSG Network, EMI
Radio	WFAN

The 1989–90 New York Knicks season was the 44th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] In the regular season, the Knicks had a 45–37 record and finished third in the Atlantic Division.^[2] The Knicks' fifth-place finish in the Eastern Conference earned them a berth in the NBA Playoffs for the third straight year.^[1]^[2]

Before the season, owners Gulf+Western reorganized and became Paramount Communications, renaming themselves after the Paramount Pictures film studio.^[3]^[4]

In the first round of the playoffs, New York defeated the Boston Celtics three games to two, after overcoming an 0–2 deficit.^[2] The Knicks were then eliminated by the Detroit Pistons, who later won their second consecutive NBA title, four games to one.^[2]^[5]

Draft picks

Main article: 1989 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
2	50	Brian Quinnett	SF	United States	Washington State

Roster

New York Knicks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
6.0 !C	54	Butler, Greg	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1966–03–11	Stanford
1.0 !PG	1	Cheeks, Maurice	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1956–09–08	West Texas A&M
6.0 !C	33	Ewing, Patrick	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1962–08–05	Georgetown
6.0 !C	40	Gray, Stuart	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1963–05–27	UCLA
1.0 !PG	13	Jackson, Mark	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1965–04–01	St. John's
2.0 !SG	8	Myers, Pete	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1963–09–15	Arkansas
3.0 !SF	4	Newman, Johnny	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1963–11–28	Richmond
4.5 !PF	34	Oakley, Charles	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1963–12–18	Virginia Union
2.0 !SG	23	Quinnett, Brian	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1966–05–30	Washington State
1.0 !PG	11	Strickland, Rod	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1966–07–11	DePaul
2.0 !SG	6	Tucker, Trent	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	1959–12–20	Minnesota
4.5 !PF	55	Vandeweghe, Kiki	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1958–08–01	UCLA
3.0 !SF	7	Walker, Kenny	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1964–08–18	Kentucky
6.0 !C	45	Wilkins, Eddie Lee	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1962–05–07	Gardner–Webb
2.0 !SG	21	Wilkins, Gerald	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1963–09–11	Tennessee-Chattanooga

Head coach

Stu Jackson

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Philadelphia 76ers	53	29	.646	–	34–7	19–22	19–7
x-Boston Celtics	52	30	.634	1	30–11	22–19	19–7
x-New York Knicks	45	37	.549	8	29–12	16–25	17–9
Washington Bullets	31	51	.378	22	20–21	11–30	10–16
Miami Heat	18	64	.220	35	11–30	7–34	4–22
New Jersey Nets	17	65	.207	36	13–28	4–37	9–17

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Detroit Pistons	59	23	.720	–
2	y-Philadelphia 76ers	53	29	.646	6
3	x-Chicago Bulls	55	27	.671	4
4	x-Boston Celtics	52	30	.634	7
5	x-New York Knicks	45	37	.549	14
6	x-Milwaukee Bucks	44	38	.537	15
7	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	17
8	x-Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	17

9	Atlanta Hawks	41	41	.500	18
10	Washington Bullets	31	51	.378	28
11	Miami Heat	18	64	.220	41
11	Orlando Magic	18	64	.220	41
13	New Jersey Nets	17	65	.207	42

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1989-90 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	1–3	2–0	0–5	2–3	0–2	1–1	3–2	2–0	2–0	2–3	1–1	0–2	4–0	3–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	5–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2
Boston	3–1	—	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	5–0	2–2	1–1	5–1	4–1	4–0	3–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3
Charlotte	0–2	0–2	—	0–2	1–1	1–3	3–2	0–2	2–2	1–4	1–1	2–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–5	0–4	0–5	0–2
Chicago	5–0	2–2	2–0	—	5–0	2–0	1–1	1–4	2–0	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	3–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–1
Cleveland	3–2	1–3	1–1	0–5	—	0–2	0–2	1–4	1–1	0–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	3–2	1–1	4–0	2–2	4–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Dallas	2–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	—	2–3	1–1	3–1	4–1	2–0	3–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	3–2	2–2	1–3	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–1	2–0	3–2	—	0–2	2–2	4–1	0–2	2–2	0–4	2–0	1–1	5–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	4–0	1–3	2–2	0–4	1–1
Detroit	2–3	2–2	2–0	4–1	4–1	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	4–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–2	2–0	4–0	4–0	5–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0
Golden State	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	—	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–4	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–5	2–2	3–2	1–3	2–3	2–2	1–1
Houston	0–2	0–2	4–1	1–1	2–0	1–4	1–4	1–1	2–2	—	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–3	4–0	2–2	2–2	3–2	1–1
Indiana	3–2	3–1	1–1	3–2	2–3	0–2	2–0	1–4	1–1	1–1	—	0–2	0–2	3–1	3–2	1–1	4–0	1–3	4–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
L.A. Clippers	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	—	1–4	0–2	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–4	0–5	2–3	0–4	3–2	0–4	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	4–1	2–2	2–0	4–1	—	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–3	5–0	2–2	4–0	2–2	1–1
Miami	0–4	0–5	1–1	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	—	2–2	1–1	1–4	1–5	3–1	0–5	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–3
Milwaukee	2–3	2–2	2–0	1–4	2–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	—	2–0	4–0	2–2	5–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–1
Minnesota	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–5	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	0–2	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–3	2–2	1–4	1–3	0–5	1–1
New Jersey	2–2	1–5	1–1	1–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	4–1	0–4	1–1	—	1–4	1–3	1–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–3
New York	3–1	1–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	5–1	2–2	1–1	4–1	—	2–2	2–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–0
Orlando	0–5	0–4	1–1	2–3	1–4	0–2	0–2	0–5	0–2	0–2	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–5	1–1	3–1	2–2	—	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4
Philadelphia	2–2	2–3	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	5–0	3–1	1–1	4–1	3–2	2–2	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–1
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	0–2	5–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	—	2–3	5–0	0–4	3–2	3–1	2–0
Portland	1–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	5–0	3–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–2	—	4–0	3–1	3–2	2–2	1–1
Sacramento	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	2–3	0–4	1–1	3–2	0–5	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–5	0–4	—	0–4	2–2	1–3	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	1–1	5–0	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–3	4–0	—	3–1	3–2	2–0
Seattle	1–1	0–2	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–2	2–2	1–1	2–3	0–4	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	2–3	2–2	1–3	—	1–3	2–0
Utah	1–1	1–1	5–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–2	2–3	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–3	3–1	—	2–0
Washington	2–2	3–2	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–3	1–1	3–2	0–5	4–0	1–5	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	—

Game log

1989–90 game log

November

December

January

February

March

April: 4–4 (Home: 4–1; Road: 0–3)

1989–90 schedule

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Boston Celtics vs. (5) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 3–2

Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 26): Boston 116, New York 105
Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 28): Boston 157, New York 128
Game 3 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 2): New York 102, Boston 99
Game 4 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 4): New York 135, Boston 108
Game 5 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 6): New York 121, Boston 114

Last Playoff Meeting: 1988 Eastern Conference First Round (Boston won 3–1)

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Detroit Pistons vs. (5) New York Knicks: Pistons win series 4–1

Game 1 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills (May 8): Detroit 112, New York 77
Game 2 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills (May 10): Detroit 104, New York 97
Game 3 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 12): New York 111, Detroit 103
Game 4 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 13): Detroit 102, New York 90
Game 5 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills (May 15): Detroit 95, New York 84

Last Playoff Meeting: 1984 Eastern Conference First Round (New York won 3–2)

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Awards and records

Patrick Ewing, All-NBA First Team^[6]

References

1 2 "New York Knickerbockers Franchise Index". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
1 2 3 4 "1989–90 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
↑ "Gulf and Western plans to sell off its financial services". New Straits Times. April 11, 1989. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
↑ Fabrikant, Geraldine (April 10, 1989). "Divestiture Is Planned By G.&W.". The New York Times. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
↑ "Bad Boys Still the Best". National Basketball Association. Archived from the original on 11 April 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
↑ "All-NBA & All-ABA Teams". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

External links

1989–90 New York Knickerbockers Statistics

1989–90 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Miami New Jersey New York Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee Orlando

Western

Midwest	Charlotte Dallas Denver Houston Minnesota San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle

New York Knicks

Founded in 1946 Based in New York City

Franchise	Franchise All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season

Arenas	Madison Square Garden III 69th Regiment Armory Madison Square Garden IV

General Managers	Podesta Boryla Donovan Holzman Donovan DeBusschere Stirling Bianchi Checketts Grunfeld Layden Thomas Walsh Grunwald Mills

D-League affiliate	Westchester Knicks

Administration	The Madison Square Garden Company (Owner) James Dolan (Chairman & CEO) Steve Mills (GM) Phil Jackson (President) Jeff Hornacek (Head Coach)

Retired numbers	10 12 15 (McGuire) 15 (Monroe) 18 19 22 24 33 613

Hall of Fame members	Walt Bellamy Bill Bradley Hubie Brown Larry Brown Nathaniel Clifton Dave DeBusschere Patrick Ewing Walt Frazier Harry Gallatin Tom Gola Richie Guerin Spencer Haywood Red Holzman Bernard King Jerry Lucas Slater Martin Bob McAdoo Dick McGuire Earl Monroe Dikembe Mutombo Don Nelson Rick Pitino Willis Reed Pat Riley Lenny Wilkens Phil Jackson

NBA Championships (2)	1970 1973

Eastern Conference Championships (8)	1951 1952 1953 1970 1972 1973 1994 1999

Rivalries	Boston Celtics Brooklyn Nets Chicago Bulls Indiana Pacers Miami Heat

Culture and lore	Dancing Harry Eddie Spike Lee Disputed foul against Scottie Pippen Diedrich Knickerbocker Knicks–Nuggets brawl Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray? Mike Walczewski George Kalinsky John Starks' 2-for-18 in Game 7 of the 1994 Finals Linsanity

Media	TV MSG Network Radio WEPN-FM Announcers Mike Breen Walt Frazier Kenny Albert Mike Crispino

New York Knicks seasons

1940s

1950s

1954-55

1960s

1970s

1969–70

1972–73

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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