1986–87 New York Knicks season
Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1986–87 NBA season was the Knicks' 41st season in the NBA[1] and the last time they would miss the playoffs until their 2001-02 season.
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1986–87 New York Knicks season | |||
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Head coach | Hubie Brown Bob Hill | ||
General manager | Scotty Stirling | ||
Arena | Madison Square Garden | ||
Results | |||
Record | 24–58 (.293) | ||
Place | Division: 5th (Atlantic) Conference: 11th (Eastern) | ||
Playoff finish | Did not qualify | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | WOR-TV MSG Network (Marv Albert, John Andariese) | ||
Radio | WNBC (Jim Karvellas, Ernie Grunfeld) | ||
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With second-year center Patrick Ewing still struggling with injuries and after starting the season 4-12, head coach Hubie Brown was fired and Bob Hill took over for the rest of the season. Brown returned to coach the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2002-03 season. Bernard King, only able to play six games this year, was released at the end of the season, signing as a free agent with the Washington Bullets.