1987–88 New York Knicks season

The 1987–88 New York Knicks season was the 42nd season for the team in the National Basketball Association.^[3] The Knicks had the 18th overall pick in the 1987 NBA draft, and selected point guard Mark Jackson out of St. John's University.^[4][5][6] During the off-season, the team acquired Sidney Green from the Detroit Pistons,^[7][8][9] and signed free agent and second-year forward Johnny Newman in November.^[10][11][12] The Knicks also hired Providence College head coach Rick Pitino as their new coach; Pitino had been hired after leading Providence to the Final Four of the 1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.^[13][14][15]

1987–88 New York Knicks season
Head coach	Rick Pitino
General manager	Al Bianchi
Owners	Gulf+Western
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Results
Record	38–44 (.463)
Place	Division: 3rd (Atlantic) Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (lost to Celtics 1–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WWOR-TV MSG Network (Marv Albert, John Andariese)[1]
Radio	WNBC (Jim Karvellas, Ernie Grunfeld)[2]
< 1986–87 1988–89 >

In the regular season, the Knicks lost their first five games,^[16] and held a 16–28 record at the All-Star break.^[17] The team played above .500 basketball for the remainder of the season, finishing with a 38–44 record,^[16] which earned them a tie for second place in the Atlantic Division with the Washington Bullets, and the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.^[18]

Patrick Ewing averaged 20.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 3.0 blocks per game,^[19] and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team,^[18] while Gerald Wilkins averaged 17.4 points and 4.0 assists per game, and Jackson provided the Knicks with 13.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 10.6 assists and 2.5 steals per game,^[19] and was named the NBA Rookie of the Year,^[20][21][22] and also named to the NBA All-Rookie Team.^[18] In addition, Bill Cartwright averaged 11.1 points and 4.7 rebounds per game off the bench, while second-year forward Kenny Walker had 10.1 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, and Newman contributed 10.0 points per game.^[19] Meanwhile, Green averaged 7.8 points and rebounds per game each, three-point specialist Trent Tucker contributed 7.1 points per game, and Pat Cummings provided the Knicks with 5.5 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.^[19]

Ewing was the only member of the team to be selected for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game in Chicago, Illinois.^[23][24][25] Ewing also finished tied in fifth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting,^[26] while Jackson finished in thirteenth place in Most Valuable Player voting,^[26] and Pitino finished in fifth place in Coach of the Year voting.^[26]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1988 NBA playoffs, the Knicks lost a best-of-five series to Larry Bird and the top-seeded Boston Celtics, three games to one.^[27] Following the season, Cartwright was traded to the Chicago Bulls,^[28][29][30] and Cummings signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat expansion team.^[31][32]

The Knicks finished seventh in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 586,752 at Madison Square Garden during the regular season.^[18][19]

Draft picks

Main article: 1987 NBA draft

Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first round and notable post-first-round picks.^[6]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	18	Mark Jackson	PG	United States	St. John's

Roster

1987–88 New York Knicks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From G 3 Rick Carlisle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1959–10–27 Virginia C 25 Bill Cartwright 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1957–07–30 San Francisco F 42 Pat Cummings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1956–07–11 Cincinnati G 1 Billy Donovan 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1965–06–30 Providence C 33 Patrick Ewing 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1962–08–05 Georgetown F 44 Sidney Green 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961–01–04 UNLV G 13 Mark Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1965–04–01 St. John's F 14 Chris McNealy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1961–07–15 San José State F 4 Johnny Newman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963–11–28 Richmond G 6 Trent Tucker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1959–12–20 Minnesota F 34 Kenny Walker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1964–08–18 Kentucky G 21 Gerald Wilkins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–09–11 Chattanooga

Head coach Rick Pitino Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	57	25	.695	–	36–5	21–20	19–5
x-Washington Bullets	38	44	.463	19	25–16	13–28	13–11
x-New York Knicks	38	44	.463	19	29–12	9–32	10–14
Philadelphia 76ers	36	46	.439	21	27–14	9–32	12–12
New Jersey Nets	19	63	.232	38	16–25	3–38	6–18

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Boston Celtics	57	25	.695	–
2	y-Detroit Pistons	54	28	.659	3
3	x-Chicago Bulls	50	32	.610	7
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	7
5	x-Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	15
6	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	15
7	x-Washington Bullets	38	44	.463	19
8	x-New York Knicks	38	44	.463	19
9	Indiana Pacers	38	44	.463	19
10	Philadelphia 76ers	36	46	.439	21
11	New Jersey Nets	19	63	.232	38

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1987–88 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIL	NJN	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	2–4	2–3	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	4–2	2–0	0–2	3–3	5–0	3–3	6–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–3
Boston	4–2	—	3–3	2–3	2–0	0–2	3–3	2–0	1–1	5–0	2–0	0–2	3–3	5–1	5–1	4–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	5–1
Chicago	3–2	3–3	—	3–3	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–0	2–0	3–3	2–0	1–1	5–1	5–1	3–2	4–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–3
Cleveland	1–5	3–2	3–3	—	1–1	1–1	1–5	0–2	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	5–1	2–4	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	6–0
Dallas	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	—	3–3	1–1	4–1	4–2	2–0	5–0	1–4	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–0	3–2	5–1	5–1	3–2	3–3	1–1
Denver	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–3	—	1–1	4–1	4–2	1–1	5–0	3–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–2	2–3	4–2	5–1	4–1	2–4	2–0
Detroit	4–2	3–3	4–2	5–1	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	3–3	1–1	0–2	4–2	5–1	4–2	4–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–2
Golden State	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–4	1–4	0–2	—	0–5	0–2	3–3	0–6	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–4	1–5	2–3	3–2	1–5	1–4	0–2
Houston	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–4	1–1	5–0	—	2–0	3–2	1–4	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	4–1	4–2	2–4	3–2	3–3	2–0
Indiana	2–4	0–5	3–3	2–4	0–2	1–1	3–3	2–0	0–2	—	1–1	1–1	3–3	6–0	2–3	2–4	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–4
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	0–5	1–1	3–3	2–3	1–1	—	1–5	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–4	0–6	3–2	0–5	1–5	1–4	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1	2–3	2–0	6–0	4–1	1–1	5–1	—	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–1	3–3	4–1	5–0	4–2	4–1	1–1
Milwaukee	3–3	3–3	1–5	4–2	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–0	0–2	3–3	2–0	2–0	—	3–2	3–3	2–4	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1
New Jersey	0–5	1–5	1–5	1–5	1–1	0–2	1–5	0–2	1–1	0–6	2–0	0–2	2–3	—	3–3	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–6
New York	3–3	1–5	2–3	4–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–2	3–3	3–3	—	3–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–3
Philadelphia	0–6	2–4	2–4	2–3	1–1	0–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	0–2	4–2	4–2	3–3	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–3
Phoenix	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	2–3	0–2	4–2	1–4	0–2	4–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	—	0–6	3–2	2–3	2–4	2–3	0–2
Portland	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	1–1	5–1	1–4	2–0	6–0	3–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	6–0	—	4–1	5–0	3–3	1–4	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–4	0–2	3–2	2–4	0–2	2–3	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	—	3–3	1–4	1–5	0–2
San Antonio	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–5	1–5	1–1	2–3	4–2	0–2	5–0	0–5	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–5	3–3	—	3–2	3–3	0–2
Seattle	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	1–1	5–1	2–3	1–1	5–1	2–4	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	3–3	4–1	2–3	—	1–4	2–0
Utah	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–3	4–2	0–2	4–1	3–3	1–1	4–1	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–2	4–1	5–1	3–3	4–1	—	2–0
Washington	3–3	1–5	3–3	0–6	1–1	0–2	2–3	2–0	0–2	4–2	2–0	1–1	1–4	6–0	3–3	3–3	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	—

Game log

Regular season

1987–88 game log Total: 38–44 (home: 29–12; road: 9–32)
November: 4–8 (home: 3–3; road: 1–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 6, 1987 7:30 PM EST @ Detroit L 99–110 Pontiac Silverdome 28,676 0–1 2 November 7, 1987 @ Indiana 95–108 Market Square Arena 0–2 3 November 9, 1987 Boston 87–96 Madison Square Garden 0–3 4 November 11, 1987 Atlanta 93–94 Madison Square Garden 0–4 5 November 13, 1987 @ Washington 101–108 Capital Centre 0–5 6 November 14, 1987 Milwaukee 93–89 Madison Square Garden 1–5 7 November 18, 1987 @ Boston 109–111 (2 OT) Boston Garden 1–6 8 November 19, 1987 @ New Jersey 107–108 Brendan Byrne Arena 1–7 9 November 21, 1987 Golden State 99–91 Madison Square Garden 2–7 10 November 23, 1987 San Antonio 112–117 Madison Square Garden 2–8 11 November 25, 1987 @ Cleveland 104–101 Richfield Coliseum 3–8 12 November 28, 1987 Cleveland 105–93 Madison Square Garden 4–8
December: 5–10 (home: 5–4; road: 0–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 13 December 1, 1987 Seattle 109–112 Madison Square Garden 4–9 14 December 3, 1987 @ Phoenix 114–120 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4–10 15 December 4, 1987 @ Utah 92–104 Salt Palace 4–11 16 December 6, 1987 @ Portland 99–117 Memorial Coliseum 4–12 17 December 8, 1987 Washington 116–92 Madison Square Garden 5–12 18 December 10, 1987 Denver 113–97 Madison Square Garden 6–12 19 December 12, 1987 7:30 PM EST @ Detroit L 96–124 Pontiac Silverdome 21,368 6–13 20 December 15, 1987 Milwaukee 98–103 Madison Square Garden 6–14 21 December 17, 1987 Philadelphia 96–106 Madison Square Garden 6–15 22 December 19, 1987 New Jersey 125–93 Madison Square Garden 7–15 23 December 22, 1987 @ Milwaukee 102–122 MECCA Arena 7–16 24 December 23, 1987 Chicago 90–89 Madison Square Garden 8–16 25 December 25, 1987 12 Noon EST Detroit L 87–91 Madison Square Garden 14,549 8–17 26 December 26, 1987 @ Atlanta 98–125 The Omni 8–18 27 December 29, 1987 Portland 123–110 Madison Square Garden 9–18
January: 5–10 (home: 5–1; road: 0–9) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 28 January 1, 1988 L.A. Clippers 115–96 Madison Square Garden 10–18 29 January 5, 1988 Phoenix 95–100 Madison Square Garden 10–19 30 January 6, 1988 @ Boston 108–117 Boston Garden 10–20 31 January 8, 1988 @ New Jersey 111–118 Brendan Byrne Arena 10–21 32 January 9, 1988 Boston 106–98 Madison Square Garden 11–21 33 January 12, 1988 @ Cleveland 111–119 Richfield Coliseum 11–22 34 January 15, 1988 @ Philadelphia 104–119 The Spectrum 11–23 35 January 16, 1988 Philadelphia 110–96 Madison Square Garden 12–23 36 January 18, 1988 Atlanta 110–102 Madison Square Garden 13–23 37 January 20, 1988 @ Seattle 96–108 Seattle Center Coliseum 13–24 38 January 22, 1988 10:30 PM EST @ L.A. Lakers L 112–113 The Forum 17,505 13–25 39 January 23, 1988 @ Sacramento 94–97 ARCO Arena 13–26 40 January 26, 1988 New Jersey 122–101 Madison Square Garden 14–26 41 January 28, 1988 @ Washington 90–104 Capital Centre 14–27 42 January 30, 1988 @ Chicago 95–97 (OT) Chicago Stadium 14–28
February: 8–4 (home: 6–0; road: 2–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 43 February 2, 1988 Washington 110–106 Madison Square Garden 15–28 44 February 4, 1988 7:30 PM EST Detroit W 100–93 Madison Square Garden 14,363 16–28 45 February 10, 1988 7:30 PM EST @ Detroit L 87–98 Pontiac Silverdome 19,160 16–29 46 February 13, 1988 Cleveland 120–103 Madison Square Garden 17–29 47 February 15, 1988 New Jersey 97–96 Madison Square Garden 18–29 48 February 16, 1988 @ Indiana 104–117 Market Square Arena 18–30 49 February 18, 1988 Sacramento 108–104 Madison Square Garden 19–30 50 February 22, 1988 @ Boston 93–95 Hartford Civic Center 19–31 51 February 23, 1988 Milwaukee 89–87 Madison Square Garden 20–31 52 February 25, 1988 @ L.A. Clippers 106–96 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 21–31 53 February 26, 1988 @ Golden State 125–119 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 22–31 54 February 28, 1988 @ Denver 100–109 McNichols Sports Arena 22–32
March: 9–8 (home: 7–2; road: 2–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 55 March 1, 1988 Indiana 98–96 Madison Square Garden 23–32 56 March 4, 1988 Philadelphia 110–108 (OT) Madison Square Garden 24–32 57 March 5, 1988 @ New Jersey 85–94 Brendan Byrne Arena 24–33 58 March 7, 1988 Chicago 110–98 Madison Square Garden 25–33 59 March 9, 1988 8:00 PM EST L.A. Lakers L 99–104 Madison Square Garden 19,591 25–34 60 March 11, 1988 @ Atlanta 115–122 The Omni 25–35 61 March 12, 1988 Utah 108–105 Madison Square Garden 26–35 62 March 14, 1988 Cleveland 104–102 Madison Square Garden 27–35 63 March 16, 1988 @ Philadelphia 108–115 The Spectrum 27–36 64 March 19, 1988 Atlanta 116–110 Madison Square Garden 28–36 65 March 21, 1988 @ San Antonio 133–121 HemisFair Arena 29–36 66 March 22, 1988 @ Dallas 105–124 Reunion Arena 29–37 67 March 24, 1988 @ Houston 117–134 The Summit 29–38 68 March 26, 1988 Boston 106–118 Madison Square Garden 29–39 69 March 28, 1988 Dallas 114–106 Madison Square Garden 30–39 70 March 29, 1988 @ Cleveland 103–108 Richfield Coliseum 30–40 71 March 31, 1988 @ Milwaukee 113–103 MECCA Arena 31–40
April: 7–4 (home: 3–2; road: 4–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 72 April 2, 1988 Houston 104–98 Madison Square Garden 32–40 73 April 5, 1988 @ Philadelphia 136–119 The Spectrum 33–40 74 April 8, 1988 @ Chicago 122–131 Chicago Stadium 33–41 75 April 10, 1988 @ Washington 118–98 Capital Centre 34–41 76 April 11, 1988 7:30 PM EDT Detroit W 114–111 (OT) Madison Square Garden 13,312 35–41 77 April 13, 1988 Indiana 127–107 Madison Square Garden 36–41 78 April 15, 1988 Washington 97–106 Madison Square Garden 36–42 79 April 16, 1988 @ Atlanta 95–93 The Omni 37–42 80 April 19, 1988 Chicago 118–121 Madison Square Garden 37–43 81 April 22, 1988 @ Milwaukee 109–118 MECCA Arena 37–44 82 April 23, 1988 @ Indiana 88–86 Market Square Arena 38–44
1987–88 schedule

Playoffs

1988 playoff game log
First Round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 29 @ Boston L 92–112 Gerald Wilkins (24) Ewing, Green (11) Mark Jackson (9) Boston Garden 14,890 0–1 2 May 1 @ Boston L 102–128 Gerald Wilkins (24) Patrick Ewing (10) Mark Jackson (7) Boston Garden 14,890 0–2 3 May 2 Boston W 109–100 Johnny Newman (34) Patrick Ewing (10) Mark Jackson (14) Madison Square Garden 19,591 1–2 4 May 14 Boston L 94–102 Mark Jackson (28) Patrick Ewing (20) Mark Jackson (9) Madison Square Garden 19,591 1–3
1988 schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Patrick Ewing	C	82	82	2,546	676	125	104	245	1,653	31.0	8.2	1.5	1.3	3.0	20.2
Mark Jackson	PG	82	80	3,249	396	868	205	6	1,114	39.6	4.8	10.6	2.5	.1	13.6
Sidney Green	PF	82	65	2,049	642	93	65	32	642	25.0	7.8	1.1	.8	.4	7.8
Kenny Walker	SF	82	61	2,139	389	86	63	59	826	26.1	4.7	1.0	.8	.7	10.1
Bill Cartwright	C	82	4	1,676	384	85	43	43	914	20.4	4.7	1.0	.5	.5	11.1
Gerald Wilkins	SG	81	78	2,703	270	326	90	22	1,412	33.4	3.3	4.0	1.1	.3	17.4
Johnny Newman	SF	77	25	1,589	159	62	72	11	773	20.6	2.1	.8	.9	.1	10.0
Trent Tucker	SG	71	4	1,248	119	117	53	6	506	17.6	1.7	1.6	.7	.1	7.1
Pat Cummings	PF	62	9	946	235	37	20	10	339	15.3	3.8	.6	.3	.2	5.5
Billy Donovan	PG	44	0	364	25	87	16	1	105	8.3	.6	2.0	.4	.0	2.4
Louis Orr	SF	29	0	180	34	9	6	0	40	6.2	1.2	.3	.2	.0	1.4
Rick Carlisle	SG	26	0	204	13	32	11	4	74	7.8	.5	1.2	.4	.2	2.8
Sedric Toney	PG	21	0	139	8	24	9	1	57	6.6	.4	1.1	.4	.0	2.7
Chris McNealy	PF	19	0	265	64	23	16	2	67	13.9	3.4	1.2	.8	.1	3.5
Tony White†	PG	12	0	117	3	10	1	0	43	9.8	.3	.8	.1	.0	3.6
Ray Tolbert†	PF	11	0	177	35	5	5	2	47	16.1	3.2	.5	.5	.2	4.3
Bob Thornton†	PF	7	0	85	13	4	2	0	17	12.1	1.9	.6	.3	.0	2.4
Gerald Henderson†	PG	6	2	69	10	13	2	0	14	11.5	1.7	2.2	.3	.0	2.3
Carey Scurry†	SF	4	0	8	3	1	2	1	2	2.0	.8	.3	.5	.3	.5
Rory Sparrow†	PG	3	0	52	2	5	4	0	10	17.3	.7	1.7	1.3	.0	3.3

Playoffs

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Mark Jackson	PG	4	4	171	19	39	10	0	57	42.8	4.8	9.8	2.5	.0	14.3
Patrick Ewing	C	4	4	153	51	10	6	13	75	38.3	12.8	2.5	1.5	3.3	18.8
Gerald Wilkins	SG	4	4	149	8	19	4	0	80	37.3	2.0	4.8	1.0	.0	20.0
Sidney Green	PF	4	4	93	33	7	0	1	16	23.3	8.3	1.8	.0	.3	4.0
Johnny Newman	SF	4	2	113	11	7	6	1	76	28.3	2.8	1.8	1.5	.3	19.0
Kenny Walker	SF	4	2	80	9	5	2	3	18	20.0	2.3	1.3	.5	.8	4.5
Bill Cartwright	C	4	0	76	19	6	0	3	29	19.0	4.8	1.5	.0	.8	7.3
Trent Tucker	SG	4	0	71	2	4	3	0	25	17.8	.5	1.0	.8	.0	6.3
Pat Cummings	PF	3	0	28	7	3	0	0	7	9.3	2.3	1.0	.0	.0	2.3
Sedric Toney	PG	3	0	15	0	2	1	0	11	5.0	.0	.7	.3	.0	3.7
Rick Carlisle	SG	2	0	8	2	0	1	0	2	4.0	1.0	.0	.5	.0	1.0
Louis Orr	SF	2	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	1.5	1.0	.0	.0	.0	.5

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Knicks only.

Awards and records

• Mark Jackson, NBA Rookie of the Year Award^[22]
• Patrick Ewing, All-NBA Second Team^[33]
• Patrick Ewing, NBA All-Defensive Second Team^[34]
• Mark Jackson, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team^[35]

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