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The 1987–88 New York Knicks were led by Patrick Ewing, whose scoring, rebounding, and interior defense established him as the team’s dominant force. Mark Jackson emerged as the primary playmaker, creating opportunities for teammates, while Gerald Wilkins provided reliable secondary scoring and Charles Oakley controlled the boards. The statistics reflect a physical, balanced team that relied on strong rebounding, interior play, and disciplined ball movement to generate offense.
Roster
| NO. | PLAYER | POS | HT | WT | DOB | COLLEGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Donovan | PG | 5-11 | 171 | May 30, 1965 | Providence |
| 2 | Rory Sparrow | PG | 6-2 | 175 | June 12, 1958 | Villanova |
| 3 | Rick Carlisle | SG | 6-5 | 210 | October 27, 1959 | University of Maine, Virginia |
| 4 | Johnny Newman | SF | 6-7 | 190 | November 28, 1963 | Richmond |
| 6 | Trent Tucker | SG | 6-5 | 193 | December 20, 1959 | Minnesota |
| 7 | Gerald Henderson | PG | 6-2 | 175 | January 16, 1956 | VCU |
| 11 | Sedric Toney | PG | 6-2 | 178 | April 13, 1962 | Dayton |
| 11 | Tony White | PG | 6-2 | 170 | February 15, 1965 | Tennessee |
| 13 | Mark Jackson | PG | 6-3 | 192 | April 1, 1965 | St. John’s |
| 14 | Chris McNealy | PF | 6-7 | 210 | July 15, 1961 | San Jose State |
| 18 | Ray Tolbert | PF | 6-9 | 225 | September 10, 1958 | Indiana |
| 20 | Carey Scurry | SF | 6-7 | 188 | December 4, 1962 | Long Island University |
| 21 | Gerald Wilkins | SG | 6-6 | 185 | September 11, 1963 | Chattanooga |
| 23 | Bob Thornton | PF | 6-10 | 225 | July 10, 1962 | University of California, Irvine |
| 25 | Bill Cartwright | C | 7-1 | 245 | July 30, 1957 | San Francisco |
| 33 | Patrick Ewing | C | 7-0 | 240 | August 5, 1962 | Georgetown |
| 34 | Kenny Walker | SF | 6-8 | 210 | August 18, 1964 | Kentucky |
| 42 | Pat Cummings | PF | 6-9 | 230 | July 11, 1956 | Cincinnati |
| 44 | Sidney Green | PF | 6-9 | 220 | January 4, 1961 | UNLV |
| 55 | Louis Orr | SF | 6-8 | 175 | May 7, 1958 | Syracuse |
Regular Season Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing | C | 25 | 82 | 82 | 31.0 | 20.2 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 14.4 | 8.0 | .555 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.8 | 4.2 | .716 |
| Gerald Wilkins | SG | 24 | 81 | 78 | 33.4 | 17.4 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 16.3 | 7.3 | .446 | 1.6 | 0.5 | .302 | 3.0 | 2.4 | .786 |
| Mark Jackson | PG | 22 | 82 | 80 | 39.6 | 13.6 | 4.8 | 10.6 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 12.4 | 5.3 | .432 | 1.5 | 0.4 | .254 | 3.2 | 2.5 | .774 |
| Bill Cartwright | C | 30 | 82 | 4 | 20.4 | 11.1 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 6.4 | 3.5 | .544 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.2 | 4.1 | .798 |
| Kenny Walker | SF | 23 | 82 | 61 | 26.1 | 10.1 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 8.9 | 4.2 | .473 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.2 | 1.7 | .775 |
| Johnny Newman | SF | 24 | 77 | 25 | 20.6 | 10.0 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 8.1 | 3.5 | .435 | 1.2 | 0.3 | .280 | 3.2 | 2.7 | .841 |
| Trent Tucker | SG | 28 | 71 | 4 | 17.6 | 7.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 6.4 | 2.7 | .424 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .413 | 1.0 | 0.7 | .718 |
| Sidney Green | PF | 27 | 82 | 65 | 25.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 7.1 | 3.1 | .441 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.3 | 1.5 | .663 |
| Ray Tolbert | PF | 29 | 11 | 0 | 16.1 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 1.7 | .463 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.5 | 0.8 | .529 |
| Pat Cummings | PF | 31 | 62 | 9 | 15.3 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2.3 | .456 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .738 |
| Chris McNealy | PF | 26 | 19 | 0 | 13.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 1.2 | .311 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .677 |
| Rory Sparrow | PG | 29 | 3 | 0 | 17.3 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.3 | 1.7 | .263 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Gerald Henderson | PG | 32 | 6 | 2 | 11.5 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | .357 | 0.7 | 0.3 | .500 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.000 |
| Sedric Toney | PG | 25 | 21 | 0 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .438 | 0.7 | 0.2 | .357 | 0.5 | 0.5 | .909 |
| Tony White | PG | 22 | 12 | 0 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 1.4 | .370 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.1 | 0.8 | .692 |
| Rick Carlisle | SG | 28 | 26 | 0 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .433 | 0.7 | 0.2 | .353 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .909 |
| Billy Donovan | PG | 22 | 44 | 0 | 8.3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .404 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.4 | .810 |
| Louis Orr | SF | 29 | 29 | 0 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 0.6 | .320 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.6 | 0.3 | .500 |
| Carey Scurry | SF | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Totals | — | — | 82 | 82 | 241.5 | 105.5 | 42.4 | 24.5 | 9.6 | 5.4 | 18.5 | 88.2 | 41.0 | .465 | 6.9 | 2.2 | .316 | 28.1 | 21.3 | .759 |
Playoff Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Wilkins | SG | 24 | 4 | 4 | 37.3 | 20.0 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 17.3 | 8.3 | .478 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .500 | 3.5 | 3.0 | .857 |
| Patrick Ewing | C | 25 | 4 | 4 | 38.3 | 18.8 | 12.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 14.3 | 7.0 | .491 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.5 | 4.8 | .864 |
| Johnny Newman | SF | 24 | 4 | 2 | 28.3 | 19.0 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 17.0 | 7.8 | .456 | 2.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.0 | 3.5 | .875 |
| Mark Jackson | PG | 22 | 4 | 4 | 42.8 | 14.3 | 4.8 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 15.0 | 5.5 | .367 | 3.0 | 1.3 | .417 | 2.8 | 2.0 | .727 |
| Sidney Green | PF | 27 | 4 | 4 | 23.3 | 4.0 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 2.0 | .471 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Kenny Walker | SF | 23 | 4 | 2 | 20.0 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 2.0 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.000 |
| Bill Cartwright | C | 30 | 4 | 0 | 19.0 | 7.3 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 2.3 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.8 | 2.8 | .733 |
| Trent Tucker | SG | 28 | 4 | 0 | 17.8 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 4.8 | 2.0 | .421 | 3.3 | 1.5 | .462 | 1.0 | 0.8 | .750 |
| Pat Cummings | PF | 31 | 3 | 0 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .750 |
| Sedric Toney | PG | 25 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .500 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .500 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.000 |
| Rick Carlisle | SG | 28 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | .250 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Louis Orr | SF | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .500 |
| Totals | — | — | 4 | 4 | 240.0 | 99.3 | 40.8 | 25.5 | 8.3 | 5.3 | 15.8 | 11.8 | 4.0 | .440 | 11.8 | 4.0 | .340 | 27.3 | 18.8 | .815 |
Regular Season Per 36 Minutes
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing | C | 25 | 82 | 82 | 31.0 | 23.4 | 9.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 16.7 | 9.3 | .555 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.7 | 4.8 | .716 |
| Bill Cartwright | C | 30 | 82 | 4 | 20.4 | 19.6 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 11.3 | 6.2 | .544 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 9.2 | 7.3 | .798 |
| Gerald Wilkins | SG | 24 | 81 | 78 | 33.4 | 18.8 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 17.6 | 7.9 | .446 | 1.7 | 0.5 | .302 | 3.2 | 2.5 | .786 |
| Johnny Newman | SF | 24 | 77 | 25 | 20.6 | 17.5 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 14.0 | 6.1 | .435 | 2.1 | 0.6 | .280 | 5.6 | 4.7 | .841 |
| Sedric Toney | PG | 25 | 21 | 0 | 6.6 | 14.8 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 12.4 | 5.4 | .438 | 3.6 | 1.3 | .357 | 2.8 | 2.6 | .909 |
| Trent Tucker | SG | 28 | 71 | 4 | 17.6 | 14.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 13.1 | 5.6 | .424 | 4.8 | 2.0 | .413 | 2.0 | 1.5 | .718 |
| Mark Jackson | PG | 22 | 82 | 80 | 39.6 | 12.3 | 4.4 | 9.6 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 11.2 | 4.9 | .432 | 1.4 | 0.4 | .254 | 2.9 | 2.3 | .774 |
| Kenny Walker | SF | 23 | 82 | 61 | 26.1 | 13.9 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 12.3 | 5.8 | .473 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.3 | 3.2 | .775 |
| Pat Cummings | PF | 31 | 62 | 9 | 15.3 | 12.9 | 8.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 11.7 | 5.3 | .456 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.0 | 2.2 | .738 |
| Billy Donovan | PG | 22 | 44 | 0 | 8.3 | 10.4 | 2.5 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 10.8 | 4.4 | .404 | 0.7 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.1 | 1.7 | .810 |
| Sidney Green | PF | 27 | 82 | 65 | 25.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 10.3 | 4.5 | .441 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.3 | 2.2 | .663 |
| Rick Carlisle | SG | 28 | 26 | 0 | 7.8 | 13.1 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 11.8 | 5.1 | .433 | 3.0 | 1.1 | .353 | 1.9 | 1.8 | .909 |
| Ray Tolbert | PF | 29 | 11 | 0 | 16.1 | 9.6 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 8.3 | 3.9 | .463 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.3 | 2.8 | .529 |
| Louis Orr | SF | 29 | 29 | 0 | 6.2 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 10.0 | 3.2 | .320 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.2 | 1.6 | .500 |
| Gerald Henderson | PG | 32 | 6 | 2 | 11.5 | 7.3 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 2.6 | .357 | 2.1 | 1.0 | .500 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.000 |
| Rory Sparrow | PG | 29 | 3 | 0 | 17.3 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 13.2 | 3.5 | .263 | 0.7 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Carey Scurry | SF | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Totals | — | — | 82 | 82 | 241.5 | 105.5 | 42.4 | 25.5 | 9.6 | 5.4 | 18.5 | 88.2 | 41.0 | .465 | 6.9 | 2.2 | .316 | 28.1 | 21.3 | .759 |
Playoff Per 36 Minutes
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedric Toney | PG | 25 | 3 | 0 | 15.0 | 26.4 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 14.4 | 7.2 | .500 | 14.4 | 7.2 | .500 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1.000 |
| Johnny Newman | SF | 24 | 4 | 2 | 28.3 | 24.2 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 21.7 | 9.9 | .456 | 2.9 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.1 | 4.5 | .875 |
| Gerald Wilkins | SG | 24 | 4 | 4 | 37.3 | 19.3 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 16.7 | 8.0 | .478 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .500 | 3.4 | 2.9 | .857 |
| Patrick Ewing | C | 25 | 4 | 4 | 38.3 | 17.6 | 12.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 13.4 | 6.6 | .491 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.2 | 4.5 | .864 |
| Bill Cartwright | C | 30 | 4 | 0 | 19.0 | 13.7 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 8.5 | 4.3 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 7.1 | 5.2 | .733 |
| Trent Tucker | SG | 28 | 4 | 0 | 17.8 | 12.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 9.6 | 4.1 | .421 | 6.6 | 3.0 | .462 | 2.0 | 1.5 | .750 |
| Mark Jackson | PG | 22 | 4 | 4 | 42.8 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 8.2 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 12.6 | 4.6 | .367 | 2.5 | 1.1 | .417 | 2.7 | 1.7 | .727 |
| Kenny Walker | SF | 23 | 4 | 2 | 20.0 | 8.1 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 10.8 | 3.6 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.000 |
| Sidney Green | PF | 27 | 4 | 4 | 23.3 | 6.2 | 12.8 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 3.1 | .471 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Pat Cummings | PF | 31 | 3 | 0 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 2.6 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.1 | 3.9 | .750 |
| Rick Carlisle | SG | 28 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.0 | 4.5 | .250 | 9.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Louis Orr | SF | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .000 | 24.0 | 12.0 | .500 |
| Totals | — | — | 4 | 4 | 171.0 | 26.4 | 12.8 | 8.2 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 14.4 | 7.2 | .500 | 14.4 | 7.2 | .500 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1.000 |
Regular Season Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing | C | 25 | 82 | 82 | 2546 | 1653 | 676 | 125 | 104 | 245 | 287 | 1183 | 656 | .555 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 476 | 341 | .716 |
| Gerald Wilkins | SG | 24 | 81 | 78 | 2703 | 1412 | 270 | 326 | 90 | 22 | 212 | 1324 | 591 | .446 | 129 | 39 | .302 | 243 | 191 | .786 |
| Mark Jackson | PG | 22 | 82 | 80 | 3249 | 1114 | 396 | 868 | 205 | 6 | 258 | 1013 | 438 | .432 | 126 | 32 | .254 | 266 | 206 | .774 |
| Bill Cartwright | C | 30 | 82 | 4 | 1676 | 914 | 384 | 85 | 43 | 43 | 135 | 528 | 287 | .544 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 426 | 340 | .798 |
| Kenny Walker | SF | 23 | 82 | 61 | 2139 | 826 | 389 | 86 | 63 | 59 | 83 | 728 | 344 | .473 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 178 | 138 | .775 |
| Johnny Newman | SF | 24 | 77 | 25 | 1589 | 773 | 159 | 62 | 72 | 11 | 103 | 620 | 270 | .435 | 93 | 26 | .280 | 246 | 207 | .841 |
| Sidney Green | PF | 27 | 82 | 65 | 2049 | 642 | 642 | 93 | 65 | 32 | 148 | 585 | 258 | .441 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 190 | 126 | .663 |
| Trent Tucker | SG | 28 | 71 | 4 | 1248 | 506 | 119 | 117 | 53 | 6 | 47 | 455 | 193 | .424 | 167 | 69 | .413 | 71 | 51 | .718 |
| Pat Cummings | PF | 31 | 62 | 9 | 946 | 339 | 235 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 65 | 307 | 140 | .456 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 80 | 59 | .738 |
| Rick Carlisle | SG | 28 | 26 | 0 | 204 | 74 | 13 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 67 | 29 | .433 | 17 | 6 | .353 | 11 | 10 | .909 |
| Chris McNealy | PF | 26 | 19 | 0 | 265 | 67 | 64 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 74 | 23 | .311 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 31 | 21 | .677 |
| Sedric Toney | PG | 25 | 21 | 0 | 139 | 57 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 48 | 21 | .438 | 14 | 5 | .357 | 11 | 10 | .909 |
| Ray Tolbert | PF | 29 | 11 | 0 | 177 | 47 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 41 | 19 | .463 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 17 | 9 | .529 |
| Tony White | PG | 22 | 12 | 0 | 117 | 43 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 46 | 17 | .370 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | 9 | .692 |
| Bob Thornton | PF | 25 | 7 | 0 | 85 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 6 | .316 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 5 | .625 |
| Gerald Henderson | PG | 32 | 6 | 2 | 69 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 5 | .357 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Rory Sparrow | PG | 29 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 5 | .263 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Carey Scurry | SF | 25 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 82 | 82 | 19805 | 8655 | 3480 | 2012 | 789 | 445 | 1492 | 7232 | 3363 | .465 | 567 | 179 | .316 | 2306 | 1750 | .759 |
Playoff Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Wilkins | SG | 24 | 4 | 4 | 149 | 80 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 69 | 33 | .478 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 14 | 12 | .857 |
| Johnny Newman | SF | 24 | 4 | 2 | 113 | 76 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 68 | 31 | .456 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 16 | 14 | .875 |
| Patrick Ewing | C | 25 | 4 | 4 | 153 | 75 | 51 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 57 | 28 | .491 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 35 | 19 | .864 |
| Mark Jackson | PG | 22 | 4 | 4 | 171 | 57 | 19 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 60 | 22 | .367 | 12 | 5 | .417 | 11 | 8 | .727 |
| Bill Cartwright | C | 30 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 9 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 15 | 11 | .733 |
| Trent Tucker | SG | 28 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | .421 | 13 | 6 | .462 | 4 | 3 | .750 |
| Kenny Walker | SF | 23 | 4 | 2 | 80 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Sidney Green | PF | 27 | 4 | 4 | 93 | 16 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 8 | .471 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 25 | 8 | .471 |
| Sedric Toney | PG | 25 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | .500 | 6 | 3 | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Pat Cummings | PF | 31 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 3 | .750 |
| Rick Carlisle | SG | 28 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Louis Orr | SF | 29 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1 | .500 |
| Totals | 4 | 4 | 960 | 397 | 163 | 102 | 33 | 21 | 63 | 348 | 153 | .440 | 47 | 16 | .340 | 109 | 75 | .815 |
HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing | Franchise Anchor / Interior Hub | 31.0 | High | 20.2 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 17.1 | Central offensive option and defensive backbone; elite rim protector and efficient low-post scorer who defined the team’s identity on both ends during his early prime. | DPOY-5, AS, NBA2, DEF2 |
| Mark Jackson | Primary Playmaker / Engine | 39.6 | Very High | 13.6 | 4.8 | 10.6 | 2.6 | 15.8 | Rookie floor general who immediately controlled tempo and led the league’s young guards in assists; offense flowed through his passing and ball dominance. | ROY-1, MVP-13 |
| Gerald Wilkins | Lead Scoring Wing | 33.4 | High | 17.4 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 13.1 | Top perimeter scorer and slasher; handled primary wing scoring duties while also defending opposing guards. | — |
| Sidney Green | Interior Support / Rebounder | 25.0 | Low-Mid | 7.8 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 9.0 | Physical forward relied upon for rebounding, interior defense, and energy; production driven more by hustle than usage. | — |
| Bill Cartwright | Secondary Interior Scorer | 20.4 | Mid | 11.1 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8.9 | Veteran center providing efficient scoring and size off the bench; steady interior presence when Ewing rested. | — |
| Kenny Walker | Energy Wing / Finisher | 26.1 | Mid | 10.1 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 8.7 | Athletic forward contributing with cutting, rebounding, and weak-side defense; role emphasized activity over shot creation. | — |
| Johnny Newman | Scoring Complement | 20.6 | Low-Mid | 10.0 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 7.0 | Bench scorer and spot starter who provided efficient shooting and off-ball offense. | — |
| Trent Tucker | Floor Spacer | 17.6 | Low | 7.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 5.6 | Perimeter specialist valued for three-point shooting and spacing rather than volume offense. | — |
| Pat Cummings | Rotation Big | 15.3 | Low | 5.5 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 5.2 | Reserve forward supplying rebounding and physical defense in limited minutes. | — |
| Ray Tolbert | Depth Power Forward | 16.1 | Low | 4.3 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 4.4 | Low-usage depth piece used for short interior stretches; production mostly rebounding-driven. | — |
| Chris McNealy | Bench Forward | 13.9 | Low | 3.5 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 4.5 | Spot-minute contributor providing rebounding and ball movement in the frontcourt. | — |
| Rory Sparrow | Emergency Guard | 17.3 | Low | 3.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 3.5 | Very limited sample; short-term guard depth relied on for ball handling. | — |
| Rick Carlisle | Reserve Shooter | 7.8 | Low | 2.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.6 | End-of-rotation guard valued for shooting discipline and system play. | — |
| Pete Myers | Development Guard | 7.9 | Low | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 3.0 | Young guard used sparingly, contributing ball movement and perimeter defense. | — |
| Tony White | Depth Playmaker | 9.8 | Low | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.4 | Limited-minute guard providing emergency backcourt depth. | — |
| Billy Donovan | Reserve Point Guard | 8.3 | Low | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 2.7 | Young point guard whose value came from passing and pace control in brief stints. | — |
| Sedric Toney | Bench Combo Guard | 6.6 | Low | 2.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.3 | Short-rotation guard contributing ball handling and spot shooting. | — |
| Bob Thornton | End-of-Bench Forward | 12.1 | Low | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.6 | Minimal role forward used mainly for frontcourt depth. | — |
| Gerald Henderson | Veteran Guard Depth | 11.5 | Low | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 3.3 | Veteran presence providing short bursts of ball handling and leadership. | — |
| Louis Orr | Spot Forward | 6.2 | Low | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.6 | Very limited minutes; situational depth on the wing. | — |
| Carey Scurry | Emergency Wing | 2.0 | Low | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Tiny sample size; used briefly as emergency depth. | — |