1987-88 New York Knicks Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 38-44
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-3 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Boston Celtics 3-1
Coach: Rick Pitino (38-44)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 586,752, Avg. 14,311 in 41 home dates
1987-88 New York Knicks RosterTeam Record: 38-44
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-3 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Boston Celtics 3-1
Coach: Rick Pitino (38-44)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 586,752, Avg. 14,311 in 41 home dates
1987-88 New York Knicks Results
The New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1987-88 season with a record of 38 wins and 44 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-3.
The Knicks tossed in 8,655 points and yielded 8,695. Patrick Ewing scored a team-leading 1,653 points for New York, while Gerald Wilkins netted 17 or more per game also. Patrick Ewing contributed 676 boards. Mark Jackson dished out 868 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Mark Jackson added 205 steals, and Patrick Ewing blocked 245 shots.
Rick Pitino coached the team. The 1987-88 New York Knicks lost in the conference first round.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing | C-F | 82 | 82 | 2546 | 1183 | 656 | 3 | 0 | 476 | 341 | 245 | 431 | 676 | 125 | 104 | 245 | 287 | 332 | 1653 |
| Gerald Wilkins | G-F | 81 | 78 | 2703 | 1324 | 591 | 129 | 39 | 243 | 191 | 106 | 164 | 270 | 326 | 90 | 22 | 212 | 183 | 1412 |
| Mark Jackson | G | 82 | 80 | 3249 | 1013 | 438 | 126 | 32 | 266 | 206 | 120 | 276 | 396 | 868 | 205 | 6 | 258 | 244 | 1114 |
| Bill Cartwright | C | 82 | 4 | 1676 | 528 | 287 | 0 | 0 | 426 | 340 | 127 | 257 | 384 | 85 | 43 | 43 | 135 | 234 | 914 |
| Kenny Walker | F | 82 | 61 | 2139 | 728 | 344 | 1 | 0 | 178 | 138 | 192 | 197 | 389 | 86 | 63 | 59 | 83 | 290 | 826 |
| Johnny Newman | F-G | 77 | 25 | 1589 | 620 | 270 | 93 | 26 | 246 | 207 | 87 | 72 | 159 | 62 | 72 | 11 | 103 | 204 | 773 |
| Sidney Green | F-C | 82 | 65 | 2049 | 585 | 258 | 2 | 0 | 190 | 126 | 221 | 421 | 642 | 93 | 65 | 32 | 148 | 318 | 642 |
| Trent Tucker | G | 71 | 4 | 1248 | 455 | 193 | 167 | 69 | 71 | 51 | 32 | 87 | 119 | 117 | 53 | 6 | 47 | 158 | 506 |
| Pat Cummings | F-C | 62 | 9 | 946 | 307 | 140 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 59 | 82 | 153 | 235 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 65 | 143 | 339 |
| Billy Donovan | G | 44 | 0 | 364 | 109 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 87 | 16 | 1 | 42 | 33 | 105 |
| Rick Carlisle | G | 26 | 0 | 204 | 67 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 39 | 74 |
| Chris McNealy | F | 19 | 0 | 265 | 74 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 21 | 24 | 40 | 64 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 50 | 67 |
| Sedric Toney | G | 21 | 0 | 139 | 48 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 57 |
| Ray Tolbert | F | 11 | 0 | 177 | 41 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 47 |
| Tony White | G | 12 | 0 | 117 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 43 |
| Louis Orr | F | 29 | 0 | 180 | 50 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 40 |
| Bob Thornton | F-C | 7 | 0 | 85 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 17 |
| Gerald Henderson | G | 6 | 2 | 69 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 14 |
| Rory Sparrow | G | 3 | 0 | 52 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| Carey Scurry | F | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Totals | 883 | 410 | 19805 | 7232 | 3363 | 567 | 179 | 2306 | 1750 | 1286 | 2194 | 3480 | 2012 | 789 | 445 | 1492 | 2361 | 8655 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing | C-F | 82 | 82 | 31.0 | 55.5 | 0.0 | 71.6 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 20.2 |
| Gerald Wilkins | G-F | 81 | 78 | 33.4 | 44.6 | 30.2 | 78.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 17.4 |
| Mark Jackson | G | 82 | 80 | 39.6 | 43.2 | 25.4 | 77.4 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 10.6 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 13.6 |
| Bill Cartwright | C | 82 | 4 | 20.4 | 54.4 | 79.8 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 11.1 | |
| Kenny Walker | F | 82 | 61 | 26.1 | 47.3 | 0.0 | 77.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 10.1 |
| Johnny Newman | F-G | 77 | 25 | 20.6 | 43.5 | 28.0 | 84.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 10.0 |
| Sidney Green | F-C | 82 | 65 | 25.0 | 44.1 | 0.0 | 66.3 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 7.8 |
| Trent Tucker | G | 71 | 4 | 17.6 | 42.4 | 41.3 | 71.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 7.1 |
| Pat Cummings | F-C | 62 | 9 | 15.3 | 45.6 | 0.0 | 73.8 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 5.5 |
| Billy Donovan | G | 44 | 0 | 8.3 | 40.4 | 0.0 | 81.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
| Rick Carlisle | G | 26 | 0 | 7.8 | 43.3 | 35.3 | 90.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.8 |
| Chris McNealy | F | 19 | 0 | 13.9 | 31.1 | 67.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | |
| Sedric Toney | G | 21 | 0 | 6.6 | 43.8 | 35.7 | 90.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| Ray Tolbert | F | 11 | 0 | 16.1 | 46.3 | 52.9 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 4.3 | |
| Tony White | G | 12 | 0 | 9.8 | 37.0 | 0.0 | 69.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 3.6 |
| Louis Orr | F | 29 | 0 | 6.2 | 32.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| Bob Thornton | F-C | 7 | 0 | 12.1 | 31.6 | 62.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 2.4 | |
| Gerald Henderson | G | 6 | 2 | 11.5 | 35.7 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Rory Sparrow | G | 3 | 0 | 17.3 | 26.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | |
| Carey Scurry | F | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | ||
| Averages | 883 | 410 | 22.4 | 46.5 | 31.6 | 75.9 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 9.8 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Wilkins | G-F | 4 | 149 | 69 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 80 |
| Johnny Newman | F-G | 4 | 113 | 68 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 76 |
| Patrick Ewing | C-F | 4 | 153 | 57 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 75 |
| Mark Jackson | G | 4 | 171 | 60 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 57 |
| Bill Cartwright | C | 4 | 76 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 29 |
| Trent Tucker | G | 4 | 71 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25 |
| Kenny Walker | F | 4 | 80 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 18 |
| Sidney Green | F-C | 4 | 93 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 16 |
| Sedric Toney | G | 3 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| Pat Cummings | F-C | 3 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 |
| Rick Carlisle | G | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Louis Orr | F | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 42 | 960 | 348 | 153 | 47 | 16 | 92 | 75 | 54 | 109 | 163 | 102 | 33 | 21 | 63 | 115 | 397 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Wilkins | G-F | 4 | 37.3 | 47.8 | 50.0 | 85.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| Johnny Newman | F-G | 4 | 28.3 | 45.6 | 0.0 | 87.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 19.0 |
| Patrick Ewing | C-F | 4 | 38.3 | 49.1 | 0.0 | 86.4 | 4.0 | 8.8 | 12.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 18.8 |
| Mark Jackson | G | 4 | 42.8 | 36.7 | 41.7 | 72.7 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 14.3 |
| Bill Cartwright | C | 4 | 19.0 | 50.0 | 73.3 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 7.3 | |
| Trent Tucker | G | 4 | 17.8 | 42.1 | 46.2 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| Kenny Walker | F | 4 | 20.0 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 4.5 | |
| Sidney Green | F-C | 4 | 23.3 | 47.1 | 2.0 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.0 | ||
| Sedric Toney | G | 3 | 5.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| Pat Cummings | F-C | 3 | 9.3 | 40.0 | 75.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 2.3 | |
| Rick Carlisle | G | 2 | 4.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | |
| Louis Orr | F | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | |
| Averages | 883 | 22.9 | 44.0 | 34.0 | 81.5 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 9.5 |
