The

1994–95 NBA season The 1994–95 NBA season was the 49th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season ended with the Houston Rockets defeating the Orlando Magic 4–0 in the NBA Finals to be crowned champions. Notable occurrences *The Housto ...

was the 49th season for the

New York Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the Na ...

in the

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...

. The Knicks entered the

season A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's axial tilt, tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperat ...

as runner-ups of the

1994 NBA Finals The 1994 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 1993–94 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs. The Western Conference champion Houston Rockets played the Eastern Conference cham ...

, where they lost to the

Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Division of the Western Conference (NBA) ...

in seven games. During the off-season, the Knicks acquired Doug Christie from the

Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NBA ...

. In the

1994 NBA draft The 1994 NBA draft took place on June 29, 1994, at Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis. Two NBA rookies of the year were picked in the first round, as Jason Kidd and Grant Hill were co-winners of the award for the 1994–95 NBA season. Kidd and Hill ...

, the team selected small forward

Monty Williams Tavares Montgomery Williams (born October 8, 1971) is an American professional basketball coach, executive, and former player of the National Basketball Association (NBA) who is the head coach of the TMI Episcopal’s boys basketball team. He pre ...

out of

Notre Dame University The University of Notre Dame du Lac (known simply as Notre Dame; ; ND) is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States. Founded in 1842 by members of the Congregation of Holy Cross, a Catholic religious order o ...

with the 24th overall pick, and selected point guard

Charlie Ward Charlie Ward Jr. (born October 12, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and current head coach for the Florida A&M Rattlers. Ward was an exceptional college football player as w ...

out of

Florida State University Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...

with the 26th overall pick. However, Christie only played twelve games, because of an ankle injury, and Ward only played ten games due to a wrist injury. In December, the team released

Doc Rivers Glenn Anton "Doc" Rivers (born October 13, 1961) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). An NBA player for 14 seasons, he was an NB ...

to free agency; Rivers later signed as a free agent with the

San Antonio Spurs The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Division of the Western Conference (NBA ...

. The Knicks had a 12–12 start to the regular season, but then won 17 of their next 19 games, held a 30–16 record at the All-Star break, and finished in second place in the Atlantic Division with a 55–27 record, finishing two games behind the top-seeded

Orlando Magic The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NB ...

, who won the Division title. By earning the #3 seed in the Eastern Conference, the Knicks qualified for the

NBA playoffs The NBA playoffs is the annual Playoffs, postseason Tournament#Knockout tournaments, tournament of the National Basketball Association (NBA) held to determine the league champion. Since 1949, the four-round, best-of-seven tournament is held afte ...

for the eighth consecutive season.

Patrick Ewing Patrick Aloysius Ewing Sr. (born August 5, 1962) is a Jamaican-American basketball coach and former professional player who is a basketball ambassador for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he played most o ...

averaged 23.9 points, 11.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game, finished in fourth place in

Most Valuable Player In team sports, a most valuable player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particular competition, or ...

voting, and was selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game in

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, while John Starks averaged 15.3 points and 5.1 assists per game, and led the league with 217 three-point field goals, becoming the first player ever to reach up to 200 three-pointers in a single season. In addition, Charles D. Smith provided the team with 12.7 points and 1.3 blocks per game, while

Derek Harper Derek Ricardo Harper (born October 13, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player. A second-team All-American at the University of Illinois, he was the 11th overall pick of the 1983 NBA draft and spent 16 seasons as a point guar ...

contributed 11.5 points and 5.7 assists per game, along with 106 three-point field goals.

Sixth man The sixth man in basketball is a player who is not a starting lineup, starter but comes off the bench much more often than other reserves, often being the first player to be substituted in, and the first to be used against the other team's subst ...

Anthony Mason averaged 9.9 points and 8.4 rebounds per game off the bench, and was named the

NBA Sixth Man of the Year The National Basketball Association's Sixth Man of the Year (colloquially known as the 6MOY) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the league's best performing player for his team coming ...

. Meanwhile,

Charles Oakley Charles Oakley (born December 18, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. Oakley is best known for playing 10 of his 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association with the New York Knicks. As a power forward, he consisten ...

only played just 50 games this season due to a toe injury, averaging 10.1 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, while off the bench, three-point specialist

Hubert Davis Hubert Ira Davis Jr. (born May 17, 1970) is an American college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball, North Carolina Tar Heels men's team. Before his coaching care ...

contributed 10.0 points per game and 131 three-point field goals, and

Greg Anthony Gregory Carlton Anthony (born November 15, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player who is a television analyst for NBA TV and Turner Sports. He played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Anthony also co ...

provided the Knicks with 6.1 points and 2.6 assists per game. In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1995 NBA playoffs, the Knicks faced off against the 6th–seeded

Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers, often referred to as the Cavs, are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Divis ...

; despite losing Game 2 at home to the Cavaliers at

Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eig ...

, 90–84, the Knicks won the next two games on the road to win the series, three games to one, and advanced to the Eastern Conference Semi-finals. In the Semi-finals, the Knicks faced off against the 2nd–seeded

Indiana Pacers The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Pacers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Ea ...

for the third consecutive year; despite the Pacers being the #2 seed in the East, and also winning the Central Division title, the Knicks had home-court advantage in this series, since they had a better regular-season record than the Pacers. The Pacers defeated the Knicks in Game 1, 107–105, as

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scored eight points in the final 18.7 seconds to bring the Pacers back from a six-point deficit. The Pacers gained a 3–1 series edge, before the Knicks won two straight games to force a seventh game at Madison Square Garden. With the Knicks down by two points in the final seconds, Ewing had a chance to send the game to overtime, but missed his driving

layup A layup in basketball is a two-point shot attempt made by leaping from below, "laying" the ball up near the basket, and using one hand to bounce it off the backboard and into the basket. The motion and one-handed reach distinguish it from a Jump ...

attempt, as the Pacers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Knicks finished sixth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 810,283 at Madison Square Garden during the regular season. Following the season,

Pat Riley Patrick James Riley (born March 20, 1945) is an American professional basketball executive, former coach, and former player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been the team president of the Miami Heat since 1995, and he also se ...

resigned as head coach after four seasons with the Knicks, and took over the coaching job with the

Miami Heat The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern C ...

, while Anthony was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA expansion draft, where he was selected by the

Vancouver Grizzlies The Vancouver Grizzlies were a Canadian professional basketball team based in Vancouver. The Grizzlies competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Midwest Division (NBA), Midwest Division of the Western Conference ( ...

expansion team, and Anthony Bonner was released to free agency, and left to play overseas in

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NBA draft

Roster

Season standings

Division

Conference

Notes *z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs *c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs *y – Clinched division title *x – Clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Regular season

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Boston Garden The Boston Garden was an arena in Boston, Massachusetts. Designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who also built the third iteration of New York's Madison Square Garden, it opened on November 17, 1928, as "Boston Madison Square Garden" (later ...

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San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...

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Alamodome The Alamodome is a 64,000-seat domed indoor multi-purpose stadium in San Antonio, Texas. It is located on the southeastern fringe of downtown San Antonio. The facility opened on May 15, 1993, having been constructed at a cost of $186 milli ...

19,710 , 3–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 5 , November 14 , @

Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...

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Delta Center The Delta Center is an indoor venue in Salt Lake City. Opened in 1991, the arena is the home of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). The arena has a seating capacity ...

18,955 , 3–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 6 , November 16 , @ L.A. Lakers
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Anthony Anthony, also spelled Antony, is a masculine given name derived from the '' Antonii'', a '' gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descenda ...

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Great Western Forum The Kia Forum, also known as Los Angeles Forum and formerly Great Western Forum, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Inglewood, California, United States, adjacent to Los Angeles. Located on West Manchester Boulevard, with Laffit Pincay Jr., P ...

13,630 , 4–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 7 , November 17 , @ Golden State
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15,025 , 4–3 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 8 , November 19 ,

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

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19,763 , 6–3 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 10 , November 26 , Charlotte
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(22) , Ewing, Oakley (14) , John Starks (7) ,

19,763 , 6–4 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 11 , November 29 , @

Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...

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(11) , John Starks (7) , Orlando Arena
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Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

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(15) , Harper, Ewing (6) , CoreStates Spectrum
14,212 , 9–5 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 15 , December 6 ,

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Smith Smith may refer to: People and fictional characters * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (given name) * Smith (surname), a family name originating in England ** List of people ...

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Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...

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Sacramento Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's 2020 p ...

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ARCO Arena ARCO Arena (known as Power Balance Pavilion from 2011 to 2012 and Sleep Train Arena from 2012 until 2022) was an indoor arena located in Sacramento, California, United States. Opened in 1988, it was the home of the Sacramento Kings of the Nation ...

17,317 , 12–7 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 20 , December 16 , @ Phoenix
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America West Arena The PHX Arena (formerly America West Arena, US Airways Center, Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix Suns Arena and Footprint Center) is a multi-purpose arena in Phoenix, Arizona. It opened under the name America West Arena on June 6, 1992, at ...

19,023 , 12–8 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 21 , December 18 , @

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: *Portland, Oregon, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon *Portland, Maine, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine *Isle of Portland, a tied island in the English Channel Portland may also r ...

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New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

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Cleveland Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...

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Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

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United Center The United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side, Chicago, Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) ...

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Brendan Byrne Arena Meadowlands Arena (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena, Continental Airlines Arena and Izod Center) is a closed indoor sports and concert venue located in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. Since closing, ...

20,049 , 13–12 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 26 , December 28 ,

Detroit Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...

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Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

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Target Center Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation, founded and headquartered in Minneapolis since 1902, h ...

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Gund Arena Rocket Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The building is the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL). It also serves as a sec ...

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Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

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Milwaukee Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...

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Bradley Center The Bradley Center (also known as the BMO Harris Bradley Center under sponsorship agreements) was a multi-purpose arena located on the northwest corner of North Vel R. Phillips Ave. and West State Streets in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United ...

17,909 , 20–12 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 33 , January 14 ,

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19,763 , 20–13 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 34 , January 16 ,

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19,763 , 21–13 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 35 , January 19, 1995
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Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

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Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

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Reunion Arena Reunion Arena was an indoor arena located in the Reunion, Dallas, Reunion district of downtown Dallas, Texas, United States. The arena served as the primary home of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Dallas Stars and the National Basketball Ass ...

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Miami Arena Miami Arena was an indoor arena located in Miami, Florida. The venue served as the home of the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). From 1988 until 1999, it also ...

15,200 , 24–13 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 38 , January 24 ,

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19,763 , 25–13 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 39 , January 26 , L.A. Clippers
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19,763 , 26–13 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 40 , January 27 , @ Charlotte
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Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte Coliseum was a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was operated by the Charlotte Coliseum Authority, which also oversees the operation of Bojangles Coliseum, which was called Charlotte ...

23,698 , 26–14 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 41 , January 29 , Phoenix
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18,168 , 29–14 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 44 , February 5 , @

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16,010 , 29–15 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 45 , February 7 ,

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Market Square Arena Market Square Arena (MSA) was an indoor arena in Indianapolis. Completed in 1974, at a cost of $23 million, it seated 16,530 for basketball and 15,993 for ice hockey. Seating capacity for concerts and other events was adjusted by the use of larg ...

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The Palace of Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills, commonly known as the Palace, was a multi-purpose arena located in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Opened in 1988, it was the home of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Detroit Shock of the ...

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19,763 , 34–18 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 53 , February 26 ,

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W 89–76
, John Starks (29) , Anthony Mason (14) , Starks, Harper (6) ,

20,562 , 37–19 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 57 , March 7 ,

W 115–110
,

(46) ,

(12) ,

(10) ,

19,763 , 38–19 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 58 , March 8 , @

W 108–100
,

(22) , Anthony Mason (12) , Anthony Mason (7) ,

14,890 , 39–19 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 59 , March 10 , @

L 81–108
, John Starks (17) ,

(10) , John Starks (5) ,

Omni Coliseum Omni Coliseum (often called The Omni) was an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Completed in 1972, the arena seated 16,378 for basketball and 15,278 for ice hockey, hockey. It was part of the Omni Complex, now known as the CNN Cente ...

14,596 , 39–20 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 60 , March 11 ,

Seattle Seattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the cou ...

L 84–96
,

(34) , Ewing, Oakley (10) , John Starks (8) ,

19,763 , 39–21 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 61 , March 14 ,

Denver Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...

W 94–74
,

(21) ,

(17) ,

(5) ,

19,763 , 40–21 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 62 , March 17 , @

W 89–81
,

(36) ,

(11) , John Starks (8) , US Airways Arena
18,756 , 41–21 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 63 , March 18 ,

W 92–91 (OT)
, John Starks (25) ,

(14) ,

(7) ,

19,763 , 42–21 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 64 , March 21 , Charlotte
L 69–78
,

(35) ,

(18) ,

(9) ,

19,763 , 42–22 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 65 , March 23 , @

W 104–101
,

(22) , Ewing,

(8) , John Starks (9) ,

McNichols Sports Arena McNichols Sports Arena was an indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado, United States. Located adjacent to Mile High Stadium and completed in 1975, at a cost of $16 million, it seated 16,061 for hockey games and 17,171 for basketball games. Sp ...

17,171 , 43–22 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 66 , March 25 , @ L.A. Clippers
W 94–86
,

(27) ,

(8) ,

(6) ,

Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena was a multi-purpose arena at Exposition Park, in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. It was located next to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and just south of the campus of the University of ...

16,021 , 44–22 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 67 , March 26 , @

L 93–82
,

(27) , Anthony Mason (10) , John Starks (5) ,

Tacoma Dome The Tacoma Dome is an indoor multi-purpose arena in Tacoma, Washington, United States. It is located south of Downtown Tacoma, adjacent to Interstate 5 in Washington, Interstate 5 and Tacoma Dome Station. It is currently used for basketball tou ...

18,056 , 44–23 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 68 , March 28 ,

L 111–113
,

(36) ,

(8) ,

(7) ,

19,763 , 44–24 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 69 , March 29 , @

W 107–97
,

(28) ,

(9) ,

(7) ,

17,067 , 45–24 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 70 , March 31 ,

W 101–90
,

(18) , Anthony Bonner (9) , Harper,

(6) ,

19,763 , 46–24 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 71 , April 2 , @

W 94–85
, John Starks (26) ,

(12) , Anthony Mason (6) ,

20,049 , 47–24 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 72 , April 4 ,

L 90–94
,

(28) , Anthony Mason (14) ,

(12) ,

19,763 , 47–25 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 73 , April 5 , @

W 114–94
,

(34) ,

(18) , John Starks (6) ,

14,679 , 48–25 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 74 , April 8 ,

W 113–96
,

(19) , Anthony Mason (9) , John Starks (8) ,

19,763 , 49–25 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 75 , April 11 ,

W 112–99
,

(31) , Ewing, Mason (12) , John Starks (9) ,

19,763 , 50–25 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 76 , April 13 ,

W 110–100
,

(25) ,

(8) ,

(7) ,

19,763 , 51–25 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 77 , April 14 , @

W 88–84
,

(30) ,

(12) , John Starks (7) ,

16,702 , 52–25 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 78 , April 16 , @

L 90–111
, Charles Smith (22) , Anthony Mason (13) ,

(4) ,

23,889 , 52–26 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 79 , April 17 ,

L 93–99
, Anthony Mason (17) ,

(13) , Anthony Mason (7) ,

19,763 , 52–27 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 80 , April 20 , @ Charlotte
W 91–86
, John Starks (18) , Anthony Mason (9) , John Starks (7) ,

23,698 , 53–27 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 81 , April 21 , @

W 99–92
,

(20) ,

(16) ,

(8) ,

14,890 , 54–27 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 82 , April 23 ,

W 113–99
, Charles Smith (29) , Anthony Mason (12) , Mason,

(6) ,

19,763 , 55–27

Playoffs

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , April 27 ,

W 103–79
,

(21) ,

(11) , John Starks (7) ,

19,763 , 1–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , April 29 ,

L 84–90
, Ewing, Starks (21) ,

(12) ,

(5) ,

19,763 , 1–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , May 1 , @

W 83–81
,

(23) ,

(10) ,

(5) ,

19,352 , 2–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , May 4 , @

W 93–80
,

(30) ,

(13) ,

(8) ,

18,575 , 3–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , May 7 ,

L 105–107
, John Starks (21) , Oakley, Ewing (10) , John Starks (7) ,

19,763 , 0–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , May 9 ,

W 96–77
,

(24) , Anthony Mason (8) ,

(8) ,

19,763 , 1–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , May 11 , @

L 95–97
, Oakley, Starks (23) ,

(7) , John Starks (9) ,

16,675 , 1–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , May 13 , @

L 84–98
,

(25) ,

(10) ,

16,678 , 1–3 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , May 17 ,

W 96–95
,

(19) ,

(13) , John Starks (7) ,

19,763 , 2–3 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 6 , May 19 , @

W 92–82
,

(25) ,

(15) ,

(7) ,

16,679 , 3–3 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 7 , May 21 ,

L 95–97
,

(29) ,

(14) , Harper, Oakley (6) ,

19,763 , 3–4

Awards and honors

was named Player of the Week for games played January 15 through January 22. *

was named Player of the Month for January. *

was selected as a reserve for the Eastern Conference in the

All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game that showcases the best players (the "stars") of a sports league. The exhibition is between two teams organized solely for the event, usually representing the league's teams based on region or division, bu ...

; it was his ninth All-Star selection. * Anthony Mason received the

NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award The National Basketball Association's Sixth Man of the Year (colloquially known as the 6MOY) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the league's best performing player for his team coming ...

. * John Starks led the league in

three-point field goal A three-point field goal (also 3-pointer, three, or triple) is a field goal in a basketball game made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc surrounding the basket. A successful attempt is worth three points, in contrast to the two ...

s with 217. * John Starks led the league in three-point field goal attempts with 611.

Player stats

Regular season

Playoffs

Player Statistics Citation:

Transactions

The Knicks were involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

Player Transactions Citation:

Notes

References

External links

1994–95 New York Knicks Statistics
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New York Knick 1990s in Manhattan