DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1987-88 New York Knicks
38–44 · #14 in the league · First Round
Season snapshotNYK
New York Knicks went 38–44 in the regular season, good for the #14 record in the league, and finished as first round.
League rank
#14
Net rating
-0.5
Home floor
Madison Square Garden (IV)
Roster
20 players
Record
38–44
46.3% win rate
League rank
#14
Playoff team
Net rating
-0.5
SRS +0.1
Finish
First Round
Reached the First Round.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing | C-F | — | 82 | 82 | 20.2 | 8.2 | 1.5 |
| Mark Jackson | G | 13 | 82 | 80 | 13.6 | 4.8 | 10.6 |
| Gerald Wilkins | G-F | — | 81 | 78 | 17.4 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
| Sidney Green | F-C | — | 82 | 65 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 1.1 |
| Kenny Walker | F | — | 82 | 61 | 10.1 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
| Johnny Newman | F-G | — | 77 | 25 | 10.0 | 2.1 | 0.8 |
| Pat Cummings | F-C | — | 62 | 9 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 0.6 |
| Bill Cartwright | C | 25 | 82 | 4 | 11.1 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
| Trent Tucker | G | 6 | 71 | 4 | 7.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Gerald Henderson | G | — | 6 | 2 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| Billy Donovan | G | 1 | 44 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| Louis Orr | F | — | 29 | 0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| Rick Carlisle | G | — | 26 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| Sedric Toney | G | — | 21 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Chris McNealy | F | — | 19 | 0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 1.2 |
| Tony White | G | — | 12 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Ray Tolbert | F | — | 11 | 0 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| Bob Thornton | F-C | — | 7 | 0 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 |
| Carey Scurry | F | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Rory Sparrow | G | — | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
Team stats
Season profile
105.9
ORtg
106.4
DRtg
99.1
Pace
+0.1
SRS
-0.5
MOV
52.5%
TS%
47.7%
eFG%
25.3
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Rick Pitino
head_coach
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First Round
Reached the First Round.
View playoffsHome floor
Madison Square Garden (IV)
14,311 average attendance
Then and now
New York Knicks
NYK
20 players