1990–91 New York Knicks season

1990–91 New York Knicks season
1990–91 New York Knicks season
Head coach	Stu Jackson; John MacLeod
General manager	Al Bianchi; Dave Checketts
Owners	Paramount Communications, Inc.
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Results
Record	39–43 (.476)
Place	Division: 3rd (Atlantic); Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round; (Lost to Bulls 0–3)
Local media
Television	MSG Network; (Marv Albert, John Andariese)
Radio	WFAN; (Jim Karvellas, Walt Frazier)
< 1989–90	1991–92 >

The 1990–91 New York Knicks season was the 45th season for the Knicks in the National Basketball Association.^[3] In the offseason, the Knicks signed unrestricted free agent John Starks, who played in the Continental Basketball Association the previous season.^[4] The Knicks changed their on-court leadership early in the season as head coach Stu Jackson was replaced by John MacLeod.^[5] After a 6–3 start to the season, the Knicks lost eight of their next nine games. They recovered to a 34–33 record near the end of the season, but then went 5–10 in their last 15 games.^[6] New York finished in third place in the Atlantic Division with a 39–43 record, and earned the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference for the NBA Playoffs. Patrick Ewing led the Knicks with 26.6 points per game, and was selected for the 1991 NBA All-Star Game.^[7]

In the first round, the Knicks were swept in three straight games by the eventual NBA champion Chicago Bulls.^[7] Following the season, Maurice Cheeks was traded to the Atlanta Hawks.^[8]

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	17	Jerrod Mustaf	PF/C	United States	Maryland

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB
PG	1	Cheeks, Maurice	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	West Texas A&M
C	33	Ewing, Patrick	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Georgetown
PG	14	Grant, Greg	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	140 lb (64 kg)	Trenton State
PG	13	Jackson, Mark	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	St. John's
C	32	Mustaf, Jerrod	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Maryland
PF	34	Oakley, Charles	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Virginia Union
SF	23	Quinnett, Brian	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Washington State
SG	3	Starks, John	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oklahoma State
SG	6	Tucker, Trent	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Minnesota
SF	55	Vandeweghe, Kiki	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	UCLA
SF	7	Walker, Kenny	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Kentucky
C	45	Wilkins, Eddie Lee	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Gardner–Webb
SG	21	Wilkins, Gerald	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Chattanooga

Head coach

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	56	26	.683	—	35–6	21–20	20-6
x-Philadelphia 76ers	44	38	.537	12	29-12	15-26	14-12
x-New York Knicks	39	43	.476	17	21-20	18-23	17–9
Washington Bullets	30	52	.366	26	21-20	9-32	10-16
New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	30	20-21	6–35	8-18
Miami Heat	24	58	.293	32	18-23	6-35	9-17

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Chicago Bulls	61	21	.744	–
2	y-Boston Celtics	56	26	.683	5
3	x-Detroit Pistons	50	32	.610	11
4	x-Milwaukee Bucks	48	34	.585	13
5	x-Philadelphia 76ers	44	38	.537	17
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	18
7	x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	20
8	x-New York Knicks	39	43	.476	22

9	Cleveland Cavaliers	33	49	.402	28
10	Washington Bullets	30	52	.366	31
11	New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	35
12	Charlotte Hornets	26	56	.317	35
13	Miami Heat	24	58	.293	37

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1990–91 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	3–1	1–4	1–4	3–2	2–0	1–1	0–5	1–1	1–1	4–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–3	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2
Boston	1–3	—	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–2	2–0	4–1	5–0	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	5–1
Charlotte	4–1	1–3	—	0–5	1–4	1–1	0–2	1–4	1–1	0–2	0–5	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–3	1–1	2–2	0–4	2–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2
Chicago	4–1	2–2	5–0	—	5–0	2–0	2–0	3–2	1–1	0–2	4–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	4–1	2–0	3–1	4–0	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	3–1
Cleveland	2–3	1–3	4–1	0–5	—	2–0	1–1	2–3	0–2	0–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–3	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3
Dallas	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	—	3–1	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–0	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–4	2–0	2–0	1–4	1–1	0–4	1–3	2–2	1–4	2–2	0–5	2–0
Denver	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–3	—	0–2	1–3	0–5	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	0–2	0–4	0–4	3–1	1–4	0–4	1–3	1–1
Detroit	5–0	2–2	4–1	2–3	3–2	2–0	2–0	—	1–1	2–0	3–2	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–3	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1
Golden State	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	—	2–2	1–1	3–2	2–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–3	2–3	2–3	2–2	3–1	1–3	0–2
Houston	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	5–0	0–2	2–2	—	1–1	2–2	1–3	2–0	2–0	5–0	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–0	3–1	0–4	3–1	2–3	2–2	2–2	1–1
Indiana	1–4	2–2	5–0	1–4	4–1	0–2	2–0	2–3	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–3	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	4–0	0–2	2–3	2–2	1–1	—	0–4	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	2–3	1–3	3–2	2–2	2–3	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	4–0	2–0	3–2	3–1	2–0	4–0	—	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–1	3–2	2–3	4–0	3–1	3–2	2–2	2–0
Miami	0–4	1–4	2–2	0–4	1–3	2–0	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	—	0–4	0–2	3–3	1–4	1–1	1–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–2
Milwaukee	3–2	2–2	3–2	1–4	3–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–1	0–2	3–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	—	1–1	2–2	4–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Minnesota	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–1	2–3	0–2	1–3	0–5	1–1	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–1	—	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–4	0–4	3–1	0–4	2–2	1–4	1–1
New Jersey	1–3	1–4	2–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	3–3	2–2	1–1	—	0–5	1–1	2–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–3
New York	1–3	0–5	4–0	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	0–4	1–1	5–0	—	0–2	5–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–2
Orlando	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–1	3–2	0–2	2–2	2–3	1–1	3–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	—	0–2	2–2	0–4	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–4	1–1
Philadelphia	4–0	3–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–2	0–2	3–2	1–5	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–2
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–0	4–0	2–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	3–2	2–3	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	—	3–2	3–1	1–3	3–2	2–2	2–0
Portland	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	3–2	4–0	2–0	3–1	3–2	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	2–3	—	3–2	2–2	4–0	3–1	2–0
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	3–2	1–3	0–2	2–3	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–3	—	1–3	1–4	1–3	2–0
San Antonio	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	4–1	4–1	2–0	2–2	3–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	3–1	—	3–1	2–3	2–0
Seattle	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	4–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	3–2	2–3	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–3	0–4	4–1	1–3	—	1–3	2–0
Utah	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	5–0	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	4–1	2–0	0–2	4–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–2	3–1	—	2–0
Washington	2–2	1–5	2–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	2–3	1–3	1–1	3–2	2–3	1–1	2–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	—

Game log

Playoffs

East First Round

(1) Chicago Bulls vs. (8) New York Knicks: Bulls win series 3–0

Game 1 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (April 25): Chicago 126, New York 85
Game 2 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (April 28): Chicago 89, New York 79
Game 3 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (April 30): Chicago 103, New York 94

Last Playoff Meeting: 1989 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Chicago won 4–2)

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Patrick Ewing, All-NBA Second Team^[9]

Transactions

References

^ The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 331. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
^ The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 330. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
^ "New York Knicks". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
^ Longman, Jere (May 27, 1993). "Manhattan's Matador John Starks Was Killing Time. Now He's Killing The Bulls". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
^ Brown, Clifton (December 4, 1990). "Jackson Is Let Go in a Surprise Move by the Knicks". The New York Times. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
^ "1990–91 New York Knicks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "1990–91 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on April 24, 2010. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
^ Benson, Michael (2007). Everything You Wanted to Know About the New York Knicks: A Who's Who of Everyone Who Ever Played On or Coached the NBA's Most Celebrated Team. Taylor Trade Publishing. p. 52. ISBN 9781461734789.
^ "All-NBA & All-ABA Teams". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 2, 2013.

External links

1990–91 New York Knickerbockers Statistics

[1] The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 331. Retrieved November 19, 2017.

[2] The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 330. Retrieved November 19, 2017.

[3] "New York Knicks". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 10, 2018.

[4] Longman, Jere (May 27, 1993). "Manhattan's Matador John Starks Was Killing Time. Now He's Killing The Bulls". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2017.

[5] Brown, Clifton (December 4, 1990). "Jackson Is Let Go in a Surprise Move by the Knicks". The New York Times. Retrieved February 1, 2016.

[6] "1990–91 New York Knicks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 30, 2016.

[br-7] "1990–91 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on April 24, 2010. Retrieved June 16, 2017.

[8] Benson, Michael (2007). Everything You Wanted to Know About the New York Knicks: A Who's Who of Everyone Who Ever Played On or Coached the NBA's Most Celebrated Team. Taylor Trade Publishing. p. 52. ISBN 9781461734789.

[9] "All-NBA & All-ABA Teams". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 2, 2013.

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v t e New York Knicks
Founded in 1946 Based in New York City, New York
Franchise	History All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	Madison Square Garden III 69th Regiment Armory Madison Square Garden IV
Personnel	Owner(s) Madison Square Garden Sports (James Dolan, chairman) President Leon Rose General manager Vacant Head coach Tom Thibodeau
G League affiliate	Westchester Knicks
Retired numbers	10 12 15 15 19 22 24 33 613
NBA championships	1970 1973
Rivalries	Boston Celtics Brooklyn Nets Chicago Bulls Indiana Pacers Miami Heat
Culture and lore	Broadcasters Dancing Harry Eddie Spike Lee Diedrich Knickerbocker Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray? Theme from New York, New York Mike Walczewski George Kalinsky Trent Tucker Rule Disputed foul against Scottie Pippen June 17th, 1994 Knicks–Nuggets brawl Linsanity Sweetwater