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1996-97 New York Knickerbockers

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57-25, Finished 2nd in NBA Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 95.4 points per game, Allowed 92.2 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 50-32)
Coached by Jeff Van Gundy (57-25)

Arena: Madison Square Garden (IV) / Attendance: 810,283 (6th of 29 available)

SRS: 3.31 (10th of 29) / Pace Factor: 90.5 (15th of 29)
Offensive Rating: 104.4 (25th of 29) / Defensive Rating: 101.0 (2nd of 29)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-3) versus Miami Heat
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-0) versus Charlotte Hornets

1996-97 Statistics / Schedule / Game Log / Splits / Starting Lineups

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 82 19855 2882 6227 .463 470 1294 .363 1585 2119 .748 973 2516 3489 1809 629 378 1462 2033 7819 95.4
Opponent 82 19855 2665 6272 .425 481 1374 .350 1752 2389 .733 911 2220 3131 1589 727 295 1333 1882 7563 92.2

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Patrick Ewing C-F 7-0 240 34 78 78 2887 655 1342 .488 2 9 .222 439 582 .754 175 659 834 156 69 189 269 250 1751
2 Allan Houston G 6-6 200 25 81 81 2681 437 1032 .423 148 384 .385 175 218 .803 43 197 240 179 41 18 167 233 1197
3 John Starks G 6-3 180 31 77 1 2042 369 856 .431 150 407 .369 173 225 .769 36 169 205 217 90 11 158 196 1061
4 Larry Johnson F 6-6 250 27 76 76 2613 376 735 .512 34 105 .324 190 274 .693 165 228 393 174 64 36 136 249 976
5 Charles Oakley F-C 6-8 225 33 80 80 2873 339 694 .488 5 19 .263 181 224 .808 246 535 781 221 111 21 171 305 864
6 Chris Childs G 6-3 195 29 65 61 2076 211 510 .414 70 181 .387 113 149 .758 22 169 191 398 78 11 180 213 605
7 Buck Williams F-C 6-8 215 36 74 4 1496 175 326 .537 0 1 .000 115 179 .642 166 231 397 53 40 38 79 204 465
8 Charlie Ward G 6-2 190 26 79 21 1763 133 337 .395 48 154 .312 95 125 .760 45 175 220 326 83 15 147 188 409
9 John Wallace F 6-8 225 22 68 6 787 122 236 .517 2 4 .500 79 110 .718 51 104 155 37 21 25 76 102 325
10 Walter McCarty F 6-10 230 22 35 0 192 26 68 .382 4 14 .286 8 14 .571 8 15 23 13 7 9 17 38 64
11 Scott Brooks G 5-11 165 31 38 0 251 19 39 .487 5 12 .417 14 15 .933 6 12 18 29 21 0 17 35 57
12 Herb Williams C-F 6-10 242 38 21 2 184 18 46 .391 0 1 .000 3 4 .750 9 22 31 5 4 5 5 18 39
13 Chris Jent F 6-7 220 27 3 0 10 2 6 .333 2 3 .667 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 6

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Patrick Ewing C-F 7-0 240 34 78 78 37.0 8.4 17.2 .488 0.0 0.1 .222 5.6 7.5 .754 2.2 8.4 10.7 2.0 0.9 2.4 3.4 3.2 22.4
2 Allan Houston G 6-6 200 25 81 81 33.1 5.4 12.7 .423 1.8 4.7 .385 2.2 2.7 .803 0.5 2.4 3.0 2.2 0.5 0.2 2.1 2.9 14.8
3 John Starks G 6-3 180 31 77 1 26.5 4.8 11.1 .431 1.9 5.3 .369 2.2 2.9 .769 0.5 2.2 2.7 2.8 1.2 0.1 2.1 2.5 13.8
4 Larry Johnson F 6-6 250 27 76 76 34.4 4.9 9.7 .512 0.4 1.4 .324 2.5 3.6 .693 2.2 3.0 5.2 2.3 0.8 0.5 1.8 3.3 12.8
5 Charles Oakley F-C 6-8 225 33 80 80 35.9 4.2 8.7 .488 0.1 0.2 .263 2.3 2.8 .808 3.1 6.7 9.8 2.8 1.4 0.3 2.1 3.8 10.8
6 Chris Childs G 6-3 195 29 65 61 31.9 3.2 7.8 .414 1.1 2.8 .387 1.7 2.3 .758 0.3 2.6 2.9 6.1 1.2 0.2 2.8 3.3 9.3
7 Buck Williams F-C 6-8 215 36 74 4 20.2 2.4 4.4 .537 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.4 .642 2.2 3.1 5.4 0.7 0.5 0.5 1.1 2.8 6.3
8 Charlie Ward G 6-2 190 26 79 21 22.3 1.7 4.3 .395 0.6 1.9 .312 1.2 1.6 .760 0.6 2.2 2.8 4.1 1.1 0.2 1.9 2.4 5.2
9 John Wallace F 6-8 225 22 68 6 11.6 1.8 3.5 .517 0.0 0.1 .500 1.2 1.6 .718 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.4 1.1 1.5 4.8
10 Chris Jent F 6-7 220 27 3 0 3.3 0.7 2.0 .333 0.7 1.0 .667 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.0
11 Herb Williams C-F 6-10 242 38 21 2 8.8 0.9 2.2 .391 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.2 .750 0.4 1.0 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.9 1.9
12 Walter McCarty F 6-10 230 22 35 0 5.5 0.7 1.9 .382 0.1 0.4 .286 0.2 0.4 .571 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.1 1.8
13 Scott Brooks G 5-11 165 31 38 0 6.6 0.5 1.0 .487 0.1 0.3 .417 0.4 0.4 .933 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.9 1.5

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Patrick Ewing C-F 7-0 240 34 78 78 2887 8.2 16.7 .488 0.0 0.1 .222 5.5 7.3 .754 2.2 8.2 10.4 1.9 0.9 2.4 3.4 3.1 21.8
2 Chris Jent F 6-7 220 27 3 0 10 7.2 21.6 .333 7.2 10.8 .667 0.0 0.0 3.6 0.0 3.6 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.2 21.6
3 John Starks G 6-3 180 31 77 1 2042 6.5 15.1 .431 2.6 7.2 .369 3.0 4.0 .769 0.6 3.0 3.6 3.8 1.6 0.2 2.8 3.5 18.7
4 Allan Houston G 6-6 200 25 81 81 2681 5.9 13.9 .423 2.0 5.2 .385 2.3 2.9 .803 0.6 2.6 3.2 2.4 0.6 0.2 2.2 3.1 16.1
5 John Wallace F 6-8 225 22 68 6 787 5.6 10.8 .517 0.1 0.2 .500 3.6 5.0 .718 2.3 4.8 7.1 1.7 1.0 1.1 3.5 4.7 14.9
6 Larry Johnson F 6-6 250 27 76 76 2613 5.2 10.1 .512 0.5 1.4 .324 2.6 3.8 .693 2.3 3.1 5.4 2.4 0.9 0.5 1.9 3.4 13.4
7 Walter McCarty F 6-10 230 22 35 0 192 4.9 12.7 .382 0.7 2.6 .286 1.5 2.6 .571 1.5 2.8 4.3 2.4 1.3 1.7 3.2 7.1 12.0
8 Buck Williams F-C 6-8 215 36 74 4 1496 4.2 7.8 .537 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 4.3 .642 4.0 5.6 9.6 1.3 1.0 0.9 1.9 4.9 11.2
9 Charles Oakley F-C 6-8 225 33 80 80 2873 4.2 8.7 .488 0.1 0.2 .263 2.3 2.8 .808 3.1 6.7 9.8 2.8 1.4 0.3 2.1 3.8 10.8
10 Chris Childs G 6-3 195 29 65 61 2076 3.7 8.8 .414 1.2 3.1 .387 2.0 2.6 .758 0.4 2.9 3.3 6.9 1.4 0.2 3.1 3.7 10.5
11 Charlie Ward G 6-2 190 26 79 21 1763 2.7 6.9 .395 1.0 3.1 .312 1.9 2.6 .760 0.9 3.6 4.5 6.7 1.7 0.3 3.0 3.8 8.4
12 Scott Brooks G 5-11 165 31 38 0 251 2.7 5.6 .487 0.7 1.7 .417 2.0 2.2 .933 0.9 1.7 2.6 4.2 3.0 0.0 2.4 5.0 8.2
13 Herb Williams C-F 6-10 242 38 21 2 184 3.5 9.0 .391 0.0 0.2 .000 0.6 0.8 .750 1.8 4.3 6.1 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 3.5 7.6

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Patrick Ewing C-F 7-0 240 34 78 2887 21.3 .548 .489 7.5 26.4 17.3 10.8 1.3 5.3 14.4 29.8 104 96 2.9 6.9 9.8
2 Charles Oakley F-C 6-8 225 33 80 2873 14.2 .545 .492 10.6 21.6 16.3 12.7 2.0 0.6 17.7 15.4 109 99 3.1 5.8 9.0
3 Larry Johnson F 6-6 250 27 76 2613 13.8 .570 .535 7.9 10.1 9.0 11.4 1.3 1.1 13.7 17.5 113 104 4.0 3.7 7.7
4 John Starks G 6-3 180 31 77 2042 15.9 .555 .519 2.2 9.6 6.0 19.5 2.3 0.4 14.2 25.1 107 102 2.5 3.3 5.8
5 Buck Williams F-C 6-8 215 36 74 1496 13.9 .574 .537 13.8 17.9 15.9 5.8 1.4 2.1 16.3 14.9 113 100 2.1 2.8 4.9
6 Allan Houston G 6-6 200 25 81 2681 11.3 .531 .495 2.0 8.5 5.4 11.9 0.8 0.5 12.9 22.2 103 105 1.5 3.2 4.7
7 Chris Childs G 6-3 195 29 65 2076 11.2 .526 .482 1.3 9.4 5.5 30.7 2.0 0.4 23.8 16.8 102 103 0.8 3.2 3.9
8 Charlie Ward G 6-2 190 26 79 1763 11.1 .522 .466 3.2 11.5 7.5 28.4 2.5 0.7 27.3 14.1 101 101 0.6 3.1 3.7
9 John Wallace F 6-8 225 22 68 787 13.0 .571 .521 8.1 15.3 11.8 8.2 1.4 2.6 21.1 21.1 100 101 0.1 1.4 1.6
10 Scott Brooks G 5-11 165 31 38 251 11.0 .625 .551 3.0 5.5 4.3 17.8 4.4 0.0 27.2 11.5 109 99 0.2 0.5 0.7
11 Herb Williams C-F 6-10 242 38 21 184 7.0 .408 .391 6.1 13.9 10.1 4.3 1.2 2.2 9.5 13.2 91 102 -0.1 0.3 0.2
12 Chris Jent F 6-7 220 27 3 10 16.0 .500 .500 12.4 0.0 6.0 19.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.6 120 110 0.0 0.0 0.0
13 Walter McCarty F 6-10 230 22 35 192 6.4 .431 .412 5.2 9.1 7.2 11.5 1.9 3.8 18.6 21.9 83 100 -0.4 0.3 0.0

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Patrick Ewing C-F 7-0 240 34 9 357 88 167 0 1 27 42 26 95 17 3 22 27 30 203 .527 .000 .643 39.7 22.6 10.6 1.9
2 Allan Houston G 6-6 200 25 9 360 58 133 26 52 31 35 3 23 21 6 3 24 14 173 .436 .500 .886 40.0 19.2 2.6 2.3
3 John Starks G 6-3 180 31 9 253 44 99 13 41 25 31 7 31 25 10 0 20 25 126 .444 .317 .806 28.1 14.0 3.4 2.8
4 Larry Johnson F 6-6 250 27 9 295 43 77 6 17 32 38 11 36 23 7 1 15 27 124 .558 .353 .842 32.8 13.8 4.0 2.6
5 Chris Childs G 6-3 195 29 10 328 38 87 9 26 19 23 9 49 59 20 0 28 39 104 .437 .346 .826 32.8 10.4 4.9 5.9
6 Charles Oakley F-C 6-8 225 33 10 358 38 86 0 1 22 29 23 88 16 22 3 18 37 98 .442 .000 .759 35.8 9.8 8.8 1.6
7 Buck Williams F-C 6-8 215 36 10 193 17 35 0 0 9 17 13 40 6 3 4 4 34 43 .486 .529 19.3 4.3 4.0 0.6
8 Charlie Ward G 6-2 190 26 9 182 8 27 1 9 3 4 3 25 39 13 0 15 18 20 .296 .111 .750 20.2 2.2 2.8 4.3
9 John Wallace F 6-8 225 22 4 40 4 15 0 1 2 2 2 7 5 1 2 2 6 10 .267 .000 1.000 10.0 2.5 1.8 1.3
10 Herb Williams C-F 6-10 242 38 3 23 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 .400 7.7 1.3 0.3 0.0
11 Walter McCarty F 6-10 230 22 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1.000 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
12 Scott Brooks G 5-11 165 31 4 7 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .500 1.000 1.8 0.8 0.0 0.0

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Larry Johnson $5,004,000
2 Allan Houston $5,000,000
3 Patrick Ewing $3,000,000
4 Chris Childs $2,600,000
5 Charles Oakley $2,600,000
6 John Starks $1,913,000
7 Buck Williams $1,193,000
8 Charlie Ward $888,000
9 John Wallace $785,000
10 Herb Williams $757,000
11 Walter McCarty $750,000
12 Dontae' Jones $691,000
13 Chris Jent $247,500
14 Scott Brooks $247,500
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)