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1997-98 New York Knickerbockers

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43-39, Finished 2nd in NBA Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 91.6 points per game, Allowed 89.1 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 49-33)
Coached by Jeff Van Gundy (43-39)

Arena: Madison Square Garden (IV) / Attendance: 810,283 (5th of 29 available)

SRS: 2.74 (11th of 29) / Pace Factor: 88.2 (24th of 29)
Offensive Rating: 103.0 (20th of 29) / Defensive Rating: 100.2 (4th of 29)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Indiana Pacers
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-2) versus Miami Heat

1997-98 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 19830 2864 6413 .447 382 1139 .335 1399 1812 .772 978 2434 3412 1787 634 278 1247 1947 7509 91.6
Opponent 82 19830 2624 6131 .428 331 1045 .317 1728 2304 .750 854 2341 3195 1585 653 313 1234 1705 7307 89.1

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 Allan Houston G 6-6 200 26 82 82 2848 571 1277 .447 82 213 .385 285 335 .851 43 231 274 212 63 24 200 207 1509
2 Larry Johnson F 6-6 250 28 70 70 2412 429 884 .485 15 63 .238 214 283 .756 175 226 401 150 40 13 127 193 1087
3 John Starks G 6-3 180 32 82 10 2188 372 947 .393 130 398 .327 185 235 .787 48 182 230 219 78 5 143 205 1059
4 Chris Mills F 6-6 215 28 80 29 2183 292 675 .433 40 137 .292 152 189 .804 120 288 408 133 45 30 107 218 776
5 Charles Oakley F-C 6-8 225 34 79 79 2734 307 698 .440 0 6 .000 97 114 .851 218 506 724 201 123 22 126 280 711
6 Charlie Ward G 6-2 190 27 82 82 2317 235 516 .455 81 215 .377 91 113 .805 32 242 274 466 144 37 175 195 642
7 Patrick Ewing C-F 7-0 240 35 26 26 848 203 403 .504 0 2 .000 134 186 .720 59 206 265 28 16 58 77 74 540
8 Chris Childs G 6-3 195 30 68 0 1599 149 354 .421 27 87 .310 104 126 .825 29 133 162 268 56 6 103 179 429
9 Terry Cummings F 6-9 220 36 30 1 529 103 216 .477 0 0 28 40 .700 42 93 135 26 16 5 34 79 234
10 Buck Williams F-C 6-8 215 37 41 6 738 75 149 .503 0 0 52 71 .732 78 105 183 21 17 15 38 93 202
11 Chris Dudley C 6-11 235 32 51 22 858 58 143 .406 0 0 41 92 .446 108 167 275 21 13 51 44 139 157
12 Anthony Bowie G-F 6-6 190 34 27 3 224 32 59 .542 3 4 .750 8 9 .889 9 17 26 11 6 2 7 25 75
13 Herb Williams C-F 6-10 242 39 27 0 178 18 43 .419 0 0 1 8 .125 6 23 29 4 6 9 5 34 37
14 Brooks Thompson G 6-4 193 27 17 0 121 13 29 .448 4 14 .286 3 5 .600 0 10 10 24 6 1 11 16 33
15 Pete Myers G-F 6-6 180 34 9 0 40 5 10 .500 0 0 4 6 .667 5 5 10 3 4 0 4 7 14
16 Ben Davis F 6-9 240 25 7 0 13 2 10 .200 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 1 0 0 3 4

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 35 26 26 32.6 7.8 15.5 .504 0.0 0.1 .000 5.2 7.2 .720 2.3 7.9 10.2 1.1 0.6 2.2 3.0 2.8 20.8
2 Allan Houston G 6-6 200 26 82 82 34.7 7.0 15.6 .447 1.0 2.6 .385 3.5 4.1 .851 0.5 2.8 3.3 2.6 0.8 0.3 2.4 2.5 18.4
3 Larry Johnson F 6-6 250 28 70 70 34.5 6.1 12.6 .485 0.2 0.9 .238 3.1 4.0 .756 2.5 3.2 5.7 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.8 2.8 15.5
4 John Starks G 6-3 180 32 82 10 26.7 4.5 11.5 .393 1.6 4.9 .327 2.3 2.9 .787 0.6 2.2 2.8 2.7 1.0 0.1 1.7 2.5 12.9
5 Chris Mills F 6-6 215 28 80 29 27.3 3.7 8.4 .433 0.5 1.7 .292 1.9 2.4 .804 1.5 3.6 5.1 1.7 0.6 0.4 1.3 2.7 9.7
6 Charles Oakley F-C 6-8 225 34 79 79 34.6 3.9 8.8 .440 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.4 .851 2.8 6.4 9.2 2.5 1.6 0.3 1.6 3.5 9.0
7 Terry Cummings F 6-9 220 36 30 1 17.6 3.4 7.2 .477 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.3 .700 1.4 3.1 4.5 0.9 0.5 0.2 1.1 2.6 7.8
8 Charlie Ward G 6-2 190 27 82 82 28.3 2.9 6.3 .455 1.0 2.6 .377 1.1 1.4 .805 0.4 3.0 3.3 5.7 1.8 0.5 2.1 2.4 7.8
9 Chris Childs G 6-3 195 30 68 0 23.5 2.2 5.2 .421 0.4 1.3 .310 1.5 1.9 .825 0.4 2.0 2.4 3.9 0.8 0.1 1.5 2.6 6.3
10 Buck Williams F-C 6-8 215 37 41 6 18.0 1.8 3.6 .503 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.7 .732 1.9 2.6 4.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.9 2.3 4.9
11 Chris Dudley C 6-11 235 32 51 22 16.8 1.1 2.8 .406 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.8 .446 2.1 3.3 5.4 0.4 0.3 1.0 0.9 2.7 3.1
12 Anthony Bowie G-F 6-6 190 34 27 3 8.3 1.2 2.2 .542 0.1 0.1 .750 0.3 0.3 .889 0.3 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.9 2.8
13 Brooks Thompson G 6-4 193 27 17 0 7.1 0.8 1.7 .448 0.2 0.8 .286 0.2 0.3 .600 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.9 1.9
14 Pete Myers G-F 6-6 180 34 9 0 4.4 0.6 1.1 .500 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.7 .667 0.6 0.6 1.1 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.8 1.6
15 Herb Williams C-F 6-10 242 39 27 0 6.6 0.7 1.6 .419 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 .125 0.2 0.9 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 1.3 1.4
16 Ben Davis F 6-9 240 25 7 0 1.9 0.3 1.4 .200 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6

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 35 26 26 848 8.6 17.1 .504 0.0 0.1 .000 5.7 7.9 .720 2.5 8.7 11.3 1.2 0.7 2.5 3.3 3.1 22.9
2 Allan Houston G 6-6 200 26 82 82 2848 7.2 16.1 .447 1.0 2.7 .385 3.6 4.2 .851 0.5 2.9 3.5 2.7 0.8 0.3 2.5 2.6 19.1
3 John Starks G 6-3 180 32 82 10 2188 6.1 15.6 .393 2.1 6.5 .327 3.0 3.9 .787 0.8 3.0 3.8 3.6 1.3 0.1 2.4 3.4 17.4
4 Larry Johnson F 6-6 250 28 70 70 2412 6.4 13.2 .485 0.2 0.9 .238 3.2 4.2 .756 2.6 3.4 6.0 2.2 0.6 0.2 1.9 2.9 16.2
5 Terry Cummings F 6-9 220 36 30 1 529 7.0 14.7 .477 0.0 0.0 1.9 2.7 .700 2.9 6.3 9.2 1.8 1.1 0.3 2.3 5.4 15.9
6 Chris Mills F 6-6 215 28 80 29 2183 4.8 11.1 .433 0.7 2.3 .292 2.5 3.1 .804 2.0 4.7 6.7 2.2 0.7 0.5 1.8 3.6 12.8
7 Pete Myers G-F 6-6 180 34 9 0 40 4.5 9.0 .500 0.0 0.0 3.6 5.4 .667 4.5 4.5 9.0 2.7 3.6 0.0 3.6 6.3 12.6
8 Anthony Bowie G-F 6-6 190 34 27 3 224 5.1 9.5 .542 0.5 0.6 .750 1.3 1.4 .889 1.4 2.7 4.2 1.8 1.0 0.3 1.1 4.0 12.1
9 Ben Davis F 6-9 240 25 7 0 13 5.5 27.7 .200 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.6 0.0 16.6 0.0 2.8 0.0 0.0 8.3 11.1
10 Charlie Ward G 6-2 190 27 82 82 2317 3.7 8.0 .455 1.3 3.3 .377 1.4 1.8 .805 0.5 3.8 4.3 7.2 2.2 0.6 2.7 3.0 10.0
11 Buck Williams F-C 6-8 215 37 41 6 738 3.7 7.3 .503 0.0 0.0 2.5 3.5 .732 3.8 5.1 8.9 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.9 4.5 9.9
12 Brooks Thompson G 6-4 193 27 17 0 121 3.9 8.6 .448 1.2 4.2 .286 0.9 1.5 .600 0.0 3.0 3.0 7.1 1.8 0.3 3.3 4.8 9.8
13 Chris Childs G 6-3 195 30 68 0 1599 3.4 8.0 .421 0.6 2.0 .310 2.3 2.8 .825 0.7 3.0 3.6 6.0 1.3 0.1 2.3 4.0 9.7
14 Charles Oakley F-C 6-8 225 34 79 79 2734 4.0 9.2 .440 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.5 .851 2.9 6.7 9.5 2.6 1.6 0.3 1.7 3.7 9.4
15 Herb Williams C-F 6-10 242 39 27 0 178 3.6 8.7 .419 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.6 .125 1.2 4.7 5.9 0.8 1.2 1.8 1.0 6.9 7.5
16 Chris Dudley C 6-11 235 32 51 22 858 2.4 6.0 .406 0.0 0.0 1.7 3.9 .446 4.5 7.0 11.5 0.9 0.5 2.1 1.8 5.8 6.6

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 Charlie Ward G 6-2 190 27 82 2317 15.6 .567 .534 1.7 12.6 7.1 32.4 3.4 1.2 23.6 15.0 108 98 2.5 4.4 7.0
2 Charles Oakley F-C 6-8 225 34 79 2734 13.1 .475 .440 9.5 22.3 15.9 12.1 2.4 0.6 14.4 15.0 102 97 1.4 5.4 6.8
3 Larry Johnson F 6-6 250 28 70 2412 15.8 .539 .494 8.7 11.3 10.0 11.4 0.9 0.4 11.2 22.1 109 104 3.9 2.8 6.7
4 Allan Houston G 6-6 200 26 82 2848 15.1 .530 .479 1.8 9.8 5.8 14.3 1.2 0.7 12.3 26.7 102 103 2.5 3.5 5.9
5 Chris Mills F 6-6 215 28 80 2183 12.7 .512 .462 6.6 15.9 11.2 10.4 1.1 1.1 12.4 18.6 104 101 1.8 3.2 5.0
6 John Starks G 6-3 180 32 82 2188 14.3 .504 .461 2.6 10.0 6.3 18.1 1.9 0.2 12.0 25.6 101 102 1.5 3.0 4.5
7 Chris Childs G 6-3 195 30 68 1599 11.6 .524 .459 2.2 10.0 6.1 26.6 1.9 0.3 20.1 15.0 105 102 1.4 2.2 3.6
8 Patrick Ewing C-F 7-0 240 35 26 848 23.3 .557 .504 8.3 29.3 18.8 6.8 1.0 5.3 13.7 31.1 103 94 1.0 1.9 2.9
9 Buck Williams F-C 6-8 215 37 41 738 12.3 .560 .503 12.6 17.2 14.9 4.6 1.3 1.6 17.4 13.9 110 100 0.8 1.2 2.0
10 Chris Dudley C 6-11 235 32 51 858 9.5 .428 .406 15.0 23.5 19.2 3.7 0.8 4.6 19.3 12.4 93 97 -0.2 1.7 1.5
11 Terry Cummings F 6-9 220 36 30 529 14.6 .501 .477 9.5 21.2 15.3 9.3 1.6 0.7 12.7 23.7 99 99 0.1 0.9 1.1
12 Anthony Bowie G-F 6-6 190 34 27 224 12.9 .596 .568 4.8 9.2 7.0 8.5 1.5 0.7 10.0 14.6 117 103 0.4 0.3 0.7
13 Brooks Thompson G 6-4 193 27 17 121 11.2 .529 .517 0.0 10.0 5.0 32.3 2.7 0.6 26.1 16.4 97 100 0.0 0.2 0.2
14 Pete Myers G-F 6-6 180 34 9 40 16.3 .554 .500 14.9 15.1 15.0 12.6 5.4 0.0 24.0 19.5 101 93 0.0 0.1 0.1
15 Herb Williams C-F 6-10 242 39 27 178 6.1 .398 .419 4.0 15.6 9.8 3.6 1.8 3.9 9.7 13.6 83 98 -0.2 0.3 0.1
16 Ben Davis F 6-9 240 25 7 13 7.7 .200 .200 55.2 0.0 27.7 0.0 4.2 0.0 0.0 36.1 78 100 -0.1 0.0 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 Allan Houston G 6-6 200 26 10 403 76 175 9 23 50 58 6 38 28 5 1 32 27 211 .434 .391 .862 40.3 21.1 3.8 2.8
2 John Starks G 6-3 180 32 10 314 59 125 25 59 21 24 4 40 23 16 1 11 35 164 .472 .424 .875 31.4 16.4 4.0 2.3
3 Larry Johnson F 6-6 250 28 8 310 52 107 2 10 37 50 25 53 13 10 3 25 30 143 .486 .200 .740 38.8 17.9 6.6 1.6
4 Charles Oakley F-C 6-8 225 34 10 342 29 71 0 0 23 25 21 85 14 11 2 13 38 81 .408 .920 34.2 8.1 8.5 1.4
5 Charlie Ward G 6-2 190 27 10 261 23 55 9 21 11 16 3 28 60 20 2 17 24 66 .418 .429 .688 26.1 6.6 2.8 6.0
6 Chris Childs G 6-3 195 30 10 254 24 58 4 13 11 15 5 25 33 6 0 23 29 63 .414 .308 .733 25.4 6.3 2.5 3.3
7 Patrick Ewing C-F 7-0 240 35 4 132 20 56 0 0 16 27 9 32 5 3 5 10 16 56 .357 .593 33.0 14.0 8.0 1.3
8 Chris Mills F 6-6 215 28 9 168 15 35 4 10 10 12 8 27 5 8 2 6 21 44 .429 .400 .833 18.7 4.9 3.0 0.6
9 Terry Cummings F 6-9 220 36 8 120 15 34 0 0 2 8 11 35 5 4 2 7 23 32 .441 .250 15.0 4.0 4.4 0.6
10 Buck Williams F-C 6-8 215 37 3 45 4 9 0 0 6 8 7 16 1 0 1 3 5 14 .444 .750 15.0 4.7 5.3 0.3
11 Chris Dudley C 6-11 235 32 6 53 3 9 0 0 2 4 6 18 0 2 1 2 16 8 .333 .500 8.8 1.3 3.0 0.0
12 Anthony Bowie G-F 6-6 190 34 7 23 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 4 .500 3.3 0.6 0.0 0.1

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Patrick Ewing $20,500,000
2 Larry Johnson $8,460,714
3 Allan Houston $6,000,000
4 John Starks $5,112,500
5 Chris Childs $3,120,000
6 Chris Mills $3,000,000
7 Charles Oakley $2,850,000
8 Buck Williams $1,431,000
9 Chris Dudley $1,135,000
10 Charlie Ward $1,054,500
11 Terry Cummings $1,000,000
12 Herb Williams $766,667
13 Brooks Thompson *$272,500
14 Anthony Bowie *$272,500
15 Pete Myers $272,250
16 Ron Grandison $272,250
17 Ben Davis $25,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)