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1996-97 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics

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57-25, Finished 2nd in NBA Atlantic Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Jeff Van Gundy (57-25)

Points Per Game: 95.4 (19th of 29) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 92.2 (5th of 29)
Pythagorean W-L: 50-32 (10th of 29)

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

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 New York Knickerbockers:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
4 Scott Brooks G 5-11 165 July 31, 1965 8 University of California, Irvine
1 Chris Childs G 6-3 195 November 20, 1967 2 Boise State University
33 Patrick Ewing C-F 7-0 240 August 5, 1962 11 Georgetown University
20 Allan Houston G 6-6 200 April 20, 1971 3 University of Tennessee
7 Chris Jent F 6-7 220 January 11, 1970 1 Ohio State University
2 Larry Johnson F 6-6 250 March 14, 1969 5 University of Nevada, Las Vegas
40 Walter McCarty F 6-10 230 February 1, 1974 R University of Kentucky
34 Charles Oakley F-C 6-8 225 December 18, 1963 11 Virginia Union University
3 John Starks G 6-3 180 August 10, 1965 7 Oklahoma State University
44 John Wallace F 6-8 225 February 9, 1974 R Syracuse University
21 Charlie Ward G 6-2 190 October 12, 1970 2 Florida State University
52 Buck Williams F-C 6-8 215 March 8, 1960 15 University of Maryland
32 Herb Williams C-F 6-10 242 February 16, 1958 15 Ohio State University

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

Totals

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Rk Player 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Patrick Ewing 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 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 8.9
3 Larry Johnson 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 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 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 4.8
6 Allan Houston 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 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 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 3.6
9 John Wallace 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

Playoffs Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Larry Johnson 27 9 295 17.0 .662 .597 4.7 10.0 7.4 13.7 1.3 0.3 13.8 17.9 124 105 0.8 0.4 1.2
2 Patrick Ewing 34 9 357 21.0 .547 .527 9.2 22.9 16.2 10.2 0.5 5.5 12.7 28.9 103 100 0.3 0.7 1.0
3 Charles Oakley 33 10 358 13.0 .496 .442 8.1 21.5 15.0 7.3 3.4 0.7 15.4 15.8 99 97 0.0 0.8 0.8
4 Chris Childs 29 10 328 14.5 .535 .489 3.4 14.5 9.1 30.0 3.3 0.0 22.4 18.5 103 100 0.2 0.6 0.8
5 Allan Houston 25 9 360 14.1 .583 .534 1.0 6.6 3.9 10.5 0.9 0.7 13.9 23.2 106 107 0.3 0.4 0.7
6 John Starks 31 9 253 16.2 .559 .510 3.5 11.2 7.5 18.3 2.2 0.0 15.1 25.4 105 103 0.2 0.4 0.6
7 Buck Williams 36 10 193 9.0 .506 .486 8.5 16.6 12.6 5.0 0.8 1.8 8.6 11.7 110 103 0.2 0.3 0.5
8 Charlie Ward 26 9 182 8.7 .348 .315 2.1 14.3 8.4 32.0 3.9 0.0 34.3 11.7 83 99 -0.2 0.4 0.1
9 Scott Brooks 31 4 7 14.0 .615 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.9 131 112 0.0 0.0 0.0
10 John Wallace 22 4 40 6.8 .315 .267 6.3 14.8 10.7 20.3 1.4 4.5 11.2 21.7 79 101 -0.1 0.1 0.0
11 Herb Williams 38 3 23 0.0 .400 .400 0.0 5.2 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.5 85 110 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 Walter McCarty 22 2 4 58.9 1.000 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.7 0.0 0.0 24.3 200 83 0.0 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 (*)