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1998-99 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics

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27-23, Finished 4th in NBA Atlantic Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Jeff Van Gundy (27-23)

Points Per Game: 86.4 (27th of 29) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 85.4 (4th of 29)
Pythagorean W-L: 27-23 (14th of 29)

Arena: Madison Square Garden (IV) ▪ Attendance: 494,075 (3rd of 29)

SRS: 1.45 (13th of 29) ▪ Pace Factor: 86.9 (24th of 29)
Offensive Rating: 98.6 (26th of 29) ▪ Defensive Rating: 97.5 (4th of 29)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Finals (4-1) versus San Antonio Spurs
Won NBA Eastern Conference Finals (4-2) versus Indiana Pacers
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-0) versus Atlanta Hawks
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-2) versus Miami Heat

1998-99 New York Knickerbockers:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
11 Rick Brunson G 6-4 190 June 14, 1972 1 Temple University
23 Marcus Camby C-F 6-11 220 March 22, 1974 2 University of Massachusetts Amherst
1 Chris Childs G 6-3 195 November 20, 1967 4 Boise State University
4 Ben Davis F 6-9 240 December 26, 1972 2 University of Arizona
14 Chris Dudley C 6-11 235 February 22, 1965 11 Yale University
33 Patrick Ewing C-F 7-0 240 August 5, 1962 13 Georgetown University
20 Allan Houston G 6-6 200 April 20, 1971 5 University of Tennessee
2 Larry Johnson F 6-6 250 March 14, 1969 7 University of Nevada, Las Vegas
3 Dennis Scott F 6-8 229 September 5, 1968 8 Georgia Institute of Technology
8 Latrell Sprewell G 6-5 190 September 8, 1970 6 University of Alabama
40 Kurt Thomas F 6-9 230 October 4, 1972 3 Texas Christian University
21 Charlie Ward G 6-2 190 October 12, 1970 4 Florida State University
32 Herb Williams C-F 6-10 242 February 16, 1958 17 Ohio State University
25 David Wingate G-F 6-5 185 December 15, 1963 12 Georgetown 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 50 12100 1610 3704 .435 208 589 .353 892 1218 .732 551 1510 2061 963 395 262 804 1140 4320 86.4
Opponent 50 12100 1528 3790 .403 234 662 .353 979 1335 .733 616 1426 2042 923 425 215 766 1035 4269 85.4

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 Allan Houston 27 50 50 1815 294 703 .418 57 140 .407 168 195 .862 20 132 152 137 35 9 130 115 813
2 Patrick Ewing 36 38 38 1300 247 568 .435 0 2 .000 163 231 .706 74 303 377 43 30 100 99 105 657
3 Latrell Sprewell 28 37 4 1233 215 518 .415 21 77 .273 155 191 .812 41 115 156 91 46 2 79 65 606
4 Larry Johnson 29 49 48 1639 210 458 .459 33 92 .359 134 164 .817 91 193 284 119 34 10 89 147 587
5 Kurt Thomas 26 50 44 1182 170 368 .462 0 1 .000 66 108 .611 82 204 286 55 45 17 73 159 406
6 Charlie Ward 28 50 50 1556 135 334 .404 53 149 .356 55 78 .705 23 149 172 271 103 8 131 105 378
7 Marcus Camby 24 46 0 945 136 261 .521 0 0 57 103 .553 102 151 253 12 29 74 39 131 329
8 Chris Childs 31 48 0 1297 114 267 .427 36 94 .383 64 78 .821 18 115 133 193 44 1 85 156 328
9 Chris Dudley 33 46 16 685 48 109 .440 0 0 19 40 .475 79 114 193 7 13 38 24 116 115
10 Dennis Scott 30 15 0 206 17 56 .304 8 29 .276 1 4 .250 3 17 20 8 3 1 5 17 43
11 Ben Davis 26 8 0 21 7 17 .412 0 0 3 6 .500 9 2 11 3 0 0 1 4 17
12 Rick Brunson 26 17 0 95 6 21 .286 0 5 .000 5 18 .278 3 7 10 19 9 0 12 8 17
13 David Wingate 35 20 0 92 7 16 .438 0 0 0 0 3 5 8 5 4 0 6 10 14
14 Herb Williams 40 6 0 34 4 8 .500 0 0 2 2 1.000 3 3 6 0 0 2 2 2 10

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 36 38 38 34.2 6.5 14.9 .435 0.0 0.1 .000 4.3 6.1 .706 1.9 8.0 9.9 1.1 0.8 2.6 2.6 2.8 17.3
2 Latrell Sprewell 28 37 4 33.3 5.8 14.0 .415 0.6 2.1 .273 4.2 5.2 .812 1.1 3.1 4.2 2.5 1.2 0.1 2.1 1.8 16.4
3 Allan Houston 27 50 50 36.3 5.9 14.1 .418 1.1 2.8 .407 3.4 3.9 .862 0.4 2.6 3.0 2.7 0.7 0.2 2.6 2.3 16.3
4 Larry Johnson 29 49 48 33.4 4.3 9.3 .459 0.7 1.9 .359 2.7 3.3 .817 1.9 3.9 5.8 2.4 0.7 0.2 1.8 3.0 12.0
5 Kurt Thomas 26 50 44 23.6 3.4 7.4 .462 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.2 .611 1.6 4.1 5.7 1.1 0.9 0.3 1.5 3.2 8.1
6 Charlie Ward 28 50 50 31.1 2.7 6.7 .404 1.1 3.0 .356 1.1 1.6 .705 0.5 3.0 3.4 5.4 2.1 0.2 2.6 2.1 7.6
7 Marcus Camby 24 46 0 20.5 3.0 5.7 .521 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.2 .553 2.2 3.3 5.5 0.3 0.6 1.6 0.8 2.8 7.2
8 Chris Childs 31 48 0 27.0 2.4 5.6 .427 0.8 2.0 .383 1.3 1.6 .821 0.4 2.4 2.8 4.0 0.9 0.0 1.8 3.3 6.8
9 Dennis Scott 30 15 0 13.7 1.1 3.7 .304 0.5 1.9 .276 0.1 0.3 .250 0.2 1.1 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.1 2.9
10 Chris Dudley 33 46 16 14.9 1.0 2.4 .440 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.9 .475 1.7 2.5 4.2 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.5 2.5 2.5
11 Ben Davis 26 8 0 2.6 0.9 2.1 .412 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.8 .500 1.1 0.3 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 2.1
12 Herb Williams 40 6 0 5.7 0.7 1.3 .500 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.7
13 Rick Brunson 26 17 0 5.6 0.4 1.2 .286 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 1.1 .278 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.1 0.5 0.0 0.7 0.5 1.0
14 David Wingate 35 20 0 4.6 0.4 0.8 .438 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.7

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 Ben Davis 26 8 0 21 12.0 29.1 .412 0.0 0.0 5.1 10.3 .500 15.4 3.4 18.9 5.1 0.0 0.0 1.7 6.9 29.1
2 Patrick Ewing 36 38 38 1300 6.8 15.7 .435 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 6.4 .706 2.0 8.4 10.4 1.2 0.8 2.8 2.7 2.9 18.2
3 Latrell Sprewell 28 37 4 1233 6.3 15.1 .415 0.6 2.2 .273 4.5 5.6 .812 1.2 3.4 4.6 2.7 1.3 0.1 2.3 1.9 17.7
4 Allan Houston 27 50 50 1815 5.8 13.9 .418 1.1 2.8 .407 3.3 3.9 .862 0.4 2.6 3.0 2.7 0.7 0.2 2.6 2.3 16.1
5 Larry Johnson 29 49 48 1639 4.6 10.1 .459 0.7 2.0 .359 2.9 3.6 .817 2.0 4.2 6.2 2.6 0.7 0.2 2.0 3.2 12.9
6 Marcus Camby 24 46 0 945 5.2 9.9 .521 0.0 0.0 2.2 3.9 .553 3.9 5.8 9.6 0.5 1.1 2.8 1.5 5.0 12.5
7 Kurt Thomas 26 50 44 1182 5.2 11.2 .462 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 3.3 .611 2.5 6.2 8.7 1.7 1.4 0.5 2.2 4.8 12.4
8 Herb Williams 40 6 0 34 4.2 8.5 .500 0.0 0.0 2.1 2.1 1.000 3.2 3.2 6.4 0.0 0.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 10.6
9 Chris Childs 31 48 0 1297 3.2 7.4 .427 1.0 2.6 .383 1.8 2.2 .821 0.5 3.2 3.7 5.4 1.2 0.0 2.4 4.3 9.1
10 Charlie Ward 28 50 50 1556 3.1 7.7 .404 1.2 3.4 .356 1.3 1.8 .705 0.5 3.4 4.0 6.3 2.4 0.2 3.0 2.4 8.7
11 Dennis Scott 30 15 0 206 3.0 9.8 .304 1.4 5.1 .276 0.2 0.7 .250 0.5 3.0 3.5 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.9 3.0 7.5
12 Rick Brunson 26 17 0 95 2.3 8.0 .286 0.0 1.9 .000 1.9 6.8 .278 1.1 2.7 3.8 7.2 3.4 0.0 4.5 3.0 6.4
13 Chris Dudley 33 46 16 685 2.5 5.7 .440 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.1 .475 4.2 6.0 10.1 0.4 0.7 2.0 1.3 6.1 6.0
14 David Wingate 35 20 0 92 2.7 6.3 .438 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.0 3.1 2.0 1.6 0.0 2.3 3.9 5.5

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 29 49 1639 14.6 .554 .495 6.8 13.4 10.2 13.5 1.1 0.5 14.4 18.1 109 100 2.8 2.1 4.9
2 Marcus Camby 24 46 945 17.6 .537 .521 13.2 18.2 15.8 2.4 1.7 6.1 11.3 17.5 108 93 1.4 2.0 3.5
3 Patrick Ewing 36 38 1300 19.4 .491 .435 7.0 26.5 17.1 7.0 1.3 6.0 12.9 28.4 95 91 0.2 3.1 3.3
4 Charlie Ward 28 50 1556 13.2 .513 .484 1.8 10.9 6.5 30.1 3.7 0.4 26.2 15.4 95 96 0.2 2.9 3.1
5 Latrell Sprewell 28 37 1233 16.7 .503 .435 4.1 10.6 7.5 15.0 2.1 0.1 11.6 26.5 101 100 1.3 1.7 3.0
6 Chris Childs 31 48 1297 11.1 .544 .494 1.7 10.1 6.0 25.8 1.9 0.1 22.0 14.3 103 100 1.2 1.7 2.9
7 Allan Houston 27 50 1815 13.1 .515 .459 1.3 8.3 4.9 15.0 1.1 0.4 14.1 24.3 98 102 1.1 1.8 2.9
8 Kurt Thomas 26 50 1182 13.1 .489 .462 8.5 19.6 14.3 8.9 2.1 1.1 14.9 19.8 95 95 0.2 2.3 2.5
9 Chris Dudley 33 46 685 9.6 .454 .440 14.1 18.9 16.6 1.7 1.0 4.3 15.9 10.5 99 95 0.2 1.3 1.5
10 Herb Williams 40 6 34 12.2 .563 .500 10.8 10.0 10.4 0.0 0.0 4.6 18.4 15.4 102 101 0.0 0.0 0.1
11 Ben Davis 26 8 21 34.4 .433 .412 52.5 10.8 30.9 43.0 0.0 0.0 4.8 47.2 107 103 0.1 0.0 0.1
12 David Wingate 35 20 92 4.2 .438 .438 4.0 6.2 5.1 9.2 2.4 0.0 27.3 11.5 77 100 -0.1 0.1 0.0
13 Dennis Scott 30 15 206 3.9 .372 .375 1.8 9.4 5.7 6.7 0.8 0.4 8.0 14.6 81 102 -0.2 0.2 0.0
14 Rick Brunson 26 17 95 6.2 .294 .286 3.9 8.4 6.2 33.2 5.2 0.0 29.3 20.7 65 94 -0.4 0.2 -0.2

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 Latrell Sprewell 28 20 743 145 346 4 25 113 133 24 96 43 19 6 58 40 407 .419 .160 .850 37.2 20.4 4.8 2.2
2 Allan Houston 27 20 783 135 305 9 36 91 103 6 54 51 8 1 50 40 370 .443 .250 .883 39.2 18.5 2.7 2.6
3 Larry Johnson 29 20 683 87 204 24 82 31 46 22 97 31 21 1 33 64 229 .426 .293 .674 34.2 11.5 4.9 1.6
4 Marcus Camby 24 20 509 81 143 0 1 45 73 51 153 6 24 38 15 76 207 .566 .000 .616 25.5 10.4 7.7 0.3
5 Patrick Ewing 36 11 347 58 135 0 0 28 36 14 96 6 7 8 10 35 144 .430 .778 31.5 13.1 8.7 0.5
6 Kurt Thomas 26 20 419 45 118 0 0 16 23 38 110 7 15 12 19 76 106 .381 .696 21.0 5.3 5.5 0.4
7 Chris Childs 31 20 494 33 93 9 28 19 26 8 47 73 13 1 30 64 94 .355 .321 .731 24.7 4.7 2.4 3.7
8 Charlie Ward 28 20 494 34 93 18 56 6 8 12 46 75 35 3 24 45 92 .366 .321 .750 24.7 4.6 2.3 3.8
9 Chris Dudley 33 18 294 16 38 0 0 11 28 27 82 5 9 8 9 63 43 .421 .393 16.3 2.4 4.6 0.3
10 Rick Brunson 26 9 18 2 5 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 4 3 6 .400 1.000 2.0 0.7 0.1 0.2
11 Herb Williams 40 8 16 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .200 2.0 0.3 0.4 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 Marcus Camby 24 20 509 24.8 .591 .566 12.2 24.8 18.5 2.3 2.7 6.3 7.9 18.4 121 90 1.6 1.3 3.0
2 Latrell Sprewell 28 20 743 18.7 .503 .425 3.9 12.0 7.9 12.4 1.4 0.7 12.5 30.7 98 100 0.7 0.9 1.6
3 Allan Houston 27 20 783 15.6 .528 .457 0.9 7.6 4.2 13.3 0.6 0.1 12.5 25.2 102 104 1.0 0.6 1.6
4 Larry Johnson 29 20 683 12.5 .511 .485 3.9 13.6 8.7 8.5 1.7 0.1 12.8 18.6 99 99 0.4 0.9 1.4
5 Charlie Ward 28 20 494 13.1 .477 .462 3.0 8.5 5.7 25.5 4.0 0.5 19.9 12.0 101 96 0.3 0.9 1.2
6 Patrick Ewing 36 11 347 17.0 .477 .430 4.9 29.2 17.0 3.5 1.1 1.9 6.2 22.9 100 94 0.3 0.7 1.0
7 Kurt Thomas 26 20 419 10.1 .414 .381 11.1 21.2 16.1 3.0 2.0 2.4 12.9 17.3 89 95 -0.2 0.8 0.6
8 Chris Dudley 33 18 294 8.0 .427 .421 11.2 23.1 17.1 2.8 1.7 2.3 15.2 9.9 96 95 0.0 0.6 0.6
9 Chris Childs 31 20 494 8.2 .450 .403 2.0 9.8 5.8 24.8 1.5 0.2 22.3 13.4 92 101 -0.1 0.6 0.5
10 Herb Williams 40 8 16 -4.8 .200 .200 0.0 23.2 11.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.4 47 100 -0.1 0.0 0.0
11 Rick Brunson 26 9 18 0.9 .510 .400 6.8 0.0 3.4 20.1 0.0 0.0 40.5 27.1 73 107 -0.1 0.0 -0.1

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Patrick Ewing $18,500,000
2 Larry Johnson $10,186,000
3 Latrell Sprewell $8,300,000
4 Allan Houston $7,000,000
5 Chris Childs $3,640,000
6 Marcus Camby $3,164,000
7 Kurt Thomas $1,750,000
8 Dennis Scott $1,725,000
9 Buck Williams $1,670,000
10 Charlie Ward $1,221,000
11 Herb Williams $1,000,000
12 David Wingate $1,000,000
13 Chris Dudley *$1,000,000
14 Mirsad Turkcan $739,400
15 Ben Davis $425,000
16 Rick Brunson $350,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)