1994–95 New York Knicks season
season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks
The 1994–95 New York Knicks season was the 49th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks entered the season as runner-ups of the 1994 NBA Finals, where they lost to the Houston Rockets in seven games.
Season summary
Off-season
During the off-season, the Knicks acquired Doug Christie from the Los Angeles Lakers. In the 1994 NBA draft, the team selected small forward Monty Williams out of Notre Dame University with the 24th overall pick, and also selected point guard Charlie Ward out of Florida State University with the 26th overall pick.
Regular season
However, Christie only played twelve games due to an ankle injury, and Ward only played ten games due to a wrist injury. In December, the team released Doc Rivers to free agency; Rivers later signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs.
In the regular season, the Knicks played around .500 in winning percentage with a 12–12 record, after a five-game losing streak in December. However, the team posted an eight-game winning streak between December and January afterwards, won 17 of their next 19 games, and later on held a 30–16 record at the All-Star break. The Knicks finished in second place in the Atlantic Division with a 55–27 record, two games behind the top-seeded Orlando Magic, who won the Division title. By earning the third seed in the Eastern Conference, the Knicks qualified for the NBA playoffs for the eighth consecutive year.
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