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2008–09 New York Knicks season
Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks
Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | New York Knicks |
| end_year | 2009 |
| wins | 32 |
| losses | 50 |
| division | atlantic |
| division_place | 3 |
| conf_place | 11 |
| coach | Mike D'Antoni |
| gm | Donnie Walsh |
| owners | Cablevision |
| arena | Madison Square Garden |
| television | MSG Network, MSG Plus |
| radio | WEPN |
| playoffs | Did not qualify |
| bbr_team | NYK |
The 2008–09 New York Knicks season was the 63rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Key dates
- Patrick Ewing was selected for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in early September. Ewing headlined a class that included fellow legends Hakeem Olajuwon, former Knicks coach Pat Riley, Adrian Dantley, Cathy Rush, Dick Vitale and Bill Davidson.
- June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City.
- July 1: Start of free agency period.
- November 21: Mardy Collins and Zach Randolph traded to Los Angeles Clippers for Tim Thomas and Cuttino Mobley.{{cite web |access-date = 2009-02-19| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090216181758/http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/zrandolph_collins_081121.html| archive-date= 16 February 2009 | url-status= live}} Traded Jamal Crawford to Golden State Warriors for Al Harrington.{{cite news |access-date = 2009-02-19
- February 19: Traded Jerome James, Anthony Roberson and Tim Thomas to Chicago Bulls for Larry Hughes.{{cite web |access-date = 2009-02-19| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090221161649/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3919012| archive-date= 21 February 2009 | url-status= live}} Traded Malik Rose to Oklahoma City Thunder for Chris Wilcox.{{cite web |access-date = 2009-02-19| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090221093905/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3918993| archive-date= 21 February 2009 | url-status= live}}
- February 25: Waived Stephon Marbury.
Draft picks
Main article: 2008 NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Forward | Italy | Olimpia Milano (Italy) 1988 |
Roster
- Mike D'Antoni ()
- Herb Williams ()
- Phil Weber ()
- Dan D'Antoni ()
- Kenny Atkinson ()
- Greg Brittenham ()
Standings
Game log
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | October 29 | Miami | | Jamal Crawford (29) | David Lee (11) | Nate Robinson (7) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 31 | @ Philadelphia | | Jamal Crawford (14) | David Lee (11) | Chris Duhon (7) | Wachovia Center 11,717 | 1–1
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | November 2 | Milwaukee | | Quentin Richardson (28) | Zach Randolph (13) | Nate Robinson, Jamal Crawford (4) | Madison Square Garden 18,190 | 1–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | November 5 | Charlotte | | Zach Randolph (25) | Zach Randolph (13) | Chris Duhon (6) | Madison Square Garden 17,977 | 2–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 | November 7 | @ Washington | | Jamal Crawford (23) | Zach Randolph (13) | Chris Duhon (12) | Verizon Center 20,173 | 3–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 | November 9 | Utah | | Jamal Crawford (32) | Zach Randolph (14) | Chris Duhon (9) | Madison Square Garden 19,344 | 4–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 11 | @ San Antonio | | Jamal Crawford (28) | Zach Randolph (13) | Chris Duhon (7) | AT&T Center 16,569 | 4–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 8 | November 12 | @ Memphis | | Wilson Chandler (27) | Zach Randolph (10) | Jamal Crawford (8) | FedExForum 10,129 | 5–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 9 | November 14 | Oklahoma City | | Jamal Crawford, Zach Randolph (29) | Zach Randolph (19) | Chris Duhon (8) | Madison Square Garden 18,008 | 6–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 16 | Dallas | | Zach Randolph (27) | Zach Randolph (18) | Chris Duhon (12) | Madison Square Garden 19,271 | 6–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 | November 18 | @ Boston | | Wilson Chandler (23) | Zach Randolph (8) | Chris Duhon (5) | TD Banknorth Garden 18,624 | 6–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 21 | @ Milwaukee | | Chris Duhon (20) | David Lee (12) | Chris Duhon, Nate Robinson, Wilson Chandler (4) | Bradley Center 14,898 | 6–6 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 13 | November 22 | Washington | | Quentin Richardson (34) | Quentin Richardson, David Lee (12) | Chris Duhon (11) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 7–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | November 25 | Cleveland | | Quentin Richardson (22) | David Lee (13) | Chris Duhon (6) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 7–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 | November 26 | @ Detroit | | Al Harrington (25) | David Lee (15) | Chris Duhon (9) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 | 7–8 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 16 | November 29 | Golden State | | David Lee (37) | David Lee (21) | Chris Duhon (22) | Madison Square Garden 19,317 | 8–8
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | December 2 | Portland | | Chris Duhon (23) | David Lee (12) | Chris Duhon (13) | Madison Square Garden 18,664 | 8–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | December 3 | @ Cleveland | | Al Harrington (20) | David Lee (16) | Anthony Roberson, Chris Duhon (4) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 8–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | December 5 | @ Atlanta | | Al Harrington (27) | David Lee (11) | Chris Duhon (8) | Philips Arena 16,366 | 8–11 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 20 | December 7 | Detroit | | Chris Duhon (25) | David Lee (19) | Chris Duhon (9) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 9–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | December 9 | @ Chicago | | Al Harrington (28) | David Lee (15) | Chris Duhon (14) | United Center 19,519 | 9–12 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 22 | December 10 | @ New Jersey | | Al Harrington (39) | Al Harrington (13) | Chris Duhon (10) | Izod Center 16,722 | 10–12 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 23 | December 13 | @ Sacramento | | Al Harrington (33) | David Lee (19) | Chris Duhon (5) | ARCO Arena 12,155 | 11–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 | December 15 | @ Phoenix | | Nate Robinson (27) | David Lee (12) | Chris Duhon (9) | US Airways Center 18,422 | 11–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | December 16 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Nate Robinson (33) | David Lee (14) | Chris Duhon (11) | Staples Center 18,997 | 11–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 | December 19 | Milwaukee | | Nate Robinson (21) | David Lee (14) | Chris Duhon (7) | Madison Square Garden 19,009 | 11–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | December 21 | @ Boston | | Quentin Richardson (29) | David Lee (8) | Chris Duhon (10) | TD Banknorth Garden 18,624 | 11–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 26 | Minnesota | | Al Harrington, Nate Robinson (26) | David Lee (13) | Chris Duhon (5) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 11–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 | December 28 | Denver | | Nate Robinson (20) | David Lee (12) | Chris Duhon (11) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 11–18 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 30 | December 30 | @ Charlotte | | Wilson Chandler (19) | David Lee (16) | Chris Duhon (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena 15,108 | 12–18
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 | January 2 | Indiana | | Al Harrington (27) | David Lee (11) | Chris Duhon (7) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 12–19 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 32 | January 4 | Boston | | Wilson Chandler (31) | David Lee (14) | Chris Duhon (5) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 13–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 | January 6 | @ Oklahoma City | | Al Harrington (21) | David Lee (13) | Chris Duhon (6) | Ford Center 18,487 | 13–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | January 8 | @ Dallas | | Chris Duhon (24) | David Lee (15) | Chris Duhon (7) | American Airlines Center 19,779 | 13–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 | January 10 | @ Houston | | Tim Thomas (18) | David Lee (11) | Chris Duhon (6) | Toyota Center 18,280 | 13–22 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 36 | January 12 | @ New Orleans | | David Lee (24) | Al Harrington (10) | Chris Duhon (9) | New Orleans Arena 16,177 | 14–22 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 37 | January 14 | Washington | | David Lee (30) | David Lee (10) | Chris Duhon (9) | Madison Square Garden 18,020 | 15–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 | January 16 | @ Washington | | Al Harrington (18) | David Lee (21) | Chris Duhon (8) | Verizon Center 17,526 | 15–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | January 17 | Philadelphia | | Al Harrington (26) | David Lee (11) | Nate Robinson (7) | Madison Square Garden 19,408 | 15–24 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 40 | January 19 | Chicago | | Quentin Richardson (24) | David Lee (10) | Chris Duhon, Nate Robinson, David Lee (3) | Madison Square Garden 18,807 | 16–24 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 41 | January 21 | Phoenix | | David Lee (25) | David Lee (16) | Chris Duhon (7) | Madison Square Garden 19,256 | 17–24 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 42 | January 23 | Memphis | | David Lee (19) | David Lee (14) | Chris Duhon (7) | Madison Square Garden 18,391 | 18–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 | January 24 | @ Philadelphia | | Nate Robinson (26) | David Lee (10) | Nate Robinson (6) | Wachovia Center 19,239 | 18–25 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 44 | January 26 | Houston | | Nate Robinson (19) | David Lee (13) | Chris Duhon (11) | Madison Square Garden 19,155 | 19–25 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 45 | January 28 | Atlanta | | Nate Robinson (24) | David Lee (16) | Chris Duhon (11) | Madison Square Garden 18,180 | 20–25 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 46 | January 31 | @ Indiana | | Al Harrington (31) | David Lee (17) | Chris Duhon (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse 15,067 | 21–25
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 | February 2 | L.A. Lakers | | Al Harrington (24) | David Lee (12) | Chris Duhon (9) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 21–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 | February 4 | Cleveland | | Al Harrington (39) | Al Harrington (13) | Chris Duhon (5) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 21–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 6 | Boston | | Al Harrington (27) | David Lee (18) | Chris Duhon (7) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 21–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 | February 8 | @ Portland | | David Lee (29) | David Lee (11) | Chris Duhon (10) | Rose Garden 20,609 | 21–29 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 | February 10 | @ Golden State | | Nate Robinson (30) | David Lee (11) | Chris Duhon (9) | Oracle Arena 19,098 | 21–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 | February 11 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Nate Robinson (33) | David Lee (12) | Nate Robinson (15) | Staples Center 16,928 | 21–31 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 53 | February 17 | San Antonio | | Nate Robinson (32) | David Lee (12) | Chris Duhon (8) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 22–31 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 54 | February 20 | Toronto | | Wilson Chandler (32) | David Lee (15) | Nate Robinson (7) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 23–31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 | February 22 | @ Toronto | | Al Harrington (31) | David Lee (15) | Nate Robinson (8) | Air Canada Centre 19,800 | 23–32 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 56 | February 23 | Indiana | | Nate Robinson (41) | David Lee (13) | Chris Duhon (5) | Madison Square Garden 17,283 | 24–32 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 | February 25 | Orlando | | Nate Robinson (32) | David Lee (10) | Chris Duhon (10) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 24–33 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 | February 27 | Philadelphia | | Larry Hughes (25) | David Lee (11) | Chris Duhon (6) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 24–34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | February 28 | @ Miami | | Nate Robinson (29) | David Lee (13) | Chris Duhon (9) | American Airlines Arena 19,600 | 24–35
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 60 | March 4 | Atlanta | | Larry Hughes (23) | David Lee (14) | Chris Duhon (5) | Madison Square Garden 18,931 | 25–35 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | March 7 | Charlotte | | Al Harrington (24) | Quentin Richardson (9) | Nate Robinson, Larry Hughes (4) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 25–36 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | March 8 | @ New Jersey | | David Lee (19) | David Lee (14) | David Lee (7) | Izod Center 18,846 | 25–37 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 63 | March 10 | @ Milwaukee | | Larry Hughes (39) | David Lee (18) | Nate Robinson (7) | Bradley Center 13,781 | 26–37 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 64 | March 11 | @ Detroit | | Nate Robinson (30) | David Lee (18) | Nate Robinson (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 20,135 | 27–37 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 65 | March 13 | @ Minnesota | | Nate Robinson (25) | David Lee (13) | Nate Robinson (7) | Target Center 14,311 | 28–37 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 | March 15 | @ Cleveland | | Al Harrington (26) | David Lee (14) | Nate Robinson (7) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 28–38 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 | March 18 | New Jersey | | Al Harrington (21) | Wilson Chandler (10) | Larry Hughes (5) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 28–39 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 | March 20 | Sacramento | | Nate Robinson (19) | Chris Wilcox (9) | Nate Robinson, Wilson Chandler (3) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 28–40 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | March 21 | @ Orlando | | Quentin Richardson (33) | Wilson Chandler (12) | Nate Robinson, Jared Jeffries, Wilson Chandler, Al Harrington (3) | Amway Arena 17,461 | 28–41 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | March 23 | Orlando | | Nate Robinson (19) | David Lee (13) | Nate Robinson (6) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 28–42 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | March 25 | L.A. Clippers | | Al Harrington (38) | David Lee (13) | Chris Duhon (10) | Madison Square Garden 19,041 | 28–43 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 72 | March 27 | New Orleans | | Al Harrington (23) | David Lee (11) | Chris Duhon (7) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 29–43 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | March 28 | @ Charlotte | | Al Harrington, Wilson Chandler (18) | David Lee (10) | Chris Duhon (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena 19,133 | 29–44 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | March 30 | @ Utah | | Al Harrington (24) | David Lee (10) | Chris Duhon (7) | EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 | 29–45 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 75 | March 31 | @ Denver | | Nate Robinson (30) | David Lee (12) | Chris Duhon (11) | Pepsi Center 17,851 | 29–46
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | April 4 | Toronto | | Al Harrington, Chris Duhon (22) | Al Harrington, David Lee (7) | David Lee (6) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 29–47 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 77 | April 5 | @ Toronto | | Wilson Chandler (17) | David Lee, Al Harrington (10) | Nate Robinson (7) | Air Canada Centre 18,879 | 30–47 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 | April 7 | @ Chicago | | Wilson Chandler (26) | David Lee (13) | David Lee, Chris Duhon (6) | United Center 20,764 | 30–48 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 | April 8 | Detroit | | Al Harrington (26) | Wilson Chandler (8) | Nate Robinson, Chris Duhon (4) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 30–49 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 80 | April 10 | @ Orlando | | Al Harrington (27) | David Lee (16) | Chris Duhon, Al Harrington, David Lee (4) | Amway Arena 17,461 | 31–49 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 81 | April 12 | @ Miami | | Wilson Chandler, Al Harrington (21) | David Lee (11) | Larry Hughes, Nate Robinson (4) | American Airlines Arena 19,600 | 31–50 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 82 | April 15 | New Jersey | | Wilson Chandler (16) | David Lee (12) | Chris Duhon (6) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 32–50
Player statistics
Season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | 70 | 33.4 | .431 | .328 | .795 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 0.87 | 0.91 | 14.4 | |
| † | 9 | 0 | 8.3 | .348 | .000 | .444 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 2.2 |
| † | 11 | 11 | 35.6 | .432 | .455 | .761 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 0.82 | 0.00 | 19.6 |
| 2 | 0 | 11.5 | .300 | .250 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 4.5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 1.000 | .000 | .333 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.7 | |
| 79 | 78 | 36.8 | .422 | .391 | .856 | 3.1 | 7.2 | 0.91 | 0.09 | 11.1 | |
| 28 | 2 | 14.7 | .448 | .444 | .963 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 0.14 | 6.1 | |
| † | 68 | 51 | 35.0 | .446 | .362 | .804 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 1.19 | 0.32 | 20.7 |
| † | 25 | 14 | 27.5 | .390 | .385 | .794 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.44 | 0.20 | 11.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 5.0 | .375 | .000 | .000 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 3.0 | |
| 56 | 36 | 23.4 | .440 | .083 | .611 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.84 | 0.59 | 5.3 | |
| 81 | 74 | 34.9 | .549 | .000 | .755 | 11.7 | 2.1 | 0.99 | 0.27 | 16.0 | |
| † | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | .400 | .000 | .500 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 2.5 |
| † | 11 | 11 | 35.3 | .434 | .292 | .821 | 12.5 | 1.4 | 1.18 | 0.27 | 20.5 |
| 72 | 51 | 26.3 | .393 | .365 | .761 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.65 | 0.10 | 10.2 | |
| † | 23 | 0 | 11.0 | .379 | .338 | 1.000 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.43 | 0.04 | 4.7 |
| 74 | 11 | 29.9 | .437 | .326 | .841 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 1.28 | 0.08 | 17.2 | |
| † | 18 | 0 | 8.9 | .268 | .000 | .727 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 1.7 |
| † | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| † | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 3.0 |
| † | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | .500 | .000 | .000 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.0 |
| † | 36 | 1 | 21.5 | .461 | .421 | .806 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.61 | 0.28 | 9.6 |
| † | 25 | 0 | 13.2 | .529 | .000 | .509 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.32 | 0.20 | 5.4 |
†Statistics with the New York Knicks
Awards and records
Awards
Records
Transactions
Trades
| February 19, [2009](2008-09-nba-season) | |
|---|---|
| To **Oklahoma City Thunder**Malik Rose | To **New York Knicks**Chris Wilcox |
Free agents
Additions
| Player | Date signed |
|---|---|
| Former team | |
| **Chris Duhon** | July 4 |
| **Anthony Roberson** | July 16 |
| **Cheikh Samb** | March 2 |
| **Mouhamed Sene** | April 9 |
Subtractions
| Player | Left | New team |
|---|---|---|
| **Stephon Marbury** | February 27 | Boston Celtics |
References
References
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