New York Knicks Playoff Rosters

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1987-1988 New York Knicks Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Rick Carlisle SG 6-5 210 Oct 27, 1959 28 Virginia 3 1984 3rd Rnd, #70, Boston Celtics
Bill Cartwright C 7-1 245 Jul 30, 1957 30 San Francisco 8 1979 1st Rnd, #3, New York Knicks
Pat Cummings FC 6-9 230 Jul 11, 1956 31 Cincinnati 9 1978 3rd Rnd, #59, Milwaukee Bucks
Patrick Ewing C 7-0 240 Aug 5, 1962 25 Georgetown 2 1985 1st Rnd, #1, New York Knicks
Sidney Green F-C 6-9 220 Jan 4, 1961 27 UNLV 4 1983 1st Rnd, #5, Chicago Bulls
Mark Jackson PG 6-1 180 Apr 1, 1965 23 St. John's 0 1987 1st Rnd, #18, New York Knicks
Johnny Newman G-F 6-7 190 Nov 28, 1963 24 Richmond 1 1986 2nd Rnd, #29, Cleveland Cavaliers
Louis Orr PF 6-8 175 May 7, 1958 29 Syracuse 7 1980 2nd Rnd, #29, Indiana Pacers
Sedric Toney PG 6-2 178 Apr 13, 1962 26 Dayton 2 1985 3rd Rnd, #59, Atlanta Hawks
Trent Tucker SG 6-5 193 Dec 20, 1959 28 Minnesota 5 1982 1st Rnd, #6, New York Knicks
Kenny Walker PF 6-8 210 Aug 18, 1964 23 Kentucky 1 1986 1st Rnd, #5, New York Knicks
Gerald Wilkins G-F 6-6 185 Sep 11, 1963 24 Chattanooga 2 1985 2nd Rnd, #47, New York Knicks

1987-1988 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Boston Celtics #8 New York Knicks BOS in 4
First Round #2 Detroit Pistons #7 Washington Bullets DET in 5
First Round #3 Chicago Bulls #6 Cleveland Cavaliers CHI in 5
First Round #4 Atlanta Hawks #5 Milwaukee Bucks ATL in 5
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #4 Atlanta Hawks BOS in 7
Second Round #2 Detroit Pistons #3 Chicago Bulls DET in 5
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 Detroit Pistons DET in 6

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 San Antonio Spurs LAL in 3
First Round #2 Denver Nuggets #7 Seattle SuperSonics DEN in 5
First Round #3 Dallas Mavericks #6 Houston Rockets DAL in 4
First Round #4 Portland Trail Blazers #5 Utah Jazz UTA in 4
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Utah Jazz LAL in 7
Second Round #2 Denver Nuggets #3 Dallas Mavericks DAL in 6
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Dallas Mavericks LAL in 7

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #2 Detroit Pistons LAL in 7

1987-1988 New York Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Gerald Wilkins 4 37.2 20.0 2.0 4.8 1.0 0.0 2.8
Johnny Newman 4 28.2 19.0 2.8 1.8 1.5 0.2 1.5
Patrick Ewing 4 38.2 18.8 12.8 2.5 1.5 3.2 2.8
Mark Jackson 4 42.8 14.2 4.8 9.8 2.5 0.0 3.5
Bill Cartwright 4 19.0 7.2 4.8 1.5 0.0 0.8 2.0
Trent Tucker 4 17.8 6.2 0.5 1.0 0.8 0.0 0.2
Kenny Walker 4 20.0 4.5 2.2 1.2 0.5 0.8 0.2
Sidney Green 4 23.2 4.0 8.2 1.8 0.0 0.2 2.2
Sedric Toney 3 5.0 3.7 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.7
Pat Cummings 3 9.3 2.3 2.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rick Carlisle 2 4.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
Louis Orr 2 1.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1987-1988 New York Knicks Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Boston Leaders
Apr 29, 1988
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Boston		 L, 112-92 Boston Garden
Opening Round 		0-1 PTS: 24. G. Wilkins
REB: 11. P. Ewing
AST: 9. Mark Jackson 		PTS: 29. Kevin McHale
REB: 13. R. Parish
AST: 9. D. Johnson
May 1, 1988
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Boston		 L, 128-102 Boston Garden
Opening Round 		0-2 PTS: 24. G. Wilkins
REB: 10. P. Ewing
AST: 7. Mark Jackson 		PTS: 36. Larry Bird
REB: 12. Kevin McHale
AST: 9. D. Johnson
May 4, 1988
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Boston		 W, 109-100 Madison Square Garden
Opening Round 		1-2 PTS: 34. J. Newman
REB: 10. P. Ewing
AST: 14. Mark Jackson 		PTS: 24. Kevin McHale
REB: 11. R. Parish
AST: 12. Larry Bird
May 6, 1988
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Boston		 L, 94-102 Madison Square Garden
Opening Round 		1-3 PTS: 28. Mark Jackson
REB: 20. P. Ewing
AST: 9. Mark Jackson 		PTS: 28. Larry Bird
REB: 12. R. Parish
AST: 12. D. Johnson