1999–2000 New York Knicks season

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 53rd season of the team in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Knicks entered the season as runner-ups of the 1999 NBA Finals, where despite losing to the San Antonio Spurs in five games, they became the first eighth seeded team to reach the NBA Finals. During the off-season, the Knicks signed free agents John Wallace and Andrew Lang. Wallace previously played for the Knicks during the 1996–97 season.[2][3] After advancing to the NBA Finals as the #8 seed last year, the Knicks won their first three games, but lost seven of their next ten games, as Patrick Ewing missed the first 20 games with Achilles tendonitis.[4][5] However, they won 11 of their next 13 games, and finished second in the Atlantic Division with a 50–32 record, good enough for their first 50-win season since 1997.[6]

1999–2000 New York Knicks season
Head coachJeff Van Gundy
General managerScott Layden
OwnersCablevision
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record50–32 (.610)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEastern Conference Finals
(Lost to Pacers 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionMSG Network
RadioWFAN

Allan Houston led the team in scoring averaging 19.7 points per game, while Latrell Sprewell, who became starting small forward after playing off the bench the previous season, averaged 18.6 points and 1.3 steals per game, and Ewing provided the team with 15.0 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game. In addition, Larry Johnson contributed 10.7 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, while Marcus Camby played a sixth man role averaging 10.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game off the bench, but only played 59 games due to a knee injury,[7] Kurt Thomas provided with 8.0 points and 6.3 rebounds per game also off the bench, and Charlie Ward contributed 7.3 points, 4.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game.[8] Houston and head coach Jeff Van Gundy both represented the Eastern Conference during the 2000 NBA All-Star Game.[9][10]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Knicks swept the Toronto Raptors in three straight games.[11] In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, they faced the Miami Heat for the fourth consecutive year. They would defeat the 2nd-seeded Heat in a tough, hard-fought seven-game series,[12] but would lose in six games to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals, ending their hopes of making the Finals for a second straight year.[13] The Pacers would lose in six games to the Los Angeles Lakers in the Finals.[14] As of 2022, this marks the last time the Knicks had made the Eastern Conference Finals.

This season marked an end of an era as Ewing was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics in an off-season four team trade, after playing fifteen seasons in New York.[15] Also following the season, Chris Dudley was traded to the Phoenix Suns, while Wallace was dealt to the Dallas Mavericks, and Lang was released to free agency.

Offseason

NBA Draft
Main article: 1999 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 15 Frédéric Weis C  France Limoges (France)

Roster
1999–2000 New York Knicks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 9 Brunson, Rick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1972–06–14 Temple
F/C 23 Camby, Marcus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1974–03–22 Massachusetts
G 1 Childs, Chris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1967–11–20 Boise State
C 14 Dudley, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1965–02–22 Yale
C 33 Ewing, Patrick 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1962–08–05 Georgetown
G 20 Houston, Allan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1971–04–20 Tennessee
F 2 Johnson, Larry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1969–03–14 UNLV
C 28 Lang, Andrew 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1966–06–28 Arkansas
G/F 8 Sprewell, Latrell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970–09–08 Alabama
F/C 40 Thomas, Kurt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1972–10–04 TCU
G/F 44 Wallace, John 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1974–02–09 Syracuse
G 21 Ward, Charlie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970–10–12 Florida State
G/F 26 Wingate, David 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–12–15 Georgetown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2000-03-11

Regular season

Standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Miami Heat 5230.634–33–819–2218–6
x-New York Knicks 5032.610233–817–2414–10
x-Philadelphia 76ers 4933.598329–1220–2113–11
Orlando Magic 4141.5001126–1515–2612–13
Boston Celtics 3547.4271726–159–3212–12
New Jersey Nets 3151.3782122–199–329–16
Washington Wizards 2953.3542317–2412–297–17
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Indiana Pacers5626.683–
2 y-Miami Heat5230.6344
3 x-New York Knicks5032.6106
4 x-Charlotte Hornets4933.5987
5 x-Philadelphia 76ers4933.5987
6 x-Toronto Raptors4537.54911
7 x-Detroit Pistons4240.51214
8 x-Milwaukee Bucks4240.51214
9 Orlando Magic4141.50015
10 Boston Celtics3547.42721
11 Cleveland Cavaliers3250.39024
12 New Jersey Nets3151.37825
13 Washington Wizards2953.35427
14 Atlanta Hawks2854.34128
15 Chicago Bulls1765.20739
c – clinched conference title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1999-2000 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta —1–31–33–13–10–21–11–30–21–11–31–10–22–20–41–13–12–10–30–40–20–22–00–21–12–20–21–11–3
Boston 3–1—1–32–22–21–12–00–31–11–11–31–10–21–31–20–23–12–22–21–31–10–21–10–21–12–21–11–13–1
Charlotte 3–13–1—4–03–11–11–12–22–01–12–22–00–22–23–12–02–11–32–23–11–10–20–20–21–13–10–22–03–0
Chicago 1–32–20–4—1–30–21–11–30–20–21–32–00–22–21–30–22–10–30–40–40–20–20–20–21–10–40–20–22–2
Cleveland 1–32–21–33–1—2–02–02–21–11–10–42–00–20–31–30–22–23–12–10–40–21–10–21–10–20–40–22–03–1
Dallas 2–01–11–12–00–2—3–12–04–01–31–14–01–30–20–22–20–20–21–10–23–12–21–32–21–31–11–33–11–1
Denver 1–10–21–11–10–21–3—1–12–22–20–23–11–30–22–02–21–11–10–22–01–32–22–21–31–32–02–22–21–1
Detroit 3–13–02–23–12–20–21–1—2–01–11–32–00–22–23–10–22–11–32–22–20–21–10–21–12–02–20–22–02–2
Golden State 2–01–10–22–01–10–42–20–2—1–30–21–30–41–11–11–30–20–21–10–20–40–41–30–40–40–20–43–11–1
Houston 1–11–11–12–01–13–12–21–13–1—0–24–02–21–10–20–41–10–20–21–12–22–21–30–41–30–21–32–21–1
Indiana 3–13–12–23–14–01–12–03–12–02–0—1–11–12–22–21–13–12–22–12–21–12–01–11–11–13–12–02–02–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–10–20–20–20–41–30–23–10–41–1—0–40–20–21–31–11–10–21–10–40–41–30–41–30–20–41–31–1
L.A. Lakers 2–02–02–02–02–03–13–12–04–02–21–14–0—2–02–04–02–02–02–02–04–02–23–11–33–11–13–14–01–1
Miami 2–23–12–22–23–02–02–02–21–11–12–22–00–2—2–22–02–23–13–13–11–11–12–01–11–11–21–11–14–0
Milwaukee 4–02–11–33–13–12–00–21–31–12–02–22–00–22–2—0–21–30–44–00–31–10–21–12–01–12–21–11–13–1
Minnesota 1–12–00–22–02–02–22–22–03–14–01–13–10–40–22–0—1–11–11–11–11–32–23–13–12–22–03–14–00–2
New Jersey 1–31–31–21–22–22–01–11–22–01–11–31–10–22–23–11–1—1–33–21–30–21–11–10–20–22–20–20–21–3
New York 1–22–23–13–01–32–01–13–12–02–02–21–10–21–34–01–13–1—3–13–11–12–01–11–12–01–30–22–02–2
Orlando 3–02–22–24–01–21–12–02–21–12–01–22–00–21–30–41–12–31–3—2–20–20–20–21–11–12–21–12–04–0
Philadelphia 4–03–11–34–04–02–00–22–22–01–12–21–10–21–33–01–13–11–32–2—0–20–21–10–22–03–01–12–03–1
Phoenix 2–01–11–12–02–01–33–12–04–02–21–14–00–41–11–13–12–01–12–02–0—1–34–02–22–21–10–44–02–0
Portland 2–02–02–02–01–12–22–21–14–02–20–24–02–21–12–02–21–10–22–02–03–1—4–03–14–01–13–13–12–0
Sacramento 0–21–12–02–02–03–12–22–03–13–11–13–11–30–21–11–31–11–12–01–10–40–4—3–12–21–11–33–12–0
San Antonio 2–02–02–02–01–12–23–11–14–04–01–14–03–11–10–21–32–01–11–12–02–21–31–3—2–21–12–24–01–1
Seattle 1–11–11–11–12–03–13–10–24–03–11–13–11–31–11–12–22–00–21–10–22–20–42–22–2—0–22–24–02–0
Toronto 2–22–21–34–04–01–10–22–22–02–01–32–01–12–12–20–22–23–12–20–31–11–11–11–12–0—1–11–12–2
Utah 2–01–12–02–02–03–12–22–04–03–10–24–01–31–11–11–32–02–01–11–14–01–33–12–22–21–1—3–12–0
Vancouver 1–11–10–22–00–21–32–20–21–32–20–23–10–41–11–10–42–00–20–20–20–41–31–30–40–41–11–3—1–1
Washington 3–11–30–32–21–31–11–12–21–11–11–21–11–10–41–32–03–12–20–41–30–20–20–21–10–22–20–21–1—

Playoffs
2000 playoff game log
First Round: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 23 Toronto W 92–88 Houston, Sprewell (21) Patrick Ewing (9) Charlie Ward (5) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 1–0
2 April 26 Toronto W 84–83 Latrell Sprewell (25) Marcus Camby (13) Allan Houston (4) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 2–0
3 April 30 @ Toronto W 87–80 Allan Houston (23) Patrick Ewing (11) Latrell Sprewell (6) Air Canada Centre
19,996		 3–0
Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 7 @ Miami L 83–87 Allan Houston (21) Marcus Camby (13) Chris Childs (6) American Airlines Arena
20,053		 0–1
2 May 9 @ Miami W 82–76 Ewing, Ward (13) Ewing, Johnson (8) Latrell Sprewell (5) American Airlines Arena
20,078		 1–1
3 May 12 Miami L 76–77 (OT) Allan Houston (24) Patrick Ewing (9) Charlie Ward (4) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 1–2
4 May 14 Miami W 91–83 Charlie Ward (20) Patrick Ewing (11) Latrell Sprewell (6) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 2–2
5 May 17 @ Miami L 81–87 Latrell Sprewell (24) Patrick Ewing (11) Latrell Sprewell (6) American Airlines Arena
20,021		 2–3
6 May 19 Miami W 72–70 Allan Houston (21) Patrick Ewing (18) Charlie Ward (4) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 3–3
7 May 21 @ Miami W 83–82 Latrell Sprewell (24) Marcus Camby (12) Latrell Sprewell (5) American Airlines Arena
20,063		 4–3
Conference Finals: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 23 @ Indiana L 88–102 Latrell Sprewell (22) Camby, Ewing (8) Allan Houston (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345		 0–1
2 May 25 @ Indiana L 84–88 Larry Johnson (25) Marcus Camby (11) Latrell Sprewell (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345		 0–2
3 May 27 Indiana W 98–95 Latrell Sprewell (32) Latrell Sprewell (8) Charlie Ward (9) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 1–2
4 May 29 Indiana W 91–89 Larry Johnson (25) Marcus Camby (8) Charlie Ward (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 2–2
5 May 31 @ Indiana L 79–88 Allan Houston (25) four players tied (7) three players tied (1) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345		 2–3
6 June 2 Indiana L 80–93 Latrell Sprewell (32) Patrick Ewing (12) Charlie Ward (6) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 2–4
2000 schedule

Player stats
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

NOTE: Please write players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

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