1998-99 New York Knicks Schedule and Results

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Record: 27-23, Finished 4th in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Jeff Van Gundy (27-23)

Executive: Dave Checketts, Ernie Grunfeld

PTS/G: 86.4 (27th of 29) Opp PTS/G: 85.4 (4th of 29)

SRS: 1.45 (13th of 29) Pace: 86.9 (24th of 29)

Off Rtg: 98.6 (26th of 29) Def Rtg: 97.5 (4th of 29) Net Rtg: +1.2 (14th of 29)

Expected W-L: 27-23 (14th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +500

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

NBA 1999 Playoffs:
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-2) versus Miami Heat (Series Stats)
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-0) versus Atlanta Hawks (Series Stats)
Won NBA Eastern Conference Finals (4-2) versus Indiana Pacers (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Finals (1-4) versus San Antonio Spurs (Series Stats)

Eastern Conference Champions

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Feb 5, 1999	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L		85	93	0	1	L 1	17,248
2	Sun, Feb 7, 1999	Box Score		Miami Heat	L		79	83	0	2	L 2	19,763
3	Wed, Feb 10, 1999	Box Score		Washington Wizards	W		101	88	1	2	W 1	19,763
4	Thu, Feb 11, 1999	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		73	68	2	2	W 2	22,194
5	Mon, Feb 15, 1999	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		78	69	3	2	W 3	19,763
6	Tue, Feb 16, 1999	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W		95	85	4	2	W 4	19,763
7	Thu, Feb 18, 1999	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		74	98	4	3	L 1	13,910
8	Fri, Feb 19, 1999	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		78	67	5	3	W 1	19,681
9	Sun, Feb 21, 1999	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		79	63	6	3	W 2	19,763
10	Tue, Feb 23, 1999	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		82	74	7	3	W 3	19,763
11	Thu, Feb 25, 1999	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	W	OT	115	113	8	3	W 4	19,763
12	Fri, Feb 26, 1999	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		80	94	8	4	L 1	18,624	2:14
13	Sun, Feb 28, 1999	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		68	89	8	5	L 2	20,896
14	Mon, Mar 1, 1999	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		85	78	9	5	W 1	19,763
15	Tue, Mar 2, 1999	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L	OT	84	85	9	6	L 1	15,200
16	Fri, Mar 5, 1999	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		87	88	9	7	L 2	16,843
17	Sun, Mar 7, 1999	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		97	86	10	7	W 1	19,763
18	Tue, Mar 9, 1999	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		86	87	10	8	L 1	19,763
19	Thu, Mar 11, 1999	Box Score		Washington Wizards	W		98	86	11	8	W 1	19,763
20	Fri, Mar 12, 1999	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		63	76	11	9	L 1	23,079
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sun, Mar 14, 1999	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W		94	86	12	9	W 1	19,763
22	Mon, Mar 15, 1999	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		108	102	13	9	W 2	14,738
23	Tue, Mar 16, 1999	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		113	89	14	9	W 3	19,763
24	Thu, Mar 18, 1999	Box Score		Orlando Magic	L		78	86	14	10	L 1	19,763
25	Sat, Mar 20, 1999	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		96	78	15	10	W 1	19,763	2:07
26	Sun, Mar 21, 1999	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	L	OT	81	85	15	11	L 1	19,266
27	Mon, Mar 22, 1999	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		71	80	15	12	L 2	19,763
28	Wed, Mar 24, 1999	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		91	92	15	13	L 3	17,023
29	Fri, Mar 26, 1999	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		94	87	16	13	W 1	19,023
30	Sun, Mar 28, 1999	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		91	99	16	14	L 1	17,505
31	Tue, Mar 30, 1999	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		94	93	17	14	W 1	19,763
32	Thu, Apr 1, 1999	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		78	74	18	14	W 2	19,763
33	Sun, Apr 4, 1999	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		95	108	18	15	L 1	16,731
34	Tue, Apr 6, 1999	Box Score		Orlando Magic	L		72	81	18	16	L 2	19,763
35	Wed, Apr 7, 1999	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		82	106	18	17	L 3	19,810
36	Fri, Apr 9, 1999	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		86	78	19	17	W 1	21,673
37	Sun, Apr 11, 1999	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		93	78	20	17	W 2	20,049
38	Tue, Apr 13, 1999	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		91	72	21	17	W 3	19,763
39	Wed, Apr 14, 1999	Box Score	@	Washington Wizards	L	OT	89	95	21	18	L 1	17,428
40	Fri, Apr 16, 1999	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		71	80	21	19	L 2	22,076
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sat, Apr 17, 1999	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	L		90	93	21	20	L 3	19,763
42	Mon, Apr 19, 1999	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		67	72	21	21	L 4	18,049
43	Fri, Apr 23, 1999	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W		110	105	22	21	W 1	19,763
44	Sun, Apr 25, 1999	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W		82	80	23	21	W 2	15,200
45	Mon, Apr 26, 1999	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	W		91	84	24	21	W 3	19,782
46	Wed, Apr 28, 1999	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		73	76	24	22	L 1	13,474
47	Thu, Apr 29, 1999	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		85	70	25	22	W 1	19,763
48	Sun, May 2, 1999	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		71	94	25	23	L 1	16,730
49	Mon, May 3, 1999	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		95	88	26	23	W 1	19,763	2:14
50	Wed, May 5, 1999	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		101	88	27	23	W 2	19,763

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Sat, May 8, 1999	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W	95	75	1	0	W 1	15,036
2	Mon, May 10, 1999	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L	73	83	1	1	L 1	15,200
3	Wed, May 12, 1999	Box Score		Miami Heat	W	97	73	2	1	W 1	19,763
4	Fri, May 14, 1999	Box Score		Miami Heat	L	72	87	2	2	L 1	19,763
5	Sun, May 16, 1999	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W	78	77	3	2	W 1	14,985
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
6	Tue, May 18, 1999	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W	100	92	4	2	W 2	18,513
7	Thu, May 20, 1999	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W	77	70	5	2	W 3	22,558
8	Sun, May 23, 1999	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W	90	78	6	2	W 4	19,763
9	Mon, May 24, 1999	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W	79	66	7	2	W 5	19,763
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
10	Sun, May 30, 1999	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W	93	90	8	2	W 6	16,575
11	Tue, Jun 1, 1999	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L	86	88	8	3	L 1	16,586
12	Sat, Jun 5, 1999	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W	92	91	9	3	W 1	19,763
13	Mon, Jun 7, 1999	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L	78	90	9	4	L 1	19,763
14	Wed, Jun 9, 1999	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W	101	94	10	4	W 1	16,541
15	Fri, Jun 11, 1999	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W	90	82	11	4	W 2	19,763
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
16	Wed, Jun 16, 1999	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L	77	89	11	5	L 1	39,514
17	Fri, Jun 18, 1999	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L	67	80	11	6	L 2	39,554
18	Mon, Jun 21, 1999	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W	89	81	12	6	W 1	19,763
19	Wed, Jun 23, 1999	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L	89	96	12	7	L 1	19,763
20	Fri, Jun 25, 1999	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L	77	78	12	8	L 2	19,763

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