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2008–09 New York Knicks season
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Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks
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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.http://www.nba.com/knicks/tickets/ewing_memories.html Knicks: Tickets NBA.com 2008-04-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20080424091432/http://www.nba.com/knicks/tickets/ewing_memories.html 2008-04-24 dead 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. http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/zrandolph_collins_081121.html Clippers Acquire Zach Randolph and Mardy Collins From Knicks NBA.com 2009-02-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20090216181758/http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/zrandolph_collins_081121.html 16 February 2009 live Traded Jamal Crawford to Golden State Warriors for Al Harrington. https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/No-small-miracle-Crawford-deal-good-for-all-3260823.php No small miracle – Crawford deal good for all sides San Francisco Chronicle Janny Hu 2009-02-19 November 22, 2008
February 19: Traded Jerome James, Anthony Roberson and Tim Thomas to Chicago Bulls for Larry Hughes. https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3919012 Sources: Knicks trade for Bulls' Hughes ESPN.com 2009-02-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20090221161649/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3919012 21 February 2009 live Traded Malik Rose to Oklahoma City Thunder for Chris Wilcox. https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3918993 Source: Knicks swap Rose for Wilcox ESPN.com 2009-02-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20090221093905/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3918993 21 February 2009 live
February 25: Waived Stephon Marbury.
Draft
2008 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position(s) Nationality College / Club 1 6 Danilo Gallinari SF/PF ITA Italy ITA Olimpia Milano (Italy)
Roster
New York Knicks 2008–09 #1560BE #FFFFFF #FF7518 Black
21 Wilson Chandler F 6 8 220 DePaul 1987-05-10
5 Joe Crawford basketball G/F 6 5 207 Kentucky 1986-06-17
34 Eddy Curry C 6 11 285 Thornwood HS (IL) 1982-12-05
1 Chris Duhon G 6 1 185 Duke 1982-08-31
8 Danilo Gallinari F 6 10 225 Italy 1988-08-08 yes
7 Al Harrington F 6 9 250 St. Patrick HS (NJ) 1980-02-17
0 Larry Hughes G 6 5 185 Saint Louis 1979-01-23
31 Chris Hunter basketball F/C 6 11 240 Michigan 1984-07-07
20 Jared Jeffries F 6 11 240 Indiana 1981-11-25
42 David Lee basketball F/C 6 9 240 Florida 1983-04-29
32 Cuttino Mobley G 6 4 215 Rhode Island 1975-09-01 yes
23 Quentin Richardson G/F 6 6 235 DePaul 1980-04-13
4 Nate Robinson G 5 9 180 Washington 1984-05-31
18 Mouhamed Sene C 6 11 230 Senegal 1986-05-12
9 Chris Wilcox F/C 6 10 235 Maryland 1982-09-03
Mike D'Antoni Kenny Atkinson
Greg Brittenham
Dan D'Antoni
Phil Weber
Herb Williams https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/2009.html February 19, 2009
Standings
NYK
NYK
Game log
New York Knicks 2009 #1560BE #FFFFFF Total: 32–50 (Home: 20–21; Road: 12–29)
New York Knicks October yes #FF7518 Black 1 0 0 1
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 1
| October 29
| Miami
| 20081029 MIANYK 120 115
| Jamal Crawford (29)
| David Lee (11)
| Nate Robinson (7)
| Madison Square Garden19,763
| 1–0
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 2
| October 31
| @ Philadelphia
| 20081031 NYKPHI 87 116
| Jamal Crawford (14)
| David Lee (11)
| Chris Duhon (7)
| Wachovia Center11,717
| 1–1
New York Knicks November #FF7518 Black 5 3 2 4
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 3
| November 2
| Milwaukee
| 20081102 MILNYK 86 94
| Quentin Richardson (28)
| Zach Randolph (13)
| Nate Robinson, Jamal Crawford (4)
| Madison Square Garden18,190
| 1–2
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 4
| November 5
| Charlotte
| 20081105 CHANYK 101 98
| Zach Randolph (25)
| Zach Randolph (13)
| Chris Duhon (6)
| Madison Square Garden17,977
| 2–2
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 5
| November 7
| @ Washington
| 20081107 NYKWAS 114 108
| Jamal Crawford (23)
| Zach Randolph (13)
| Chris Duhon (12)
| Verizon Center20,173
| 3–2
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 6
| November 9
| Utah
| 20081109 UTANYK 107 99
| Jamal Crawford (32)
| Zach Randolph (14)
| Chris Duhon (9)
| Madison Square Garden19,344
| 4–2
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 7
| November 11
| @ San Antonio
| 20081111 NYKSAS 80 92
| Jamal Crawford (28)
| Zach Randolph (13)
| Chris Duhon (7)
| AT&T Center16,569
| 4–3
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 8
| November 12
| @ Memphis
| 20081112 NYKMEM 132 103
| Wilson Chandler (27)
| Zach Randolph (10)
| Jamal Crawford (8)
| FedExForum10,129
| 5–3
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 9
| November 14
| Oklahoma City
| 20081114 OKCNYK 116 106
| Jamal Crawford, Zach Randolph (29)
| Zach Randolph (19)
| Chris Duhon (8)
| Madison Square Garden18,008
| 6–3
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 10
| November 16
| Dallas
| 20081116 DALNYK 114 124 1
| Zach Randolph (27)
| Zach Randolph (18)
| Chris Duhon (12)
| Madison Square Garden19,271
| 6–4
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 11
| November 18
| @ Boston
| 20081118 NYKBOS 101 110
| Wilson Chandler (23)
| Zach Randolph (8)
| Chris Duhon (5)
| TD Banknorth Garden18,624
| 6–5
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 12
| November 21
| @ Milwaukee
| 20081121 NYKMIL 87 104
| Chris Duhon (20)
| David Lee (12)
| Chris Duhon, Nate Robinson, Wilson Chandler (4)
| Bradley Center14,898
| 6–6
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 13
| November 22
| Washington
| 20081122 WASNYK 122 117
| Quentin Richardson (34)
| Quentin Richardson, David Lee (12)
| Chris Duhon (11)
| Madison Square Garden19,763
| 7–6
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 14
| November 25
| Cleveland
| 20081125 CLENYK 101 119
| Quentin Richardson (22)
| David Lee (13)
| Chris Duhon (6)
| Madison Square Garden19,763
| 7–7
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 15
| November 26
| @ Detroit
| 20081126 NYKDET 96 110
| Al Harrington (25)
| David Lee (15)
| Chris Duhon (9)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 7–8
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 16
| November 29
| Golden State
| 20081129 GSWNYK 138 125
| David Lee (37)
| David Lee (21)
| Chris Duhon (22)
| Madison Square Garden19,317
| 8–8
New York Knicks December #FF7518 Black 1 4 3 6
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 17
| December 2
| Portland
| 20081202 PORNYK 97 104
| Chris Duhon (23)
| David Lee (12)
| Chris Duhon (13)
| Madison Square Garden18,664
| 8–9
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 18
| December 3
| @ Cleveland
| 20081203 NYKCLE 82 118
| Al Harrington (20)
| David Lee (16)
| Anthony Roberson, Chris Duhon (4)
| Quicken Loans Arena20,562
| 8–10
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 19
| December 5
| @ Atlanta
| 20081205 NYKATL 95 98
| Al Harrington (27)
| David Lee (11)
| Chris Duhon (8)
| Philips Arena16,366
| 8–11
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 20
| December 7
| Detroit
| 20081207 DETNYK 104 92
| Chris Duhon (25)
| David Lee (19)
| Chris Duhon (9)
| Madison Square Garden19,763
| 9–11
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 21
| December 9
| @ Chicago
| 20081209 NYKCHI 100 105
| Al Harrington (28)
| David Lee (15)
| Chris Duhon (14)
| United Center19,519
| 9–12
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 22
| December 10
| @ New Jersey
| 20081210 NYKNJN 121 109
| Al Harrington (39)
| Al Harrington (13)
| Chris Duhon (10)
| Izod Center16,722
| 10–12
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 23
| December 13
| @ Sacramento
| 20081213 NYKSAC 114 90
| Al Harrington (33)
| David Lee (19)
| Chris Duhon (5)
| ARCO Arena12,155
| 11–12
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 24
| December 15
| @ Phoenix
| 20081215 NYKPHX 103 111
| Nate Robinson (27)
| David Lee (12)
| Chris Duhon (9)
| US Airways Center18,422
| 11–13
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 25
| December 16
| @ L.A. Lakers
| 20081216 NYKLAL 114 116
| Nate Robinson (33)
| David Lee (14)
| Chris Duhon (11)
| Staples Center18,997
| 11–14
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 26
| December 19
| Milwaukee
| 20081219 MILNYK 81 105
| Nate Robinson (21)
| David Lee (14)
| Chris Duhon (7)
| Madison Square Garden19,009
| 11–15
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 27
| December 21
| @ Boston
| 20081221 NYKBOS 105 124
| Quentin Richardson (29)
| David Lee (8)
| Chris Duhon (10)
| TD Banknorth Garden18,624
| 11–16
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 28
| December 26
| Minnesota
| 20081226 MINNYK 107 120
| Al Harrington, Nate Robinson (26)
| David Lee (13)
| Chris Duhon (5)
| Madison Square Garden19,763
| 11–17
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 29
| December 28
| Denver
| 20081228 DENNYK 110 117
| Nate Robinson (20)
| David Lee (12)
| Chris Duhon (11)
| Madison Square Garden19,763
| 11–18
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 30
| December 30
| @ Charlotte
| 20081230 NYKCHA 93 89
| Wilson Chandler (19)
| David Lee (16)
| Chris Duhon (8)
| Time Warner Cable Arena15,108
| 12–18
New York Knicks January #FF7518 Black 7 2 2 5
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 31
| January 2
| Indiana
| 20090102 INDNYK 103 105
| Al Harrington (27)
| David Lee (11)
| Chris Duhon (7)
| Madison Square Garden19,763
| 12–19
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 32
| January 4
| Boston
| 20090104 BOSNYK 100 88
| Wilson Chandler (31)
| David Lee (14)
| Chris Duhon (5)
| Madison Square Garden19,763
| 13–19
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 33
| January 6
| @ Oklahoma City
| 20090106 NYKOKC 99 107
| Al Harrington (21)
| David Lee (13)
| Chris Duhon (6)
| Ford Center18,487
| 13–20
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 34
| January 8
| @ Dallas
| 20090108 NYKDAL 94 99
| Chris Duhon (24)
| David Lee (15)
| Chris Duhon (7)
| American Airlines Center19,779
| 13–21
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 35
| January 10
| @ Houston
| 20090110 NYKHOU 76 96
| Tim Thomas (18)
| David Lee (11)
| Chris Duhon (6)
| Toyota Center18,280
| 13–22
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 36
| January 12
| @ New Orleans
| 20090112 NYKNOH 101 95
| David Lee (24)
| Al Harrington (10)
| Chris Duhon (9)
| New Orleans Arena16,177
| 14–22
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 37
| January 14
| Washington
| 20090114 WASNYK 128 122
| David Lee (30)
| David Lee (10)
| Chris Duhon (9)
| Madison Square Garden18,020
| 15–22
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 38
| January 16
| @ Washington
| 20090116 NYKWAS 89 96
| Al Harrington (18)
| David Lee (21)
| Chris Duhon (8)
| Verizon Center17,526
| 15–23
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 39
| January 17
| Philadelphia
| 20090117 PHINYK 97 107
| Al Harrington (26)
| David Lee (11)
| Nate Robinson (7)
| Madison Square Garden19,408
| 15–24
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 40
| January 19
| Chicago
| 20090119 CHINYK 102 98
| Quentin Richardson (24)
| David Lee (10)
| Chris Duhon, Nate Robinson, David Lee (3)
| Madison Square Garden18,807
| 16–24
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 41
| January 21
| Phoenix
| 20090121 PHXNYK 114 109
| David Lee (25)
| David Lee (16)
| Chris Duhon (7)
| Madison Square Garden19,256
| 17–24
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 42
| January 23
| Memphis
| 20090123 MEMNYK 108 88
| David Lee (19)
| David Lee (14)
| Chris Duhon (7)
| Madison Square Garden18,391
| 18–24
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 43
| January 24
| @ Philadelphia
| 20090124 NYKPHI 110 116
| Nate Robinson (26)
| David Lee (10)
| Nate Robinson (6)
| Wachovia Center19,239
| 18–25
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 44
| January 26
| Houston
| 20090126 HOUNYK 104 98
| Nate Robinson (19)
| David Lee (13)
| Chris Duhon (11)
| Madison Square Garden19,155
| 19–25
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 45
| January 28
| Atlanta
| 20090128 ATLNYK 112 104
| Nate Robinson (24)
| David Lee (16)
| Chris Duhon (11)
| Madison Square Garden18,180
| 20–25
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 46
| January 31
| @ Indiana
| 20090131 NYKIND 122 113
| Al Harrington (31)
| David Lee (17)
| Chris Duhon (7)
| Conseco Fieldhouse15,067
| 21–25
New York Knicks February #FF7518 Black 3 5 0 5
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 47
| February 2
| L.A. Lakers
| 20090202 LALNYK 117 126
| Al Harrington (24)
| David Lee (12)
| Chris Duhon (9)
| Madison Square Garden19,763
| 21–26
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 48
| February 4
| Cleveland
| 20090204 CLENYK 102 107
| Al Harrington (39)
| Al Harrington (13)
| Chris Duhon (5)
| Madison Square Garden19,763
| 21–27
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 49
| February 6
| Boston
| 20090206 BOSNYK 100 110
| Al Harrington (27)
| David Lee (18)
| Chris Duhon (7)
| Madison Square Garden19,763
| 21–28
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 50
| February 8
| @ Portland
| 20090208 NYKPOR 108 109
| David Lee (29)
| David Lee (11)
| Chris Duhon (10)
| Rose Garden20,609
| 21–29
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 51
| February 10
| @ Golden State
| 20090210 NYKGSW 127 144
| Nate Robinson (30)
| David Lee (11)
| Chris Duhon (9)
| Oracle Arena19,098
| 21–30
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 52
| February 11
| @ L.A. Clippers
| 20090211 NYKLAC 124 128 1
| Nate Robinson (33)
| David Lee (12)
| Nate Robinson (15)
| Staples Center16,928
| 21–31
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 53
| February 17
| San Antonio
| 20090217 SASNYK 112 107 1
| Nate Robinson (32)
| David Lee (12)
| Chris Duhon (8)
| Madison Square Garden19,763
| 22–31
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 54
| February 20
| Toronto
| 20090220 TORNYK 127 97
| Wilson Chandler (32)
| David Lee (15)
| Nate Robinson (7)
| Madison Square Garden19,763
| 23–31
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 55
| February 22
| @ Toronto
| 20090222 NYKTOR 100 111
| Al Harrington (31)
| David Lee (15)
| Nate Robinson (8)
| Air Canada Centre19,800
| 23–32
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 56
| February 23
| Indiana
| 20090223 INDNYK 123 119
| Nate Robinson (41)
| David Lee (13)
| Chris Duhon (5)
| Madison Square Garden17,283
| 24–32
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 57
| February 25
| Orlando
| 20090225 ORLNYK 109 114
| Nate Robinson (32)
| David Lee (10)
| Chris Duhon (10)
| Madison Square Garden19,763
| 24–33
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 58
| February 27
| Philadelphia
| 20090227 PHINYK 103 108
| Larry Hughes (25)
| David Lee (11)
| Chris Duhon (6)
| Madison Square Garden19,763
| 24–34
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 59
| February 28
| @ Miami
| 20090228 NYKMIA 115 120
| Nate Robinson (29)
| David Lee (13)
| Chris Duhon (9)
| American Airlines Arena19,600
| 24–35
New York Knicks March #FF7518 Black 2 5 3 6
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 60
| March 4
| Atlanta
| 20090304 ATLNYK 109 105
| Larry Hughes (23)
| David Lee (14)
| Chris Duhon (5)
| Madison Square Garden18,931
| 25–35
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 61
| March 7
| Charlotte
| 20090307 CHANYK 105 114
| Al Harrington (24)
| Quentin Richardson (9)
| Nate Robinson, Larry Hughes (4)
| Madison Square Garden19,763
| 25–36
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 62
| March 8
| @ New Jersey
| 20090308 NYKNJN 101 106
| David Lee (19)
| David Lee (14)
| David Lee (7)
| Izod Center18,846
| 25–37
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 63
| March 10
| @ Milwaukee
| 20090310 NYKMIL 120 112
| Larry Hughes (39)
| David Lee (18)
| Nate Robinson (7)
| Bradley Center13,781
| 26–37
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 64
| March 11
| @ Detroit
| 20090311 NYKDET 116 111 1
| Nate Robinson (30)
| David Lee (18)
| Nate Robinson (6)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills20,135
| 27–37
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 65
| March 13
| @ Minnesota
| 20090313 NYKMIN 102 94
| Nate Robinson (25)
| David Lee (13)
| Nate Robinson (7)
| Target Center14,311
| 28–37
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 66
| March 15
| @ Cleveland
| 20090315 NYKCLE 93 98
| Al Harrington (26)
| David Lee (14)
| Nate Robinson (7)
| Quicken Loans Arena20,562
| 28–38
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 67
| March 18
| New Jersey
| 20090318 NJNNYK 89 115
| Al Harrington (21)
| Wilson Chandler (10)
| Larry Hughes (5)
| Madison Square Garden19,763
| 28–39
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 68
| March 20
| Sacramento
| 20090320 SACNYK 94 121
| Nate Robinson (19)
| Chris Wilcox (9)
| Nate Robinson, Wilson Chandler (3)
| Madison Square Garden19,763
| 28–40
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 69
| March 21
| @ Orlando
| 20090321 NYKORL 103 110
| Quentin Richardson (33)
| Wilson Chandler (12)
| Nate Robinson, Jared Jeffries, Wilson Chandler, Al Harrington (3)
| Amway Arena17,461
| 28–41
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 70
| March 23
| Orlando
| 20090323 ORLNYK 102 106
| Nate Robinson (19)
| David Lee (13)
| Nate Robinson (6)
| Madison Square Garden19,763
| 28–42
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 71
| March 25
| L.A. Clippers
| 20090325 LACNYK 135 140 1
| Al Harrington (38)
| David Lee (13)
| Chris Duhon (10)
| Madison Square Garden19,041
| 28–43
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 72
| March 27
| New Orleans
| 20090327 NOHNYK 103 93
| Al Harrington (23)
| David Lee (11)
| Chris Duhon (7)
| Madison Square Garden19,763
| 29–43
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 73
| March 28
| @ Charlotte
| 20090328 NYKCHA 85 96
| Al Harrington, Wilson Chandler (18)
| David Lee (10)
| Chris Duhon (8)
| Time Warner Cable Arena19,133
| 29–44
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 74
| March 30
| @ Utah
| 20090330 NYKUTA 104 112
| Al Harrington (24)
| David Lee (10)
| Chris Duhon (7)
| EnergySolutions Arena19,911
| 29–45
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 75
| March 31
| @ Denver
| 20090331 NYKDEN 104 111
| Nate Robinson (30)
| David Lee (12)
| Chris Duhon (11)
| Pepsi Center17,851
| 29–46
New York Knicks April #FF7518 Black 1 2 2 2
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 76
| April 4
| Toronto
| 20090404 TORNYK 95 102
| Al Harrington, Chris Duhon (22)
| Al Harrington, David Lee (7)
| David Lee (6)
| Madison Square Garden19,763
| 29–47
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 77
| April 5
| @ Toronto
| 20090405 NYKTOR 112 103
| Wilson Chandler (17)
| David Lee, Al Harrington (10)
| Nate Robinson (7)
| Air Canada Centre18,879
| 30–47
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 78
| April 7
| @ Chicago
| 20090407 NYKCHI 103 110
| Wilson Chandler (26)
| David Lee (13)
| David Lee, Chris Duhon (6)
| United Center20,764
| 30–48
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 79
| April 8
| Detroit
| 20090408 DETNYK 86 113
| Al Harrington (26)
| Wilson Chandler (8)
| Nate Robinson, Chris Duhon (4)
| Madison Square Garden19,763
| 30–49
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 80
| April 10
| @ Orlando
| 20090410 NYKORL 105 95
| Al Harrington (27)
| David Lee (16)
| Chris Duhon, Al Harrington, David Lee (4)
| Amway Arena17,461
| 31–49
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 81
| April 12
| @ Miami
| 20090412 NYKMIA 105 122
| Wilson Chandler, Al Harrington (21)
| David Lee (11)
| Larry Hughes, Nate Robinson (4)
| American Airlines Arena19,600
| 31–50
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 82
| April 15
| New Jersey
| 20090415 NJNNYK 102 73
| Wilson Chandler (16)
| David Lee (12)
| Chris Duhon (6)
| Madison Square Garden19,763
| 32–50
|-
nyk 2009
Player statistics
Regular season
+ New York Knicks statistics Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPGWilson Chandler 82 70 33.4 .431 .328 .795 5.4 2.1 .9 .9 14.4Mardy Collins† 9 0 8.3 .348 .000 .444 .9 1.1 .2 .0 2.2Jamal Crawford† 11 11 35.6 .432 .455 .761 1.5 4.4 .8 .0 19.6Joe Crawford basketball 2 0 11.5 .300 .250 1.000 2.0 .5 .5 .0 4.5Eddy Curry 3 0 4.0 1.000 .000 .333 1.3 .0 .0 .0 1.7Chris Duhon 79 78 36.8 .422 .391 .856 3.1 7.2 .9 .1 11.1Danilo Gallinari 28 2 14.7 .448 .444 .963 2.0 .5 .5 .1 6.1Al Harrington† 68 51 35.0 .446 .362 .804 6.3 1.4 1.2 .3 20.7Larry Hughes† 25 14 27.5 .390 .385 .794 2.6 2.4 1.4 .2 11.2Jerome James 2 0 5.0 .375 .000 .000 1.5 .0 .5 .5 3.0Jared Jeffries 56 36 23.4 .440 .083 .611 4.1 1.4 .8 .6 5.3David Lee basketball 81 74 34.9 .549 .000 .755 11.7 2.1 1.0 .3 16.0Demetris Nichols† 2 0 4.5 .400 .000 .500 1.0 .0 .0 .5 2.5Zach Randolph† 11 11 35.3 .434 .292 .821 12.5 1.4 1.2 .3 20.5Quentin Richardson 72 51 26.3 .393 .365 .761 4.4 1.6 .7 .1 10.2Anthony Roberson† 23 0 11.0 .379 .338 1.000 .7 .8 .4 .0 4.7Nate Robinson 74 11 29.9 .437 .326 .841 3.9 4.1 1.3 .1 17.2Malik Rose† 18 0 8.9 .268 .000 .727 1.7 .6 .1 .1 1.7Cheikh Samb† 2 0 4.0 .000 .000 .000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0Mouhamed Sene† 1 0 6.0 .500 .000 1.000 5.0 .0 .0 1.0 3.0Courtney Sims† 1 0 11.0 .500 .000 .000 4.0 .0 .0 .0 6.0Tim Thomas basketball† 36 1 21.5 .461 .421 .806 3.1 1.3 .6 .3 9.6Chris Wilcox† 25 0 13.2 .529 .000 .509 3.3 .6 .3 .2 5.4
† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Knicks only.
Awards and records
Awards
Records
Transactions
Trades
July 28, 2008 To Denver NuggetsRenaldo Balkman To New York KnicksTaurean GreenBobby Jones2010 second round draft pick August 29, 2008 To Houston RocketsFrédéric Weis To New York KnicksPatrick Ewing Jr. November 21, 2008 To Golden State WarriorsJamal Crawford To New York KnicksAl Harrington November 21, 2008 To Los Angeles ClippersZach RandolphMardy Collins To New York KnicksTim ThomasCuttino Mobley February 19, 2009 To Chicago BullsJerome JamesAnthony RobersonTim Thomas To New York KnicksLarry Hughes February 19, 2009 To Oklahoma City ThunderMalik Rose To New York KnicksChris Wilcox
Free agents
52%
Additions
Player Date signed Former team Chris Duhon July 4 Chicago Bulls Anthony Roberson July 16 TTNet Beykoz Cheikh Samb March 2 Los Angeles Clippers Mouhamed Sene April 9 Oklahoma City Thunder
Subtractions
Player Left New team Stephon MarburyFebruary 27 Boston Celtics
See also
2008–09 NBA season
References
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