2008–09 New York Knicks season

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. Traded Jamal Crawford to Golden State Warriors for Al Harrington.
• February 19: Traded Jerome James, Anthony Roberson and Tim Thomas to Chicago Bulls for Larry Hughes. Traded Malik Rose to Oklahoma City Thunder for Chris Wilcox.
• February 25: Waived Stephon Marbury.

Draft picks

Roster

Standings

Game log

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | October 29 | Miami | | Jamal Crawford (29) | David Lee (11) | Nate Robinson (7) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,763 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 31 | @ Philadelphia | | Jamal Crawford (14) | David Lee (11) | Chris Duhon (7) | Wachovia Center<br />11,717 | 1–1

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | November 2 | Milwaukee | | Quentin Richardson (28) | Zach Randolph (13) | Nate Robinson, Jamal Crawford (4) | Madison Square Garden<br />18,190 | 1–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | November 5 | Charlotte | | Zach Randolph (25) | Zach Randolph (13) | Chris Duhon (6) | Madison Square Garden<br />17,977 | 2–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 | November 7 | @ Washington | | Jamal Crawford (23) | Zach Randolph (13) | Chris Duhon (12) | Verizon Center<br />20,173 | 3–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 | November 9 | Utah | | Jamal Crawford (32) | Zach Randolph (14) | Chris Duhon (9) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,344 | 4–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 11 | @ San Antonio | | Jamal Crawford (28) | Zach Randolph (13) | Chris Duhon (7) | AT&T Center<br />16,569 | 4–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 8 | November 12 | @ Memphis | | Wilson Chandler (27) | Zach Randolph (10) | Jamal Crawford (8) | FedExForum<br />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<br />18,008 | 6–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 16 | Dallas | | Zach Randolph (27) | Zach Randolph (18) | Chris Duhon (12) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,271 | 6–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 | November 18 | @ Boston | | Wilson Chandler (23) | Zach Randolph (8) | Chris Duhon (5) | TD Banknorth Garden<br />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<br />14,898 | 6–6 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 13 | November 22 | Washington | | Quentin Richardson (34) | Quentin Richardson, David Lee (12) | Chris Duhon (11) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,763 | 7–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | November 25 | Cleveland | | Quentin Richardson (22) | David Lee (13) | Chris Duhon (6) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,763 | 7–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 | November 26 | @ Detroit | | Al Harrington (25) | David Lee (15) | Chris Duhon (9) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br />22,076 | 7–8 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 16 | November 29 | Golden State | | David Lee (37) | David Lee (21) | Chris Duhon (22) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,317 | 8–8

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | December 2 | Portland | | Chris Duhon (23) | David Lee (12) | Chris Duhon (13) | Madison Square Garden<br />18,664 | 8–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | December 3 | @ Cleveland | | Al Harrington (20) | David Lee (16) | Anthony Roberson, Chris Duhon (4) | Quicken Loans Arena<br />20,562 | 8–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | December 5 | @ Atlanta | | Al Harrington (27) | David Lee (11) | Chris Duhon (8) | Philips Arena<br />16,366 | 8–11 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 20 | December 7 | Detroit | | Chris Duhon (25) | David Lee (19) | Chris Duhon (9) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,763 | 9–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | December 9 | @ Chicago | | Al Harrington (28) | David Lee (15) | Chris Duhon (14) | United Center<br />19,519 | 9–12 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 22 | December 10 | @ New Jersey | | Al Harrington (39) | Al Harrington (13) | Chris Duhon (10) | Izod Center<br />16,722 | 10–12 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 23 | December 13 | @ Sacramento | | Al Harrington (33) | David Lee (19) | Chris Duhon (5) | ARCO Arena<br />12,155 | 11–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 | December 15 | @ Phoenix | | Nate Robinson (27) | David Lee (12) | Chris Duhon (9) | US Airways Center<br />18,422 | 11–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | December 16 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Nate Robinson (33) | David Lee (14) | Chris Duhon (11) | Staples Center<br />18,997 | 11–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 | December 19 | Milwaukee | | Nate Robinson (21) | David Lee (14) | Chris Duhon (7) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,009 | 11–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | December 21 | @ Boston | | Quentin Richardson (29) | David Lee (8) | Chris Duhon (10) | TD Banknorth Garden<br />18,624 | 11–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 26 | Minnesota | | Al Harrington, Nate Robinson (26) | David Lee (13) | Chris Duhon (5) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,763 | 11–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 | December 28 | Denver | | Nate Robinson (20) | David Lee (12) | Chris Duhon (11) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,763 | 11–18 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 30 | December 30 | @ Charlotte | | Wilson Chandler (19) | David Lee (16) | Chris Duhon (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />15,108 | 12–18

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 | January 2 | Indiana | | Al Harrington (27) | David Lee (11) | Chris Duhon (7) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,763 | 12–19 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 32 | January 4 | Boston | | Wilson Chandler (31) | David Lee (14) | Chris Duhon (5) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,763 | 13–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 | January 6 | @ Oklahoma City | | Al Harrington (21) | David Lee (13) | Chris Duhon (6) | Ford Center<br />18,487 | 13–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | January 8 | @ Dallas | | Chris Duhon (24) | David Lee (15) | Chris Duhon (7) | American Airlines Center<br />19,779 | 13–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 | January 10 | @ Houston | | Tim Thomas (18) | David Lee (11) | Chris Duhon (6) | Toyota Center<br />18,280 | 13–22 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 36 | January 12 | @ New Orleans | | David Lee (24) | Al Harrington (10) | Chris Duhon (9) | New Orleans Arena<br />16,177 | 14–22 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 37 | January 14 | Washington | | David Lee (30) | David Lee (10) | Chris Duhon (9) | Madison Square Garden<br />18,020 | 15–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 | January 16 | @ Washington | | Al Harrington (18) | David Lee (21) | Chris Duhon (8) | Verizon Center<br />17,526 | 15–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | January 17 | Philadelphia | | Al Harrington (26) | David Lee (11) | Nate Robinson (7) | Madison Square Garden<br />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<br />18,807 | 16–24 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 41 | January 21 | Phoenix | | David Lee (25) | David Lee (16) | Chris Duhon (7) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,256 | 17–24 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 42 | January 23 | Memphis | | David Lee (19) | David Lee (14) | Chris Duhon (7) | Madison Square Garden<br />18,391 | 18–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 | January 24 | @ Philadelphia | | Nate Robinson (26) | David Lee (10) | Nate Robinson (6) | Wachovia Center<br />19,239 | 18–25 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 44 | January 26 | Houston | | Nate Robinson (19) | David Lee (13) | Chris Duhon (11) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,155 | 19–25 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 45 | January 28 | Atlanta | | Nate Robinson (24) | David Lee (16) | Chris Duhon (11) | Madison Square Garden<br />18,180 | 20–25 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 46 | January 31 | @ Indiana | | Al Harrington (31) | David Lee (17) | Chris Duhon (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse<br />15,067 | 21–25

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 | February 2 | L.A. Lakers | | Al Harrington (24) | David Lee (12) | Chris Duhon (9) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,763 | 21–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 | February 4 | Cleveland | | Al Harrington (39) | Al Harrington (13) | Chris Duhon (5) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,763 | 21–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 6 | Boston | | Al Harrington (27) | David Lee (18) | Chris Duhon (7) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,763 | 21–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 | February 8 | @ Portland | | David Lee (29) | David Lee (11) | Chris Duhon (10) | Rose Garden<br />20,609 | 21–29 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 | February 10 | @ Golden State | | Nate Robinson (30) | David Lee (11) | Chris Duhon (9) | Oracle Arena<br />19,098 | 21–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 | February 11 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Nate Robinson (33) | David Lee (12) | Nate Robinson (15) | Staples Center<br />16,928 | 21–31 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 53 | February 17 | San Antonio | | Nate Robinson (32) | David Lee (12) | Chris Duhon (8) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,763 | 22–31 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 54 | February 20 | Toronto | | Wilson Chandler (32) | David Lee (15) | Nate Robinson (7) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,763 | 23–31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 | February 22 | @ Toronto | | Al Harrington (31) | David Lee (15) | Nate Robinson (8) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,800 | 23–32 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 56 | February 23 | Indiana | | Nate Robinson (41) | David Lee (13) | Chris Duhon (5) | Madison Square Garden<br />17,283 | 24–32 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 | February 25 | Orlando | | Nate Robinson (32) | David Lee (10) | Chris Duhon (10) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,763 | 24–33 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 | February 27 | Philadelphia | | Larry Hughes (25) | David Lee (11) | Chris Duhon (6) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,763 | 24–34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | February 28 | @ Miami | | Nate Robinson (29) | David Lee (13) | Chris Duhon (9) | American Airlines Arena<br />19,600 | 24–35

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 60 | March 4 | Atlanta | | Larry Hughes (23) | David Lee (14) | Chris Duhon (5) | Madison Square Garden<br />18,931 | 25–35 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | March 7 | Charlotte | | Al Harrington (24) | Quentin Richardson (9) | Nate Robinson, Larry Hughes (4) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,763 | 25–36 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | March 8 | @ New Jersey | | David Lee (19) | David Lee (14) | David Lee (7) | Izod Center<br />18,846 | 25–37 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 63 | March 10 | @ Milwaukee | | Larry Hughes (39) | David Lee (18) | Nate Robinson (7) | Bradley Center<br />13,781 | 26–37 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 64 | March 11 | @ Detroit | | Nate Robinson (30) | David Lee (18) | Nate Robinson (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br />20,135 | 27–37 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 65 | March 13 | @ Minnesota | | Nate Robinson (25) | David Lee (13) | Nate Robinson (7) | Target Center<br />14,311 | 28–37 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 | March 15 | @ Cleveland | | Al Harrington (26) | David Lee (14) | Nate Robinson (7) | Quicken Loans Arena<br />20,562 | 28–38 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 | March 18 | New Jersey | | Al Harrington (21) | Wilson Chandler (10) | Larry Hughes (5) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,763 | 28–39 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 | March 20 | Sacramento | | Nate Robinson (19) | Chris Wilcox (9) | Nate Robinson, Wilson Chandler (3) | Madison Square Garden<br />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<br />17,461 | 28–41 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | March 23 | Orlando | | Nate Robinson (19) | David Lee (13) | Nate Robinson (6) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,763 | 28–42 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | March 25 | L.A. Clippers | | Al Harrington (38) | David Lee (13) | Chris Duhon (10) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,041 | 28–43 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 72 | March 27 | New Orleans | | Al Harrington (23) | David Lee (11) | Chris Duhon (7) | Madison Square Garden<br />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<br />19,133 | 29–44 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | March 30 | @ Utah | | Al Harrington (24) | David Lee (10) | Chris Duhon (7) | EnergySolutions Arena<br />19,911 | 29–45 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 75 | March 31 | @ Denver | | Nate Robinson (30) | David Lee (12) | Chris Duhon (11) | Pepsi Center<br />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<br />19,763 | 29–47 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 77 | April 5 | @ Toronto | | Wilson Chandler (17) | David Lee, Al Harrington (10) | Nate Robinson (7) | Air Canada Centre<br />18,879 | 30–47 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 | April 7 | @ Chicago | | Wilson Chandler (26) | David Lee (13) | David Lee, Chris Duhon (6) | United Center<br />20,764 | 30–48 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 | April 8 | Detroit | | Al Harrington (26) | Wilson Chandler (8) | Nate Robinson, Chris Duhon (4) | Madison Square Garden<br />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<br />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<br />19,600 | 31–50 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 82 | April 15 | New Jersey | | Wilson Chandler (16) | David Lee (12) | Chris Duhon (6) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,763 | 32–50

Player statistics

Season

†Statistics with the New York Knicks

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

See also

• 2008–09 NBA season

References