[2][3][4][5] The team also acquired Xavier McDaniel from the Phoenix Suns,[6][7][8] signed free agent Anthony Mason,[9][10] and selected point guard Greg Anthony from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with the twelfth overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft.
[14] At mid-season, the team traded Brian Quinnett to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for James Donaldson.
[24] In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Knicks eliminated the Detroit Pistons in five games.
[25][26][27] In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the Knicks faced off against the defending champion Chicago Bulls for the second straight year.
[32][33][34][35][19] The Bulls would defeat the Portland Trail Blazers in six games in the NBA Finals, winning their second consecutive championship.