[3] The Knicks entered the season as runner-ups of the 1994 NBA Finals, where they lost to the Houston Rockets in seven games.
By earning the #3 seed in the Eastern Conference,[24] the Knicks qualified for the NBA playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.
[3] Patrick Ewing averaged 23.9 points, 11.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game,[12] finished in fourth place in Most Valuable Player voting,[25][26] and was selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game in Phoenix, Arizona,[24][27][28][29][30] while John Starks averaged 15.3 points and 5.1 assists per game,[12] and led the league with 217 three-point field goals, becoming the first player ever to reach up to 200 three-pointers in a single season.
[12][24] Following the season, Pat Riley quit as head coach to take over the coaching job with the Miami Heat,[60][61][62][63] while Greg Anthony was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, where he was selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies expansion team,[64][65][66][67][68] and Anthony Bonner was released to free agency, and left to play overseas in Italy.
[69][70][71] Roster Notes Player Statistics Citation:[12] The Knicks were involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.