[15] Houston and head coach Jeff Van Gundy both represented the Eastern Conference during the 2000 NBA All-Star Game in Oakland, California.
[16][17][18][19][20][21] In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Knicks swept the Toronto Raptors in three straight games.
[22][23][24][25] In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, they faced the Miami Heat for the fourth consecutive year.
Despite trailing 2–3 after losing Game 5 in Miami, 87–81,[26][27][28] the Knicks would defeat the 2nd-seeded Heat in a tough, hard-fought seven-game series,[29][30][31][32] but would lose in six games to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals, ending their hopes of making the Finals for a second straight year.
[43][44][45][46][47] Also following the season, Chris Dudley was traded to the Phoenix Suns,[48] while Wallace was dealt to the Dallas Mavericks,[49][50][51] and Lang was released to free agency.