The 2009–10 New York Knicks season was the 64th season of the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Key dates June 25 – The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City. July 8 – The free agency period started.
Draft
Round Pick Player Position(s) Nationality College / Club 1 8 Jordan Hill PF/C United States Arizona 1 29 Toney Douglas PG United States Florida State
Roster
Pre-season Game log
|- bgcolor="" | 1 | October 18 | Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.
| Madison Square Garden | |- bgcolor="" | 2 | October 22 | @ New Jersey
| Prudential Center
Regular season
Standings
Game log
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 28 | @ Miami | | Danilo Gallinari, David Lee (22) | David Lee (9) | Chris Duhon (5) | AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 30 | @ Charlotte | | Al Harrington, David Lee, Nate Robinson (17) | David Lee (18) | Chris Duhon (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena 18,624 | 0–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | October 31 | Philadelphia | | Al Harrington (42) | Wilson Chandler, Al Harrington (6) | Chris Duhon, Larry Hughes (6) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 0–3
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | November 2 | New Orleans | | David Lee (28) | Al Harrington, David Lee (8) | Chris Duhon (9) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 1–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | November 4 | Indiana | | Al Harrington (22) | David Lee (19) | Chris Duhon (6) | Madison Square Garden 19,273 | 1–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | November 6 | Cleveland | | David Lee (21) | David Lee, Wilson Chandler (6) | Chris Duhon (8) | Madison Square Garden 15,874 | 1–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 7 | @ Milwaukee | | David Lee (18) | David Lee (7) | David Lee, Larry Hughes, Chris Duhon (4) | Bradley Center 15,486 | 1–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 9 | Utah | | Toney Douglas (21) | Wilson Chandler (10) | Larry Hughes (5) | Madison Square Garden 19,355 | 1–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 11 | Atlanta | | Toney Douglas, Al Harrington (23) | Al Harrington (12) | Larry Hughes (8) | Madison Square Garden 19,699 | 1–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 13 | Golden State | | Danilo Gallinari (19) | Danilo Gallinari (10) | Chris Duhon (7) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 1–9 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 11 | November 18 | @ Indiana | | Al Harrington (26) | Larry Hughes (10) | Chris Duhon (8) | Conseco Fieldhouse12,258 | 2–9 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 12 | November 21 | @ New Jersey | | Al Harrington, Danilo Gallinari (17) | David Lee (12) | Chris Duhon (8) | Izod Center 14,050 | 3–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 22 | Boston | | Al Harrington (30) | David Lee (16) | Chris Duhon (6) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 3–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | November 24 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | | Nate Robinson, Wilson Chandler (15) | Wilson Chandler, David Lee (7) | Chris Duhon (6) | Staples Center 18,997 | 3–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 | November 25 | @ Sacramento | | David Lee, Nate Robinson (25) | David Lee (12) | Nate Robinson, Al Harrington (5) | ARCO Arena 11,375 | 3–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 | November 27 | @ Denver | | Al Harrington (41) | Al Harrington, David Lee (10) | Larry Hughes (9) | Pepsi Center 19,155 | 3–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | November 29 | Orlando | | Nate Robinson (24) | David Lee (12) | Chris Duhon (9) | Madison Square Garden 18,861 | 3–14
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 18 | December 1 | Phoenix | | Danilo Gallinari (27) | Danilo Gallinari (10) | Larry Hughes (12) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 4–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | December 2 | @ Orlando | | Wilson Chandler (24) | Danilo Gallinari (7) | Danilo Gallinari, Larry Hughes (3) | Amway Arena 17,461 | 4–15 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 20 | December 4 | @ Atlanta | | Al Harrington (27) | David Lee (17) | Chris Duhon (10) | Philips Arena 17,165 | 5–15 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 21 | December 6 | New Jersey | | Al Harrington (26) | Al Harrington (14) | Al Harrington, Chris Duhon (5) | Madison Square Garden 19,602 | 6–15 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 22 | December 7 | Portland | | Larry Hughes (21) | David Lee (10) | Chris Duhon (9) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 7–15 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 23 | December 11 | @ New Orleans | | Al Harrington (28) | David Lee (14) | Chris Duhon (9) | New Orleans Arena15,569 | 8–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 | December 15 | @ Charlotte | | Chris Duhon (18) | David Lee (8) | Chris Duhon (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena 13,606 | 8–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | December 17 | @ Chicago | | Chris Duhon, Danilo Gallinari, Al Harrington (18) | Jared Jeffries (9) | Chris Duhon (7) | United Center 19,791 | 8–17 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 26 | December 18 | Los Angeles Clippers | | David Lee (25) | David Lee (11) | Chris Duhon (10) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 9–17 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 27 | December 20 | Charlotte | | Wilson Chandler (26) | David Lee (15) | David Lee (7) | Madison Square Garden 18,767 | 10–17 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 28 | December 22 | Chicago | | Al Harrington (20) | David Lee (21) | David Lee (5) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 11–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 | December 25 | Miami
| Danilo Gallinari (26) | David Lee (16) | Danilo Gallinari, Chris Duhon (3) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 11–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 | December 27 | San Antonio
| David Lee (28) | David Lee (10) | Chris Duhon (13) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 11–19 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 31 | December 29 | @ Detroit | | David Lee (30) | David Lee (12) | Chris Duhon (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 | 12–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 | December 30 | @ New Jersey | | Al Harrington (25) | David Lee (15) | David Lee (8) | Izod Center 17,575 | 12–20
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 33 | January 1 | @Atlanta | | Nate Robinson (41) | Wilson Chandler (17) | Nate Robinson (8) | Philips Arena 17,366 | 13–20 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 34 | January 3 | Indiana | | Wilson Chandler (23) | David Lee (16) | Chris Duhon (7) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 14–20 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 35 | January 7 | Charlotte | | Wilson Chandler (27) | Jared Jeffries (10) | Wilson Chandler, Chris Duhon (6) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 15–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | January 9 | @ Houston | | David Lee (26) | David Lee (12) | David Lee (6) | Toyota Center15,693 | 15–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 | January 11 | @ Oklahoma City | | Nate Robinson (19) | David Lee (13) | David Lee (4) | Ford Center 17,152 | 15–22 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 38 | January 13 | @ Philadelphia | | David Lee (24) | David Lee, Jared Jeffries (9) | Chris Duhon (7) | Wachovia Center 12,444 | 16–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | January 15 | Toronto | | Al Harrington (31) | David Lee (14) | David Lee (9) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 16–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | January 16 | @Detroit | | Danilo Gallinari (27) | David Lee (17) | David Lee (9) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 19,185 | 16–24 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 41 | January 18 | Detroit | | Nate Robinson (27) | David Lee (15) | David Lee, Chris Duhon (5) | Madison Square Garden 19,302 | 17–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 | January 22 | Los Angeles | | David Lee (31) | David Lee (17) | Chris Duhon (8) | Madison Square Garden 19,673 | 17–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 | January 24 | Dallas | | Jared Jeffries (14) | David Lee (14) | Chris Duhon (4) | Madison Square Garden 19,418 | 17–26 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 44 | January 26 | Minnesota | | David Lee (28) | David Lee (10) | Chris Duhon (13) | Madison Square Garden 18,111 | 18–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 45 | January 28 | Toronto | | David Lee (29) | David Lee (18) | Chris Duhon (9) | Madison Square Garden 18,828 | 18–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 | January 30 | @ Washington | | David Lee (24) | Danilo Gallinari (10) | David Lee (6) | Verizon Center 16,233 | 18–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 | January 31 | @ Minnesota | | Wilson Chandler (27) | David Lee (11) | Jared Jeffries (5) | Target Center 13,711 | 18–29
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 48 | February 3 | Washington | | Nate Robinson (23) | David Lee (10) | Nate Robinson (8) | Madison Square Garden 19,225 | 19–29 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 5 | Milwaukee | | David Lee (32) | David Lee (15) | Nate Robinson (7) | Madison Square Garden 19,247 | 19–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 | February 6 | @Cleveland | | Nate Robinson (26) | David Lee (8) | Chris Duhon (8) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 19–31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 | February 9 | Sacramento | | Wilson Chandler (35) | David Lee, Jared Jeffries (10) | Chris Duhon (9) | Madison Square Garden 19,531 | 19–32 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 | February 16 | @ Chicago | | David Lee (24) | David Lee (12) | David Lee (4) | United Center 20,989 | 19–33 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 | February 17 | Chicago | | Al Harrington (27) | David Lee (12) | Chris Duhon (8) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 19–34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 | February 20 | Oklahoma City | | David Lee (30) | David Lee (10) | David Lee, Sergio Rodríguez (6) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 19–35 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 | February 22 | Milwaukee | | Tracy McGrady (15) | David Lee (13) | Eddie House (3) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 19–36 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 | February 23 | @Boston | | David Lee (28) | David Lee (15) | Tracy McGrady (8) | TD Garden 18,624 | 19–37 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 57 | February 26 | @Washington | | Al Harrington (37) | David Lee (16) | Sergio Rodríguez (7) | Verizon Center 17,408 | 20–37 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 | February 27 | Memphis | | Al Harrington (31) | Wilson Chandler (8) | Wilson Chandler (5) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 20–38
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | March 1 | @ Cleveland | | Bill Walker (21) | David Lee (10) | Toney Douglas (6) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 20–39 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 60 | March 3 | Detroit | | Al Harrington (26) | David Lee (18) | David Lee (6) | Madison Square Garden 19,341 | 21–39 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | March 5 | @Toronto | | David Lee (23) | David Lee (18) | Sergio Rodríguez (7) | Air Canada Centre 18,889 | 21–40 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | March 6 | New Jersey | | David Lee (23) | Wilson Chandler (10) | Tracy McGrady (7) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 21–41 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 63 | March 8 | Atlanta | | Danilo Gallinari (27) | David Lee (13) | Sergio Rodríguez (4) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 22–41 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | March 10 | @ San Antonio | | David Lee (21) | David Lee (10) | David Lee (4) | AT&T Center18,278 | 22–42 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 | March 12 | @ Memphis | | Bill Walker (21) | David Lee (14) | Wilson Chandler (4) | FedExForum 12,236 | 22–43 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 66 | March 13 | @ Dallas | | Bill Walker (23) | David Lee (14) | Toney Douglas (8) | American Airlines Center20,224 | 23–43 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 67 | March 15 | @ Philadelphia | | Danilo Gallinari (21) | David Lee (16) | Toney Douglas (7) | Wachovia Center 13,563 | 24–43 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 | March 17 | @Boston | | David Lee (29) | David Lee (9) | David Lee (7) | TD Garden 18,624 | 24–44 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 69 | March 19 | Philadelphia | | Danilo Gallinari (25) | Al Harrington (13) | Tracy McGrady (3) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 25–44 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | March 21 | Houston | | David Lee (27) | David Lee (20) | David Lee (6) | Madison Square Garden 17,242 | 25–45 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 71 | March 23 | Denver | | Danilo Gallinari (28) | David Lee (16) | Toney Douglas (7) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 26–45 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 | March 26 | @ Phoenix | | Al Harrington (24) | David Lee (13) | Tracy McGrady (5) | US Airways Center18,422 | 26–46 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | March 29 | @Utah | | Al Harrington (26) | Al Harrington (17) | Tracy McGrady (6) | EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 | 26–47 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | March 31 | @ Portland | | David Lee (20) | David Lee (10) | David Lee (5) | Rose Garden Arena 20,636 | 26–48
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 75 | April 2 | @ Golden State | | David Lee (37) | David Lee (20) | David Lee (10) | Oracle Arena 19,230 | 26–49