Pat Riley, Dave Checketts and Ernie Grunfeld - they brought the Knicks back to the glory days. It started with Rick Pitino. We took our first step with him, making the playoffs. When Pat came in we just kicked the door open.

0 points 9. The Knicks trailed 3–2 in the series and Ewing was limited physically by a bad ankle sprain but he helped the Knicks beat the Bulls 100–86 by scoring 27 points. Awards and honors

Rookie of the Year (1986)
All-NBA First Team (1990)
All-NBA Second Team (1988 '89 '91 '92 '93 '97)
NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1988 '89 '92)
11-time All-Star; One of 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996)
2-time Olympic gold medalist (1984 '92)
NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player (1984)
Naismith College Player of the Year in (1985).

He won Olympic Gold Medals as a member of the 1984 and 1992 U. Ewing was named as the 16th greatest college player of all time by ESPN.