the last time the knicks made it to the finals was 1998 -- 99.
the last time the knicks made it to the finals was 1998 -- 99.
when was the last time the knicks made it to the finals?
1998 -- 99
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on june 30, 2010, stoudemire opted out of his contract with the phoenix suns, which made him an unrestricted free agent. on july 5, 2010, stoudemire and the new york knicks agreed in principle to a contract estimated to be worth around $99.7 million over five years. on the first day that free agents were allowed to officially sign, the knicks formally introduced stoudemire at madison square garden. there stoudemire proclaimed "the knicks are back!" referring to the team's lack of success the past few years. with the knicks, stoudemire was reunited with head coach mike d'antoni, who had coached him with the suns. on december 15, 2010, in a loss against the boston celtics, stoudemire set a franchise record with his ninth straight 30-point game. on december 17, 2010, stoudemire set a franchise record with his ninth straight game shooting 50 percent or better from the field. on january 27, 2011, stoudemire was named a starter on the eastern conference all-star team alongside lebron james, dwyane wade, derrick rose, and dwight howard. he became the first knick player to start in the game since patrick ewing. in the game stoudemire scored 29 points, which tied him with lebron james for most on the eastern conference team. on february 22, 2011, the knicks made a 3-team trade with the denver nuggets and minnesota timberwolves that sent nuggets superstar carmelo anthony to the knicks along with the nuggets' starting point guard chauncey billups. in 2011, the knicks made the playoffs for the first time since 2004. stoudemire was injured during the playoffs. in game 3, stoudemire attempted a willis reed-like comeback by playing in the game despite a bad back. in the first round of the playoffs, the knicks were swept by the boston celtics. stoudemire ended up having one of the best seasons in his career, averaging 25.3 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2 blocks and a career-high 2.6 assists. stoudemire developed a mid-range game and shot a career-high 43% from three-point range. stoudemire was named to the all-nba second team.
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