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1997-98
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Johnson played and started 70 games for the Knicks and was one of the key players in picking up the slack after Patrick Ewing went down with a wrist injury 26 games into the season, even though he missed a dozen games himself due to ankle injuries. Johnson averaged 15.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, second on the team in both categories (not including Ewing). He shot .485 from the field and .756 from the foul line and gave New York a low-post presence in Ewing's absence. For his first 17 games, to the point of Ewing's injury, Johnson averaged 11.8 ppg and 3.8 rpg and shot .462. Over his final 53 games he averaged 16.7 ppg and 6.3 rpg and shot .491. He averaged 16.1 ppg in January, 18.2 ppg in February and 16.6 ppg in March. Johnson scored 35 points, the most by any Knicks all season, in 45 minutes in a win over Miami on February 1 that was nationally televised by NBC. He had a season-high 14 rebounds, with 19 points, against Golden State on February 24. He led the Knicks in scoring 16 times and rebounding 14 times, getting 20 points 21 times and 10 rebounds nine times. In the playoffs, Johnson averaged 17.9 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.25 steals per game, ranking second on the team in scoring and third in rebounding and steals.
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