W|L 41-33
93 - 84
W|L 52-22
Attendance: 19,763
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-3
Nov. 19 1996NY@ORL92 - 88
Dec. 28 1996ORL@NY85 - 96
Mar. 30 1997NY@ORL101 - 86
Apr. 04 1997ORL@NY93 - 84
| Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Derek Strong | 44.0 | 7 | 14 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 8 | .875 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| 2. | Anfernee Hardaway | 43.8 | 10 | 21 | .476 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 3. | Gerald Wilkins | 40.6 | 4 | 11 | .364 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 4. | Danny Schayes | 39.9 | 6 | 13 | .462 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 11 | .818 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| 5. | Nick Anderson | 39.2 | 3 | 13 | .231 | 2 | 9 | .222 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Bench | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 1. | Brian Shaw | 18.8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2. | Amal McCaskill | 12.1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3. | Darrell Armstrong | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. | Brian Evans | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5. | Dennis Scott | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6. | Horace Grant | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | Rony Seikaly | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 240 | 30 | 75 | .400 | 6 | 16 | .375 | 27 | 33 | .818 | 30 | 9 | 39 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 93 | |
| Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Chris Childs | 39.5 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2. | Larry Johnson | 37.4 | 9 | 17 | .529 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 7 | 8 | .875 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 25 |
| 3. | Patrick Ewing | 35.8 | 6 | 12 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 9 | .889 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| 4. | Charles Oakley | 32.5 | 7 | 13 | .538 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 5. | Allan Houston | 31.0 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Bench | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 1. | John Starks | 26.2 | 4 | 16 | .250 | 1 | 9 | .111 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2. | Buck Williams | 20.9 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3. | Charlie Ward | 16.6 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4. | Herb Williams | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5. | John Wallace | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6. | Scott Brooks | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | Walter McCarty | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 240 | 30 | 77 | .390 | 2 | 22 | .091 | 22 | 27 | .815 | 35 | 15 | 50 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 84 | |