W|L 20-44
89 - 74
W|L 47-18
Attendance: 19,763
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-2
Dec. 04 1996NY@NJ109 - 102
Dec. 30 1996NJ@NY86 - 98
Mar. 16 1997NJ@NY89 - 74
Mar. 28 1997NY@NJ-| - |-
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sam Cassell | 94 | 330 | 424 | 48 | 96 | 144 | 46 | 234 | 280 | 6 | 14 | .429 | .375 | .432 | 23 |
| 2. | Kendall Gill | 34 | 127 | 161 | 34 | 104 | 138 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 15 | .333 | .313 | .435 | 17 |
| 3. | Jim Jackson | 23 | 43 | 66 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 2 | 5 | .400 | .500 | .500 | 7 |
| 4. | Eric Montross | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .333 | .333 | .342 | 5 |
| 5. | Tony Massenburg | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .521 | 3 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Xavier McDaniel | 48 | 41 | 89 | 54 | 18 | 72 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 9 | .556 | .500 | .554 | 14 |
| 2. | Kerry Kittles | 47 | 108 | 155 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 47 | 69 | 116 | 2 | 6 | .333 | .455 | .455 | 10 |
| 3. | Joe Kleine | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .333 | 2 |
| 4. | Kevin Edwards | 39 | 51 | 90 | 39 | 51 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .286 | .286 | .435 | 8 |
| 5. | Jack Haley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 6. | Chris Gatling | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Yinka Dare | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 296 | 732 | 1028 | 186 | 360 | 546 | 116 | 372 | 488 | 26 | 67 | .388 | .390 | .449 | 89 | |
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Larry Johnson | 37 | 30 | 67 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 6 | 10 | .600 | .625 | .677 | 21 |
| 2. | Allan Houston | 91 | 130 | 221 | 21 | 84 | 105 | 70 | 46 | 116 | 2 | 11 | .182 | .406 | .406 | 13 |
| 3. | Patrick Ewing | 39 | 45 | 84 | 39 | 45 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .364 | .364 | .431 | 11 |
| 4. | Charles Oakley | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .333 | .333 | .427 | 7 |
| 5. | Chris Childs | 15 | 142 | 157 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 125 | 125 | 1 | 6 | .167 | .091 | .168 | 4 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | John Starks | 65 | 92 | 157 | 21 | 46 | 67 | 44 | 46 | 90 | 2 | 8 | .250 | .417 | .417 | 10 |
| 2. | Charlie Ward | 22 | 24 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .500 | 3 |
| 3. | Walter McCarty | 23 | 40 | 63 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .500 | 3 |
| 4. | John Wallace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 5. | Herb Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 6. | Buck Williams | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Scott Brooks | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 292 | 553 | 845 | 108 | 265 | 373 | 184 | 288 | 472 | 18 | 55 | .327 | .400 | .444 | 74 | |