W|L 41-39-2
37 - 39
W|L 57-21-4
Attendance: 14,870
Playoff W|L 3-1-0
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 23 | 14 | 37 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 88 |
| MIA | 23 | 16 | 39 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 79 |
Playoff W|L 4-1-1
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-3-0
Dec. 03 1996MIA@NY47 - 38
Dec. 06 1996NY@MIA42 - 46
Jan. 26 1997MIA@NY47 - 49
Apr. 12 1997NY@MIA45 - 46
Playoff Match Up
W|L 0-1-0
May. 07 1997NY@MIA37 - 39
May. 09 1997NY@MIA-| - |-
May. 11 1997MIA@NY-| - |-
May. 12 1997MIA@NY-| - |-
May. 14 1997NY@MIA-| - |-
May. 16 1997MIA@NY-| - |-
May. 18 1997NY@MIA-| - |-
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Patrick Ewing | 28 | 20.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .250 | 9 |
| 2. | Larry Johnson | 16 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .200 | 1.20 | 12 |
| 3. | Allan Houston | 13 | 19.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | .400 | .200 | 4 |
| 4. | Charles Oakley | 15 | 19.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | .000 | 1.50 | 7 |
| 5. | Chris Childs | 12 | 15.9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.33 | .333 | .667 | 1 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | John Starks | 10 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | .000 | 2 |
| 2. | Buck Williams | 6 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Charlie Ward | 2 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 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 | 102 | 120 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.46 | .176 | .441 | 37 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jamal Mashburn | 12 | 21.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | .000 | 5 |
| 2. | P.J. Brown | 16 | 19.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| 3. | Tim Hardaway | 16 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .300 | .000 | 13 |
| 4. | Voshon Lenard | 3 | 12.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Alonzo Mourning | 11 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Dan Majerle | 12 | 15.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .400 | .400 | 4 |
| 2. | Isaac Austin | 12 | 15.4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| 3. | John Crotty | 10 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | .667 | 5 |
| 4. | Keith Askins | 6 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Ed Pinckney | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Mark Strickland | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Willie Anderson | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 98 | 120 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3.25 | .250 | .091 | 39 | |