W|L 48-32-2
51 - 40
W|L 41-37-4
Attendance: 14,870
Playoff W|L 2-1-1
| 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 3-3-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 3-1-0
Dec. 03 1996MIA@NY52 - 37
Dec. 06 1996NY@MIA61 - 39
Jan. 26 1997MIA@NY42 - 46
Apr. 12 1997NY@MIA55 - 53
Playoff Match Up
W|L 1-0-0
May. 07 1997NY@MIA51 - 40
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. | Charles Oakley | 18 | 22.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .400 | 4 |
| 2. | Allan Houston | 25 | 21.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .357 | .429 | 23 |
| 3. | Larry Johnson | 10 | 19.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 4. | Patrick Ewing | 30 | 18.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .455 | 15 |
| 5. | Chris Childs | 14 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | .000 | 3 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Charlie Ward | 7 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 2.00 | 2 |
| 2. | John Starks | 6 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 3. | Buck Williams | 5 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 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 | 115 | 120 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2.25 | .205 | .436 | 51 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tim Hardaway | 18 | 22.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 | .429 | 1.14 | 8 |
| 2. | Jamal Mashburn | 18 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | .800 | .400 | 9 |
| 3. | Alonzo Mourning | 32 | 19.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .100 | 1.30 | 16 |
| 4. | P.J. Brown | 14 | 16.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 5. | Voshon Lenard | 15 | 13.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .800 | .400 | 2 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Dan Majerle | 4 | 14.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | Keith Askins | 10 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 3 |
| 3. | Isaac Austin | 4 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Ed Pinckney | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 5. | John Crotty | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Mark Strickland | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Willie Anderson | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 115 | 120 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 1.00 | .438 | .844 | 40 | |