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 | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Charles Oakley | 15 | 41 | 56 | 15 | 41 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .200 | .200 | .340 | 4 |
| 2. | Allan Houston | 137 | 67 | 204 | 45 | 44 | 89 | 92 | 23 | 115 | 3 | 9 | .333 | .643 | .691 | 23 |
| 3. | Larry Johnson | 14 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .333 | 2 |
| 4. | Patrick Ewing | 30 | 29 | 59 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .455 | .455 | .568 | 15 |
| 5. | Chris Childs | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .750 | .750 | 3 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Charlie Ward | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .532 | 2 |
| 2. | John Starks | 0 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .347 | 2 |
| 3. | Buck Williams | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .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 | 219 | 206 | 425 | 104 | 144 | 248 | 115 | 68 | 183 | 10 | 31 | .323 | .449 | .549 | 51 | |
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tim Hardaway | 0 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .143 | .380 | 8 |
| 2. | Jamal Mashburn | 51 | 46 | 97 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 46 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | .800 | .765 | 9 |
| 3. | Alonzo Mourning | 12 | 54 | 66 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 9 | .556 | .500 | .509 | 16 |
| 4. | P.J. Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .347 | 2 |
| 5. | Voshon Lenard | 0 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .170 | 2 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Dan Majerle | 0 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | Keith Askins | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 3 |
| 3. | Isaac Austin | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .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 | 85 | 350 | 435 | 18 | 66 | 84 | 67 | 284 | 351 | 7 | 18 | .389 | .359 | .456 | 40 | |