W|L 41-39-2
42 - 48
W|L 57-21-4
Attendance: 14,870
Playoff W|L 3-2-0
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 25 | 17 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 84 |
| MIA | 20 | 28 | 48 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 88 |
Playoff W|L 5-1-1
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 0-2-0
May. 07 1997NY@MIA37 - 39
May. 09 1997NY@MIA42 - 48
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. | Allan Houston | 18 | 19.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .222 | .556 | 9 |
| 2. | Patrick Ewing | 24 | 17.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 6 |
| 3. | Chris Childs | 16 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | .200 | .800 | 9 |
| 4. | Charles Oakley | 15 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 6 |
| 5. | Larry Johnson | 10 | 14.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .200 | 7 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | John Starks | 6 | 12.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .667 | .000 | 3 |
| 2. | Buck Williams | 9 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .500 | 2 |
| 3. | Charlie Ward | 3 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Herb Williams | 1 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1.75 | .128 | .385 | 42 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alonzo Mourning | 35 | 22.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.20 | .000 | 1.00 | 13 |
| 2. | Tim Hardaway | 29 | 22.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | .333 | .333 | 25 |
| 3. | Jamal Mashburn | 6 | 17.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Voshon Lenard | 8 | 15.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .667 | .000 | 2 |
| 5. | P.J. Brown | 9 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Isaac Austin | 11 | 13.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .667 | 4 |
| 2. | John Crotty | 7 | 10.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | .667 | .333 | 4 |
| 3. | Dan Majerle | 3 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Keith Askins | 3 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .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 | 111 | 120 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 0.70 | .243 | .459 | 48 | |