W|L 44-35-3
17 - 28
W|L 44-34-4
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 4-3-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 2-2-0
Dec. 03 1996MIA@NY20 - 24
Dec. 06 1996NY@MIA21 - 19
Jan. 26 1997MIA@NY26 - 21
Apr. 12 1997NY@MIA17 - 18
Playoff Match Up
W|L 0-2-0
May. 07 1997NY@MIA14 - 16
May. 09 1997NY@MIA17 - 28
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .758 | 2 |
| 2. | Allan Houston | 4 | 55 | 59 | 4 | 55 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .200 | .200 | .340 | 4 |
| 3. | Patrick Ewing | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Chris Childs | 15 | 24 | 39 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | .500 | .521 | 3 |
| 5. | Larry Johnson | 17 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .667 | .667 | .727 | 5 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | John Starks | 23 | 22 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .500 | 3 |
| 2. | Charlie Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Buck Williams | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Herb Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .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 | 59 | 145 | 204 | 36 | 99 | 135 | 23 | 46 | 69 | 4 | 16 | .250 | .289 | .377 | 17 | |
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alonzo Mourning | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .750 | .750 | .726 | 9 |
| 2. | Tim Hardaway | 80 | 39 | 119 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 75 | 22 | 97 | 2 | 4 | .500 | .813 | .813 | 13 |
| 3. | Jamal Mashburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Voshon Lenard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | P.J. Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | John Crotty | 24 | 22 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .581 | 4 |
| 2. | Isaac Austin | 7 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 2 |
| 3. | Dan Majerle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Keith Askins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .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 | 116 | 75 | 191 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 99 | 44 | 143 | 6 | 12 | .500 | .667 | .678 | 28 | |