W|L 61-21
73 - 77
W|L 57-25
Attendance: 19,763
Playoff W|L 4-4
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 24 | 18 | 42 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 73 |
| NY | 16 | 18 | 34 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 77 |
Playoff W|L 5-1
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-3
Dec. 03 1996MIA@NY99 - 75
Dec. 06 1996NY@MIA103 - 85
Jan. 26 1997MIA@NY89 - 95
Apr. 12 1997NY@MIA100 - 99
Playoff Match Up
W|L 1-2
May. 07 1997NY@MIA88 - 79
May. 09 1997NY@MIA84 - 88
May. 11 1997MIA@NY73 - 77
May. 12 1997MIA@NY-| - |-
May. 14 1997NY@MIA-| - |-
May. 16 1997MIA@NY-| - |-
May. 18 1997NY@MIA-| - |-
| Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tim Hardaway | 43.7 | 6 | 22 | .273 | 3 | 9 | .333 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 2. | Voshon Lenard | 40.5 | 7 | 15 | .467 | 5 | 9 | .556 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 22 |
| 3. | Alonzo Mourning | 37.8 | 7 | 13 | .538 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 4. | Jamal Mashburn | 34.4 | 3 | 9 | .333 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5. | P.J. Brown | 29.6 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Bench | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 1. | Dan Majerle | 26.9 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2. | Isaac Austin | 15.4 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 3. | John Crotty | 11.9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4. | Ed Pinckney | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5. | Keith Askins | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6. | Mark Strickland | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | Willie Anderson | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 240 | 26 | 72 | .361 | 10 | 26 | .385 | 11 | 17 | .647 | 27 | 11 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 73 | |
| Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Patrick Ewing | 42.3 | 12 | 21 | .571 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
| 2. | Allan Houston | 41.9 | 4 | 13 | .308 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 3. | Charles Oakley | 40.7 | 3 | 13 | .231 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 4. | Larry Johnson | 30.6 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 6 | .667 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 5. | Chris Childs | 28.0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Bench | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 1. | John Starks | 23.5 | 3 | 9 | .333 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 2. | Charlie Ward | 20.1 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3. | Buck Williams | 13.0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 240 | 27 | 67 | .403 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 22 | 28 | .786 | 27 | 13 | 40 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 77 | |