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 | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tim Hardaway | 36 | 43.7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.33 | .409 | .136 | 17 |
| 2. | Voshon Lenard | 29 | 40.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | .600 | .267 | 22 |
| 3. | Alonzo Mourning | 33 | 37.8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.25 | .077 | .154 | 14 |
| 4. | Jamal Mashburn | 20 | 34.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.00 | .444 | .000 | 8 |
| 5. | P.J. Brown | 28 | 29.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .571 | 9 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Dan Majerle | 17 | 26.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .667 | 2 |
| 2. | Isaac Austin | 16 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 3. | John Crotty | 6 | 11.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 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 | 185 | 240 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1.00 | .361 | .236 | 73 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Patrick Ewing | 40 | 42.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.50 | .000 | .095 | 25 |
| 2. | Allan Houston | 20 | 41.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .308 | .308 | 13 |
| 3. | Charles Oakley | 37 | 40.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .385 | 10 |
| 4. | Larry Johnson | 23 | 30.6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.20 | 8 |
| 5. | Chris Childs | 18 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 2.00 | 6 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | John Starks | 25 | 23.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.33 | .222 | .556 | 11 |
| 2. | Charlie Ward | 9 | 20.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 3. | Buck Williams | 9 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 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 | 181 | 240 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 1.15 | .090 | .418 | 77 | |