W|L 40-36-6
24 - 21
W|L 42-39-1
Attendance: 19,763
Playoff W|L 5-4-0
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 22 | 14 | 36 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 76 |
| NY | 23 | 28 | 51 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 89 |
Playoff W|L 4-3-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 2-2-0
Dec. 03 1996MIA@NY24 - 16
Dec. 06 1996NY@MIA29 - 19
Jan. 26 1997MIA@NY19 - 25
Apr. 12 1997NY@MIA25 - 33
Playoff Match Up
W|L 3-1-0
May. 07 1997NY@MIA22 - 24
May. 09 1997NY@MIA15 - 18
May. 11 1997MIA@NY14 - 19
May. 12 1997MIA@NY24 - 21
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. | Jamal Mashburn | 12 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .750 | .500 | 3 |
| 2. | Alonzo Mourning | 8 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 3. | Tim Hardaway | 5 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2 |
| 4. | P.J. Brown | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Voshon Lenard | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Dan Majerle | 6 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .667 | .667 | 8 |
| 2. | John Crotty | 10 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | .000 | 8 |
| 3. | Willie Anderson | 9 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | .333 | .000 | 2 |
| 4. | Isaac Austin | 4 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Ed Pinckney | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Keith Askins | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Mark Strickland | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 54 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.67 | .500 | .444 | 24 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Allan Houston | 11 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | .500 | 2 |
| 2. | Chris Childs | 10 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | .667 | 5 |
| 3. | Patrick Ewing | 7 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 4. | Larry Johnson | 6 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 2.00 | 3 |
| 5. | Charles Oakley | 1 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | John Starks | 5 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | .667 | 5 |
| 2. | Buck Williams | 3 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 3. | Charlie Ward | 2 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | John Wallace | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Scott Brooks | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 6. | Walter McCarty | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 7. | Herb Williams | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 50 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0.60 | .250 | .500 | 21 | |