W|L 48-32-2
47 - 61
W|L 41-37-4
Attendance: 14,782
Playoff W|L 4-3-1
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 22 | 12 | 34 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 81 |
| MIA | 21 | 14 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 96 |
Playoff W|L 5-5-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 3-1-0
Dec. 03 1996MIA@NY52 - 37
Dec. 06 1996NY@MIA61 - 39
Jan. 26 1997MIA@NY42 - 46
Apr. 12 1997NY@MIA55 - 53
Playoff Match Up
W|L 3-2-0
May. 07 1997NY@MIA51 - 40
May. 09 1997NY@MIA42 - 40
May. 11 1997MIA@NY31 - 43
May. 12 1997MIA@NY40 - 38
May. 14 1997NY@MIA47 - 61
May. 16 1997MIA@NY-| - |-
May. 18 1997NY@MIA-| - |-
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Patrick Ewing | 19 | 19.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | .000 | .200 | 11 |
| 2. | Allan Houston | 5 | 16.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | .667 | .000 | 6 |
| 3. | Charles Oakley | 10 | 15.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 4. | Chris Childs | 11 | 13.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.00 | .250 | .000 | 2 |
| 5. | Larry Johnson | 5 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | John Starks | 23 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.00 | .571 | 1.43 | 15 |
| 2. | Charlie Ward | 8 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Buck Williams | 6 | 11.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 4. | John Wallace | 7 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | .500 | .000 | 2 |
| 5. | Scott Brooks | 3 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 3 |
| 6. | Walter McCarty | 2 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 7. | Herb Williams | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 99 | 120 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0.80 | .265 | .441 | 47 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | P.J. Brown | 16 | 20.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.50 | .000 | .500 | 6 |
| 2. | Tim Hardaway | 21 | 20.4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.33 | .286 | 1.00 | 9 |
| 3. | Voshon Lenard | 15 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .286 | .429 | 17 |
| 4. | Jamal Mashburn | 3 | 13.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 5. | Alonzo Mourning | 13 | 11.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 8 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Dan Majerle | 17 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.00 | .800 | 12 |
| 2. | Willie Anderson | 8 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | .000 | 7 |
| 3. | Isaac Austin | 2 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | John Crotty | 6 | 3.6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | 1.00 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Mark Strickland | 1 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 6. | Ed Pinckney | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Keith Askins | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 102 | 120 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 1.00 | .344 | .625 | 61 | |