W|L 44-34-4
23 - 17
W|L 44-35-3
Attendance: 19,763
Playoff W|L 6-4-1
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 17 | 23 | 40 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 95 |
| NY | 27 | 17 | 44 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 90 |
Playoff W|L 4-4-1
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 4-1-1
May. 07 1997NY@MIA14 - 16
May. 09 1997NY@MIA17 - 28
May. 11 1997MIA@NY18 - 18
May. 12 1997MIA@NY14 - 28
May. 14 1997NY@MIA12 - 14
May. 16 1997MIA@NY23 - 17
May. 18 1997NY@MIA-| - |-
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alonzo Mourning | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .167 | .333 | 7 |
| 2. | Tim Hardaway | 8 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .200 | .400 | 6 |
| 3. | Dan Majerle | 5 | 9.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | .000 | 3 |
| 4. | Jamal Mashburn | 5 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | .000 | 3 |
| 5. | Voshon Lenard | 3 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Isaac Austin | 4 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 2. | Willie Anderson | 1 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Ed Pinckney | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 4. | John Crotty | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Keith Askins | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Mark Strickland | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | P.J. Brown | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 38 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.00 | .200 | .200 | 23 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Chris Childs | 3 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | Charles Oakley | 10 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 6 |
| 3. | John Starks | 11 | 9.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .500 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Buck Williams | 14 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.33 | 5 |
| 5. | Larry Johnson | 7 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 2.00 | 2 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | John Wallace | 13 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| 2. | Herb Williams | 1 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Scott Brooks | 1 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Allan Houston | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Charlie Ward | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Patrick Ewing | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Walter McCarty | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 60 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0.67 | .100 | .300 | 17 | |