W|L 61-21
95 - 90
W|L 57-25
Attendance: 19,763
Playoff W|L 6-5
| 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 6-3
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 3-3
May. 07 1997NY@MIA88 - 79
May. 09 1997NY@MIA84 - 88
May. 11 1997MIA@NY73 - 77
May. 12 1997MIA@NY76 - 89
May. 14 1997NY@MIA81 - 96
May. 16 1997MIA@NY95 - 90
May. 18 1997NY@MIA-| - |-
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tim Hardaway | 101 | 173 | 274 | 31 | 55 | 86 | 70 | 118 | 188 | 5 | 9 | .556 | .559 | .533 | 20 |
| 2. | Alonzo Mourning | 55 | 52 | 107 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 9 | 16 | .562 | .583 | .579 | 28 |
| 3. | Dan Majerle | 95 | 93 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 93 | 188 | 3 | 4 | .750 | .750 | .750 | 18 |
| 4. | Voshon Lenard | 0 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 2 | 6 | .333 | .250 | .410 | 8 |
| 5. | Jamal Mashburn | 29 | 74 | 103 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 22 | 46 | 68 | 1 | 5 | .200 | .313 | .394 | 7 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Isaac Austin | 7 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .556 | .556 | .607 | 12 |
| 2. | Willie Anderson | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 3. | John Crotty | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .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. | P.J. Brown | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 293 | 497 | 790 | 82 | 171 | 253 | 211 | 326 | 537 | 26 | 52 | .500 | .527 | .550 | 95 | |
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Charles Oakley | 124 | 72 | 196 | 124 | 49 | 173 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 13 | .538 | .500 | .556 | 18 |
| 2. | Chris Childs | 37 | 67 | 104 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 22 | 46 | 68 | 8 | 14 | .571 | .559 | .600 | 22 |
| 3. | John Starks | 107 | 159 | 266 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 68 | 159 | 227 | 3 | 8 | .375 | .469 | .469 | 15 |
| 4. | Larry Johnson | 22 | 29 | 51 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | .500 | .500 | .627 | 20 |
| 5. | Buck Williams | 0 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .250 | .250 | .359 | 7 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Herb Williams | 19 | 27 | 46 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .400 | .400 | .400 | 4 |
| 2. | John Wallace | 12 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .250 | .250 | .250 | 4 |
| 3. | Scott Brooks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .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 | 321 | 387 | 708 | 237 | 159 | 396 | 90 | 228 | 318 | 30 | 68 | .441 | .450 | .504 | 90 | |