W|L 57-25
90 - 101
W|L 61-21
Attendance: 14,870
Playoff W|L 6-4
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 14 | 18 | 32 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 90 |
| MIA | 25 | 24 | 49 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 101 |
Playoff W|L 7-5
Season Head To Head
W|L 3-1
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 3-4
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@MIA90 - 101
| Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Allan Houston | 45.7 | 9 | 22 | .409 | 5 | 11 | .455 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 25 |
| 2. | Patrick Ewing | 44.0 | 17 | 27 | .630 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 37 |
| 3. | Chris Childs | 37.2 | 2 | 9 | .222 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 4. | Charles Oakley | 32.8 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 5. | John Wallace | 21.4 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Bench | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 1. | Charlie Ward | 39.1 | 3 | 8 | .375 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 2. | Buck Williams | 18.7 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3. | Scott Brooks | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. | Herb Williams | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5. | John Starks | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6. | Larry Johnson | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | Walter McCarty | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 240 | 37 | 80 | .462 | 6 | 19 | .316 | 10 | 13 | .769 | 32 | 9 | 41 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 90 | |
| Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tim Hardaway | 45.3 | 12 | 20 | .600 | 6 | 10 | .600 | 8 | 10 | .800 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 38 |
| 2. | Dan Majerle | 43.2 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 4 | 8 | .500 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 3. | Jamal Mashburn | 42.5 | 4 | 9 | .444 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 4. | Voshon Lenard | 41.8 | 2 | 9 | .222 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 8 | 9 | .889 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 5. | Alonzo Mourning | 32.0 | 7 | 14 | .500 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 7 | 11 | .636 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| Bench | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 1. | Isaac Austin | 25.9 | 4 | 9 | .444 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2. | Willie Anderson | 6.6 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3. | John Crotty | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 240 | 30 | 69 | .435 | 11 | 24 | .458 | 30 | 42 | .714 | 28 | 9 | 37 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 101 | |