W|L 41-39-2
32 - 49
W|L 57-21-4
Attendance: 14,870
Playoff W|L 5-5-0
| 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 8-3-1
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-3-0
Dec. 03 1996MIA@NY47 - 38
Dec. 06 1996NY@MIA42 - 46
Jan. 26 1997MIA@NY47 - 49
Apr. 12 1997NY@MIA45 - 46
Playoff Match Up
W|L 2-5-0
May. 07 1997NY@MIA37 - 39
May. 09 1997NY@MIA42 - 48
May. 11 1997MIA@NY42 - 34
May. 12 1997MIA@NY36 - 51
May. 14 1997NY@MIA34 - 35
May. 16 1997MIA@NY40 - 44
May. 18 1997NY@MIA32 - 49
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Allan Houston | 15 | 21.7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 | .333 | .222 | 4 |
| 2. | Patrick Ewing | 25 | 21.6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .083 | 15 |
| 3. | Chris Childs | 17 | 18.7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .250 | .500 | 3 |
| 4. | Charles Oakley | 8 | 14.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | John Wallace | 10 | 14.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .500 | 4 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Charlie Ward | 13 | 17.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.00 | .600 | .000 | 4 |
| 2. | Buck Williams | 8 | 11.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 3. | Herb Williams | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 4. | John Starks | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Larry Johnson | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Scott Brooks | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Walter McCarty | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 96 | 120 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.55 | .184 | .184 | 32 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tim Hardaway | 19 | 21.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.67 | .333 | .444 | 13 |
| 2. | Alonzo Mourning | 26 | 20.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .182 | .455 | 16 |
| 3. | Jamal Mashburn | 15 | 20.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .143 | .000 | 6 |
| 4. | Dan Majerle | 11 | 19.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .333 | .667 | 4 |
| 5. | Voshon Lenard | 7 | 17.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .750 | .000 | 2 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Isaac Austin | 10 | 11.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .250 | .500 | 8 |
| 2. | Willie Anderson | 6 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | John Crotty | 1 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .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 | 95 | 120 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1.40 | .275 | .325 | 49 | |