W|L 48-32-2
58 - 52
W|L 41-37-4
Attendance: 14,870
Playoff W|L 5-4-1
| 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 6-6-0
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 4-3-0
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@NY55 - 46
May. 18 1997NY@MIA58 - 52
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Allan Houston | 19 | 24.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.33 | .615 | .000 | 21 |
| 2. | Patrick Ewing | 28 | 22.4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 | .067 | .133 | 22 |
| 3. | Chris Childs | 13 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | .400 | .000 | 3 |
| 4. | Charles Oakley | 15 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .000 | 6 |
| 5. | John Wallace | 9 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Charlie Ward | 11 | 22.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.00 | .333 | .667 | 3 |
| 2. | Buck Williams | 5 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 2.00 | 3 |
| 3. | Scott Brooks | 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 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 | 102 | 120 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2.38 | .286 | .143 | 58 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Voshon Lenard | 18 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .600 | 1.80 | 11 |
| 2. | Dan Majerle | 16 | 23.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .667 | 2.00 | 3 |
| 3. | Tim Hardaway | 22 | 23.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 | .636 | .545 | 25 |
| 4. | Jamal Mashburn | 8 | 22.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | 1.00 | 5 |
| 5. | Alonzo Mourning | 23 | 11.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 2.00 | 6 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Isaac Austin | 10 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 2. | John Crotty | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Willie Anderson | 1 | 0.5 | 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 | 99 | 120 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 0.50 | .448 | .000 | 52 | |