W|L 42-39-1
36 - 30
W|L 40-36-6
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 7-5-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 2-2-0
Dec. 03 1996MIA@NY24 - 16
Dec. 06 1996NY@MIA29 - 19
Jan. 26 1997MIA@NY19 - 25
Apr. 12 1997NY@MIA25 - 33
Playoff Match Up
W|L 2-5-0
May. 07 1997NY@MIA22 - 24
May. 09 1997NY@MIA15 - 18
May. 11 1997MIA@NY14 - 19
May. 12 1997MIA@NY24 - 21
May. 14 1997NY@MIA22 - 30
May. 16 1997MIA@NY31 - 24
May. 18 1997NY@MIA36 - 30
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Allan Houston | 14 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.50 | .667 | .000 | 16 |
| 2. | Patrick Ewing | 17 | 11.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .125 | .250 | 14 |
| 3. | Chris Childs | 8 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | .000 | 3 |
| 4. | Charles Oakley | 10 | 7.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 5. | John Wallace | 7 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Charlie Ward | 6 | 10.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.00 | .000 | .000 | 1 |
| 2. | Buck Williams | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 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 | 64 | 60 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2.75 | .391 | .174 | 36 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Voshon Lenard | 14 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .667 | 3.00 | 11 |
| 2. | Dan Majerle | 8 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 3 |
| 3. | Tim Hardaway | 8 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 6.00 | 7 |
| 4. | Jamal Mashburn | 4 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 3 |
| 5. | Alonzo Mourning | 18 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 2.00 | 6 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Isaac Austin | 6 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 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 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 1.50 | .273 | .455 | 30 | |