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 | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Allan Houston | 5 | 124 | 129 | 5 | 50 | 55 | 0 | 74 | 74 | 1 | 6 | .167 | .111 | .202 | 4 |
| 2. | Patrick Ewing | 35 | 34 | 69 | 35 | 40 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | .583 | .583 | .603 | 15 |
| 3. | Chris Childs | 10 | 55 | 65 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .250 | .307 | 3 |
| 4. | Charles Oakley | 0 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | John Wallace | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .250 | .410 | 4 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Charlie Ward | 0 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 73 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | .400 | .400 | 4 |
| 2. | Buck Williams | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 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 | 66 | 325 | 391 | 66 | 161 | 227 | 0 | 170 | 170 | 13 | 31 | .419 | .342 | .389 | 32 | |
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tim Hardaway | 46 | 54 | 100 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 46 | 24 | 70 | 2 | 6 | .333 | .556 | .604 | 13 |
| 2. | Alonzo Mourning | 40 | 68 | 108 | 18 | 46 | 64 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 5 | 9 | .556 | .591 | .606 | 16 |
| 3. | Jamal Mashburn | 17 | 52 | 69 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 6 | .500 | .429 | .429 | 6 |
| 4. | Dan Majerle | 24 | 22 | 46 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .500 | .515 | 4 |
| 5. | Voshon Lenard | 0 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | .250 | .250 | 2 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Isaac Austin | 31 | 13 | 44 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 3 | .667 | .875 | .820 | 8 |
| 2. | Willie Anderson | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | John Crotty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .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 | 158 | 288 | 446 | 43 | 153 | 196 | 115 | 135 | 250 | 13 | 29 | .448 | .513 | .536 | 49 | |