W|L 44-35-3
18 - 24
W|L 44-34-4
Attendance: 14,870
Playoff W|L 4-5-1
| 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 7-4-1
Season Head To Head
W|L 2-2-0
Dec. 03 1996MIA@NY20 - 24
Dec. 06 1996NY@MIA21 - 19
Jan. 26 1997MIA@NY26 - 21
Apr. 12 1997NY@MIA17 - 18
Playoff Match Up
W|L 1-5-1
May. 07 1997NY@MIA14 - 16
May. 09 1997NY@MIA17 - 28
May. 11 1997MIA@NY18 - 18
May. 12 1997MIA@NY14 - 28
May. 14 1997NY@MIA12 - 14
May. 16 1997MIA@NY23 - 17
May. 18 1997NY@MIA18 - 24
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Allan Houston | 0 | 92 | 92 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .145 | 2 |
| 2. | Patrick Ewing | 19 | 15 | 34 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .500 | .500 | .543 | 7 |
| 3. | John Wallace | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .515 | 4 |
| 4. | Charles Oakley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Chris Childs | 10 | 37 | 47 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .333 | .387 | 3 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Charlie Ward | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | .500 | .500 | 2 |
| 2. | Buck Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 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 | 40 | 171 | 211 | 40 | 76 | 116 | 0 | 101 | 101 | 6 | 16 | .375 | .300 | .390 | 18 | |
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jamal Mashburn | 13 | 17 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 4 |
| 2. | Tim Hardaway | 0 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .200 | .340 | 4 |
| 3. | Alonzo Mourning | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1.00 | .904 | 6 |
| 4. | Dan Majerle | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Voshon Lenard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Isaac Austin | 31 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1.17 | 1.03 | 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 | 53 | 98 | 151 | 30 | 74 | 104 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 8 | 15 | .533 | .559 | .598 | 24 | |