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 | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Allan Houston | 113 | 62 | 175 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 97 | 46 | 143 | 2 | 3 | .667 | .889 | .889 | 16 |
| 2. | Patrick Ewing | 20 | 27 | 47 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 7 | .857 | .750 | .788 | 14 |
| 3. | Chris Childs | 23 | 27 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .375 | .375 | 3 |
| 4. | Charles Oakley | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 5. | John Wallace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Charlie Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .568 | 1 |
| 2. | Buck Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Scott Brooks | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .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 | 161 | 134 | 295 | 41 | 44 | 85 | 120 | 90 | 210 | 9 | 14 | .643 | .717 | .727 | 36 | |
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Voshon Lenard | 22 | 28 | 50 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .790 | 11 |
| 2. | Dan Majerle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .568 | 3 |
| 3. | Tim Hardaway | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | .962 | 7 |
| 4. | Jamal Mashburn | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 3 |
| 5. | Alonzo Mourning | 9 | 20 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .532 | 6 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Isaac Austin | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | John Crotty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Willie Anderson | 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 | 63 | 82 | 145 | 17 | 60 | 77 | 46 | 22 | 68 | 2 | 8 | .250 | .455 | .656 | 30 | |