W|L 42-39-1
22 - 24
W|L 40-36-6
Attendance: 14,870
Playoff W|L 3-1-0
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 23 | 14 | 37 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 88 |
| MIA | 23 | 16 | 39 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 79 |
Playoff W|L 3-3-0
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 0-1-0
May. 07 1997NY@MIA22 - 24
May. 09 1997NY@MIA-| - |-
May. 11 1997MIA@NY-| - |-
May. 12 1997MIA@NY-| - |-
May. 14 1997NY@MIA-| - |-
May. 16 1997MIA@NY-| - |-
May. 18 1997NY@MIA-| - |-
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Charles Oakley | 12 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 2.00 | 2 |
| 2. | Allan Houston | 11 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .250 | 1.50 | 10 |
| 3. | Larry Johnson | 3 | 8.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Patrick Ewing | 13 | 8.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .167 | 5 |
| 5. | Chris Childs | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 3 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | John Starks | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | Buck Williams | 4 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Charlie Ward | 4 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 4. | Herb Williams | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 5. | John Wallace | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Scott Brooks | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Walter McCarty | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 57 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1.50 | .250 | .688 | 22 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alonzo Mourning | 24 | 12.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .125 | 1.13 | 12 |
| 2. | Tim Hardaway | 9 | 10.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | .500 | 2.00 | 4 |
| 3. | Jamal Mashburn | 8 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .667 | .000 | 5 |
| 4. | P.J. Brown | 5 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Voshon Lenard | 5 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Dan Majerle | 2 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | Keith Askins | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 3 |
| 3. | Ed Pinckney | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 4. | Isaac Austin | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 5. | John Crotty | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Mark Strickland | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Willie Anderson | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 61 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2.00 | .375 | .813 | 24 | |