W|L 57-25
84 - 88
W|L 61-21
Attendance: 14,870
Playoff W|L 4-1
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 25 | 17 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 84 |
| MIA | 20 | 28 | 48 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 88 |
Playoff W|L 4-3
Season Head To Head
W|L 3-1
Dec. 03 1996MIA@NY99 - 75
Dec. 06 1996NY@MIA103 - 85
Jan. 26 1997MIA@NY89 - 95
Apr. 12 1997NY@MIA100 - 99
Playoff Match Up
W|L 1-1
May. 07 1997NY@MIA88 - 79
May. 09 1997NY@MIA84 - 88
May. 11 1997MIA@NY-| - |-
May. 12 1997MIA@NY-| - |-
May. 14 1997NY@MIA-| - |-
May. 16 1997MIA@NY-| - |-
May. 18 1997NY@MIA-| - |-
| Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Allan Houston | 42.1 | 6 | 14 | .429 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 6 | 7 | .857 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| 2. | Charles Oakley | 38.1 | 4 | 10 | .400 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 3. | Chris Childs | 36.9 | 6 | 11 | .545 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| 4. | Larry Johnson | 30.0 | 4 | 6 | .667 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 5. | Patrick Ewing | 29.3 | 6 | 20 | .300 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 6 | .833 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| Bench | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 1. | Buck Williams | 25.4 | 2 | 7 | .286 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2. | John Starks | 22.3 | 1 | 7 | .143 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3. | Charlie Ward | 12.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4. | Herb Williams | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. | John Wallace | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6. | Scott Brooks | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | Walter McCarty | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 240 | 29 | 77 | .377 | 3 | 9 | .333 | 23 | 30 | .767 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 84 | |
| Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tim Hardaway | 43.5 | 11 | 24 | .458 | 5 | 8 | .625 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 |
| 2. | Alonzo Mourning | 43.2 | 8 | 14 | .571 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 13 | .615 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
| 3. | Jamal Mashburn | 30.8 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4. | Voshon Lenard | 21.6 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 5. | P.J. Brown | 20.6 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Bench | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 1. | Isaac Austin | 23.3 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 2. | John Crotty | 23.3 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 3. | Dan Majerle | 22.7 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4. | Keith Askins | 10.9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. | Ed Pinckney | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6. | Mark Strickland | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | Willie Anderson | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 240 | 28 | 67 | .418 | 8 | 16 | .500 | 24 | 30 | .800 | 36 | 11 | 47 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 88 | |