W|L 44-35-3
17 - 28
W|L 44-34-4
Attendance: 14,870
Playoff W|L 3-2-0
| 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 4-3-0
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 0-2-0
May. 07 1997NY@MIA14 - 16
May. 09 1997NY@MIA17 - 28
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 | 7 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 2. | Allan Houston | 9 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .400 | 4 |
| 3. | Patrick Ewing | 7 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Chris Childs | 7 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | 1.00 | 3 |
| 5. | Larry Johnson | 6 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .333 | 5 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | John Starks | 5 | 10.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .667 | .000 | 3 |
| 2. | Charlie Ward | 3 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Buck Williams | 4 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Herb Williams | 1 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | John Wallace | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Scott Brooks | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Walter McCarty | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 49 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.00 | .158 | .421 | 17 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alonzo Mourning | 19 | 10.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.25 | 9 |
| 2. | Tim Hardaway | 14 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | .500 | .000 | 13 |
| 3. | Jamal Mashburn | 4 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Voshon Lenard | 2 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | P.J. Brown | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | John Crotty | 7 | 10.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | .667 | .333 | 4 |
| 2. | Isaac Austin | 6 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 3. | Dan Majerle | 2 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Keith Askins | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Ed Pinckney | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Mark Strickland | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Willie Anderson | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 57 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.71 | .333 | .333 | 28 | |