W|L 48-32-2
42 - 40
W|L 41-37-4
Attendance: 14,870
Playoff W|L 3-1-1
| 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 3-4-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 3-1-0
Dec. 03 1996MIA@NY52 - 37
Dec. 06 1996NY@MIA61 - 39
Jan. 26 1997MIA@NY42 - 46
Apr. 12 1997NY@MIA55 - 53
Playoff Match Up
W|L 2-0-0
May. 07 1997NY@MIA51 - 40
May. 09 1997NY@MIA42 - 40
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. | Allan Houston | 12 | 22.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .400 | 10 |
| 2. | Charles Oakley | 17 | 22.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | .000 | .286 | 6 |
| 3. | Chris Childs | 14 | 19.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | .000 | 7 |
| 4. | Larry Johnson | 8 | 15.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | 2.00 | 4 |
| 5. | Patrick Ewing | 21 | 11.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .600 | 11 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Buck Williams | 14 | 14.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .333 | 2 |
| 2. | John Starks | 9 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | .500 | 2 |
| 3. | Charlie Ward | 4 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 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 | 99 | 120 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1.50 | .105 | .395 | 42 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tim Hardaway | 16 | 21.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | .333 | .222 | 9 |
| 2. | Alonzo Mourning | 21 | 21.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .800 | 11 |
| 3. | Jamal Mashburn | 9 | 13.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .333 | .333 | 6 |
| 4. | P.J. Brown | 6 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 5. | Voshon Lenard | 4 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Dan Majerle | 15 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | .500 | 5 |
| 2. | John Crotty | 9 | 12.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .667 | 4 |
| 3. | Isaac Austin | 11 | 9.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| 4. | Keith Askins | 2 | 7.2 | 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 | 93 | 120 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0.91 | .233 | .433 | 40 | |