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 | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Allan Houston | 30 | 42.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.00 | .143 | .500 | 19 |
| 2. | Charles Oakley | 32 | 38.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.33 | .000 | .500 | 12 |
| 3. | Chris Childs | 30 | 36.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.00 | .273 | .364 | 16 |
| 4. | Larry Johnson | 18 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 | .000 | .500 | 11 |
| 5. | Patrick Ewing | 45 | 29.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .300 | 17 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Buck Williams | 23 | 25.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .429 | 4 |
| 2. | John Starks | 15 | 22.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .571 | .286 | 5 |
| 3. | Charlie Ward | 7 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .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 | 201 | 240 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1.60 | .117 | .390 | 84 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tim Hardaway | 45 | 43.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | .333 | .292 | 34 |
| 2. | Alonzo Mourning | 56 | 43.2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.11 | .000 | .929 | 24 |
| 3. | Jamal Mashburn | 15 | 30.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.50 | .250 | .250 | 6 |
| 4. | Voshon Lenard | 12 | 21.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | .600 | .000 | 2 |
| 5. | P.J. Brown | 15 | 20.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.00 | .000 | .667 | 1 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Isaac Austin | 22 | 23.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .333 | 8 |
| 2. | John Crotty | 16 | 23.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 | .333 | .500 | 8 |
| 3. | Dan Majerle | 18 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .400 | .400 | 5 |
| 4. | Keith Askins | 5 | 10.9 | 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 | 204 | 240 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 0.81 | .239 | .448 | 88 | |