W|L 41-37-4
31 - 43
W|L 48-32-2
Attendance: 19,763
Playoff W|L 3-5-0
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 24 | 18 | 42 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 73 |
| NY | 16 | 18 | 34 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 77 |
Playoff W|L 4-1-1
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-3-0
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 0-3-0
May. 07 1997NY@MIA51 - 40
May. 09 1997NY@MIA42 - 40
May. 11 1997MIA@NY31 - 43
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. | Tim Hardaway | 18 | 23.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .417 | .167 | 9 |
| 2. | Voshon Lenard | 13 | 20.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .600 | .800 | 8 |
| 3. | P.J. Brown | 16 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.33 | 7 |
| 4. | Alonzo Mourning | 14 | 17.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .200 | .400 | 4 |
| 5. | Jamal Mashburn | 9 | 13.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Dan Majerle | 11 | 17.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 2. | Isaac Austin | 10 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 3. | John Crotty | 2 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Ed Pinckney | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Keith Askins | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Mark Strickland | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Willie Anderson | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 93 | 120 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.50 | .355 | .516 | 31 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Allan Houston | 11 | 22.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | .667 | 9 |
| 2. | Charles Oakley | 13 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | .000 | .667 | 2 |
| 3. | Patrick Ewing | 21 | 20.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .182 | 15 |
| 4. | Chris Childs | 7 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 2.00 | 4 |
| 5. | Larry Johnson | 13 | 11.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.33 | 6 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | John Starks | 16 | 14.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.00 | .200 | .600 | 7 |
| 2. | Charlie Ward | 4 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Buck Williams | 6 | 6.2 | 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 | 91 | 120 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1.40 | .097 | .548 | 43 | |