W|L 61-21
76 - 89
W|L 57-25
Attendance: 19,763
Playoff W|L 4-5
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 22 | 14 | 36 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 76 |
| NY | 23 | 28 | 51 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 89 |
Playoff W|L 6-1
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-3
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 1-3
May. 07 1997NY@MIA88 - 79
May. 09 1997NY@MIA84 - 88
May. 11 1997MIA@NY73 - 77
May. 12 1997MIA@NY76 - 89
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. | Jamal Mashburn | 39.0 | 4 | 12 | .333 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4 | 6 | .667 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 2. | Alonzo Mourning | 37.7 | 5 | 16 | .312 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 8 | .375 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 3. | Tim Hardaway | 37.0 | 4 | 10 | .400 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 5 | 8 | .625 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 4. | P.J. Brown | 33.0 | 4 | 7 | .571 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 5. | Voshon Lenard | 26.9 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Bench | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 1. | John Crotty | 20.1 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2. | Willie Anderson | 19.6 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 3. | Dan Majerle | 14.5 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 4. | Isaac Austin | 8.8 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. | Keith Askins | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6. | Ed Pinckney | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | Mark Strickland | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 240 | 26 | 68 | .382 | 6 | 18 | .333 | 18 | 32 | .562 | 27 | 10 | 37 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 27 | 76 | |
| Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Patrick Ewing | 40.8 | 8 | 13 | .615 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 6 | .667 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| 2. | Allan Houston | 39.2 | 4 | 14 | .286 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| 3. | Charles Oakley | 31.6 | 3 | 8 | .375 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4. | Chris Childs | 29.4 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 5. | Larry Johnson | 27.1 | 6 | 10 | .600 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| Bench | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 1. | John Starks | 33.5 | 9 | 12 | .750 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 |
| 2. | Charlie Ward | 19.4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 3. | Buck Williams | 14.6 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4. | John Wallace | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. | Scott Brooks | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6. | Walter McCarty | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7. | Herb Williams | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 240 | 34 | 67 | .507 | 6 | 17 | .353 | 15 | 21 | .714 | 31 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 89 | |