W|L 57-25
81 - 96
W|L 61-21
Attendance: 14,782
Playoff W|L 6-2
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 22 | 12 | 34 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 81 |
| MIA | 21 | 14 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 96 |
Playoff W|L 5-5
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 3-2
May. 07 1997NY@MIA88 - 79
May. 09 1997NY@MIA84 - 88
May. 11 1997MIA@NY73 - 77
May. 12 1997MIA@NY76 - 89
May. 14 1997NY@MIA81 - 96
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. | Patrick Ewing | 40.1 | 9 | 19 | .474 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| 2. | Charles Oakley | 33.9 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 3. | Allan Houston | 33.2 | 5 | 11 | .455 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 4. | Chris Childs | 29.9 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 5. | Larry Johnson | 22.6 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Bench | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 1. | John Starks | 30.5 | 6 | 12 | .500 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 8 | 10 | .800 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
| 2. | Charlie Ward | 20.5 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 3. | Buck Williams | 20.0 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4. | John Wallace | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 5. | Scott Brooks | 1.9 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6. | Walter McCarty | 1.9 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7. | Herb Williams | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 240 | 30 | 70 | .429 | 3 | 14 | .214 | 18 | 25 | .720 | 25 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 29 | 81 | |
| Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | P.J. Brown | 40.4 | 6 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 8 | .750 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| 2. | Tim Hardaway | 39.8 | 3 | 17 | .176 | 2 | 7 | .286 | 8 | 9 | .889 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 3. | Voshon Lenard | 30.6 | 8 | 11 | .727 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 21 |
| 4. | Alonzo Mourning | 26.2 | 4 | 12 | .333 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 8 | .625 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 5. | Jamal Mashburn | 21.2 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Bench | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 1. | Dan Majerle | 37.8 | 3 | 8 | .375 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 2. | Willie Anderson | 17.5 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 3. | Isaac Austin | 16.5 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4. | John Crotty | 8.2 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 5. | Mark Strickland | 1.9 | 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. | Keith Askins | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 240 | 31 | 72 | .431 | 8 | 19 | .421 | 26 | 34 | .765 | 30 | 12 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 96 | |