W|L 41-39-2
34 - 35
W|L 57-21-4
Attendance: 14,782
Playoff W|L 4-4-0
| 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 7-2-1
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-3-0
Dec. 03 1996MIA@NY47 - 38
Dec. 06 1996NY@MIA42 - 46
Jan. 26 1997MIA@NY47 - 49
Apr. 12 1997NY@MIA45 - 46
Playoff Match Up
W|L 1-4-0
May. 07 1997NY@MIA37 - 39
May. 09 1997NY@MIA42 - 48
May. 11 1997MIA@NY42 - 34
May. 12 1997MIA@NY36 - 51
May. 14 1997NY@MIA34 - 35
May. 16 1997MIA@NY-| - |-
May. 18 1997NY@MIA-| - |-
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Patrick Ewing | 19 | 20.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .222 | 8 |
| 2. | Charles Oakley | 17 | 18.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .500 | 6 |
| 3. | Allan Houston | 17 | 17.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | .375 | .500 | 9 |
| 4. | Chris Childs | 9 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 5. | Larry Johnson | 11 | 15.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .667 | 1 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | John Starks | 10 | 15.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | .200 | .000 | 6 |
| 2. | Buck Williams | 6 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 3. | Charlie Ward | 8 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | .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 | 97 | 120 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1.00 | .139 | .278 | 34 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | P.J. Brown | 22 | 20.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 12 |
| 2. | Tim Hardaway | 17 | 19.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | .500 | .200 | 7 |
| 3. | Alonzo Mourning | 24 | 15.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.50 | .000 | .500 | 5 |
| 4. | Voshon Lenard | 10 | 13.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.50 | .250 | .000 | 4 |
| 5. | Jamal Mashburn | 10 | 7.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Dan Majerle | 7 | 16.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | .667 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | Isaac Austin | 13 | 12.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 3. | Willie Anderson | 7 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 4. | John Crotty | 5 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 5. | Ed Pinckney | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Keith Askins | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Mark Strickland | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 115 | 120 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 0.67 | .200 | .350 | 35 | |