W|L 44-36-2
25 - 31
W|L 40-38-4
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 4-6-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 2-2-0
Dec. 03 1996MIA@NY28 - 21
Dec. 06 1996NY@MIA32 - 20
Jan. 26 1997MIA@NY23 - 21
Apr. 12 1997NY@MIA30 - 20
Playoff Match Up
W|L 4-1-0
May. 07 1997NY@MIA29 - 16
May. 09 1997NY@MIA27 - 22
May. 11 1997MIA@NY17 - 24
May. 12 1997MIA@NY16 - 17
May. 14 1997NY@MIA25 - 31
May. 16 1997MIA@NY-| - |-
May. 18 1997NY@MIA-| - |-
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Charles Oakley | 4 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 2. | Patrick Ewing | 8 | 9.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .500 | 7 |
| 3. | Chris Childs | 8 | 8.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | .333 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Allan Houston | 3 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | .000 | 3 |
| 5. | Larry Johnson | 5 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Charlie Ward | 3 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | John Starks | 13 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .750 | 1.75 | 9 |
| 3. | John Wallace | 4 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 4. | Buck Williams | 2 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Herb Williams | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Scott Brooks | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Walter McCarty | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 50 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.00 | .353 | .647 | 25 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jamal Mashburn | 3 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 2. | P.J. Brown | 7 | 11.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 3. | Tim Hardaway | 10 | 11.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .400 | .400 | 4 |
| 4. | Voshon Lenard | 9 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .200 | .200 | 12 |
| 5. | Alonzo Mourning | 7 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .667 | 5 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Dan Majerle | 9 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 6 |
| 2. | Willie Anderson | 2 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Isaac Austin | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | John Crotty | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Ed Pinckney | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Keith Askins | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Mark Strickland | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 50 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | .278 | .500 | 31 | |