W|L 42-39-1
22 - 30
W|L 40-36-6
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 6-4-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 2-2-0
Dec. 03 1996MIA@NY24 - 16
Dec. 06 1996NY@MIA29 - 19
Jan. 26 1997MIA@NY19 - 25
Apr. 12 1997NY@MIA25 - 33
Playoff Match Up
W|L 1-4-0
May. 07 1997NY@MIA22 - 24
May. 09 1997NY@MIA15 - 18
May. 11 1997MIA@NY14 - 19
May. 12 1997MIA@NY24 - 21
May. 14 1997NY@MIA22 - 30
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 | 11 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| 2. | Allan Houston | 2 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 3 |
| 3. | Chris Childs | 3 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 4. | Charles Oakley | 6 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Larry Johnson | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | John Starks | 10 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.00 | .333 | 1.00 | 6 |
| 2. | Charlie Ward | 5 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Buck Williams | 4 | 8.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 4. | John Wallace | 3 | 1.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Scott Brooks | 3 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 3 |
| 6. | Walter McCarty | 2 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 7. | Herb Williams | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 49 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.67 | .176 | .235 | 22 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alonzo Mourning | 6 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 2.00 | 3 |
| 2. | P.J. Brown | 9 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 4 |
| 3. | Tim Hardaway | 11 | 8.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 | .000 | 2.50 | 5 |
| 4. | Voshon Lenard | 6 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | 1.00 | 5 |
| 5. | Jamal Mashburn | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 8 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 6 |
| 2. | Willie Anderson | 6 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | .000 | 7 |
| 3. | Isaac Austin | 1 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | John Crotty | 4 | 3.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Mark Strickland | 1 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 6. | Ed Pinckney | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Keith Askins | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 52 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1.00 | .429 | .786 | 30 | |