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 | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Patrick Ewing | 38 | 40.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.25 | .000 | .211 | 19 |
| 2. | Charles Oakley | 27 | 33.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .286 | 8 |
| 3. | Allan Houston | 22 | 33.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.50 | .455 | .364 | 15 |
| 4. | Chris Childs | 20 | 29.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.75 | .167 | .000 | 4 |
| 5. | Larry Johnson | 16 | 22.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | .250 | 1.00 | 3 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | John Starks | 33 | 30.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.67 | .417 | .833 | 21 |
| 2. | Charlie Ward | 16 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | .250 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Buck Williams | 12 | 20.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| 4. | John Wallace | 7 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | .500 | .000 | 2 |
| 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 | 196 | 240 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0.91 | .200 | .357 | 81 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | P.J. Brown | 38 | 40.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.50 | .000 | .800 | 18 |
| 2. | Tim Hardaway | 38 | 39.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | .412 | .529 | 16 |
| 3. | Voshon Lenard | 25 | 30.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.00 | .273 | .273 | 21 |
| 4. | Alonzo Mourning | 37 | 26.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.50 | .000 | .667 | 13 |
| 5. | Jamal Mashburn | 13 | 21.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.33 | .000 | 1.00 | 3 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Dan Majerle | 24 | 37.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 | .875 | .500 | 12 |
| 2. | Willie Anderson | 15 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .200 | .000 | 9 |
| 3. | Isaac Austin | 15 | 16.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 4. | John Crotty | 11 | 8.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.33 | .250 | .000 | 2 |
| 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 | 217 | 240 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 27 | 0.85 | .264 | .472 | 96 | |