W|L 57-21-4
40 - 44
W|L 41-39-2
Attendance: 19,763
Playoff W|L 7-3-1
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 17 | 23 | 40 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 95 |
| NY | 27 | 17 | 44 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 90 |
Playoff W|L 5-4-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 3-1-0
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 4-2-0
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@NY40 - 44
May. 18 1997NY@MIA-| - |-
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alonzo Mourning | 24 | 24.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .083 | .500 | 16 |
| 2. | Tim Hardaway | 11 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .375 | .250 | 8 |
| 3. | Dan Majerle | 10 | 21.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | .500 | .000 | 7 |
| 4. | Jamal Mashburn | 8 | 15.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .400 | .000 | 3 |
| 5. | Voshon Lenard | 7 | 14.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | .333 | .000 | 2 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Isaac Austin | 9 | 13.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| 2. | Willie Anderson | 3 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Ed Pinckney | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 4. | John Crotty | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Keith Askins | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Mark Strickland | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | P.J. Brown | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 72 | 120 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.25 | .270 | .216 | 40 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Chris Childs | 10 | 23.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 6 |
| 2. | Charles Oakley | 18 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .600 | 13 |
| 3. | John Starks | 23 | 21.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.40 | .333 | .000 | 6 |
| 4. | Larry Johnson | 15 | 20.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .333 | 8 |
| 5. | Buck Williams | 16 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.33 | 5 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Herb Williams | 7 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 2. | John Wallace | 13 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| 3. | Scott Brooks | 1 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Allan Houston | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Charlie Ward | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Patrick Ewing | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Walter McCarty | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 103 | 120 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1.00 | .073 | .220 | 44 | |