W|L 41-37-4
55 - 46
W|L 48-32-2
Attendance: 19,763
Playoff W|L 6-5-0
| 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 4-4-1
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-3-0
Dec. 03 1996MIA@NY52 - 37
Dec. 06 1996NY@MIA61 - 39
Jan. 26 1997MIA@NY42 - 46
Apr. 12 1997NY@MIA55 - 53
Playoff Match Up
W|L 3-3-0
May. 07 1997NY@MIA51 - 40
May. 09 1997NY@MIA42 - 40
May. 11 1997MIA@NY31 - 43
May. 12 1997MIA@NY40 - 38
May. 14 1997NY@MIA47 - 61
May. 16 1997MIA@NY55 - 46
May. 18 1997NY@MIA-| - |-
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tim Hardaway | 17 | 23.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .556 | .222 | 12 |
| 2. | Dan Majerle | 15 | 22.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.00 | .833 | .000 | 11 |
| 3. | Alonzo Mourning | 25 | 20.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.50 | .167 | 1.33 | 12 |
| 4. | Voshon Lenard | 12 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .200 | .800 | 6 |
| 5. | Jamal Mashburn | 9 | 13.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | .667 | 4 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Isaac Austin | 14 | 16.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .333 | 8 |
| 2. | Willie Anderson | 7 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 3. | John Crotty | 4 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Ed Pinckney | 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 | 103 | 120 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2.75 | .342 | .474 | 55 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Charles Oakley | 20 | 24.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .111 | .222 | 5 |
| 2. | John Starks | 18 | 23.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.50 | .714 | .000 | 9 |
| 3. | Chris Childs | 18 | 21.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .300 | .300 | 16 |
| 4. | Larry Johnson | 20 | 21.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | .000 | 1.17 | 12 |
| 5. | Buck Williams | 11 | 15.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Herb Williams | 5 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 2. | John Wallace | 1 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Scott Brooks | 2 | 2.3 | 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 | 95 | 120 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1.80 | .231 | .308 | 46 | |