W|L 40-36-6
31 - 24
W|L 42-39-1
Attendance: 19,763
Playoff W|L 7-4-0
| 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 4-5-0
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 5-1-0
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@NY31 - 24
May. 18 1997NY@MIA-| - |-
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alonzo Mourning | 12 | 12.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .250 | 1.00 | 6 |
| 2. | Tim Hardaway | 13 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .667 | .333 | 9 |
| 3. | Dan Majerle | 10 | 10.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .750 | .000 | 8 |
| 4. | Voshon Lenard | 8 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | 2.00 | 6 |
| 5. | Jamal Mashburn | 1 | 3.4 | 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. | Isaac Austin | 7 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 2. | John Crotty | 3 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Willie Anderson | 3 | 0.6 | 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 | 57 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | .450 | .500 | 31 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Charles Oakley | 15 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .143 | .286 | 3 |
| 2. | John Starks | 11 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .833 | .000 | 9 |
| 3. | Chris Childs | 11 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .400 | .600 | 9 |
| 4. | Larry Johnson | 9 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | .000 | .500 | 3 |
| 5. | Buck Williams | 5 | 7.5 | 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 Wallace | 1 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | Herb Williams | 1 | 2.4 | 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 | 55 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1.33 | .364 | .273 | 24 | |