W|L 61-21
95 - 90
W|L 57-25
Attendance: 19,763
Playoff W|L 6-5
| 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 6-3
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-3
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 3-3
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@NY95 - 90
May. 18 1997NY@MIA-| - |-
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tim Hardaway | 28 | 47.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .471 | .235 | 20 |
| 2. | Alonzo Mourning | 49 | 44.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.50 | .111 | .778 | 28 |
| 3. | Dan Majerle | 25 | 43.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 | .667 | .000 | 18 |
| 4. | Voshon Lenard | 19 | 28.9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | .250 | .500 | 8 |
| 5. | Jamal Mashburn | 17 | 28.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .375 | .250 | 7 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Isaac Austin | 23 | 29.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .222 | 12 |
| 2. | Willie Anderson | 10 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 3. | John Crotty | 4 | 3.3 | 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 | 175 | 240 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2.50 | .307 | .347 | 95 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Charles Oakley | 38 | 46.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.33 | .071 | .357 | 18 |
| 2. | Chris Childs | 28 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .176 | .176 | 22 |
| 3. | John Starks | 41 | 45.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.71 | .500 | .000 | 15 |
| 4. | Larry Johnson | 35 | 42.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 | .000 | .750 | 20 |
| 5. | Buck Williams | 27 | 27.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .500 | 7 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Herb Williams | 12 | 18.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| 2. | John Wallace | 14 | 12.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| 3. | Scott Brooks | 3 | 3.2 | 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 | 198 | 240 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 1.29 | .150 | .263 | 90 | |