W|L 57-25
90 - 101
W|L 61-21
Attendance: 14,870
Playoff W|L 6-4
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 14 | 18 | 32 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 90 |
| MIA | 25 | 24 | 49 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 101 |
Playoff W|L 7-5
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 3-4
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@MIA90 - 101
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Allan Houston | 34 | 45.7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | .500 | .091 | 25 |
| 2. | Patrick Ewing | 53 | 44.0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | .037 | .111 | 37 |
| 3. | Chris Childs | 30 | 37.2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.50 | .333 | .222 | 6 |
| 4. | Charles Oakley | 23 | 32.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.00 | .000 | .000 | 6 |
| 5. | John Wallace | 19 | 21.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | .000 | .500 | 4 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Charlie Ward | 24 | 39.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2.67 | .500 | .250 | 7 |
| 2. | Buck Williams | 13 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 5 |
| 3. | Scott Brooks | 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Herb Williams | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 5. | John Starks | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Larry Johnson | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Walter McCarty | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 198 | 240 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1.32 | .238 | .163 | 90 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tim Hardaway | 41 | 45.3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.17 | .500 | .500 | 38 |
| 2. | Dan Majerle | 27 | 43.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .500 | 1.33 | 7 |
| 3. | Jamal Mashburn | 23 | 42.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .222 | .222 | 11 |
| 4. | Voshon Lenard | 25 | 41.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .667 | 1.00 | 13 |
| 5. | Alonzo Mourning | 49 | 32.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | .143 | .786 | 22 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Isaac Austin | 20 | 25.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | .111 | .222 | 10 |
| 2. | Willie Anderson | 7 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | John Crotty | 2 | 2.8 | 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 | 194 | 240 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 0.85 | .348 | .609 | 101 | |