W|L 43-39
98 - 81
W|L 55-27
Attendance: 15,200
Playoff W|L 3-2
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 20 | 27 | 47 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 98 |
| MIA | 15 | 16 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 50 | 81 |
Playoff W|L 2-3
Season Head To Head
W|L 2-2
Jan. 28 1998NY@MIA82 - 86
Feb. 01 1998MIA@NY83 - 89
Apr. 08 1998MIA@NY80 - 83
Apr. 12 1998NY@MIA81 - 82
Playoff Match Up
W|L 3-2
Apr. 24 1998NY@MIA79 - 94
Apr. 26 1998NY@MIA96 - 86
Apr. 28 1998MIA@NY91 - 85
Apr. 30 1998MIA@NY85 - 90
May. 03 1998NY@MIA98 - 81
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Charles Oakley | 34 | 48.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .231 | 18 |
| 2. | Allan Houston | 45 | 40.7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.25 | .130 | .391 | 30 |
| 3. | John Starks | 27 | 37.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | .600 | .133 | 22 |
| 4. | Charlie Ward | 14 | 30.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14.00 | .500 | .000 | 7 |
| 5. | Terry Cummings | 14 | 18.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .500 | 5 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Buck Williams | 33 | 29.8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.50 | .000 | .857 | 12 |
| 2. | Chris Childs | 13 | 22.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | .143 | .000 | 2 |
| 3. | Anthony Bowie | 8 | 12.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 4. | Chris Dudley | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Patrick Ewing | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 188 | 240 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1.86 | .203 | .297 | 98 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tim Hardaway | 32 | 48.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | .500 | .150 | 21 |
| 2. | P.J. Brown | 35 | 47.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .636 | 18 |
| 3. | Jamal Mashburn | 38 | 40.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.67 | .167 | .222 | 14 |
| 4. | Voshon Lenard | 22 | 34.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.33 | .667 | .500 | 7 |
| 5. | Duane Causwell | 3 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Eric Murdock | 19 | 30.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | .429 | .571 | 6 |
| 2. | Mark Strickland | 18 | 24.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .400 | 9 |
| 3. | Terry Mills | 6 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4 |
| 4. | Marty Conlon | 5 | 4.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 5. | Dan Majerle | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Keith Askins | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 178 | 240 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 1.20 | .314 | .357 | 81 | |