The New York Knicks pulled it off against the Miami Heat, 77 to 73, in Game 3 of the 1997 Eastern Conference Semifinals on May 11, 1997.
Final
Heat
Knicks
FG Made - Attempted
26-72
27-67
Field Goal %
36.1
40.3
3PT Made - Attempted
10-26
1-6
3PT %
38.5
16.7
FT Made - Attempted
11-17
22-28
Free Throw %
64.7
78.6
Rebounds
38
40
Offensive Rebounds
11
13
Defensive Rebounds
27
27
Assists
16
15
Steals
10
12
Blocks
5
2
Turnovers
16
13
Personal Fouls
26
17
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Hardaway | 44 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6-22 | 27.3 | 3-9 | 33.3 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 36.4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
V. Lenard | 40 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 46.7 | 5-9 | 55.6 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 65.6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
A. Mourning | 38 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7-13 | 53.8 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 50.4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -7 |
J. Mashburn | 34 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-9 | 33.3 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 44.4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
P.J. Brown | 30 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 51.4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | +3 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Majerle | 27 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 25.8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | -6 |
I. Austin | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 17.4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | |
J. Crotty | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -7 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Ewing | 42 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12-21 | 57.1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 57.1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +2 | |
A. Houston | 42 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-13 | 30.8 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 44.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +4 |
C. Oakley | 41 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3-13 | 23.1 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 32.9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +4 | |
L. Johnson | 31 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 52.4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -6 | |
C. Childs | 28 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 79.8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | +3 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Starks | 23 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-9 | 33.3 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 49.1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +10 |
C. Ward | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | ||
B. Williams | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 34.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +2 |
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ORTG
119.4
4th
DRTG
115.3
20th
NETRTG
4.1
7th
3P%
41.4
1st
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