The Miami Heat easily beat the New York Knicks, 96 to 81, in Game 5 of the 1997 Eastern Conference Semifinals on May 14, 1997.

Final

Knicks

3-2

81

Heat

2-3

96

Team

NYK

MIA

Total

Team Stats

Player Stats

Knicks

Heat

FG Made - Attempted

30-70

31-72

Field Goal %

42.9

43.1

3PT Made - Attempted

3-14

8-19

3PT %

21.4

42.1

FT Made - Attempted

18-25

26-34

Free Throw %

72.0

76.5

Rebounds

Offensive Rebounds

Defensive Rebounds

Assists

Steals

Blocks

Turnovers

Personal Fouls

Knicks

Heat

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	40	19	7	1	0	0	9-19	47.4	0-0		1-4	25.0	45.8	3	4	4	3	-21
Charles Oakley C. Oakley	34	8	9	0	1	1	3-7	42.9	0-0		2-2	100.0	50.8	0	9	3	4	-18
Allan Houston A. Houston	33	15	2	3	0	0	5-11	45.5	2-5	40.0	3-4	75.0	58.8	0	2	2	2	-9
Chris Childs C. Childs	30	4	3	7	1	0	2-6	33.3	0-1	0.0	0-0		33.3	1	2	4	5	-16
Larry Johnson L. Johnson	23	3	1	0	2	0	0-4	0.0	0-1	0.0	3-4	75.0	26.0	1	0	2	4	-11

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
John Starks J. Starks	30	21	1	2	1	0	6-12	50.0	1-5	20.0	8-10	80.0	64.0	0	1	3	4	-7
Buck Williams B. Williams	20	4	3	1	0	3	2-3	66.7	0-0		0-0		66.7	1	2	1	2	+13
Charlie Ward C. Ward	20	0	5	3	3	0	0-4	0.0	0-1	0.0	0-0		0.0	0	5	1	3	-8
John Wallace J. Wallace	6	2	0	2	1	0	1-2	50.0	0-1	0.0	0-0		50.0	0	0	1	2	+1
Scott Brooks S. Brooks	2	3	0	0	0	0	1-1	100.0	0-0		1-1	100.0	104.2	0	0	0	0	+2
Walter McCarty W. McCarty	2	2	0	0	1	0	1-1	100.0	0-0		0-0		100.0	0	0	0	0	-1

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
P.J. Brown	40	18	12	1	0	2	6-10	60.0	0-0		6-8	75.0	66.6	5	7	2	3	+24
Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	40	16	3	6	0	0	3-17	17.6	2-7	28.6	8-9	88.9	38.2	0	3	4	3	+25
Voshon Lenard V. Lenard	31	21	3	2	0	0	8-11	72.7	2-3	66.7	3-3	100.0	85.2	1	2	2	4	+22
Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	26	13	8	1	0	1	4-12	33.3	0-0		5-8	62.5	41.9	2	6	2	4	+16
Jamal Mashburn J. Mashburn	21	3	1	1	2	0	1-2	50.0	0-0		1-2	50.0	52.1	0	1	3	3	+10

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
Dan Majerle D. Majerle	38	12	6	5	1	3-8	37.5	3-7	42.9	3-4	75.0	61.5	0	6	2	1	+8
Willie Anderson W. Anderson	17	9	2	0	2	4-5	80.0	1-1	100.0	0-0		90.0	1	1	1	3	-7
Isaac Austin I. Austin	17	2	7	0	2	1-3	33.3	0-0		0-0		33.3	3	4	1	0	-11
John Crotty J. Crotty	8	2	0	1	0	1-4	25.0	0-1	0.0	0-0		25.0	0	0	3	1	-10
Mark Strickland M. Strickland	2	0	0	0	0	0-0		0-0		0-0			0	0	0	0	-2