The New York Knicks couldn't pull it off against the Miami Heat, 95 to 90, in Game 6 of the 1997 Eastern Conference Semifinals on May 16, 1997.
Final
Heat
Knicks
FG Made - Attempted
35-75
34-80
Field Goal %
46.7
42.5
3PT Made - Attempted
9-23
4-12
3PT %
39.1
33.3
FT Made - Attempted
16-26
18-21
Free Throw %
61.5
85.7
Rebounds
36
46
Offensive Rebounds
5
12
Defensive Rebounds
31
34
Assists
20
18
Steals
6
4
Blocks
6
0
Turnovers
8
14
Personal Fouls
14
20
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Hardaway | 47 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 8-17 | 47.1 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 53.3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | +7 |
A. Mourning | 44 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10-18 | 55.6 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 7-14 | 50.0 | 57.9 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | +6 |
D. Majerle | 43 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7-12 | 58.3 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 75.0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +8 | |
V. Lenard | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 25.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 41.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -4 |
J. Mashburn | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 25.0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 39.4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -8 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I. Austin | 30 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 55.6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 60.7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +12 | |
W. Anderson | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +3 | ||
J. Crotty | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Oakley | 46 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7-14 | 50.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 55.6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | -6 |
C. Childs | 45 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9-17 | 52.9 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 60.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +2 |
J. Starks | 45 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6-16 | 37.5 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 0-0 | 46.9 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | -5 | |
L. Johnson | 43 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 88.9 | 62.7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | -3 | |
B. Williams | 27 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 35.9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | -6 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Williams | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | ||
J. Wallace | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 25.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | ||
S. Brooks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 |
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Team Rankings
ORTG
119.4
4th
DRTG
115.3
20th
NETRTG
4.1
7th
3P%
41.4
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