1996-97 Miami Heat

The Miami Heat squeaked out a win over the New York Knicks, 88 to 84, in Game 2 of the 1997 Eastern Conference Semifinals on May 9, 1997.

Final

NYK

84

MIA

Heat

1-1

88

1

25

20

2

17

28

3

27

22

4

15

18

Total

84

88

Knicks

Heat

FG Made - Attempted

29-77

28-67

Field Goal %

37.7

41.8

3PT Made - Attempted

3-9

8-16

3PT %

33.3

50.0

FT Made - Attempted

23-30

24-30

Free Throw %

76.7

80.0

Rebounds

42

47

Offensive Rebounds

15

11

Defensive Rebounds

27

36

Assists

16

17

Steals

15

4

Blocks

4

9

Turnovers

10

21

Personal Fouls

24

22

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG FG% 3PT 3P% FT FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
A. Houston
42
19
3
2
0
1
6-14
42.9
1-2
50.0
6-7
85.7
55.6
1
2
1
3
-6
C. Oakley
38
12
10
1
3
1
4-10
40.0
0-0
4-5
80.0
49.2
6
4
3
3
+6
C. Childs
37
16
9
7
5
0
6-11
54.5
1-3
33.3
3-4
75.0
62.7
1
8
1
3
+1
L. Johnson
30
11
3
3
3
1
4-6
66.7
0-0
3-3
100.0
75.1
1
2
1
4
+15
P. Ewing
29
17
11
0
0
1
6-20
30.0
0-0
5-6
83.3
37.5
2
9
2
4
0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG FG% 3PT 3P% FT FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
B. Williams
26
4
4
1
1
0
2-7
28.6
0-0
0-3
0.0
24.0
3
1
1
4
-6
J. Starks
22
5
1
1
2
0
1-7
14.3
1-4
25.0
2-2
100.0
31.7
0
1
0
2
-13
C. Ward
13
0
1
1
1
0
0-2
0.0
0-0
0-0
0.0
1
0
1
1
-9
H. Williams
3
0
0
0
0
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
-8

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG FG% 3PT 3P% FT FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
T. Hardaway
43
34
8
4
1
0
11-24
45.8
5-8
62.5
7-7
100.0
62.8
2
6
2
2
+4
A. Mourning
43
24
13
1
0
5
8-14
57.1
0-0
8-13
61.5
60.9
3
10
9
6
+1
J. Mashburn
31
6
3
3
1
0
2-4
50.0
1-1
100.0
1-1
100.0
67.6
2
1
2
2
-2
V. Lenard
22
2
3
1
0
0
1-5
20.0
0-3
0.0
0-0
20.0
0
3
1
2
+3
P.J. Brown
21
1
4
2
1
3
0-3
0.0
0-0
1-2
50.0
12.9
1
3
1
3
-10

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG FG% 3PT 3P% FT FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
I. Austin
23
8
5
0
0
1
3-6
50.0
0-0
2-2
100.0
58.1
1
4
3
4
+5
J. Crotty
23
8
2
2
0
0
2-6
33.3
1-2
50.0
3-3
100.0
54.6
1
1
3
0
+13
D. Majerle
23
5
7
4
1
0
1-5
20.0
1-2
50.0
2-2
100.0
42.5
1
6
0
2
+6
K. Askins
11
0
2
0
0
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
2
0
1
0

More Heat Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.1

10th

DRTG

111.4

10th

NETRTG

2.7

10th

3P%

37.6

10th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
4
Magic Magic
17
12
.586
7.5
5
Bucks Bucks
14
12
.538
9.0
6
Heat Heat
13
12
.520
9.5
7
Hawks Hawks
14
14
.500
10.0
8
Pacers Pacers
13
15
.464
11.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
2/23
MIA MIA
@
MIL MIL
7:00 PM
Fri
2/21
MIA MIA
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Thu
2/13
MIA MIA
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Wed
2/12
MIA MIA
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Mon
2/10
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Last Game
MIA Heat

13 - 12

97

Final

104

OKC Thunder

22 - 5

Fri 20 Dec 2024

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
24
4
.857
2
Celtics Celtics
21
6
.778
2.5
3
Knicks Knicks
17
10
.630
6.5
4
Magic Magic
17
12
.586
7.5
5
Bucks Bucks
14
12
.538
9.0
6
Heat Heat
13
12
.520
9.5
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
22
5
.815
2
Grizzlies Grizzlies
19
9
.679
3.5
3
Rockets Rockets
18
9
.667
4.0
4
Mavericks Mavericks
17
10
.630
5.0
5
Clippers Clippers
16
12
.571
6.5
6
Nuggets Nuggets
14
11
.560
7.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
12/19
OKC OKC
@
MIA MIA
104-97
Thu
12/19
MIL MIL
@
CLE CLE
101-124
Thu
12/19
CHA CHA
@
PHI PHI
98-108
Wed
12/18
DEN DEN
@
POR POR
124-126
Wed
12/18
LAL LAL
@
SAC SAC
113-100

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
12/25
SAS SAS
@
NYK NYK
12:00 PM
Mon
12/23
DET DET
@
LAL LAL
10:30 PM
Mon
12/23
IND IND
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Mon
12/23
PHX PHX
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM
Mon
12/23
POR POR
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM