Top Performers
Points
28
Hardaway
MIA
Rebounds
16
Mourning
MIA
Assists
9
Hardaway
MIA
Threes
4
Starks
NYK
37-78 (47.4%)
FG%
26-67 (38.8%)
10-19 (52.6%)
3PM
6-24 (25.0%)
19-28 (67.9%)
FTM
27-39 (69.2%)
40
Rebounds
42
12
Offensive Rebounds
11
28
Defensive Rebounds
31
19
Assists
14
6
Steals
6
5
Blocks
5
14
Turnovers
16
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
32
Fouls
26
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
1996-97 Eastern Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulls - z | 69 | 13 | .841 | |
| 2 |  Heat - y | 61 | 21 | .744 | 8.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 57 | 25 | .695 | 12.0 |
| 4 |  Hawks - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 13.0 |
| 5 |  Pistons - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15.0 |
| 6 |  Hornets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 24.0 |
| 8 |  Bullets - x | 44 | 38 | .537 | 25.0 |
| 9 |  Cavaliers - e | 42 | 40 | .512 | 27.0 |
| 10 |  Pacers - e | 39 | 43 | .476 | 30.0 |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 33 | 49 | .402 | 36.0 |
| 12 |  Raptors - e | 30 | 52 | .366 | 39.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 43.0 |
| 14 |  76ers - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 47.0 |
| 15 |  Celtics - e | 15 | 67 | .183 | 54.0 |
Game Summary
The Miami Heat were easily defeated by the New York Knicks, 103 to 85, on December 6, 1996.
Game Info
December 5, 1996
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Johnson #2 | 23 | 13 | 4 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 69.7 |
C. Oakley #34 | 37 | 6 | 7 (3) | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 56.4 |
P. Ewing #33 | 36 | 26 | 7 (2) | 2 | 1 | 3 | +10 | 3 | 4 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 56.3 |
A. Houston #20 | 39 | 19 | 5 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 1 | 3 | 8-17 | 2-2 | 1-4 | 50.6 |
C. Childs #1 | 25 | 13 | 1 (0) | 5 | 1 | 0 | +10 | 3 | 5 | 5-7 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 92.9 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Starks #3 | 33 | 21 | 5 (1) | 4 | 1 | 0 | +22 | 2 | 2 | 5-13 | 4-11 | 7-9 | 61.9 |
B. Williams #52 | 22 | 2 | 7 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +24 | 1 | 5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
C. Ward #21 | 18 | 1 | 3 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 1 | 3 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 12.9 |
J. Wallace #44 | 6 | 2 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
W. McCarty #0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | NYK | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P.J. Brown #42 | 33 | 4 | 4 (1) | 2 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 0 | 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 58.1 |
A. Mourning #33 | 35 | 10 | 16 (4) | 0 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 4 | 6 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 39.6 |
S. Danilovic #5 | 38 | 13 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -21 | 2 | 4 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 3-6 | 61.1 |
D. Majerle #9 | 45 | 15 | 6 (2) | 1 | 1 | 2 | -19 | 0 | 1 | 4-13 | 1-7 | 6-9 | 44.2 |
T. Hardaway #10 | 41 | 28 | 3 (0) | 9 | 2 | 0 | -17 | 7 | 2 | 9-19 | 2-7 | 8-10 | 59.8 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I. Austin #8 | 23 | 5 | 7 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 2 | 5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 43.4 |
K. Askins #2 | 15 | 6 | 3 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 55.1 |
G. Grant #23 | 9 | 4 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 41.0 |
V. Lenard #1 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MIA | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
T. Hardaway makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
T. Hardaway makes 2PT shot
1Q
T. Hardaway makes 2PT shot
1Q
P. Ewing makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Hardaway makes 20' 2PT shot
1Q
P. Ewing makes 6' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Majerle makes 2PT shot
1Q
P. Ewing makes 7' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Majerle makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Childs makes 22' 3PT shot
1Q
T. Hardaway makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
T. Hardaway makes 19' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Houston makes 19' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Majerle makes 2PT shot
1Q
C. Childs makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
A. Mourning makes 2PT shot
1Q
S. Danilovic makes 2PT shot
1Q
B. Williams makes 2PT shot
1Q
K. Askins makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
J. Starks makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
C. Oakley makes 2PT shot
2Q
J. Wallace makes 4' 2PT shot
2Q
I. Austin makes 2PT shot
2Q
P. Ewing makes 2PT shot
2Q
A. Houston makes 8' 2PT shot
2Q
L. Johnson makes 22' 3PT shot
2Q
P.J. Brown makes 2PT shot
2Q
P.J. Brown makes 2PT shot
2Q
A. Houston makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Hardaway makes 2PT shot
2Q
P. Ewing makes 7' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Mourning makes 2PT shot
3Q
L. Johnson makes 11' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Oakley makes 16' 2PT shot
3Q
L. Johnson makes 2PT shot
3Q
A. Mourning makes 10' 2PT shot
3Q
L. Johnson makes 2PT shot
3Q
S. Danilovic makes 2PT shot
3Q
A. Houston makes 18' 2PT shot
3Q
T. Hardaway makes 2PT shot
3Q
C. Childs makes 18' 2PT shot
3Q
L. Johnson makes 2PT shot
3Q
S. Danilovic makes 22' 3PT shot
3Q
J. Starks makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
S. Danilovic makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
P. Ewing makes 6' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Houston makes 2PT shot
3Q
D. Majerle makes 22' 3PT shot
3Q
A. Houston makes 15' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Starks makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
A. Houston makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
J. Starks makes 15' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Askins makes 2PT shot
4Q
G. Grant makes 15' 2PT shot
4Q
T. Hardaway makes 2PT shot
4Q
P. Ewing makes 7' 2PT shot
4Q
P. Ewing makes 2PT shot
4Q
C. Childs makes 22' 3PT shot
4Q
C. Childs makes 4' 2PT shot
4Q
P. Ewing makes 2PT shot
4Q
A. Houston makes 22' 3PT shot
4Q
P. Ewing makes 2PT shot
4Q
J. Starks makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
37-78 (47.4%)
FG%
26-67 (38.8%)
10-19 (52.6%)
3PM
6-24 (25.0%)
19-28 (67.9%)
FTM
27-39 (69.2%)
40
Rebounds
42
12
Offensive Rebounds
11
28
Defensive Rebounds
31
19
Assists
14
6
Steals
6
5
Blocks
5
14
Turnovers
16
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
32
Fouls
26
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0