Top Performers
Points
40
Campbell
LAL
Rebounds
25
Ewing
NYK
Assists
16
Van Exel
LAL
Threes
5
Houston
NYK
45-103 (43.7%)
FG%
42-99 (42.4%)
10-20 (50.0%)
3PM
8-23 (34.8%)
27-39 (69.2%)
FTM
29-36 (80.6%)
63
Rebounds
48
20
Offensive Rebounds
14
43
Defensive Rebounds
34
34
Assists
29
10
Steals
13
8
Blocks
8
22
Turnovers
17
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
28
Fouls
28
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
1996-97 Eastern Standings
NYKLAL
| 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 |
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jazz - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  SuperSonics - y | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 |
| 3 |  Rockets - x | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Trail Blazers - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 |
| 8 |  Clippers - x | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 |
| 9 |  Kings - e | 34 | 48 | .415 | 30.0 |
| 10 |  Warriors - e | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 |
| 11 |  Mavericks - e | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 |
| 12 |  Nuggets - e | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43.0 |
| 13 |  Spurs - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44.0 |
| 14 |  Grizzlies - e | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50.0 |
Game Summary
The Los Angeles Lakers fell to the New York Knicks, 127 to 121, on February 23, 1997.
Game Info
February 22, 1997
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Johnson #2 | 43 | 10 | 8 (6) | 1 | 0 | 2 | +15 | 2 | 4 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 38.5 |
C. Oakley #34 | 45 | 20 | 16 (5) | 6 | 2 | 0 | +11 | 3 | 5 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 51.2 |
P. Ewing #33 | 51 | 34 | 25 (8) | 4 | 1 | 5 | +15 | 6 | 5 | 12-25 | 0-0 | 10-12 | 56.1 |
A. Houston #20 | 47 | 29 | 1 (0) | 5 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 1 | 3 | 9-19 | 5-9 | 6-7 | 65.7 |
C. Childs #1 | 49 | 16 | 3 (0) | 13 | 4 | 0 | +7 | 4 | 3 | 6-13 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 54.2 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Starks #3 | 26 | 16 | 3 (0) | 5 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 2 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 3-6 | 54.6 |
B. Williams #52 | 17 | 2 | 5 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 0 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 20.5 |
C. Ward #21 | 12 | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 | 3 | 0-1 | 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Kersey #25 | 23 | 8 | 6 (3) | 1 | 4 | 0 | -5 | 2 | 2 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 36.8 |
E. Campbell #41 | 46 | 40 | 10 (3) | 4 | 0 | 4 | +8 | 6 | 6 | 12-24 | 1-1 | 15-19 | 61.8 |
T. Knight #40 | 50 | 18 | 13 (6) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -18 | 2 | 5 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 52.9 |
E. Jones #6 | 51 | 22 | 8 (0) | 2 | 3 | 1 | -16 | 3 | 3 | 5-18 | 2-7 | 10-11 | 48.2 |
N. Van Exel #9 | 54 | 9 | 3 (0) | 16 | 2 | 0 | -10 | 2 | 2 | 3-13 | 1-9 | 2-2 | 32.4 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Scott #4 | 23 | 14 | 2 (1) | 1 | 4 | 0 | +7 | 0 | 3 | 6-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 116.7 |
S. Rooks #45 | 19 | 4 | 3 (1) | 1 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 0 | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 51.5 |
G. McCloud #21 | 16 | 6 | 1 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 2 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 75.0 |
K. Bryant #24 | 4 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
D. Fisher #2 | 4 | 0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LAL | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
OT
2OT
Scoring Plays
All Plays
C. Oakley makes 19' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Childs makes 11' 2PT shot
1Q
E. Campbell makes 8' 2PT shot
1Q
L. Johnson makes 2PT shot
1Q
A. Houston makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
E. Campbell makes 8' 2PT shot
1Q
P. Ewing makes 5' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Kersey makes 2PT shot
1Q
N. Van Exel makes 2PT shot
1Q
E. Jones makes 21' 2PT shot
1Q
P. Ewing makes 2PT shot
1Q
P. Ewing makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
E. Jones makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
E. Campbell makes 2PT shot
1Q
S. Rooks makes 2PT shot
2Q
P. Ewing makes 2PT shot
2Q
J. Kersey makes 20' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Kersey makes 2PT shot
2Q
J. Starks makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
T. Knight makes 19' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Williams makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
N. Van Exel makes 22' 3PT shot
2Q
A. Houston makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
J. Starks makes 2PT shot
2Q
T. Knight makes 2PT shot
2Q
L. Johnson makes 2PT shot
2Q
T. Knight makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
N. Van Exel makes 10' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Starks makes 18' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Oakley makes 19' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Starks makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
C. Childs makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
T. Knight makes 2PT shot
3Q
A. Houston makes 18' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Kersey makes 2PT shot
3Q
C. Childs makes 2PT shot
3Q
A. Houston makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
E. Jones makes 2PT shot
3Q
A. Houston makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
C. Childs makes 2PT shot
3Q
G. McCloud makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
A. Houston makes 2PT shot
3Q
E. Jones makes 22' 3PT shot
3Q
C. Oakley makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
L. Johnson makes 7' 2PT shot
3Q
E. Campbell makes 2PT shot
3Q
C. Oakley makes 17' 2PT shot
3Q
E. Jones makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
L. Johnson makes 2PT shot
3Q
G. McCloud makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
C. Oakley makes 16' 2PT shot
3Q
E. Campbell makes 2PT shot
3Q
B. Scott makes 6' 2PT shot
4Q
P. Ewing makes 8' 2PT shot
4Q
J. Starks makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
B. Scott makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
P. Ewing makes 5' 2PT shot
4Q
T. Knight makes 2PT shot
4Q
C. Oakley makes 2PT shot
4Q
P. Ewing makes 2PT shot
4Q
A. Houston makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
P. Ewing makes 2PT shot
4Q
A. Houston makes 10' 2PT shot
4Q
T. Knight makes 2PT shot
4Q
T. Knight makes 17' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Houston makes 8' 2PT shot
4Q
T. Knight makes 2PT shot
4Q
E. Campbell makes 2PT shot
4Q
B. Scott makes 12' 2PT shot
4Q
B. Scott makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
E. Campbell makes 2PT shot
4Q
E. Campbell makes 2PT shot
OT
E. Campbell makes 24' 3PT shot
OT
C. Childs makes 24' 3PT shot
OT
C. Oakley makes 17' 2PT shot
OT
B. Scott makes 21' 2PT shot
OT
C. Childs makes 2PT shot
OT
T. Knight makes 20' 2PT shot
2OT
E. Campbell makes 15' 2PT shot
2OT
E. Campbell makes 12' 2PT shot
2OT
P. Ewing makes 2PT shot
2OT
P. Ewing makes 5' 2PT shot
2OT
B. Scott makes 2PT shot
2OT
P. Ewing makes 17' 2PT shot
2OT
E. Campbell makes 8' 2PT shot
2OT
P. Ewing makes 2PT shot
2OT
L. Johnson makes 9' 2PT shot
2OT
45-103 (43.7%)
FG%
42-99 (42.4%)
10-20 (50.0%)
3PM
8-23 (34.8%)
27-39 (69.2%)
FTM
29-36 (80.6%)
63
Rebounds
48
20
Offensive Rebounds
14
43
Defensive Rebounds
34
34
Assists
29
10
Steals
13
8
Blocks
8
22
Turnovers
17
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
28
Fouls
28
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0