Top Performers
Points
27
Divac
CHA

Rebounds
13
Mason
CHA

Assists
8
Childs
NYK

Threes
4
Houston
NYK

38-78 (48.7%)
FG%
45-77 (58.4%)
8-19 (42.1%)
3PM
10-21 (47.6%)
15-16 (93.8%)
FTM
9-14 (64.3%)
36
Rebounds
31
14
Offensive Rebounds
10
22
Defensive Rebounds
21
21
Assists
30
5
Steals
7
1
Blocks
1
13
Turnovers
11
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
23
Fouls
23
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 | 69 | 13 | .841 | ||
| 2 | 61 | 21 | .744 | 8.0 | |
| 3 | 57 | 25 | .695 | 12.0 | |
| 4 | 56 | 26 | .683 | 13.0 | |
| 5 | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15.0 | |
| 6 | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15.0 | |
| 7 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 24.0 | |
| 8 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 25.0 | |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 27.0 | |
| 10 | 39 | 43 | .476 | 30.0 | |
| 11 | 33 | 49 | .402 | 36.0 | |
| 12 | 30 | 52 | .366 | 39.0 | |
| 13 | 26 | 56 | .317 | 43.0 | |
| 14 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 47.0 | |
| 15 | 15 | 67 | .183 | 54.0 |
Game Summary
The New York Knicks decisively defeated the Charlotte Hornets, 109 to 99, in Game 1 of the 1997 First Round on April 24, 1997.
Game Info
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Rice #41 | 43 | 22 | 2 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 9-17 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 61.5 |
A. Mason #14 | 44 | 12 | 13 (2) | 5 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 | 2 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 46.6 |
V. Divac #12 | 39 | 27 | 9 (5) | 4 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 4 | 11-18 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 65.4 |
R. Pierce #22 | 25 | 2 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 1 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 20.0 |
M. Bogues #1 | 20 | 13 | 2 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 2 | 4-6 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 94.5 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Delk #00 | 27 | 13 | 3 (2) | 4 | 1 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 3 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 72.2 |
D. Curry #30 | 23 | 4 | 1 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | -22 | 0 | 3 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 22.5 |
M. Geiger #52 | 13 | 4 | 3 (2) | 1 | 2 | 0 | -21 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 69.4 |
M. Rose #31 | 4 | 2 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
T. Smith #34 | 2 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHA | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Johnson #2 | 39 | 20 | 3 (1) | 4 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 0 | 5 | 8-13 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 72.0 |
C. Oakley #34 | 31 | 9 | 3 (3) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 43.6 |
P. Ewing #33 | 38 | 15 | 9 (1) | 3 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 4 | 4 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 58.8 |
A. Houston #20 | 43 | 25 | 2 (0) | 4 | 2 | 0 | +4 | 1 | 1 | 10-17 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 71.7 |
C. Childs #1 | 32 | 14 | 3 (0) | 8 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 65.1 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Starks #3 | 27 | 19 | 4 (2) | 7 | 1 | 0 | +16 | 2 | 2 | 8-14 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 67.9 |
C. Ward #21 | 16 | 5 | 3 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 3 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 83.3 |
B. Williams #52 | 13 | 2 | 4 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
H. Williams #32 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 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 |
A. Houston makes 11' 2PT shot
1Q
V. Divac makes 5' 2PT shot
1Q
L. Johnson makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
G. Rice makes 13' 2PT shot
1Q
L. Johnson makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
G. Rice makes 12' 2PT shot
1Q
L. Johnson makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
P. Ewing makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
V. Divac makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
P. Ewing makes 5' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Bogues makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Houston makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
V. Divac makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
G. Rice makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Bogues makes 22' 3PT shot
1Q
P. Ewing makes 15' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Mason makes 13' 2PT shot
1Q
V. Divac makes 15' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Starks makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Childs makes 9' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Delk makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Childs makes 18' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Childs makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Starks makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
J. Starks makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Rose makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Geiger makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Starks makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
M. Bogues makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
P. Ewing makes 14' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Starks makes 20' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Williams makes 5' 2PT shot
2Q
L. Johnson makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
L. Johnson makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Bogues makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
C. Oakley makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Mason makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
V. Divac makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
L. Johnson makes 20' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Oakley makes 13' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Houston makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
L. Johnson makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Houston makes 22' 3PT shot
2Q
G. Rice makes 18' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Childs makes 15' 2PT shot
3Q
G. Rice makes 22' 3PT shot
3Q
G. Rice makes 22' 3PT shot
3Q
C. Oakley makes 17' 2PT shot
3Q
V. Divac makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
R. Pierce makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Childs makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Mason makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
V. Divac makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Oakley makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Mason makes 7' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Houston makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
T. Delk makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
L. Johnson makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
A. Mason makes 14' 2PT shot
3Q
V. Divac makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
T. Delk makes 9' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Starks makes 20' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Curry makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
J. Starks makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
P. Ewing makes 6' 2PT shot
4Q
V. Divac makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
J. Starks makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Houston makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Houston makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
C. Ward makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
C. Ward makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
G. Rice makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Houston makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
G. Rice makes 18' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Houston makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
T. Delk makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
P. Ewing makes 15' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Houston makes 15' 2PT shot
4Q
V. Divac makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
P. Ewing makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
T. Delk makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
V. Divac makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
G. Rice makes 14' 2PT shot
4Q
38-78 (48.7%)
FG%
45-77 (58.4%)
8-19 (42.1%)
3PM
10-21 (47.6%)
15-16 (93.8%)
FTM
9-14 (64.3%)
36
Rebounds
31
14
Offensive Rebounds
10
22
Defensive Rebounds
21
21
Assists
30
5
Steals
7
1
Blocks
1
13
Turnovers
11
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
23
Fouls
23
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0