The Miami Heat were defeated by the New York Knicks, 88 to 79, in Game 1 of the 1997 Eastern Conference Semifinals on May 7, 1997.

1996-97 Miami Heat

Final

NYK

Knicks

1-0

88

MIA

Heat

0-1

79

Team

1

23

23

2

14

16

3

29

16

4

22

24

Total

88

79

Team Stats

Player Stats

Knicks

Heat

FG Made - Attempted

26-73

28-76

Field Goal %

35.6

36.8

3PT Made - Attempted

6-14

5-25

3PT %

42.9

20.0

FT Made - Attempted

30-32

18-31

Free Throw %

93.8

58.1

Rebounds

53

44

Offensive Rebounds

14

11

Defensive Rebounds

39

33

Assists

14

19

Steals

6

8

Blocks

5

7

Turnovers

15

10

Personal Fouls

25

28

Knicks

Heat

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Charles Oakley	42	11	12	2	0	0	3-7	0-0	5-5	2	5	+12	3	9	42.9		100.0
Allan Houston	41	27	6	1	1	0	8-19	5-7	6-7	3	1	+14	1	5	42.1	71.4	85.7
Patrick Ewing	39	24	16	0	1	5	8-23	0-0	8-8	3	4	+20	5	11	34.8		100.0
Larry Johnson	39	14	5	5	0	0	4-8	0-1	6-6	3	2	+11	1	4	50.0	0.0	100.0
Chris Childs	30	4	7	1	2	0	1-5	1-2	1-2	4	6	-10	1	6	20.0	50.0	50.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Charlie Ward	18	4	2	5	2	0	1-2	0-0	2-2	0	1	+19	0	2	50.0		100.0
John Starks	16	4	2	0	0	0	1-8	0-4	2-2	0	2	-7	1	1	12.5	0.0	100.0
Buck Williams	15	0	3	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	4	-14	2	1	0.0

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Jamal Mashburn	41	14	7	2	1	0	5-14	3-7	1-2	0	4	-3	2	5	35.7	42.9	50.0
Tim Hardaway	36	21	1	6	2	0	7-17	1-6	6-8	1	4	-6	0	1	41.2	16.7	75.0
P.J. Brown	35	6	12	1	2	3	2-7	0-0	2-2	2	4	-10	5	7	28.6		100.0
Alonzo Mourning	29	20	6	0	0	2	7-16	0-1	6-13	2	5	+7	2	4	43.8	0.0	46.2
Voshon Lenard	26	2	4	5	0	0	0-6	0-5	2-2	2	1	0	0	4	0.0	0.0	100.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Dan Majerle	30	4	4	4	3	1	2-6	0-3	0-2	0	2	-3	1	3	33.3	0.0	0.0
Isaac Austin	20	4	4	0	0	1	2-5	0-0	0-0	3	2	-14	0	4	40.0
Keith Askins	16	3	5	0	0	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	4	-9	1	4	50.0	50.0
John Crotty	7	5	1	1	0	0	2-3	0-1	1-2	0	2	-7	0	1	66.7	0.0	50.0

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More Heat Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

24.5

Herro

Tyler Herro

RPG

10.4

Adebayo

Bam Adebayo

APG

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.0

21st

DRTG

112.2

5th

NETRTG

1.8

16th

3P%

37.0

12th

2023-24 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0
7	76ers	47	35	.573	17.0
8	Heat	46	36	.561	18.0
9	Bulls	39	43	.476	25.0
10	Hawks	36	46	.439	28.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	BOS	@	MIA	6:00 PM
Mon 4/29	BOS	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Wed 5/1	MIA	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 5/3	BOS	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 5/5	MIA	@	BOS	1:00 PM

Last Game

BOS

1-1

101

Final

111

MIA

1-1

Wed 24 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.3

Davis

Anthony Davis

32.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

15.3

Allen

Jarrett Allen

13.5

Valanciunas

Jonas Valanciunas

Playoff APG Leaders

12.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.7

James

LeBron James

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.3

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.3

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Playoff BPG Leaders

3.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

III

Trey Murphy III

Playoff 3PM Leaders

5.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.5

Herro

Tyler Herro

4.3

Harden

James Harden

Playoff TS% Leaders

92.6

Wright

Delon Wright

81.8

Hauser

Sam Hauser

81.7

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

Timberwolves

123.9

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Thunder

118.8

Celtics

118.5

Pacers

117.1

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Magic

98.2

Thunder

100.3

Cavaliers

103.2

Timberwolves

104.8

Mavericks

107.6

Clippers

108.4

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Timberwolves

19.1

Thunder

18.5

Nuggets

7.1

Celtics

5.5

Magic

5.0

Pacers

1.7

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-2

Suns

0-3

Lakers

0-3

Magic

1-2

Clippers

1-2

Bucks

1-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

52-33

Mavericks

50-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

47-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pelicans

46-39-1

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Suns

36-48-1

Bucks

37-48

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 4/25	MIN	@	PHX	126-109
Thu 4/25	LAC	@	DAL	90-101
Thu 4/25	MIL	@	IND	118-121
Wed 4/24	NYK	@	PHI	114-125
Wed 4/24	DEN	@	LAL	112-105

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	CLE	@	ORL	1:00 PM
Sat 4/27	OKC	@	NOP	3:30 PM
Sat 4/27	BOS	@	MIA	6:00 PM
Sat 4/27	DEN	@	LAL	8:30 PM
Sun 4/28	NYK	@	PHI	1:00 PM