February 23, 1997
| | Scoring |
|---|
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | T |
|---|
| NYK | 20 | 28 | 25 | 30 | 7 | 17 | 127 |
| LAL | 18 | 21 | 24 | 40 | 7 | 11 | 121 |
| Pace | eFG% | TOV% | ORB% | FT/FGA | ORtg |
|---|
| NYK | 96.4 | .485 | 15.5 | 37.0 | .262 | 109.0 |
| LAL | 96.4 | .465 | 12.9 | 24.6 | .293 | 103.8 |
| Player | PTS | TRB | AST | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|
| Patrick Ewing | 34 | 25 | 4 | 51:00 | 12 | 25 | .480 | 0 | 0 | | 10 | 12 | .833 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Chris Childs | 16 | 3 | 13 | 49:00 | 6 | 13 | .462 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Allan Houston | 29 | 1 | 5 | 47:00 | 9 | 19 | .474 | 5 | 9 | .556 | 6 | 7 | .857 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Charles Oakley | 20 | 16 | 6 | 45:00 | 7 | 16 | .438 | 0 | 0 | | 6 | 8 | .750 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Larry Johnson | 10 | 8 | 1 | 43:00 | 5 | 13 | .385 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Reserves | PTS | TRB | AST | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|
| John Starks | 16 | 3 | 5 | 26:00 | 5 | 12 | .417 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Buck Williams | 2 | 5 | 0 | 17:00 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Charlie Ward | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:00 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Team Totals | 127 | 63 | 34 | 290 | 45 | 103 | .437 | 10 | 20 | .500 | 27 | 39 | .692 | 20 | 43 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 28 |
| Player | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|
| Patrick Ewing | 51:00 | .561 | .480 | 16.8 | 33.9 | 25.6 | 14.5 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 16.5 | 29.0 | 111 | 95 |
| Chris Childs | 49:00 | .542 | .538 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 40.6 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 21.3 | 15.6 | 111 | 103 |
| Allan Houston | 47:00 | .657 | .605 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 18.2 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 20.0 | 141 | 112 |
| Charles Oakley | 45:00 | .512 | .438 | 11.9 | 24.9 | 18.6 | 21.5 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 20.4 | 114 | 101 |
| Larry Johnson | 43:00 | .385 | .385 | 15.0 | 4.7 | 9.7 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 13.3 | 14.2 | 91 | 110 |
| Reserves | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|
| John Starks | 26:00 | .546 | .542 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 6.0 | 33.0 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 26.1 | 112 | 98 |
| Buck Williams | 17:00 | .205 | .250 | 6.3 | 23.9 | 15.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 59 | 106 |
| Charlie Ward | 12:00 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 108 |
| Team Totals | 290 | .528 | .485 | 37.0 | 75.4 | 56.8 | 75.6 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 15.5 | 100.0 | 109.0 | 103.8 |
Los Angeles Lakers (38-16)
| Player | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|
| Nick Van Exel | 54:00 | .324 | .269 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 44.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 97 | 114 |
| Eddie Jones | 51:00 | .482 | .333 | 0.0 | 16.8 | 8.2 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 11.6 | 22.3 | 94 | 106 |
| Travis Knight | 50:00 | .529 | .529 | 12.2 | 15.0 | 13.6 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 10.5 | 16.7 | 106 | 113 |
| Elden Campbell | 46:00 | .618 | .521 | 6.6 | 16.3 | 11.4 | 18.8 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 15.6 | 36.7 | 112 | 110 |
| Jerome Kersey | 23:00 | .368 | .400 | 13.3 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 15.5 | 24.6 | 75 | 96 |
| Reserves | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|
| Byron Scott | 23:00 | 1.167 | 1.167 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 231 | 99 |
| Sean Rooks | 19:00 | .515 | .333 | 5.4 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 130 | 110 |
| George McCloud | 16:00 | .750 | .750 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 20.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 16.5 | 96 | 117 |
| Derek Fisher | 4:00 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 26.9 | 13.1 | 34.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.0 | 28 | 109 |
| Kobe Bryant | 4:00 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 26.9 | 13.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 108 |
| Team Totals | 290 | .527 | .465 | 24.6 | 63.0 | 43.2 | 69.0 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 12.9 | 100.0 | 103.8 | 109.0 |
Officials: Bennett Salvatore, Jim Clark, Blane Reichelt
Attendance: 17,505