March 9, 1997
| | Scoring |
|---|
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|
| MIA | 11 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 76 |
| CHH | 31 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 82 |
| Pace | eFG% | TOV% | ORB% | FT/FGA | ORtg |
|---|
| MIA | 87.9 | .350 | 12.4 | 34.0 | .144 | 86.4 |
| CHH | 87.9 | .507 | 20.3 | 30.8 | .174 | 93.2 |
| Player | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|
| Tim Hardaway | 42:00 | .572 | .521 | 2.2 | 8.8 | 5.0 | 26.2 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 29.3 | 121 | 90 |
| P.J. Brown | 40:00 | .353 | .364 | 9.1 | 24.6 | 15.7 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 13.6 | 15.6 | 76 | 87 |
| Jamal Mashburn | 35:00 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 7.5 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 13.3 | 5 | 98 |
| Isaac Austin | 30:00 | .375 | .350 | 21.1 | 4.1 | 13.9 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.9 | 40.5 | 72 | 102 |
| Voshon Lenard | 25:00 | .286 | .286 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 11.9 | 74 | 93 |
| Reserves | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|
| Keith Askins | 33:00 | .167 | .167 | 2.7 | 33.6 | 15.8 | 20.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 9.0 | 60 | 92 |
| John Crotty | 23:00 | .571 | .571 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 28.9 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.5 | 133 | 91 |
| Willie Anderson | 8:00 | .410 | .250 | 45.3 | 0.0 | 26.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.9 | 117 | 105 |
| Ed Pinckney | 4:00 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 31.8 | 0 | 105 |
| Team Totals | 240 | .383 | .350 | 34.0 | 69.2 | 48.9 | 50.0 | 11.4 | 4.3 | 12.4 | 100.0 | 86.4 | 93.2 |
Charlotte Hornets (40-22)
| Player | PTS | TRB | AST | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|
| Glen Rice | 21 | 5 | 0 | 48:00 | 8 | 15 | .533 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Anthony Mason | 17 | 14 | 7 | 47:00 | 7 | 15 | .467 | 0 | 0 | | 3 | 4 | .750 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Vlade Divac | 20 | 10 | 4 | 40:00 | 8 | 13 | .615 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 6 | .667 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Muggsy Bogues | 8 | 7 | 10 | 38:00 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Tony Smith | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15:00 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Reserves | PTS | TRB | AST | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|
| Dell Curry | 3 | 2 | 2 | 27:00 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ricky Pierce | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8:00 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Geiger | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7:00 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tony Delk | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7:00 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Donald Royal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3:00 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 82 | 47 | 25 | 240 | 31 | 69 | .449 | 8 | 14 | .571 | 12 | 22 | .545 | 12 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 20 |
| Player | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|
| Glen Rice | 48:00 | .595 | .633 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 18.9 | 108 | 91 |
| Anthony Mason | 47:00 | .507 | .467 | 10.5 | 19.3 | 15.5 | 30.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 19.4 | 116 | 80 |
| Vlade Divac | 40:00 | .639 | .615 | 9.2 | 15.8 | 13.0 | 22.4 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 27.7 | 26.3 | 98 | 84 |
| Muggsy Bogues | 38:00 | .667 | .667 | 6.5 | 11.9 | 9.6 | 46.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 11.5 | 121 | 91 |
| Tony Smith | 15:00 | .595 | .700 | 0.0 | 12.1 | 7.0 | 29.9 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 25.4 | 25.6 | 85 | 89 |
| Reserves | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|
| Dell Curry | 27:00 | .250 | .250 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 12.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 16.2 | 47 | 91 |
| Ricky Pierce | 8:00 | .425 | .300 | 15.4 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 35.8 | 106 | 98 |
| Matt Geiger | 7:00 | .129 | .000 | 35.2 | 25.9 | 29.8 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 20.5 | 33.9 | 45 | 66 |
| Tony Delk | 7:00 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 12.9 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 13.9 | 0 | 91 |
| Donald Royal | 3:00 | | | 0.0 | 30.2 | 17.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.2 | 100.0 | 16.2 | 0 | 69 |
| Team Totals | 240 | .521 | .507 | 30.8 | 66.0 | 51.1 | 80.6 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 20.3 | 100.0 | 93.2 | 86.4 |
Officials: Bennett Salvatore, Tony Brothers, Bruce Alexander
Attendance: 24,042