NBA 1996-97Regular season

Final

Miami Heat92–87New Jersey Nets

Miami Heat at New Jersey Nets

Date: Thursday 20 February 1997
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1996-97Regular season
Meeting: 38th meetingof 160 played

Miami Heat

Miami Heat box score
Player	MIN	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	+/−
Isaac Austin	18:45	4–5	0–0	2–2	3	3	6	1	1	1	2	1	10	+5
Tim Hardaway	—	12–24	5–10	6–6	0	2	2	6	3	0	2	3	35	+9
Alonzo Mourning	—	7–14	0–0	2–4	1	8	9	0	0	2	5	3	16	+15
Jamal Mashburn	—	3–11	0–2	4–6	3	3	6	3	1	1	3	4	10	+3
P.J. Brown	—	3–12	0–0	3–4	6	11	17	3	2	2	0	4	9	-6
John Crotty	—	3–6	0–1	1–2	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	1	7	-1
Voshon Lenard	—	2–6	1–5	0–0	1	8	9	2	0	0	4	3	5	0
Team totals	18:45	34–78	6–18	18–24	14	37	51	18	7	6	16	19	92	—

New Jersey Nets

New Jersey Nets box score
Player	MIN	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	+/−
Kerry Kittles	38:26	6–17	2–7	1–2	3	1	4	4	2	2	1	1	15	+1
Kendall Gill	37:43	6–17	0–1	5–5	1	3	4	3	1	1	2	2	17	0
Jim Jackson	30:21	2–9	0–1	1–2	1	4	5	2	2	2	1	2	5	-8
Jayson Williams	30:08	2–10	0–0	0–0	4	5	9	1	0	1	0	3	4	-13
Eric Montross	30:06	5–7	0–0	2–4	6	5	11	0	0	3	0	2	12	+7
Sam Cassell	24:27	8–15	1–2	0–1	0	3	3	4	0	0	1	2	17	+2
Kevin Edwards	13:03	1–4	0–0	0–0	1	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	2	-10
Xavier McDaniel	1:22	0–0	0–0	2–2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Chris Gatling	—	6–17	0–0	1–1	5	5	10	0	2	0	3	5	13	-4
Team totals	205:36	36–96	3–11	12–17	22	28	50	14	9	9	9	17	87	—

This season

Brooklyn Nets 1, Miami Heat 3 in NBA 1996-97.

2 Jan 1997New Jersey Nets 91–101 Miami Heat
20 Feb 199792–87 this game
8 Apr 1997Miami Heat 94–92 New Jersey Nets
18 Apr 1997New Jersey Nets 86–74 Miami Heat

Records going in

Miami Heat: 40–12
New Jersey Nets: 15–36

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Brooklyn Nets 63, Miami Heat 97.

2 Jan 1997New Jersey Nets 91–101 Miami Heat
8 Apr 1997Miami Heat 94–92 New Jersey Nets

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.