NBA 1996-97Regular season

Final

Miami Heat94–92New Jersey Nets

Miami Heat at New Jersey Nets

Date: Tuesday 8 April 1997
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1996-97Regular season
Meeting: 39th 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	12:36	1–4	0–0	0–0	3	0	3	1	0	0	1	2	2	-4
Alonzo Mourning	—	13–20	0–0	9–12	7	11	18	3	1	2	3	3	35	+7
Tim Hardaway	—	10–21	6–12	0–2	0	3	3	5	0	0	3	2	26	+12
Voshon Lenard	—	5–12	3–7	2–2	0	2	2	2	0	1	2	4	15	+6
Jamal Mashburn	—	3–7	2–4	1–3	3	2	5	3	2	0	2	6	9	-4
P.J. Brown	—	2–4	0–0	0–0	1	2	3	0	0	0	2	2	4	-4
Keith Askins	—	1–6	0–3	1–2	2	1	3	0	3	2	1	5	3	+6
John Crotty	—	0–2	0–0	0–0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	-6
Team totals	12:36	35–76	11–26	13–21	16	22	38	16	6	5	14	26	94	—

New Jersey Nets

New Jersey Nets box score
Player	MIN	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	+/−
Tony Massenburg	40:06	4–7	0–0	1–1	7	5	12	0	0	0	1	5	9	-6
Jim Jackson	36:46	2–10	1–4	3–4	0	3	3	3	1	0	2	2	8	-2
Kendall Gill	35:44	9–19	2–3	1–1	0	1	1	2	4	0	1	0	21	-6
Kerry Kittles	32:17	9–18	3–5	2–2	0	1	1	2	3	2	2	1	23	+4
Sam Cassell	29:29	6–13	1–4	3–3	2	3	5	8	0	0	3	5	16	0
Eric Montross	28:48	2–5	0–0	0–0	8	7	15	1	0	1	1	5	4	+1
Kevin Edwards	18:31	0–6	0–1	5–6	0	1	1	2	1	0	3	2	5	-2
Joe Kleine	10:25	1–1	0–0	1–4	1	4	5	0	0	0	1	1	3	-3
Xavier McDaniel	7:54	1–1	0–0	1–2	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	3	3	+4
Team totals	240:00	34–80	7–17	17–23	19	27	46	18	9	4	14	24	92	—

This season

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

2 Jan 1997New Jersey Nets 91–101 Miami Heat
20 Feb 1997Miami Heat 92–87 New Jersey Nets
8 Apr 199794–92 this game
18 Apr 1997New Jersey Nets 86–74 Miami Heat

Records going in

Miami Heat: 57–18
New Jersey Nets: 23–51

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

20 Feb 1997Miami Heat 92–87 New Jersey Nets
18 Apr 1997New Jersey Nets 86–74 Miami Heat

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.