Miami Heat Playoff Rosters

1997-1998 Miami Heat Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Keith Askins SF 6-7 197 Dec 15, 1967 30 Alabama 7 1990 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Brent Barry SG 6-7 210 Dec 31, 1971 26 Oregon State 2 1995 1st Rnd, #15, Denver Nuggets
P.J. Brown C-F 6-11 225 Oct 14, 1969 28 Louisiana Tech 4 1992 2nd Rnd, #29, New Jersey Nets
Duane Causwell C 7-0 240 May 31, 1968 29 Temple 7 1990 1st Rnd, #18, Sacramento Kings
Marty Conlon F-C 6-10 224 Jan 19, 1968 30 Providence 7 1990 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Tim Hardaway PG 6-0 175 Sep 1, 1966 31 UTEP 8 1989 1st Rnd, #14, Golden State Warriors
Antonio Lang G-F 6-8 205 May 15, 1972 25 Duke 3 1994 2nd Rnd, #29, Phoenix Suns
Voshon Lenard SG 6-4 205 May 14, 1973 24 Minnesota 2 1994 2nd Rnd, #46, Milwaukee Bucks
Dan Majerle SG 6-6 215 Sep 9, 1965 32 Central Michigan 9 1988 1st Rnd, #14, Phoenix Suns
Jamal Mashburn PF 6-8 247 Nov 29, 1972 25 Kentucky 4 1993 1st Rnd, #4, Dallas Mavericks
Terry Mills PF 6-10 230 Dec 21, 1967 30 Michigan 7 1990 1st Rnd, #16, Milwaukee Bucks
Alonzo Mourning C 6-10 240 Feb 8, 1970 28 Georgetown 5 1992 1st Rnd, #2, Charlotte Hornets (1988)
Eric Murdock PG 6-1 190 Jun 14, 1968 29 Providence 6 1991 1st Rnd, #21, Utah Jazz
Mark Strickland PF 6-9 210 Jul 14, 1970 27 Temple 3 1993 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Rex Walters SG 6-4 190 Mar 12, 1970 28 Kansas 4 1993 1st Rnd, #16, New Jersey Nets

1997-1998 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Chicago Bulls #8 New Jersey Nets CHI in 3
First Round #2 Miami Heat #7 New York Knicks NYK in 5
First Round #3 Indiana Pacers #6 Cleveland Cavaliers IND in 4
First Round #4 Charlotte Hornets #5 Atlanta Hawks CHA in 4
Second Round #1 Chicago Bulls #4 Charlotte Hornets CHI in 5
Second Round #3 Indiana Pacers #7 New York Knicks IND in 5
Conference Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #3 Indiana Pacers CHI in 7

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Utah Jazz #8 Houston Rockets UTA in 5
First Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #7 Minnesota Timberwolves SEA in 5
First Round #3 Los Angeles Lakers #6 Portland Trail Blazers LAL in 4
First Round #4 Phoenix Suns #5 San Antonio Spurs SAS in 4
Second Round #1 Utah Jazz #5 San Antonio Spurs UTA in 5
Second Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #3 Los Angeles Lakers LAL in 5
Conference Finals #1 Utah Jazz #3 Los Angeles Lakers UTA in 4

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Utah Jazz #1 Chicago Bulls CHI in 6

1997-1998 Miami Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Tim Hardaway 5 44.4 26.0 3.4 6.6 1.2 0.0 3.6
Alonzo Mourning 4 34.5 19.2 8.5 1.2 0.8 2.5 2.0
Voshon Lenard 5 37.2 14.4 3.8 1.4 0.2 0.4 2.2
Eric Murdock 5 25.0 9.4 4.0 3.0 1.4 0.0 0.8
P.J. Brown 5 38.0 9.2 8.8 0.8 1.4 0.6 1.2
Jamal Mashburn 5 25.8 6.2 4.4 1.8 0.6 0.2 1.8
Mark Strickland 3 9.3 3.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0
Dan Majerle 2 31.0 4.5 2.5 2.5 2.0 0.5 0.5
Marty Conlon 3 15.3 2.3 1.3 1.0 0.3 0.3 2.0
Keith Askins 4 14.5 1.2 1.8 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.2
Terry Mills 2 5.5 2.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Duane Causwell 1 5.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

1997-1998 Miami Heat Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Miami Leaders New York Leaders
Apr 24, 1998
v.
New York
W, 94-79 Miami Arena
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 34. Tim Hardaway
REB: 10. P.J. Brown
AST: 5. Eric Murdock
PTS: 21. L. Johnson
REB: 12. C. Oakley
AST: 4. C. Oakley
Apr 26, 1998
v.
New York
L, 86-96 Miami Arena
Opening Round
1-1 PTS: 30. A. Mourning
REB: 13. A. Mourning
AST: 7. Tim Hardaway
PTS: 25. John Starks
REB: 14. T. Cummings
AST: 7. Charlie Ward
Apr 28, 1998
@
New York
W, 85-91 Madison Square Garden
Opening Round
2-1 PTS: 28. V. Lenard
REB: 9. A. Mourning
AST: 7. Tim Hardaway
PTS: 27. A. Houston
REB: 7. L. Johnson
AST: 3. A. Houston
Apr 30, 1998
@
New York
L, 90-85 Madison Square Garden
Opening Round
2-2 PTS: 33. Tim Hardaway
REB: 9. P.J. Brown
AST: 9. Tim Hardaway
PTS: 18. L. Johnson
REB: 9. L. Johnson
AST: 7. Charlie Ward
May 3, 1998
v.
New York
L, 81-98 Miami Arena
Opening Round
2-3 PTS: 21. Tim Hardaway
REB: 10. P.J. Brown
AST: 8. Tim Hardaway
PTS: 30. A. Houston
REB: 14. B. Williams
AST: 14. Charlie Ward