Miami Heat Playoff Rosters

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1996-1997 Miami Heat Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Willie Anderson F-G 6-7 190 Jan 8, 1967 30 Georgia 8 1988 1st Rnd, #10, San Antonio Spurs
Keith Askins SF 6-7 197 Dec 15, 1967 29 Alabama 6 1990 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Ike Austin C 6-10 255 Aug 18, 1969 27 Arizona State 3 1991 2nd Rnd, #48, Utah Jazz
Bruce Bowen SF 6-7 200 Jun 14, 1971 25 Cal State Fullerton 1 1993 NBA Draft, Undrafted
P.J. Brown C-F 6-11 225 Oct 14, 1969 27 Louisiana Tech 3 1992 2nd Rnd, #29, New Jersey Nets
John Crotty PG 6-1 185 Jul 15, 1969 27 Virginia 5 1991 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Matt Fish PF 6-11 235 Nov 18, 1969 27 UNC Wilmington 3 1992 2nd Rnd, #50, Golden State Warriors
Gary Grant PG 6-3 185 Apr 21, 1965 32 Michigan 8 1988 1st Rnd, #15, Seattle SuperSonics
Tim Hardaway PG 6-0 175 Sep 1, 1966 30 UTEP 7 1989 1st Rnd, #14, Golden State Warriors
Voshon Lenard SG 6-4 205 May 14, 1973 23 Minnesota 1 1994 2nd Rnd, #46, Milwaukee Bucks
Dan Majerle SG 6-6 215 Sep 9, 1965 31 Central Michigan 8 1988 1st Rnd, #14, Phoenix Suns
Jamal Mashburn PF 6-8 247 Nov 29, 1972 24 Kentucky 3 1993 1st Rnd, #4, Dallas Mavericks
Alonzo Mourning C 6-10 240 Feb 8, 1970 27 Georgetown 4 1992 1st Rnd, #2, Charlotte Hornets (1988)
Ed Pinckney PF 6-9 195 Mar 27, 1963 34 Villanova 11 1985 1st Rnd, #10, Phoenix Suns
Mark Strickland PF 6-9 210 Jul 14, 1970 26 Temple 2 1993 NBA Draft, Undrafted

1996-1997 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Chicago Bulls #8 Washington Bullets CHI in 3
First Round #2 Miami Heat #7 Orlando Magic MIA in 5
First Round #3 New York Knicks #6 Charlotte Hornets NYK in 3
First Round #4 Atlanta Hawks #5 Detroit Pistons ATL in 5
Second Round #1 Chicago Bulls #4 Atlanta Hawks CHI in 5
Second Round #2 Miami Heat #3 New York Knicks MIA in 7
Conference Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #2 Miami Heat CHI in 5

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

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

1996-1997 Miami Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Tim Hardaway 17 41.2 18.7 4.1 7.0 1.6 0.1 3.1
Alonzo Mourning 17 37.1 17.8 10.2 1.1 0.6 2.7 4.1
Voshon Lenard 17 32.2 11.4 2.9 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.8
Jamal Mashburn 17 32.6 10.5 4.9 2.1 1.0 0.1 1.8
Dan Majerle 17 29.2 8.0 4.2 2.5 1.2 0.2 0.8
P.J. Brown 15 30.1 8.1 8.6 0.7 0.6 1.3 1.1
Ike Austin 15 19.1 6.5 4.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 1.5
John Crotty 15 8.3 2.5 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.9
Willie Anderson 9 13.3 3.7 1.9 0.6 0.4 0.2 1.3
Keith Askins 12 12.2 2.5 2.3 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2
Mark Strickland 4 4.0 2.0 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.5
Ed Pinckney 2 3.0 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0

1996-1997 Miami Heat Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Miami Leaders Orlando Leaders
Apr 24, 1997
v.
Orlando		 W, 99-64 Miami Arena
Opening Round 		1-0 PTS: 24. V. Lenard
REB: 12. P.J. Brown
AST: 11. Tim Hardaway 		PTS: 15. Derek Strong
REB: 12. N. Anderson
AST: 3. P. Hardaway
Apr 27, 1997
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Orlando		 W, 104-87 Miami Arena
Opening Round 		2-0 PTS: 20. Tim Hardaway
REB: 9. A. Mourning
AST: 11. Tim Hardaway 		PTS: 26. P. Hardaway
REB: 16. Derek Strong
AST: 4. Brian Shaw
Apr 29, 1997
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Orlando		 L, 88-75 Amway Arena
Opening Round 		2-1 PTS: 17. A. Mourning
REB: 17. A. Mourning
AST: 8. Tim Hardaway 		PTS: 42. P. Hardaway
REB: 8. P. Hardaway
AST: 8. D. Armstrong
May 1, 1997
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Orlando		 L, 99-91 Amway Arena
Opening Round 		2-2 PTS: 23. A. Mourning
REB: 13. P.J. Brown
AST: 8. Tim Hardaway 		PTS: 41. P. Hardaway
REB: 9. D. Armstrong
AST: 4. P. Hardaway
May 4, 1997
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Orlando		 W, 91-83 Miami Arena
Opening Round 		3-2 PTS: 22. A. Mourning
REB: 14. P.J. Brown
AST: 11. Tim Hardaway 		PTS: 33. P. Hardaway
REB: 12. Derek Strong
AST: 6. P. Hardaway

1996-1997 Miami Heat Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Miami Leaders New York Leaders
May 7, 1997
v.
New York		 L, 79-88 Miami Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		0-1 PTS: 21. Tim Hardaway
REB: 12. P.J. Brown
AST: 6. Tim Hardaway 		PTS: 27. A. Houston
REB: 16. P. Ewing
AST: 5. L. Johnson
May 9, 1997
v.
New York		 W, 88-84 Miami Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		1-1 PTS: 34. Tim Hardaway
REB: 13. A. Mourning
AST: 4. Tim Hardaway 		PTS: 19. A. Houston
REB: 11. P. Ewing
AST: 7. Chris Childs
May 11, 1997
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New York		 L, 77-73 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		1-2 PTS: 22. V. Lenard
REB: 10. P.J. Brown
AST: 8. Tim Hardaway 		PTS: 25. P. Ewing
REB: 11. P. Ewing
AST: 4. John Starks
May 12, 1997
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New York		 L, 89-76 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		1-3 PTS: 14. Tim Hardaway
REB: 12. P.J. Brown
AST: 4. W. Anderson 		PTS: 21. John Starks
REB: 9. C. Oakley
AST: 8. Chris Childs
May 14, 1997
v.
New York		 W, 96-81 Miami Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		2-3 PTS: 21. V. Lenard
REB: 12. P.J. Brown
AST: 6. Tim Hardaway 		PTS: 21. John Starks
REB: 9. C. Oakley
AST: 7. Chris Childs
May 16, 1997
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New York		 W, 90-95 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		3-3 PTS: 28. A. Mourning
REB: 9. A. Mourning
AST: 8. Tim Hardaway 		PTS: 22. Chris Childs
REB: 12. C. Oakley
AST: 9. Chris Childs
May 18, 1997
v.
New York		 W, 101-90 Miami Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		4-3 PTS: 38. Tim Hardaway
REB: 12. A. Mourning
AST: 7. Tim Hardaway 		PTS: 37. P. Ewing
REB: 17. P. Ewing
AST: 8. Charlie Ward

1996-1997 Miami Heat Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Miami Leaders Chicago Leaders
May 20, 1997
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Chicago		 L, 84-77 United Center
Conference Finals 		0-1 PTS: 21. A. Mourning
REB: 8. A. Mourning
AST: 9. Tim Hardaway 		PTS: 37. M. Jordan
REB: 19. D. Rodman
AST: 4. S. Pippen
May 22, 1997
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Chicago		 L, 75-68 United Center
Conference Finals 		0-2 PTS: 15. Tim Hardaway
REB: 8. A. Mourning
AST: 5. Tim Hardaway 		PTS: 23. M. Jordan
REB: 10. D. Rodman
AST: 6. Ron Harper
May 24, 1997
v.
Chicago		 L, 74-98 Miami Arena
Conference Finals 		0-3 PTS: 14. V. Lenard
REB: 9. A. Mourning
AST: 5. John Crotty 		PTS: 34. M. Jordan
REB: 9. D. Rodman
AST: 6. Toni Kukoc
May 26, 1997
v.
Chicago		 W, 87-80 Miami Arena
Conference Finals 		1-3 PTS: 25. Tim Hardaway
REB: 14. A. Mourning
AST: 7. Tim Hardaway 		PTS: 29. M. Jordan
REB: 11. D. Rodman
AST: 5. S. Pippen
May 28, 1997
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Chicago		 L, 100-87 United Center
Conference Finals 		1-4 PTS: 27. Tim Hardaway
REB: 8. A. Mourning
AST: 5. Tim Hardaway 		PTS: 28. M. Jordan
REB: 13. D. Rodman
AST: 7. Toni Kukoc