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Team season

1996-97 Miami Heat

61–21

Regular season

8–9

Playoffs

2

Conference seed

3

Playoff matchups

Postseason path

Playoff matchups

Eastern Conference Finals

vs Chicago Bulls

5 indexed games · Open complete series →

Eastern Conference First Round

vs Orlando Magic

5 indexed games · Open complete series →

Eastern Conference Semifinals

vs New York Knicks

7 indexed games · Open complete series →

Season highlights

Best games from 1996-97

Postseason stakes and close finishes bring the most consequential games to the top.

VS
1996-97May 11, 1997
Knicks vs Heat
New York Knicks
Miami Heat

Final

77-73
Score
Details
VS
1996-97May 9, 1997
Heat vs Knicks
Miami Heat
New York Knicks

Final

88-84
Score
Details
VS
1996-97May 16, 1997
Knicks vs Heat
New York Knicks
Miami Heat

Final

90-95
Score
Details
VS
1996-97May 26, 1997
Heat vs Bulls
Miami Heat
Chicago Bulls

Final

87-80
Score
Details
VS
1996-97May 22, 1997
Bulls vs Heat
Chicago Bulls
Miami Heat

Final

75-68
Score
Details
VS
1996-97May 20, 1997
Bulls vs Heat
Chicago Bulls
Miami Heat

Final

84-77
Score
Details
VS
1996-97May 4, 1997
Heat vs Magic
Miami Heat
Orlando Magic

Final

91-83
Score
Details
VS
1996-97May 1, 1997
Magic vs Heat
Orlando Magic
Miami Heat

Final

99-91
Score
Details
VS
1996-97May 7, 1997
Heat vs Knicks
Miami Heat
New York Knicks

Final

79-88
Score
Details
VS
1996-97May 18, 1997
Heat vs Knicks
Miami Heat
New York Knicks

Final

101-90
Score
Details