New York Knicks vs. Denver Nuggets

Feb 28, 1997

FINAL / OT

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
NYK	29	27	24	15	17	112
DEN	36	18	20	21	13	108

Player Stats

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
2Larry JohnsonSF	38	8-12	1-3	4-4	4	1	0	0	1	4	-1	21
34Charles OakleyPF	42	4-13	0-1	2-2	18	8	0	1	4	5	-3	10
33Patrick EwingC	40	8-21	0-0	6-9	12	4	1	3	1	5	+16	22
20Allan HoustonSG	30	3-9	0-2	2-2	4	2	0	0	3	0	+8	8
21Charlie WardPG	38	5-7	2-3	0-0	2	2	1	0	2	2	+13	12
4Scott Brooks	10	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	2	-12	2
52Buck Williams	18	3-4	0-1	2-2	7	0	0	0	1	2	-3	8
3John Starks	33	8-14	3-6	4-4	1	3	2	1	2	3	-1	23
44John Wallace	7	2-3	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	+1	6
40Walter McCarty	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	+2	0
1Chris Childs	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Herb Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8748.3%	6-1735.3%	22-2588.0%	50	21	5	5	15	26	-	112

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20LaPhonso EllisSF	44	11-24	2-3	5-7	6	5	1	1	1	3	-5	29
24Antonio McDyessPF	44	11-21	0-1	10-12	7	0	4	1	3	5	+4	32
50Ervin JohnsonC	31	2-5	0-0	0-0	7	1	0	2	0	6	-2	4
5Anthony GoldwireSG	42	4-13	1-4	4-4	2	9	1	1	0	1	+2	13
23Bryant StithPG	48	6-11	1-1	4-5	5	4	1	0	3	4	0	17
21Tom Hammonds	21	1-2	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	1	1	-2	2
3Dale Ellis	16	3-11	3-8	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	2	-7	9
53Jerome Allen	4	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	0	-4	0
6Brooks Thompson	10	1-3	0-2	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	-6	2
22Vincent Askew	— did not play —												— did not play —
25George Zidek	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	39-9242.4%	7-2035.0%	23-2882.1%	39	24	7	5	9	22	-	108

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNYKDEN

(12:00) Jump Ball Johnson vs. Ewing: Tip to Oakley
(11:43) MISS Oakley Layup
(11:40) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:27) McDyess 7' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Goldwire 1 AST)
02
(11:16) Houston Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:59) MISS L. Ellis 12' Jump Shot
(10:57) Ewing REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:47) Johnson 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Oakley 1 AST)
22
+2 (10:33) Johnson 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (L. Ellis 1 AST)
24
+2 (10:18) Ewing Layup (2 PTS)
44
(10:10) MISS L. Ellis 3PT Jump Shot
(10:06) Oakley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:55) Houston Driving Layup (2 PTS)
64
(9:43) Johnson P.FOUL (P1.T1)
(9:34) Ward S.FOUL (P1.T2)
+1 (9:34) McDyess Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
65
+1 (9:34) McDyess Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
66
(9:23) MISS Houston 16' Jump Shot
(9:20) Ewing REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:20) MISS Ewing Layup
(9:14) Oakley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:14) Oakley Tip Shot (2 PTS)
86
(9:09) Oakley S.FOUL (P1.T3)
+1 (9:09) McDyess Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
87
+1 (9:09) McDyess Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
88
(8:54) Johnson P.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (8:54) Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
98
+1 (8:54) Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
108
+2 (8:41) Goldwire Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1010
(8:23) MISS Ewing Layup
(8:22) Ewing REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(8:22) McDyess Violation:Lane
+2 (8:22) Ewing Hook Shot (4 PTS)
1210
(8:22) Stith S.FOUL (P1.T2)
+1 (8:22) Ewing Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1310
(8:06) MISS Goldwire Layup
(8:06) Ewing BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:04) Goldwire REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:00) Stith 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Goldwire 2 AST)
1312
+2 (7:42) Oakley 13' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Houston 1 AST)
1512
(7:25) MISS Johnson Layup
(7:21) Houston REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:08) Johnson S.FOUL (P2.T3)
+1 (7:08) Ewing Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1612
(7:08) MISS Ewing Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:07) Hammonds REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:57) Knicks Violation: Def. Goaltending Violation
(6:57) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:51) Stith Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1614
+2 (6:34) Houston 14' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1814
(6:14) MISS McDyess Layup
(6:10) Hammonds REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:08) Hammonds Tip Shot (2 PTS)
1816
(5:53) MISS Ward 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:52) L. Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:52) Ewing P.FOUL (P1.T4)
(5:40) MISS McDyess 5' Jump Shot
(5:39) Oakley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (5:29) Oakley 18' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Brooks 1 AST)
2016
(5:21) Brooks P.FOUL (P1.PN)
+1 (5:21) Goldwire Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2017
+1 (5:21) Goldwire Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2018
(5:05) B. Williams OFF.Foul (P1)
(5:05) B. Williams Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:50) MISS Stith 16' Jump Shot
(4:48) Brooks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:39) Brooks 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Ewing 1 AST)
2218
(4:25) Knicks Def. 3 Sec
+1 (4:25) Stith Free Throw Technical (5 PTS)
2219
(4:13) Starks S.FOUL (P1.PN)
+1 (4:13) McDyess Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2220
+1 (4:13) McDyess Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2221
(3:56) MISS Johnson 3PT Jump Shot
(3:53) Hammonds REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (3:41) L. Ellis 11' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2223
(3:33) Knicks Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(3:16) MISS Oakley 18' Jump Shot
(3:12) Goldwire REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (3:06) McDyess 13' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Goldwire 3 AST)
2225
(2:52) MISS Starks 15' Jump Shot
(2:48) Hammonds REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(2:46) MISS L. Ellis Layup
(2:46) Starks BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:46) NUGGETS Rebound
+2 (2:43) L. Ellis 19' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Stith 1 AST)
2227
+2 (2:29) Starks Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2427
(2:07) Johnson S.FOUL (P2.PN)
+1 (2:07) L. Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2428
+1 (2:07) L. Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2429
+2 (1:52) Oakley 18' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Starks 1 AST)
2629
+2 (1:29) McDyess Slam Dunk (12 PTS)
2631
(1:08) MISS Wallace 15' Jump Shot
(1:05) Hammonds REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (1:01) L. Ellis 13' Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2633
(0:48) MISS Starks 3PT Jump Shot
(0:47) B. Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (0:39) Starks 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Oakley 2 AST)
2933
+3 (0:20) L. Ellis 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (D. Ellis 1 AST)
2936
(0:05) MISS Oakley 3PT Jump Shot
(0:04) D. Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS D. Ellis 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) NUGGETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Overtime

Team Stats

NYK

DEN

112Points108

42-87(48.3%)Field Goal(%)39-92(42.4%)

6-17(35.3%)3-Point(%)7-20(35.0%)

22-25(88.0%)Free Throw(%)23-28(82.1%)

50(16)Rebounds(Offensive)39(14)

21Assists24

5Steals7

5Blocks5

15Turnovers9

26Fouls22

42Pts In The Paint40

8Fast Break Pts12

0Pts Off Turnovers0

112Bench Pts108

8Largest Lead10

Game Details

Friday, February 28, 1997 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 14,128 (74.0%)