W|L 28-48-3
57 - 49
W|L 47-29-3
Attendance: 14,458
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-2-0
Dec. 20 1996NJ@ATL40 - 68
Jan. 03 1997ATL@NJ42 - 39
Apr. 15 1997NJ@ATL57 - 49
Apr. 20 1997ATL@NJ-| - |-
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kendall Gill | 20 | 24.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .214 | .143 | 20 |
| 2. | Kerry Kittles | 23 | 24.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .167 | .500 | 13 |
| 3. | Jim Jackson | 12 | 22.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | .500 | 4 |
| 4. | Eric Montross | 16 | 17.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 6 |
| 5. | Tony Massenburg | 18 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .600 | 8 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Xavier McDaniel | 8 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| 2. | Yinka Dare | 5 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 3. | Kevin Edwards | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Chris Gatling | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Jack Haley | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Joe Kleine | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Sam Cassell | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 103 | 120 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | .156 | .289 | 57 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mookie Blaylock | 9 | 21.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | .600 | .000 | 7 |
| 2. | Dikembe Mutombo | 26 | 20.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .833 | 11 |
| 3. | Christian Laettner | 15 | 19.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| 4. | Steve Smith | 15 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .375 | .625 | 7 |
| 5. | Tyrone Corbin | 7 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | .000 | 3 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Eldridge Recasner | 9 | 11.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .750 | .000 | 9 |
| 2. | Alan Henderson | 8 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .667 | 8 |
| 3. | Darrin Hancock | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 4. | Henry James | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Ivano Newbill | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Jon Barry | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Priest Lauderdale | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 89 | 120 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.00 | .297 | .324 | 49 | |