MIA
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ATL
123
-
114
DAL
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MEM
106
-
120
Denver Nuggets
@
Phoenix Suns
W|L 8-19
112 - 109
W|L 8-18
Final
Dec. 23 1996
Attendance: 19,023
Q1 Q2 1H Q3 Q4 2H OT:1 FNL
DEN 21 19 40 24 20 44 23 107
PHO 26 24 50 19 20 39 20 109
Season Head To Head
W|L 2-0

Nov. 26 1996PHO@DEN108 - 117

Dec. 23 1996DEN@PHO112 - 109

Jan. 14 1997DEN@PHO-| - |-

Apr. 04 1997PHO@DEN-| - |-

Denver
Starters MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% DRB ORB TRB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
1. Dale Ellis 50.2 10 23 .435 2 8 .250 2 3 .667 6 1 7 5 1 0 5 1 24
2. Mark Jackson 48.3 6 15 .400 0 1 .000 2 2 1.00 7 1 8 17 3 1 5 4 14
3. Bryant Stith 48.2 12 21 .571 8 12 .667 4 4 1.00 4 0 4 4 2 0 3 1 36
4. Antonio McDyess 39.7 10 20 .500 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 5 1 6 0 0 3 2 5 22
5. Ervin Johnson 39.2 3 3 1.00 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 13 1 14 1 0 3 0 5 8
Bench MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% DRB ORB TRB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
1. Tom Hammonds 24.5 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 3
2. Brooks Thompson 7.6 1 4 .250 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
3. Melvin Booker 4.7 1 1 1.00 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
4. LaSalle Thompson 2.6 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5. Aaron Williams Player Did Not Play
6. Darvin Ham Player Did Not Play
7. LaPhonso Ellis Player Did Not Play
Team Totals 265 44 92 .478 11 24 .458 13 19 .684 36 8 44 27 6 7 15 19 112
Phoenix
Starters MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% DRB ORB TRB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
1. Michael Finley 44.6 6 14 .429 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 5 3 8 7 1 0 2 2 12
2. Hot Rod Williams 38.7 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3. Kevin Johnson 30.9 5 17 .294 2 3 .667 1 4 .250 5 3 8 11 1 0 4 2 13
4. Wesley Person 28.1 5 13 .385 4 6 .667 0 0 .000 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 3 14
5. A.C. Green 26.5 6 11 .545 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 5 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 12
Bench MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% DRB ORB TRB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
1. Danny Manning 26.0 7 14 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 14
2. Rex Chapman 25.7 7 17 .412 2 6 .333 2 2 1.00 1 0 1 5 1 0 2 1 18
3. Sam Cassell 22.1 6 11 .545 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 2 0 2 5 0 0 0 2 12
4. Mark Bryant 18.8 4 7 .571 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 5 1 6 1 0 0 1 6 8
5. Robert Horry 3.7 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6. Joe Kleine Player Did Not Play
7. Steve Nash Player Did Not Play
Team Totals 265 49 113 .434 8 19 .421 3 9 .333 35 17 52 35 4 1 11 20 109