W|L 15-38
84 - 98
W|L 39-13
Attendance: 21,454
Season Head To Head
W|L 0-4
Nov. 21 1996NJ@DET88 - 96
Dec. 07 1996DET@NJ95 - 69
Feb. 01 1997DET@NJ90 - 75
Feb. 21 1997NJ@DET84 - 98
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jim Jackson | 35 | 42.3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .273 | .727 | 23 |
| 2. | Kendall Gill | 33 | 41.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | .143 | .429 | 11 |
| 3. | Kerry Kittles | 22 | 37.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .364 | .000 | 8 |
| 4. | Jayson Williams | 20 | 32.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 12 |
| 5. | Eric Montross | 17 | 27.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .500 | 1 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Chris Gatling | 41 | 32.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .714 | 21 |
| 2. | Kevin Edwards | 13 | 23.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 | .167 | .167 | 8 |
| 3. | Jack Haley | 2 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Xavier McDaniel | 1 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Joe Kleine | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Sam Cassell | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Tony Massenburg | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 184 | 240 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1.14 | .141 | .380 | 84 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Grant Hill | 29 | 41.8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.25 | .000 | .143 | 19 |
| 2. | Otis Thorpe | 29 | 35.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 15 |
| 3. | Lindsey Hunter | 21 | 31.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .700 | .200 | 16 |
| 4. | Joe Dumars | 23 | 28.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | .583 | .167 | 15 |
| 5. | Theo Ratliff | 23 | 24.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .250 | 13 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Aaron McKie | 12 | 23.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .200 | .000 | 2 |
| 2. | Terry Mills | 15 | 17.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .667 | .000 | 5 |
| 3. | Grant Long | 14 | 16.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .167 | .000 | 8 |
| 4. | Michael Curry | 6 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .000 | 1 |
| 5. | Don Reid | 4 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 6. | Jerome Williams | 4 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 7. | Litterial Green | 5 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 185 | 240 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2.46 | .301 | .260 | 98 |