W|L 43-36-3
25 - 22
W|L 53-23-6
Attendance: 16,378
Playoff W|L 4-1-0
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 25 | 17 | 42 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 79 |
| ATL | 22 | 20 | 42 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 84 |
Playoff W|L 1-4-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 3-1-0
Nov. 02 1996DET@ATL23 - 20
Dec. 04 1996ATL@DET25 - 29
Mar. 02 1997ATL@DET20 - 21
Apr. 04 1997DET@ATL29 - 32
Playoff Match Up
W|L 4-1-0
Apr. 25 1997DET@ATL18 - 20
Apr. 27 1997DET@ATL26 - 20
Apr. 29 1997ATL@DET20 - 24
May. 02 1997ATL@DET22 - 23
May. 04 1997DET@ATL25 - 22
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lindsey Hunter | 9 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .200 | 7 |
| 2. | Otis Thorpe | 8 | 12.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 6 |
| 3. | Grant Hill | 8 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| 4. | Joe Dumars | 2 | 9.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 3 |
| 5. | Terry Mills | 8 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .667 | .000 | 5 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Aaron McKie | 3 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | Grant Long | 2 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Don Reid | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 4. | Jerome Williams | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Michael Curry | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Rick Mahorn | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Theo Ratliff | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 40 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5.00 | .136 | .045 | 25 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Christian Laettner | 11 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .167 | 9 |
| 2. | Dikembe Mutombo | 9 | 12.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .400 | 7 |
| 3. | Mookie Blaylock | 7 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | .500 | .000 | 2 |
| 4. | Steve Smith | 6 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .667 | .000 | 2 |
| 5. | Tyrone Corbin | 2 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Eldridge Recasner | 3 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 2. | Alan Henderson | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 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 | 38 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2.50 | .200 | .150 | 22 | |