W|L 51-28-3
42 - 42
W|L 49-30-3
Attendance: 16,378
Playoff W|L 3-1-1
| 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 1-3-1
Season Head To Head
W|L 2-2-0
Nov. 02 1996DET@ATL40 - 44
Dec. 04 1996ATL@DET47 - 52
Mar. 02 1997ATL@DET40 - 41
Apr. 04 1997DET@ATL52 - 60
Playoff Match Up
W|L 3-1-1
Apr. 25 1997DET@ATL43 - 39
Apr. 27 1997DET@ATL45 - 40
Apr. 29 1997ATL@DET40 - 56
May. 02 1997ATL@DET46 - 38
May. 04 1997DET@ATL42 - 42
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Grant Hill | 20 | 23.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | .000 | .400 | 9 |
| 2. | Lindsey Hunter | 17 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .250 | .125 | 9 |
| 3. | Joe Dumars | 8 | 20.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .400 | .000 | 9 |
| 4. | Otis Thorpe | 12 | 16.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .400 | 8 |
| 5. | Terry Mills | 15 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .714 | .000 | 5 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Rick Mahorn | 6 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | Aaron McKie | 8 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Grant Long | 4 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 4. | Don Reid | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Jerome Williams | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Michael Curry | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Theo Ratliff | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 90 | 120 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2.00 | .238 | .167 | 42 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Steve Smith | 13 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .800 | .400 | 4 |
| 2. | Dikembe Mutombo | 19 | 20.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .200 | 13 |
| 3. | Christian Laettner | 22 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.33 | .200 | .200 | 15 |
| 4. | Mookie Blaylock | 11 | 20.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | .714 | .000 | 5 |
| 5. | Tyrone Corbin | 7 | 19.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Eldridge Recasner | 8 | 10.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 3 |
| 2. | Alan Henderson | 6 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 2.00 | 2 |
| 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 | 86 | 120 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1.17 | .314 | .257 | 42 | |