W|L 54-28
93 - 80
W|L 56-26
Final
Apr. 27 1997
Attendance: 16,378
Season Head To Head
W|L 3-1
Playoff Match Up
W|L 1-1
Starters Dm Dx DT 2Dm 2Dx 2DT 3Dm 3Dx 3DT 2P 2PA 2P% EFG% TS% PTS
1. Joe Dumars 55 133 188 31 63 94 24 70 94 4 9 .444 .423 .446 12
2. Terry Mills 34 105 139 10 12 22 24 93 117 2 3 .667 .438 .438 7
3. Lindsey Hunter 75 67 142 0 20 20 75 47 122 2 5 .400 .650 .650 13
4. Grant Hill 30 89 119 30 89 119 0 0 0 7 19 .368 .368 .506 25
5. Otis Thorpe 3 30 33 3 30 33 0 0 0 5 9 .556 .556 .607 12
Bench Dm Dx DT 2Dm 2Dx 2DT 3Dm 3Dx 3DT 2P 2PA 2P% EFG% TS% PTS
1. Grant Long 13 38 51 13 15 28 0 23 23 4 6 .667 .571 .776 17
2. Aaron McKie 38 20 58 20 20 40 24 0 24 2 4 .500 .700 .700 7
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 248 482 730 107 249 356 147 233 380 26 55 .473 .493 .567 93
Starters Dm Dx DT 2Dm 2Dx 2DT 3Dm 3Dx 3DT 2P 2PA 2P% EFG% TS% PTS
1. Steve Smith 64 144 208 40 42 82 24 102 126 9 15 .600 .553 .541 22
2. Mookie Blaylock 37 195 232 13 69 82 24 126 150 2 6 .333 .292 .292 7
3. Christian Laettner 20 55 75 20 31 51 0 24 24 8 12 .667 .615 .648 18
4. Tyrone Corbin 114 140 254 19 0 19 95 140 235 1 1 1.00 .636 .636 14
5. Dikembe Mutombo 10 16 26 16 16 32 0 0 0 5 9 .556 .556 .679 17
Bench Dm Dx DT 2Dm 2Dx 2DT 3Dm 3Dx 3DT 2P 2PA 2P% EFG% TS% PTS
1. Eldridge Recasner 0 73 73 0 11 11 0 62 62 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0
2. Alan Henderson 0 7 7 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .532 2
3. Henry James 0 19 19 0 19 19 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0
4. Ivano Newbill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0
5. Priest Lauderdale 0 6 6 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0
6. Darrin Hancock Player Did Not Play
7. Jon Barry Player Did Not Play
Team Totals 245 655 900 108 201 309 143 454 597 25 47 .532 .486 .522 80