W|L 54-28
79 - 84
W|L 56-26
Attendance: 16,378
Playoff W|L 2-3
| 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 3-2
Season Head To Head
W|L 3-1
Nov. 02 1996DET@ATL90 - 78
Dec. 04 1996ATL@DET90 - 100
Mar. 02 1997ATL@DET75 - 82
Apr. 04 1997DET@ATL89 - 103
Playoff Match Up
W|L 2-3
Apr. 25 1997DET@ATL75 - 89
Apr. 27 1997DET@ATL93 - 80
Apr. 29 1997ATL@DET91 - 99
May. 02 1997ATL@DET94 - 82
May. 04 1997DET@ATL79 - 84
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lindsey Hunter | 31 | 45.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .471 | .059 | 17 |
| 2. | Grant Hill | 45 | 45.6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | .000 | .250 | 21 |
| 3. | Joe Dumars | 21 | 42.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 | .455 | .273 | 16 |
| 4. | Terry Mills | 26 | 40.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .692 | .000 | 13 |
| 5. | Otis Thorpe | 23 | 33.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .286 | 10 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Rick Mahorn | 11 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | Aaron McKie | 15 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.00 | .400 | .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 | 176 | 240 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1.57 | .296 | .148 | 79 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Christian Laettner | 36 | 44.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | .118 | .235 | 23 |
| 2. | Mookie Blaylock | 34 | 44.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 | .706 | .235 | 15 |
| 3. | Dikembe Mutombo | 33 | 44.4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.00 | .000 | .727 | 17 |
| 4. | Steve Smith | 34 | 44.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.00 | .778 | 1.00 | 13 |
| 5. | Tyrone Corbin | 23 | 40.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | .100 | .000 | 11 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Eldridge Recasner | 11 | 15.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | .500 | 3 |
| 2. | Alan Henderson | 6 | 6.7 | 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 | 177 | 240 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 1.42 | .343 | .418 | 84 | |