Detroit 116, New Jersey 115
Opening Round - Detroit wins 3-0
Izod Center (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
Attendance: 9,999
Officials: Eddie Rush, Ed Middleton
Team Rebounds: Detroit (0) New Jersey (0)
Technicals: Detroit (0) New Jersey (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET (46-36) | 22 | 36 | 26 | 32 | 116 |
| NJN (42-40) | 33 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 115 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 106 | 109.1 | 108.1 |
| NJN | 106 | 108.1 | 109.1 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | .433 | 0.160 | 0.364 | 0.422 |
| NJN | .523 | 0.188 | 0.273 | 0.276 |
Detroit Pistons
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Bill Laimbeer | Played | C | - | 5-13 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 6.4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 25 | John Long | Played | SG | - | 5-14 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 32 | Dan Roundfield | Played | PF | - | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 11 | Isiah Thomas | Played | PG | - | 6-13 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 16.4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 7 | Kelly Tripucka | Played | SF | - | 4-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 12.5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 54 | Kent Benson | Played | C | - | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 23 | Earl Cureton | Played | PF | - | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | Vinnie Johnson | Played | PG | - | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 7.6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 41 | Terry Tyler | Played | SF | - | 6-16 | 0-0 | 11-12 | 15.2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 39-90 | 0-0 | 38-46 | 100.8 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 116 | ||||
| 43.3% | 0% | 82.6% |
New Jersey Nets
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Darryl Dawkins | Played | C | - | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2.5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 55 | Albert King | Played | SF | - | 12-22 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 18.8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 28 |
| 14 | Kelvin Ransey | Played | PG | - | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7.4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 20 | Micheal Ray Richardson | Played | PG | - | 9-14 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 19.9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
| 52 | Buck Williams | Played | PF | - | 9-13 | 0-0 | 10-12 | 23.8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 28 |
| 22 | Ron Brewer | Played | SG | - | 5-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 42 | Mike Gminski | Played | C | - | 7-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 11.2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 31 | Mike O'Koren | Played | SF | - | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Jeff Turner | Played | PF | - | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 45-87 | 1-1 | 24-30 | 104.0 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 23 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 115 | ||||
| 51.7% | 100.0% | 80.0% |