| Atlanta Hawks | 90 |
| Detroit Pistons | 70 |
| Box Score | |
| Miami Heat | 75 |
| New York Knicks | 95 |
| Box Score | |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 95 |
| Phoenix Suns | 85 |
| Box Score | |
| Utah Jazz | 117 |
| Sacramento Kings | 87 |
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Detroit 70, Atlanta 90
Opening Round - Atlanta wins 3-2
Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia)
Attendance: 20,884
Officials: N/A
Team Rebounds: Detroit (0) Atlanta (0)
Technicals: Detroit (0) Atlanta (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET (29-21) | 19 | 24 | 11 | 16 | 70 |
| ATL (31-19) | 28 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 90 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 82 | 84.9 | 109.2 |
| ATL | 82 | 109.2 | 84.9 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | .380 | 0.182 | 0.293 | 0.173 |
| ATL | .506 | 0.121 | 0.222 | 0.156 |
Detroit Pistons
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Joe Dumars | Starter | SG | 27:00 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Grant Hill | Starter | SF | 38:00 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 21.6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 26 |
| 10 | Lindsey Hunter | Starter | PG | 38:00 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Bison Dele | Starter | C | 32:00 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5.2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Jerome Williams | Starter | PF | 21:00 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5.1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 30 | Jud Buechler | Bench | SF | 16:00 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Christian Laettner | Bench | C | 25:00 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1.8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 00 | Eric Montross | Bench | C | 16:00 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Charles O'Bannon | Bench | SG | 03:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -0.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Jerry Stackhouse | Bench | SG | 24:00 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 1-1 | -0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 28-75 | 1-6 | 13-16 | 65.0 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 70 | ||||
| 37.3% | 16.7% | 81.3% |
Atlanta Hawks
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Mookie Blaylock | Starter | PG | 41:00 | 7-17 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Chris Crawford | Starter | SF | 18:00 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 43 | Grant Long | Starter | PF | 41:00 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 16.8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 55 | Dikembe Mutombo | Starter | C | 41:00 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 26.1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | Steve Smith | Starter | SG | 44:00 | 7-15 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 17.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 33 | Tyrone Corbin | Bench | SF | 29:00 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 22 | Ed Gray | Bench | SG | 02:00 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Alan Henderson | Bench | PF | 04:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Anthony Johnson | Bench | PG | 09:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Roshown McLeod | Bench | SF | 02:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Jeff Sheppard | Bench | SG | 02:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Mark West | Bench | PF | 07:00 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 36-77 | 6-14 | 12-15 | 81.6 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 90 | ||||
| 46.8% | 42.9% | 80.0% |
Detroit Pistons Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Lindsey Hunter 11.9p, 3.4r, 3.9a |
Joe Dumars 11.3p, 1.8r, 3.5a |
Grant Hill 21.1p, 7.1r, 6a |
Jerome Williams 7.1p, 7r, 0.5a |
Bison Dele 10.5p, 5.6r, 1.4a |
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Jerry Stackhouse 14.5p, 2.5r, 2.8a |
Jud Buechler 5.5p, 2.7r, 1.1a |
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Christian Laettner 7.6p, 3.4r, 1.5a |
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Eric Montross 2.1p, 3r, 0.3a |
| Lim PT | |
Charles O'Bannon 3.1p, 1.9r, 0.7a |
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Atlanta Hawks Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Mookie Blaylock 13.3p, 4.7r, 5.8a |
Steve Smith 18.7p, 4.2r, 3.3a |
Chris Crawford 6.9p, 2.1r, 0.6a |
Grant Long 9.8p, 5.9r, 1.1a |
Dikembe Mutombo 10.8p, 12.2r, 1.1a |
| Rotation | |
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Tyrone Corbin 7.5p, 3.1r, 0.9a |
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| Lim PT | Anthony Johnson 5p, 1.5r, 2.2a |
Ed Gray 4.9p, 0.9r, 0.4a |
Roshown McLeod 4.8p, 1.5r, 0.4a |
Mark West 1.2p, 2.6r, 0.3a |
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| Lim PT | |
Jeff Sheppard 2.2p, 1.2r, 0.9a |
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Alan Henderson 12.5p, 6.6r, 0.7a |
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