| Charlotte Hornets (1988) | 82 |
| Philadelphia Sixers | 92 |
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| Miami Heat | 95 |
| Detroit Pistons | 85 |
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| San Antonio Spurs | 70 |
| Phoenix Suns | 72 |
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| Utah Jazz | 104 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 93 |
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Detroit 85, Miami 95
Opening Round - Miami wins 3-0
FTX Arena (Miami, Florida)
Attendance: N/A
Officials: N/A
Team Rebounds: Detroit (0) Miami (0)
Technicals: Detroit (0) Miami (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET (42-40) | 18 | 22 | 18 | 27 | 85 |
| MIA (52-30) | 24 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 95 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 87 | 98.2 | 109.7 |
| MIA | 87 | 109.7 | 98.2 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | .478 | 0.196 | 0.243 | 0.313 |
| MIA | .514 | 0.139 | 0.200 | 0.274 |
Detroit Pistons
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Grant Hill | Starter | SF | 34:00 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 7-8 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 10 | Lindsey Hunter | Starter | PG | 30:00 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 5.8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 32 | Christian Laettner | Starter | C | 19:00 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Terry Mills | Starter | PF | 21:00 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 42 | Jerry Stackhouse | Starter | SG | 42:00 | 7-16 | 2-3 | 7-12 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 |
| 30 | Jud Buechler | Bench | SF | 01:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | John Crotty | Bench | PG | 18:00 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Michael Curry | Bench | SG | 19:00 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 00 | Eric Montross | Bench | C | 02:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Mikki Moore | Bench | PF | 19:00 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6.0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 35 | Loy Vaught | Bench | PF | 02:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Jerome Williams | Bench | PF | 33:00 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 8.5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 29-67 | 6-10 | 21-32 | 77.8 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 85 | ||||
| 43.3% | 60.0% | 65.6% |
Miami Heat
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | P.J. Brown | Starter | PF | 34:00 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3.0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 25 | Anthony Carter | Starter | PG | 35:00 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | Dan Majerle | Starter | SG | 40:00 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 10.8 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 24 | Jamal Mashburn | Starter | SF | 42:00 | 10-17 | 2-4 | 7-8 | 18.5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| 33 | Alonzo Mourning | Starter | C | 34:00 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 24.2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Bruce Bowen | Bench | SF | 26:00 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 8.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 52 | Otis Thorpe | Bench | PF | 11:00 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Clarence Weatherspoon | Bench | PF | 18:00 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1.8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 34-73 | 7-13 | 20-24 | 75.8 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 21 | 29 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 95 | ||||
| 46.6% | 53.8% | 83.3% |
Detroit Pistons Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Lindsey Hunter 12.7p, 3r, 4a |
Jerry Stackhouse 23.6p, 3.8r, 4.5a |
Grant Hill 25.8p, 6.6r, 5.2a |
Terry Mills 6.7p, 4.8r, 1a |
Christian Laettner 12.2p, 6.7r, 2.3a |
| Rotation | John Crotty 4.7p, 1.1r, 1.9a |
Michael Curry 6.2p, 1.3r, 1.1a |
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Jerome Williams 8.4p, 9.6r, 0.8a |
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Mikki Moore 7.9p, 3.9r, 0.6a |
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Jud Buechler 2.2p, 1.6r, 0.6a |
Loy Vaught 1.7p, 2.1r, 0.3a |
Eric Montross 0.8p, 1.4r, 0.1a |
Miami Heat Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Anthony Carter 6.3p, 2.5r, 4.8a |
Dan Majerle 7.3p, 4.8r, 3a |
Jamal Mashburn 17.5p, 5r, 3.9a |
P.J. Brown 9.6p, 7.5r, 1.8a |
Alonzo Mourning 21.7p, 9.5r, 1.6a |
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Bruce Bowen 2.8p, 1.4r, 0.5a |
Clarence Weatherspoon 7.2p, 5.8r, 1.2a |
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Otis Thorpe 5.5p, 3.3r, 0.6a |
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