Atlanta Hawks Playoff Rosters

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1996-1997 Atlanta Hawks Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Jon Barry SG 6-4 195 Jul 25, 1969 27 Georgia Tech 4 1992 1st Rnd, #21, Boston Celtics
Mookie Blaylock PG 6-1 190 Mar 20, 1967 30 Oklahoma 7 1989 1st Rnd, #12, New Jersey Nets
Tyrone Corbin SF 6-6 210 Dec 31, 1962 34 DePaul 11 1985 2nd Rnd, #35, San Antonio Spurs
Darrin Hancock SF 6-7 205 Nov 3, 1971 25 Maurienne (France) 2 1994 2nd Rnd, #38, Charlotte Hornets (1988)
Alan Henderson F-C 6-9 235 Dec 2, 1972 24 Indiana 1 1995 1st Rnd, #16, Atlanta Hawks
Henry James PF 6-8 220 Jul 29, 1965 31 St. Mary's (TX) 6 1988 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Christian Laettner F-C 6-11 245 Aug 17, 1969 27 Duke 4 1992 1st Rnd, #3, Minnesota Timberwolves
Priest Lauderdale C 7-4 325 Aug 31, 1973 23 Peristeri BC (Greece) 0 1996 1st Rnd, #28, Atlanta Hawks
Dikembe Mutombo C 7-2 260 Jun 25, 1966 30 Georgetown 5 1991 1st Rnd, #4, Denver Nuggets
Ivano Newbill PF 6-9 245 Dec 12, 1970 26 Georgia Tech 2 1994 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Ken Norman PF 6-8 215 Sep 5, 1964 32 Illinois 9 1987 1st Rnd, #19, Los Angeles Clippers
Eldridge Recasner PG 6-3 190 Dec 14, 1967 29 Washington 2 1990 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Steve Smith SG 6-7 200 Mar 31, 1969 28 Michigan State 5 1991 1st Rnd, #5, Miami Heat

1996-1997 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Chicago Bulls #8 Washington Bullets CHI in 3
First Round #2 Miami Heat #7 Orlando Magic MIA in 5
First Round #3 New York Knicks #6 Charlotte Hornets NYK in 3
First Round #4 Atlanta Hawks #5 Detroit Pistons ATL in 5
Second Round #1 Chicago Bulls #4 Atlanta Hawks CHI in 5
Second Round #2 Miami Heat #3 New York Knicks MIA in 7
Conference Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #2 Miami Heat CHI in 5

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Utah Jazz #8 Los Angeles Clippers UTA in 3
First Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #7 Phoenix Suns SEA in 5
First Round #3 Houston Rockets #6 Minnesota Timberwolves HOU in 3
First Round #4 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Portland Trail Blazers LAL in 4
Second Round #1 Utah Jazz #4 Los Angeles Lakers UTA in 5
Second Round #3 Houston Rockets #2 Seattle SuperSonics HOU in 7
Conference Finals #1 Utah Jazz #3 Houston Rockets UTA in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #1 Utah Jazz CHI in 6

1996-1997 Atlanta Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Steve Smith 10 42.1 18.9 3.9 1.7 0.4 0.1 2.8
Christian Laettner 10 40.3 17.6 7.2 2.6 1.0 0.8 3.1
Mookie Blaylock 10 44.1 16.4 7.0 6.5 2.1 0.2 3.5
Dikembe Mutombo 10 41.5 15.4 12.3 1.3 0.1 2.6 2.0
Tyrone Corbin 10 36.4 10.6 4.3 2.0 0.4 0.2 1.4
Alan Henderson 10 13.6 5.8 3.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.7
Eldridge Recasner 10 12.1 3.1 1.1 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.7
Henry James 8 5.6 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.5
Darrin Hancock 6 5.5 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Priest Lauderdale 3 2.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Jon Barry 2 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ivano Newbill 3 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3

1996-1997 Atlanta Hawks Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Atlanta Leaders Detroit Leaders
Apr 25, 1997
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Detroit		 W, 89-75 Omni Coliseum
Opening Round 		1-0 PTS: 26. D. Mutombo
REB: 15. D. Mutombo
AST: 4. C. Laettner 		PTS: 20. Grant Hill
REB: 14. Grant Hill
AST: 7. Grant Hill
Apr 27, 1997
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Detroit		 L, 80-93 Omni Coliseum
Opening Round 		1-1 PTS: 22. Steve Smith
REB: 9. M. Blaylock
AST: 7. M. Blaylock 		PTS: 25. Grant Hill
REB: 8. Otis Thorpe
AST: 3. Grant Hill
Apr 29, 1997
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Detroit		 L, 99-91 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Opening Round 		1-2 PTS: 25. C. Laettner
REB: 21. D. Mutombo
AST: 10. M. Blaylock 		PTS: 26. L. Hunter
REB: 7. Terry Mills
AST: 8. Grant Hill
May 2, 1997
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Detroit		 W, 82-94 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Opening Round 		2-2 PTS: 28. Steve Smith
REB: 12. D. Mutombo
AST: 9. M. Blaylock 		PTS: 28. Grant Hill
REB: 10. Terry Mills
AST: 3. Grant Hill
May 4, 1997
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Detroit		 W, 84-79 Omni Coliseum
Opening Round 		3-2 PTS: 23. C. Laettner
REB: 9. D. Mutombo
AST: 5. M. Blaylock 		PTS: 21. Grant Hill
REB: 9. L. Hunter
AST: 6. Grant Hill

1996-1997 Atlanta Hawks Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Atlanta Leaders Chicago Leaders
May 6, 1997
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Chicago		 L, 100-97 United Center
Conference Semi Finals 		0-1 PTS: 31. M. Blaylock
REB: 12. M. Blaylock
AST: 6. C. Laettner 		PTS: 34. M. Jordan
REB: 11. M. Jordan
AST: 6. M. Jordan
May 8, 1997
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Chicago		 W, 95-103 United Center
Conference Semi Finals 		1-1 PTS: 27. Steve Smith
REB: 15. D. Mutombo
AST: 9. M. Blaylock 		PTS: 27. M. Jordan
REB: 16. M. Jordan
AST: 9. S. Pippen
May 10, 1997
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Chicago		 L, 80-100 Omni Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals 		1-2 PTS: 16. D. Mutombo
REB: 13. D. Mutombo
AST: 6. M. Blaylock 		PTS: 21. M. Jordan
REB: 11. Jason Caffey
AST: 5. Toni Kukoc
May 11, 1997
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Chicago		 L, 80-89 Omni Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals 		1-3 PTS: 21. C. Laettner
REB: 12. C. Laettner
AST: 4. M. Blaylock 		PTS: 27. M. Jordan
REB: 8. S. Pippen
AST: 4. S. Pippen
May 13, 1997
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Chicago		 L, 107-92 United Center
Conference Semi Finals 		1-4 PTS: 23. C. Laettner
REB: 12. D. Mutombo
AST: 8. M. Blaylock 		PTS: 24. M. Jordan
REB: 10. Bison Dele
AST: 7. M. Jordan