Detroit Pistons Playoff Rosters

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1996-1997 Detroit Pistons Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Randolph Childress SG 6-2 188 Sep 21, 1972 24 Wake Forest 1 1995 1st Rnd, #19, Detroit Pistons
Michael Curry F-G 6-5 210 Aug 22, 1968 28 Georgia Southern 3 1990 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Joe Dumars SG 6-3 190 May 24, 1963 33 McNeese State 11 1985 1st Rnd, #18, Detroit Pistons
Litterial Green PG 6-1 185 Mar 7, 1970 27 Georgia 3 1992 2nd Rnd, #39, Chicago Bulls
Grant Hill SF 6-8 225 Oct 5, 1972 24 Duke 2 1994 1st Rnd, #3, Detroit Pistons
Lindsey Hunter PG 6-2 195 Dec 3, 1970 26 Jackson State 3 1993 1st Rnd, #10, Detroit Pistons
Grant Long PF 6-8 225 Mar 12, 1966 31 Eastern Michigan 8 1988 2nd Rnd, #33, Miami Heat
Rick Mahorn C 6-10 240 Sep 21, 1958 38 Hampton 15 1980 2nd Rnd, #35, Washington Wizards
Aaron McKie SG 6-5 209 Oct 2, 1972 24 Temple 2 1994 1st Rnd, #17, Portland Trail Blazers
Terry Mills PF 6-10 230 Dec 21, 1967 29 Michigan 6 1990 1st Rnd, #16, Milwaukee Bucks
Theo Ratliff C 6-10 235 Apr 17, 1973 24 Wyoming 1 1995 1st Rnd, #18, Detroit Pistons
Don Reid PF 6-8 250 Dec 30, 1973 23 Georgetown 1 1995 2nd Rnd, #58, Detroit Pistons
Otis Thorpe PF 6-9 225 Aug 5, 1962 34 Providence 12 1984 1st Rnd, #9, Kansas City Kings
Jerome Williams F-C 6-9 206 May 10, 1973 23 Georgetown 0 1996 1st Rnd, #26, Detroit Pistons

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 Detroit Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Grant Hill 5 40.6 23.6 6.8 5.4 0.8 1.0 3.8
Lindsey Hunter 5 40.2 15.0 3.6 1.2 1.2 0.2 0.2
Joe Dumars 5 42.8 13.8 1.8 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.2
Terry Mills 5 39.2 11.8 7.0 1.4 1.2 0.0 0.8
Otis Thorpe 5 30.4 9.8 6.4 0.8 0.4 0.0 1.8
Grant Long 5 17.2 5.0 2.2 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.0
Aaron McKie 5 19.4 3.0 2.0 2.0 1.2 0.4 0.6
Theo Ratliff 3 6.0 2.7 1.3 0.3 0.3 1.3 1.0
Don Reid 1 3.0 4.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jerome Williams 1 5.0 4.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0
Michael Curry 2 3.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rick Mahorn 2 9.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1996-1997 Detroit Pistons Opening Round Schedule

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