Phoenix Suns Playoff Rosters

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1996-1997 Phoenix Suns Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Mike Brown PF 6-9 257 Jul 19, 1963 33 Georgetown 10 1985 3rd Rnd, #69, Chicago Bulls
Mark Bryant PF 6-9 245 Apr 25, 1965 32 Seton Hall 8 1988 1st Rnd, #21, Portland Trail Blazers
Cedric Ceballos SF 6-6 190 Aug 2, 1969 27 Cal State Fullerton 6 1990 2nd Rnd, #48, Phoenix Suns
Rex Chapman SG 6-4 185 Oct 5, 1967 29 Kentucky 8 1988 1st Rnd, #8, Charlotte Hornets (1988)
Ben Davis FC 6-9 240 Dec 26, 1972 24 Arizona 0 1996 2nd Rnd, #43, Phoenix Suns
Tony Dumas SF 6-6 190 Aug 25, 1972 24 UMKC 2 1994 1st Rnd, #19, Dallas Mavericks
Horacio Llamas C 6-11 285 Jul 17, 1973 23 Grand Canyon 0 1996 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Kevin Johnson PG 6-1 180 Mar 4, 1966 31 California 9 1987 1st Rnd, #7, Cleveland Cavaliers
Jason Kidd PG 6-4 210 Mar 23, 1973 24 California 2 1994 1st Rnd, #2, Dallas Mavericks
Danny Manning F-C 6-10 230 May 17, 1966 30 Kansas 8 1988 1st Rnd, #1, Los Angeles Clippers
Loren Meyer F-C 6-10 257 Dec 30, 1972 24 Iowa State 1 1995 1st Rnd, #24, Dallas Mavericks
Steve Nash PG 6-3 178 Feb 7, 1974 23 Santa Clara 0 1996 1st Rnd, #15, Phoenix Suns
Wesley Person G-F 6-6 195 Mar 28, 1971 26 Auburn 2 1994 1st Rnd, #23, Phoenix Suns
Wayman Tisdale PF 6-9 240 Jun 9, 1964 32 Oklahoma 11 1985 1st Rnd, #2, Indiana Pacers
Hot Rod Williams F-C 6-11 215 Aug 9, 1962 34 Tulane 10 1985 2nd Rnd, #45, Cleveland Cavaliers

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 Phoenix Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Rex Chapman 5 38.2 24.2 3.2 2.6 0.4 0.0 3.0
Kevin Johnson 5 41.6 16.8 4.4 6.0 2.6 0.0 3.6
Wesley Person 5 32.6 15.6 6.6 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.8
Danny Manning 5 23.2 13.2 6.0 1.4 0.8 1.4 1.6
Jason Kidd 5 41.4 12.0 6.0 9.8 2.2 0.4 2.6
Cedric Ceballos 5 21.4 6.6 5.2 0.6 0.8 0.6 1.6
Hot Rod Williams 5 21.0 4.0 4.6 0.6 0.4 1.6 1.0
Wayman Tisdale 4 9.0 3.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
Mark Bryant 4 9.0 2.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Mike Brown 4 6.8 2.8 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
Steve Nash 4 3.8 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5
Loren Meyer 3 4.7 0.0 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.0

1996-1997 Phoenix Suns Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Phoenix Leaders Seattle Leaders
Apr 25, 1997
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Seattle		 W, 101-106 Climate Pledge Arena
Opening Round 		1-0 PTS: 42. Rex Chapman
REB: 7. K. Johnson
AST: 10. Jason Kidd 		PTS: 23. Gary Payton
REB: 15. Shawn Kemp
AST: 9. Gary Payton
Apr 27, 1997
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Seattle		 L, 122-78 Climate Pledge Arena
Opening Round 		1-1 PTS: 18. Rex Chapman
REB: 10. W. Person
AST: 8. Jason Kidd 		PTS: 23. Shawn Kemp
REB: 15. Shawn Kemp
AST: 6. Gary Payton
Apr 29, 1997
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Seattle		 W, 110-103 Footprint Center
Opening Round 		2-1 PTS: 29. W. Person
REB: 10. W. Person
AST: 10. Jason Kidd 		PTS: 34. Gary Payton
REB: 11. Shawn Kemp
AST: 6. Gary Payton
May 1, 1997
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Seattle		 L, 115-122 Footprint Center
Opening Round 		2-2 PTS: 23. Jason Kidd
REB: 10. D. Manning
AST: 14. Jason Kidd 		PTS: 28. Gary Payton
REB: 20. Shawn Kemp
AST: 14. Gary Payton
May 3, 1997
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Seattle		 L, 116-92 Climate Pledge Arena
Opening Round 		2-3 PTS: 26. W. Person
REB: 8. Jason Kidd
AST: 7. Jason Kidd 		PTS: 24. D. Schrempf
REB: 11. Shawn Kemp
AST: 10. Gary Payton