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1996 NBA Eastern Conference First Round

Previous Year

League Champion: Chicago Bulls

Finals MVP: Michael Jordan (27.3/5.3/4.2)

PTS Leader: Michael Jordan (552)
TRB Leader: Dennis Rodman (247)
AST Leader: John Stockton (195)
WS Leader: Michael Jordan (4.7)

4 Series

Click matchup for composite box score
2 vs. 7 Orlando Magic vs. Detroit Pistons ORLANDO MAGIC win 3-0
4 vs. 5 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks NEW YORK KNICKS win 3-0
1 vs. 8 Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat CHICAGO BULLS win 3-0
3 vs. 6 Indiana Pacers vs. Atlanta Hawks ATLANTA HAWKS win 3-2

Orlando Magic (3) vs. Detroit Pistons (0)

Game 1
DET
ORL
92
112
Game 2
DET
ORL
77
92
Game 3
ORL
DET
101
98

Orlando Magic

Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
1 Shaquille O'Neal 23 3 3 104 26 51 0 0 11 25 8 12 20 16 1 3 13 13 63 .510 .440 34.7 21.0 6.7 5.3 0.3 1.0
2 Anfernee Hardaway 24 3 3 115 18 43 6 13 15 18 2 13 15 22 6 3 3 5 57 .419 .462 .833 38.3 19.0 5.0 7.3 2.0 1.0
3 Dennis Scott 27 3 3 120 20 34 11 19 4 7 3 7 10 6 3 0 5 10 55 .588 .579 .571 40.0 18.3 3.3 2.0 1.0 0.0
4 Nick Anderson 28 3 3 116 16 31 6 15 11 17 6 10 16 6 3 2 5 4 49 .516 .400 .647 38.7 16.3 5.3 2.0 1.0 0.7
5 Horace Grant 30 3 3 116 21 35 0 0 3 4 13 26 39 3 1 4 1 11 45 .600 .750 38.7 15.0 13.0 1.0 0.3 1.3
6 Anthony Bowie 32 3 0 28 4 5 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 10 .800 1.000 9.3 3.3 0.3 1.3 0.0 0.0
7 Brian Shaw 29 3 0 56 3 11 1 6 2 2 0 3 3 18 2 0 4 8 9 .273 .167 1.000 18.7 3.0 1.0 6.0 0.7 0.0
8 Joe Wolf 31 3 0 16 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 5 6 .500 5.3 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0
9 Jon Koncak 32 3 0 32 2 2 0 0 1 3 1 5 6 0 1 2 1 12 5 1.000 .333 10.7 1.7 2.0 0.0 0.3 0.7
10 Donald Royal 29 1 0 12 1 2 0 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 .500 1.000 12.0 5.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
11 Brooks Thompson 25 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 Anthony Bonner 27 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Team Totals 3 720 114 220 24 53 53 83 34 78 112 77 17 14 34 70 305 240.0 101.7 37.3 25.7 5.7 4.7

Detroit Pistons

Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
1 Allan Houston 24 3 3 136 25 58 7 21 18 20 1 7 8 6 0 1 11 11 75 .431 .333 .900 45.3 25.0 2.7 2.0 0.0 0.3
2 Grant Hill 23 3 3 115 22 39 1 2 12 14 4 18 22 11 3 0 8 13 57 .564 .500 .857 38.3 19.0 7.3 3.7 1.0 0.0
3 Joe Dumars 32 3 3 123 16 35 5 14 4 4 5 8 13 11 0 0 7 5 41 .457 .357 1.000 41.0 13.7 4.3 3.7 0.0 0.0
4 Otis Thorpe 33 3 3 101 13 24 0 0 9 12 14 21 35 7 0 0 7 9 35 .542 .750 33.7 11.7 11.7 2.3 0.0 0.0
5 Mark West 35 3 3 78 11 21 0 0 6 13 6 10 16 1 1 1 2 12 28 .524 .462 26.0 9.3 5.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
6 Terry Mills 28 3 0 48 5 20 1 8 5 6 3 2 5 4 1 0 1 6 16 .250 .125 .833 16.0 5.3 1.7 1.3 0.3 0.0
7 Michael Curry 27 3 0 43 3 7 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 1 0 5 6 .429 .000 14.3 2.0 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.3
8 Lindsey Hunter 25 2 0 36 2 8 1 4 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 6 .250 .250 .500 18.0 3.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0
9 Don Reid 22 3 0 26 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 8 3 .333 .333 8.7 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.7
10 Eric Leckner 29 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
11 Theo Ratliff 22 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 Lou Roe 23 2 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 3.5 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0
Team Totals 3 720 98 216 15 50 56 74 36 71 107 43 8 5 37 74 267 240.0 89.0 35.7 14.3 2.7 1.7

New York Knicks (3) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (0)

Game 1
NYK
CLE
106
83
Game 2
NYK
CLE
84
80
Game 3
CLE
NYK
76
81

New York Knicks

Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
1 John Starks 30 3 3 129 19 34 14 22 7 12 1 15 16 18 4 1 11 7 59 .559 .636 .583 43.0 19.7 5.3 6.0 1.3 0.3
2 Patrick Ewing 33 3 3 121 22 45 1 2 10 20 4 25 29 8 0 11 11 6 55 .489 .500 .500 40.3 18.3 9.7 2.7 0.0 3.7
3 Anthony Mason 29 3 3 133 18 37 0 0 8 11 9 19 28 16 2 1 3 5 44 .486 .727 44.3 14.7 9.3 5.3 0.7 0.3
4 Charles Oakley 32 3 3 103 17 34 2 3 2 4 6 8 14 8 2 0 8 12 38 .500 .667 .500 34.3 12.7 4.7 2.7 0.7 0.0
5 Hubert Davis 25 3 0 68 10 14 8 11 4 5 3 4 7 1 0 0 3 5 32 .714 .727 .800 22.7 10.7 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.0
6 Derek Harper 34 3 3 104 8 24 3 8 7 10 0 10 10 15 5 1 3 8 26 .333 .375 .700 34.7 8.7 3.3 5.0 1.7 0.3
7 Charlie Ward 25 3 0 40 4 10 2 5 0 0 1 3 4 10 4 0 4 6 10 .400 .400 13.3 3.3 1.3 3.3 1.3 0.0
8 Herb Williams 37 3 0 20 2 3 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 .667 .750 6.7 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
9 Ron Grandison 31 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Totals 3 720 100 201 30 51 41 66 24 84 108 76 17 15 43 51 271 240.0 90.3 36.0 25.3 5.7 5.0

Cleveland Cavaliers

Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
1 Terrell Brandon 25 3 3 125 21 47 3 9 13 15 1 8 9 24 4 1 11 10 58 .447 .333 .867 41.7 19.3 3.0 8.0 1.3 0.3
2 Dan Majerle 30 3 0 91 16 36 10 23 8 9 2 10 12 9 4 2 3 6 50 .444 .435 .889 30.3 16.7 4.0 3.0 1.3 0.7
3 Danny Ferry 29 3 3 117 14 41 1 16 0 0 1 14 15 9 3 2 4 13 29 .341 .063 39.0 9.7 5.0 3.0 1.0 0.7
4 Bobby Phills 26 3 3 96 13 35 2 10 1 4 5 9 14 6 2 1 5 4 29 .371 .200 .250 32.0 9.7 4.7 2.0 0.7 0.3
5 Tyrone Hill 27 3 0 53 9 12 0 0 7 9 7 8 15 0 0 0 3 11 25 .750 .778 17.7 8.3 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 Chris Mills 26 3 3 105 11 33 0 5 1 1 5 11 16 5 2 2 3 10 23 .333 .000 1.000 35.0 7.7 5.3 1.7 0.7 0.7
7 Michael Cage 34 3 3 101 8 14 0 0 3 5 13 15 28 2 2 5 0 5 19 .571 .600 33.7 6.3 9.3 0.7 0.7 1.7
8 Bob Sura 22 3 0 18 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 4 4 4 .667 6.0 1.3 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.0
9 John Crotty 26 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 1.000 4.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
10 John Amaechi 25 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
11 Antonio Lang 23 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 Donny Marshall 23 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Totals 3 720 94 222 16 63 35 45 35 76 111 59 19 14 34 63 239 240.0 79.7 37.0 19.7 6.3 4.7

Chicago Bulls (3) vs. Miami Heat (0)

Game 1
MIA
CHI
85
102
Game 2
MIA
CHI
75
106
Game 3
CHI
MIA
112
91

Chicago Bulls

Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
1 Michael Jordan 32 3 3 103 32 62 5 10 21 27 3 8 11 8 5 1 4 5 90 .516 .500 .778 34.3 30.0 3.7 2.7 1.7 0.3
2 Scottie Pippen 30 3 3 116 20 36 5 13 14 23 11 23 34 21 9 5 10 5 59 .556 .385 .609 38.7 19.7 11.3 7.0 3.0 1.7
3 Toni Kukoc 27 3 3 105 17 37 1 16 8 11 4 15 19 11 1 1 6 6 43 .459 .063 .727 35.0 14.3 6.3 3.7 0.3 0.3
4 Ron Harper 32 3 3 89 13 19 1 3 3 8 4 5 9 11 7 0 6 7 30 .684 .333 .375 29.7 10.0 3.0 3.7 2.3 0.0
5 Steve Kerr 30 3 0 72 6 15 3 10 13 14 0 4 4 10 3 0 2 4 28 .400 .300 .929 24.0 9.3 1.3 3.3 1.0 0.0
6 Luc Longley 27 3 3 50 8 17 0 0 5 6 6 7 13 4 0 2 6 13 21 .471 .833 16.7 7.0 4.3 1.3 0.0 0.7
7 Jud Buechler 27 3 0 34 5 12 3 6 0 0 1 5 6 1 1 0 2 3 13 .417 .500 11.3 4.3 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.0
8 Dennis Rodman 34 3 0 59 4 8 0 0 3 6 7 11 18 6 0 0 4 12 11 .500 .500 19.7 3.7 6.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
9 Randy Brown 27 3 0 22 4 6 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 9 .667 .500 7.3 3.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0
10 Bill Wennington 32 3 0 28 4 8 0 0 0 0 5 4 9 2 3 0 1 4 8 .500 9.3 2.7 3.0 0.7 1.0 0.0
11 James Edwards 40 1 0 8 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 5 .667 .500 8.0 5.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 John Salley 31 3 0 34 1 4 0 0 1 3 0 4 4 1 1 1 3 8 3 .250 .333 11.3 1.0 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Team Totals 3 720 116 227 18 58 70 102 41 89 130 75 31 10 45 70 320 240.0 106.7 43.3 25.0 10.3 3.3

Miami Heat

Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
1 Alonzo Mourning 25 3 3 92 17 35 0 0 20 28 3 15 18 4 2 3 16 13 54 .486 .714 30.7 18.0 6.0 1.3 0.7 1.0
2 Tim Hardaway 29 3 3 110 20 43 8 22 5 7 1 4 5 17 3 0 15 10 53 .465 .364 .714 36.7 17.7 1.7 5.7 1.0 0.0
3 Rex Chapman 28 3 3 88 12 28 3 13 0 0 0 6 6 5 3 0 1 6 27 .429 .231 29.3 9.0 2.0 1.7 1.0 0.0
4 Sasha Danilovic 25 3 0 60 9 18 4 10 3 3 1 0 1 4 1 0 3 8 25 .500 .400 1.000 20.0 8.3 0.3 1.3 0.3 0.0
5 Tony Smith 27 3 0 61 9 19 4 10 0 0 3 1 4 8 4 0 3 7 22 .474 .400 20.3 7.3 1.3 2.7 1.3 0.0
6 Chris Gatling 28 3 0 68 6 22 0 0 6 12 10 14 24 1 2 0 8 8 18 .273 .500 22.7 6.0 8.0 0.3 0.7 0.0
7 Walt Williams 25 3 3 70 6 18 1 9 1 2 3 9 12 5 1 1 3 4 14 .333 .111 .500 23.3 4.7 4.0 1.7 0.3 0.3
8 Keith Askins 28 3 0 48 4 11 2 6 3 3 3 5 8 2 1 0 4 9 13 .364 .333 1.000 16.0 4.3 2.7 0.7 0.3 0.0
9 Kurt Thomas 23 3 3 60 4 10 0 0 4 4 4 12 16 3 2 1 5 13 12 .400 1.000 20.0 4.0 5.3 1.0 0.7 0.3
10 Danny Schayes 36 2 0 17 3 4 0 0 1 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 7 .750 .500 8.5 3.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
11 Tyrone Corbin 33 2 0 34 1 5 0 0 3 4 4 3 7 1 2 0 1 3 5 .200 .750 17.0 2.5 3.5 0.5 1.0 0.0
12 Stacey King 29 1 0 12 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 12.0 1.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Team Totals 3 720 91 216 22 70 47 67 34 74 108 51 21 5 61 83 251 240.0 83.7 36.0 17.0 7.0 1.7

Atlanta Hawks (3) vs. Indiana Pacers (2)

Game 1
ATL
IND
92
80
Game 2
ATL
IND
94
102
Game 3
IND
ATL
83
90
Game 4
IND
ATL
83
75
Game 5
ATL
IND
89
87

Atlanta Hawks

Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
1 Steve Smith 26 5 5 207 41 80 15 25 17 21 7 17 24 10 7 10 9 17 114 .513 .600 .810 41.4 22.8 4.8 2.0 1.4 2.0
2 Mookie Blaylock 28 5 5 219 29 76 14 43 8 11 7 17 24 30 17 3 18 9 80 .382 .326 .727 43.8 16.0 4.8 6.0 3.4 0.6
3 Christian Laettner 26 5 5 177 26 63 0 0 24 31 20 22 42 6 5 7 14 19 76 .413 .774 35.4 15.2 8.4 1.2 1.0 1.4
4 Grant Long 29 5 5 188 20 59 2 11 8 11 18 24 42 12 3 2 11 16 50 .339 .182 .727 37.6 10.0 8.4 2.4 0.6 0.4
5 Stacey Augmon 27 5 5 152 13 31 0 0 10 13 5 11 16 11 7 4 8 15 36 .419 .769 30.4 7.2 3.2 2.2 1.4 0.8
6 Craig Ehlo 34 5 0 94 9 29 6 17 2 3 0 11 11 3 6 1 4 6 26 .310 .353 .667 18.8 5.2 2.2 0.6 1.2 0.2
7 Alan Henderson 23 5 0 76 12 19 0 0 0 1 8 3 11 5 1 2 2 14 24 .632 .000 15.2 4.8 2.2 1.0 0.2 0.4
8 Sean Rooks 26 5 0 61 7 13 0 0 4 9 9 3 12 4 1 3 5 10 18 .538 .444 12.2 3.6 2.4 0.8 0.2 0.6
9 Matt Bullard 28 1 0 25 2 5 2 3 2 4 0 3 3 0 0 2 1 4 8 .400 .667 .500 25.0 8.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
10 Reggie Jordan 28 5 0 26 3 6 0 0 2 4 0 3 3 5 2 1 1 4 8 .500 .500 5.2 1.6 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.2
Team Totals 5 1225 162 381 39 99 77 108 74 114 188 86 49 35 73 114 440 245.0 88.0 37.6 17.2 9.8 7.0

Indiana Pacers

Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
1 Rik Smits 29 5 5 166 42 77 0 0 11 14 13 24 37 8 2 2 14 20 95 .545 .786 33.2 19.0 7.4 1.6 0.4 0.4
2 Derrick McKey 29 5 5 180 24 57 5 12 11 13 8 25 33 10 7 1 14 20 64 .421 .417 .846 36.0 12.8 6.6 2.0 1.4 0.2
3 Mark Jackson 30 5 5 186 18 51 4 18 13 17 3 22 25 30 6 0 13 9 53 .353 .222 .765 37.2 10.6 5.0 6.0 1.2 0.0
4 Ricky Pierce 36 5 4 133 16 47 2 8 17 20 3 1 4 15 8 1 12 13 51 .340 .250 .850 26.6 10.2 0.8 3.0 1.6 0.2
5 Antonio Davis 27 5 0 127 13 25 0 0 13 15 12 19 31 3 3 6 10 12 39 .520 .867 25.4 7.8 6.2 0.6 0.6 1.2
6 Dale Davis 26 5 5 184 16 31 0 0 4 11 20 36 56 4 3 6 10 16 36 .516 .364 36.8 7.2 11.2 0.8 0.6 1.2
7 Travis Best 23 5 0 84 11 22 1 6 6 7 3 8 11 9 6 0 10 10 29 .500 .167 .857 16.8 5.8 2.2 1.8 1.2 0.0
8 Reggie Miller 30 1 1 31 7 17 2 6 13 15 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 29 .412 .333 .867 31.0 29.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0
9 Haywoode Workman 30 5 0 53 7 16 3 5 2 2 1 2 3 2 2 0 2 5 19 .438 .600 1.000 10.6 3.8 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.0
10 Duane Ferrell 30 5 0 69 7 19 0 0 4 8 6 3 9 3 4 0 4 10 18 .368 .500 13.8 3.6 1.8 0.6 0.8 0.0
11 Adrian Caldwell 29 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.000 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 Eddie Johnson 36 1 0 9 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 9.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Team Totals 5 1225 162 368 17 57 94 122 70 141 211 86 42 16 89 116 435 245.0 87.0 42.2 17.2 8.4 3.2