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1996-97 Detroit Pistons Team Game Log

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Record: 54-28, Finished 3rd in NBA Central Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Doug Collins (54-28)

PTS/G: 94.2 (24th of 29) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 88.9 (2nd of 29)
SRS: 5.45 (6th of 29) ▪ Pace: 84.5 (28th of 29)
Off Rtg: 110.6 (5th of 29) ▪ Def Rtg: 104.4 (11th of 29)
Expected W-L: 57-25 (6th of 29)

Arena: The Palace of Auburn Hills ▪ Attendance: 820,585 (4th of 29)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-2) versus Atlanta Hawks

Regular Season

TOV do not include team TOV
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 1 1996-11-01 IND W 240 32 68 6 20 25 35 11 39 12 10 3 17 22 95 33 74 6 21 17 23 10 36 19 6 4 18 30 89
2 2 1996-11-02 @ ATL W 240 31 75 8 20 20 22 14 39 20 11 2 12 22 90 29 72 8 24 12 17 12 41 11 3 3 19 20 78
3 3 1996-11-05 @ PHI W 240 32 79 9 19 10 17 15 47 16 6 3 19 21 83 32 85 3 13 14 21 18 48 23 13 4 14 18 81
4 4 1996-11-06 DAL W 240 36 76 11 22 20 23 12 40 19 6 4 12 12 103 34 77 9 25 7 12 10 33 21 7 2 14 22 84
5 5 1996-11-08 CHI L 240 32 75 8 15 8 14 10 33 9 1 2 14 18 80 36 73 9 24 17 21 12 46 25 8 2 10 17 98
6 6 1996-11-12 @ WSB W 240 33 75 12 24 14 18 11 42 19 8 2 15 20 92 30 79 7 18 12 17 13 41 19 3 1 15 18 79
7 7 1996-11-13 DEN W 265 37 86 6 12 15 21 15 46 14 5 1 11 21 95 35 82 10 17 14 17 8 38 25 6 5 13 24 94
8 8 1996-11-15 WSB W 240 38 68 5 10 14 15 6 30 18 5 0 12 19 95 34 72 8 19 8 10 9 30 23 6 3 16 17 84
9 9 1996-11-16 @ CLE W 240 31 64 7 15 33 40 11 32 18 4 4 9 26 102 33 65 11 21 21 30 10 35 20 1 2 10 32 98
10 10 1996-11-20 @ BOS W 240 39 76 6 16 24 27 10 37 24 12 5 14 20 108 31 77 1 11 20 24 18 41 22 9 2 21 21 83
11 11 1996-11-21 NJN W 240 33 74 7 16 23 27 11 43 19 7 4 14 16 96 37 83 7 19 7 10 10 37 26 7 3 15 19 88
12 12 1996-11-23 @ CHH L 240 32 73 9 21 12 17 8 36 15 2 1 11 27 85 33 66 8 13 19 26 5 32 28 4 4 11 22 93
13 13 1996-11-27 VAN W 240 29 68 9 21 20 27 14 47 18 3 4 17 13 87 31 85 12 25 4 8 13 37 18 10 3 7 23 78
14 14 1996-11-29 LAL L 240 25 73 7 26 19 24 15 38 15 10 2 14 23 76 33 65 7 17 11 22 8 40 21 6 1 18 24 84
15 15 1996-12-01 SAC W 240 34 67 2 6 25 33 11 51 18 5 3 20 27 95 24 85 2 16 16 22 18 39 13 7 1 13 28 66
16 16 1996-12-04 ATL W 240 40 69 12 20 8 10 5 30 23 6 2 12 14 100 35 71 9 21 11 14 8 24 19 6 2 10 16 90
17 17 1996-12-06 CLE W 240 33 62 10 14 17 29 4 31 22 5 9 6 21 93 31 70 4 11 15 16 10 40 20 1 2 12 23 81
18 18 1996-12-07 @ NJN W 240 37 82 10 20 11 17 14 40 15 9 5 11 14 95 29 72 3 13 8 12 11 40 19 6 8 20 19 69
19 19 1996-12-10 @ MIL W 240 36 73 6 12 15 18 7 27 19 6 2 6 22 93 32 60 4 8 17 24 7 35 20 3 8 12 22 85
20 20 1996-12-12 @ HOU L 240 37 80 6 17 16 24 13 35 20 8 5 12 22 96 42 74 14 28 17 21 6 34 32 6 0 12 22 115
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
21 21 1996-12-15 BOS W 240 37 72 7 20 18 23 6 35 24 9 4 15 24 99 31 69 8 14 19 25 10 35 18 3 0 18 25 89
22 22 1996-12-16 @ TOR W 240 34 74 10 21 20 24 14 39 20 11 4 16 21 98 31 66 13 25 17 24 9 33 25 5 6 17 21 92
23 23 1996-12-18 NYK W 240 42 80 13 22 15 23 10 38 27 14 2 7 15 112 33 72 5 12 7 12 12 41 22 4 2 23 24 78
24 24 1996-12-20 @ IND W 240 32 72 6 19 14 22 15 40 12 8 1 13 21 84 30 74 4 16 11 14 10 36 22 5 3 16 25 75
25 25 1996-12-21 @ NYK L 240 32 71 8 15 20 27 10 36 17 4 2 15 23 92 36 76 7 19 16 19 10 39 27 6 4 13 24 95
26 26 1996-12-25 @ CHI L 240 34 77 3 18 12 20 12 37 11 3 1 13 17 83 38 88 8 26 11 19 24 51 30 10 2 11 17 95
27 27 1996-12-26 IND L 265 32 93 6 29 19 26 13 42 19 10 3 7 26 89 38 76 5 11 14 27 13 59 28 4 11 18 26 95
28 28 1996-12-28 CHH W 240 40 80 3 15 14 20 18 44 15 15 5 11 16 97 32 71 5 17 6 9 10 29 22 5 3 19 18 75
29 29 1996-12-30 ORL W 240 33 73 6 22 25 32 14 43 18 7 1 12 18 97 32 72 7 15 14 21 8 31 22 8 1 14 25 85
30 30 1997-01-02 BOS W 240 36 82 10 19 17 21 11 42 19 9 6 8 16 99 36 82 4 11 11 13 10 44 23 4 2 13 22 87
31 31 1997-01-04 TOR W 240 44 75 7 15 23 29 14 51 30 17 6 20 25 118 24 75 6 27 20 26 11 28 9 10 3 22 21 74
32 32 1997-01-07 MIL L 240 28 73 1 11 19 26 15 40 17 5 4 11 20 76 33 69 4 11 16 21 11 41 22 5 5 10 22 86
33 33 1997-01-10 SAS W 240 29 65 7 17 19 26 12 43 19 4 1 13 20 84 30 74 8 19 10 16 9 33 16 7 3 11 23 78
34 34 1997-01-11 UTA W 240 27 67 9 24 24 31 13 41 19 7 2 11 16 87 32 71 3 14 10 13 10 35 25 6 2 17 27 77
35 35 1997-01-14 @ POR L 240 28 84 8 23 22 26 11 36 19 9 4 8 16 86 35 80 8 18 17 17 14 51 25 2 7 18 19 95
36 36 1997-01-15 @ VAN W 240 36 70 7 16 24 34 7 38 21 10 4 10 18 103 32 86 3 12 12 19 22 50 20 5 3 17 24 79
37 37 1997-01-18 @ LAL W 290 38 92 5 19 19 25 18 52 25 7 2 10 24 100 40 98 6 26 11 21 23 58 27 5 10 13 28 97
38 38 1997-01-20 @ PHO L 240 32 75 11 23 11 14 9 39 16 10 2 13 22 86 33 73 5 14 18 24 11 40 18 7 0 14 13 89
39 39 1997-01-22 @ SAC L 240 31 72 3 15 27 31 8 34 11 8 6 9 20 92 35 77 7 15 20 22 15 43 22 6 2 11 23 97
40 40 1997-01-23 @ GSW W 240 39 80 11 27 5 7 11 40 27 9 2 13 18 94 31 69 8 21 9 14 7 33 24 4 3 17 13 79
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
41 41 1997-01-25 PHI W 240 39 87 10 20 16 22 17 47 21 5 12 13 24 104 34 80 9 21 18 32 15 48 19 4 3 13 21 95
42 42 1997-01-28 @ MIL W 240 35 71 8 19 15 19 7 35 15 10 1 10 18 93 33 76 6 13 12 18 12 37 17 4 4 14 17 84
43 43 1997-01-29 POR W 240 29 67 5 17 35 40 14 39 13 10 1 14 20 98 33 69 5 15 18 24 10 34 17 6 4 18 31 89
44 44 1997-02-01 @ NJN W 240 33 64 4 11 20 25 3 39 17 4 6 8 14 90 32 90 4 11 7 11 18 48 24 4 3 9 22 75
45 45 1997-02-02 PHO L 240 39 75 6 20 13 20 8 24 27 10 3 18 17 97 44 75 7 15 11 20 12 38 29 12 4 16 19 106
46 46 1997-02-06 HOU W 240 41 82 6 17 8 12 10 42 26 10 4 13 20 96 29 71 6 19 23 26 9 34 19 4 3 16 12 87
47 47 1997-02-11 @ MIA L 240 35 79 6 13 15 23 12 40 19 7 1 12 27 91 40 75 6 22 18 31 11 42 21 6 5 15 21 104
48 48 1997-02-12 ORL W 240 34 74 9 17 19 26 16 45 21 11 5 14 16 96 31 72 8 20 17 18 9 30 20 8 3 15 24 87
49 49 1997-02-14 @ CHH W 240 36 74 12 23 25 36 7 32 20 9 2 10 23 109 38 72 7 13 20 22 7 38 30 2 6 21 20 103
50 50 1997-02-16 @ TOR W 240 31 65 6 23 24 31 11 37 18 6 5 14 17 92 37 85 5 12 10 18 17 39 29 6 5 11 26 89
51 51 1997-02-19 WSB W 240 34 71 9 22 23 34 10 35 18 6 5 7 15 100 38 83 4 11 5 7 14 42 26 3 2 10 23 85
52 52 1997-02-21 NJN W 240 37 73 8 22 16 19 5 37 27 10 7 11 22 98 29 71 2 10 24 27 9 38 16 6 2 14 17 84
53 53 1997-02-23 @ WSB W 240 31 71 7 17 16 22 5 39 18 6 4 11 17 85 33 74 6 13 7 13 5 37 21 8 7 13 21 79
54 54 1997-02-24 @ ORL L 240 32 76 9 21 11 20 15 42 18 8 2 18 21 84 34 70 6 20 19 23 8 34 20 15 8 14 21 93
55 55 1997-02-26 GSW W 240 44 78 11 23 18 22 6 35 19 11 6 4 18 117 31 79 5 16 17 23 17 40 16 2 5 14 17 84
56 56 1997-02-28 @ BOS W 265 39 76 4 23 24 30 6 43 22 9 5 20 17 106 40 93 8 19 12 17 13 39 27 12 2 14 25 100
57 57 1997-03-02 ATL W 240 32 73 4 17 14 17 10 37 18 6 5 8 15 82 31 74 5 19 8 12 13 38 23 5 4 11 19 75
58 58 1997-03-04 MIA L 240 37 68 7 17 18 28 12 34 21 7 3 13 18 99 41 75 13 24 13 15 8 31 26 6 0 10 20 108
59 59 1997-03-05 @ MIN W 240 35 80 5 16 17 20 7 40 15 8 4 7 13 92 35 85 5 15 13 15 13 46 21 4 8 11 19 88
60 60 1997-03-07 @ UTA L 240 33 74 10 25 12 17 8 30 18 8 3 9 27 88 33 66 2 7 27 34 8 41 26 5 5 13 19 95
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
61 61 1997-03-08 @ LAC W 240 32 66 8 19 19 26 5 39 16 6 3 13 22 91 35 81 3 13 12 17 11 39 14 5 3 8 23 85
62 62 1997-03-11 @ SEA L 240 29 72 9 25 13 17 6 34 19 7 6 15 24 80 31 76 7 16 24 32 14 49 21 9 6 13 20 93
63 63 1997-03-13 @ DEN W 240 44 80 4 12 10 15 9 44 21 11 5 11 20 102 30 75 9 22 13 19 9 33 20 1 6 14 17 82
64 64 1997-03-16 SEA W 240 28 75 11 26 19 25 11 40 20 10 6 9 20 86 30 73 10 25 13 20 14 48 24 5 3 15 26 83
65 65 1997-03-17 @ CLE L 240 25 60 9 19 23 35 7 28 19 12 2 13 22 82 34 61 3 13 14 27 7 34 21 6 5 12 23 85
66 66 1997-03-19 TOR L 240 34 65 7 20 22 30 4 26 23 7 2 14 19 97 38 77 12 21 11 22 12 34 26 8 3 12 21 99
67 67 1997-03-21 MIN W 240 39 79 10 23 24 33 8 40 29 9 2 7 23 112 34 76 5 19 25 31 7 40 25 3 1 12 23 98
68 68 1997-03-22 @ CHI L 240 29 76 4 14 26 39 9 33 15 11 2 9 18 88 40 85 7 23 16 19 16 57 30 5 1 15 26 103
69 69 1997-03-26 @ NYK L 240 33 82 3 12 25 35 12 42 10 3 1 10 29 94 37 73 5 14 26 34 6 39 23 5 1 13 27 105
70 70 1997-03-28 LAC W 240 43 72 8 16 19 25 8 42 23 10 3 15 22 113 32 77 6 18 15 17 9 31 23 6 1 18 21 85
71 71 1997-03-30 PHI L 240 34 81 5 21 19 27 14 47 22 6 3 12 26 92 30 70 9 15 27 33 8 38 19 8 4 12 23 96
72 72 1997-04-01 @ DAL W 240 35 71 6 17 24 32 9 45 19 3 4 11 24 100 30 85 2 14 20 27 16 45 16 7 3 6 27 82
73 73 1997-04-02 @ SAS W 240 39 77 7 17 14 21 9 33 19 5 1 5 11 99 41 88 3 12 7 10 18 44 26 5 3 13 20 92
74 74 1997-04-04 @ ATL L 240 32 74 6 19 19 26 16 39 21 6 9 9 24 89 35 74 9 25 24 28 17 44 23 8 5 11 22 103
75 75 1997-04-07 MIA L 240 32 70 6 16 18 27 9 32 16 9 2 15 28 88 29 68 6 21 30 36 15 46 17 9 1 15 25 94
76 76 1997-04-10 @ MIA L 240 32 71 2 11 17 23 11 35 16 7 4 10 17 83 37 77 11 32 8 9 11 39 26 6 8 16 27 93
77 77 1997-04-11 CHH L 240 34 70 6 19 11 17 5 30 17 6 1 8 20 85 37 77 3 13 16 21 15 47 16 5 0 10 14 93
78 78 1997-04-13 CHI W 240 44 87 8 20 12 14 12 41 23 7 3 7 21 108 38 83 4 13 11 16 14 41 26 2 1 10 13 91
79 79 1997-04-14 @ ORL L 240 40 77 6 19 5 11 13 39 23 5 4 18 26 91 33 76 7 27 27 29 12 32 22 11 5 15 18 100
80 80 1997-04-16 MIL W 240 35 83 1 9 21 25 18 45 20 12 6 13 15 92 31 70 8 13 15 21 6 30 15 7 4 16 25 85
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
81 81 1997-04-18 CLE L 240 25 59 3 10 22 25 8 34 14 8 1 20 21 75 30 69 6 20 16 22 10 32 16 9 1 17 22 82
82 82 1997-04-20 @ IND W 265 42 80 10 16 30 39 8 37 19 6 4 12 25 124 44 100 8 19 24 29 24 55 27 7 3 14 30 120

Playoffs

TOV do not include team TOV
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 1 1997-04-25 @ ATL L 240 30 74 4 17 11 18 12 34 15 7 2 8 21 75 31 68 4 15 23 24 10 41 12 1 1 11 18 89
2 2 1997-04-27 @ ATL W 240 32 71 6 16 23 25 9 34 11 11 3 13 20 93 31 70 6 23 12 15 11 34 18 7 4 18 20 80
3 3 1997-04-29 ATL W 240 39 74 8 14 13 17 3 21 18 7 3 8 19 99 33 66 5 23 20 25 9 41 17 5 6 19 20 91
4 4 1997-05-02 ATL L 240 29 74 4 14 20 27 7 35 13 4 4 10 19 82 33 75 8 26 20 25 12 50 19 4 2 16 21 94
5 5 1997-05-04 @ ATL L 240 32 81 6 24 9 12 12 35 11 6 0 7 22 79 29 67 6 23 20 28 9 43 17 5 10 12 15 84