Top Performers
Points
25
Wesley
BOS
Rebounds
11
Hill
DET
Assists
8
Hill
DET
Threes
4
Wesley
BOS
31-69 (44.9%)
FG%
37-72 (51.4%)
8-14 (57.1%)
3PM
7-20 (35.0%)
19-25 (76.0%)
FTM
18-23 (78.3%)
35
Rebounds
35
10
Offensive Rebounds
6
25
Defensive Rebounds
29
18
Assists
24
3
Steals
9
0
Blocks
4
18
Turnovers
16
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
25
Fouls
24
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
1996-97 Eastern Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulls - z | 69 | 13 | .841 | |
| 2 |  Heat - y | 61 | 21 | .744 | 8.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 57 | 25 | .695 | 12.0 |
| 4 |  Hawks - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 13.0 |
| 5 |  Pistons - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15.0 |
| 6 |  Hornets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 24.0 |
| 8 |  Bullets - x | 44 | 38 | .537 | 25.0 |
| 9 |  Cavaliers - e | 42 | 40 | .512 | 27.0 |
| 10 |  Pacers - e | 39 | 43 | .476 | 30.0 |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 33 | 49 | .402 | 36.0 |
| 12 |  Raptors - e | 30 | 52 | .366 | 39.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 43.0 |
| 14 |  76ers - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 47.0 |
| 15 |  Celtics - e | 15 | 67 | .183 | 54.0 |
Game Summary
The Detroit Pistons decisively defeated the Boston Celtics, 99 to 89, on December 15, 1996.
Game Info
December 14, 1996
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Fox #44 | 27 | 17 | 5 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 2 | 5 | 6-9 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 79.0 |
E. Williams #55 | 35 | 14 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -15 | 2 | 4 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 65.1 |
D. Radja #40 | 33 | 10 | 7 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 7 | 2 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 46.0 |
G. Minor #9 | 27 | 0 | 6 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
D. Wesley #4 | 39 | 25 | 1 (0) | 6 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 4 | 9-13 | 4-5 | 3-5 | 82.2 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Walker #8 | 27 | 16 | 9 (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 5 | 5-14 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 45.7 |
D. Barros #11 | 22 | 3 | 2 (0) | 4 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 30.0 |
T. Day #10 | 19 | 4 | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -16 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 29.1 |
M. Conlon #30 | 10 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
B. Szabo #43 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BOS | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Hill #33 | 41 | 25 | 11 (3) | 8 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 9-17 | 0-1 | 7-9 | 59.6 |
G. Long #43 | 25 | 8 | 4 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 68.0 |
O. Thorpe #33 | 25 | 16 | 4 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 5 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 85.8 |
J. Dumars #4 | 39 | 15 | 1 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 3 | 1 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 66.3 |
L. Hunter #1 | 38 | 7 | 3 (0) | 5 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 2-14 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 23.5 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Mills #6 | 29 | 13 | 7 (1) | 2 | 3 | 1 | +15 | 2 | 3 | 5-11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 59.1 |
M. Curry #12 | 19 | 7 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +11 | 0 | 3 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 116.7 |
L. Green #11 | 11 | 4 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 2 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 106.4 |
T. Ratliff #42 | 9 | 4 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
R. Mahorn #44 | 4 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DET | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
G. Long makes 2PT shot
1Q
D. Wesley makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
O. Thorpe makes 10' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Radja makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
G. Hill makes 10' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Radja makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Dumars makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
R. Fox makes 2PT shot
1Q
G. Hill makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Radja makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
G. Hill makes 2PT shot
1Q
D. Wesley makes 2PT shot
1Q
G. Long makes 2PT shot
1Q
E. Williams makes 2PT shot
1Q
L. Hunter makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
E. Williams makes 2PT shot
1Q
D. Wesley makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
O. Thorpe makes 2PT shot
1Q
G. Hill makes 2PT shot
1Q
G. Hill makes 2PT shot
1Q
D. Wesley makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Wesley makes 19' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Ratliff makes 10' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Walker makes 2PT shot
2Q
J. Dumars makes 2PT shot
2Q
T. Mills makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Ratliff makes 2PT shot
2Q
M. Curry makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
L. Green makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Mills makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
G. Hill makes 2PT shot
2Q
J. Dumars makes 14' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Dumars makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
T. Day makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
G. Long makes 17' 2PT shot
2Q
E. Williams makes 14' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Wesley makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
R. Fox makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
E. Williams makes 16' 2PT shot
3Q
O. Thorpe makes 15' 2PT shot
3Q
O. Thorpe makes 17' 2PT shot
3Q
O. Thorpe makes 2PT shot
3Q
D. Wesley makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
G. Hill makes 2PT shot
3Q
T. Mills makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
D. Radja makes 2PT shot
3Q
G. Hill makes 2PT shot
3Q
A. Walker makes 2PT shot
3Q
A. Walker makes 2PT shot
3Q
M. Curry makes 2PT shot
3Q
A. Walker makes 2PT shot
4Q
R. Fox makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
R. Fox makes 16' 2PT shot
4Q
O. Thorpe makes 2PT shot
4Q
M. Curry makes 19' 2PT shot
4Q
L. Hunter makes 2PT shot
4Q
R. Fox makes 10' 2PT shot
4Q
O. Thorpe makes 2PT shot
4Q
G. Hill makes 2PT shot
4Q
J. Dumars makes 12' 2PT shot
4Q
E. Williams makes 2PT shot
4Q
T. Mills makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
D. Barros makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
D. Wesley makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
R. Fox makes 9' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Walker makes 2PT shot
4Q
D. Wesley makes 2PT shot
4Q
T. Mills makes 2PT shot
4Q
31-69 (44.9%)
FG%
37-72 (51.4%)
8-14 (57.1%)
3PM
7-20 (35.0%)
19-25 (76.0%)
FTM
18-23 (78.3%)
35
Rebounds
35
10
Offensive Rebounds
6
25
Defensive Rebounds
29
18
Assists
24
3
Steals
9
0
Blocks
4
18
Turnovers
16
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
25
Fouls
24
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0