Top Performers
Points
25
Hill
DET
Rebounds
12
Seikaly
ORL
Assists
8
Shaw
ORL
Threes
5
Scott
ORL
32-72 (44.4%)
FG%
33-73 (45.2%)
7-15 (46.7%)
3PM
6-22 (27.3%)
14-21 (66.7%)
FTM
25-32 (78.1%)
31
Rebounds
43
8
Offensive Rebounds
14
23
Defensive Rebounds
29
22
Assists
18
8
Steals
7
1
Blocks
1
14
Turnovers
12
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
25
Fouls
18
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 Orlando Magic, 97 to 85, on December 30, 1996.
Game Info
December 29, 1996
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Scott #3 | 39 | 24 | 5 (0) | 2 | 2 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 4 | 8-13 | 5-6 | 3-5 | 78.9 |
H. Grant #54 | 39 | 12 | 3 (1) | 4 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 1 | 4 | 5-14 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 38.1 |
R. Seikaly #4 | 31 | 15 | 12 (3) | 1 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 1 | 5 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 59.9 |
G. Wilkins #21 | 39 | 15 | 4 (1) | 4 | 0 | 0 | -21 | 3 | 3 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 54.5 |
B. Shaw #20 | 44 | 8 | 2 (1) | 8 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 3 | 1 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Armstrong #10 | 14 | 3 | 0 (0) | 1 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 5 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 37.5 |
D. Schayes #34 | 14 | 2 | 2 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
D. Strong #33 | 13 | 4 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2 | 2 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
K. Smith #30 | 7 | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ORL | 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 | 40 | 25 | 7 (2) | 8 | 2 | 0 | +11 | 3 | 2 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 58.4 |
R. Mahorn #44 | 13 | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
O. Thorpe #33 | 27 | 22 | 9 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +18 | 1 | 5 | 10-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 79.3 |
J. Dumars #4 | 32 | 5 | 0 (0) | 4 | 2 | 0 | +12 | 2 | 0 | 1-8 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 28.2 |
L. Hunter #1 | 36 | 11 | 6 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +12 | 2 | 1 | 3-10 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 46.8 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Curry #12 | 23 | 11 | 3 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 70.9 |
T. Mills #6 | 23 | 12 | 7 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 54.5 |
T. Ratliff #42 | 21 | 5 | 3 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 64.4 |
L. Green #11 | 11 | 4 | 2 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 43.1 |
G. Long #43 | 10 | 2 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 34.7 |
D. Reid #52 | 4 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 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
D. Scott makes 11' 2PT shot
1Q
O. Thorpe makes 8' 2PT shot
1Q
L. Hunter makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
G. Hill makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
B. Shaw makes 18' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Scott makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
G. Hill makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
O. Thorpe makes 8' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Scott makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
H. Grant makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
O. Thorpe makes 12' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Curry makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
D. Scott makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
O. Thorpe makes 2PT shot
1Q
H. Grant makes 19' 2PT shot
1Q
O. Thorpe makes 2PT shot
1Q
D. Strong makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Dumars makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
R. Seikaly makes 2PT shot
2Q
R. Seikaly makes 9' 2PT shot
2Q
L. Hunter makes 6' 2PT shot
2Q
G. Hill makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
R. Seikaly makes 12' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Mills makes 19' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Mills makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
R. Seikaly makes 2PT shot
2Q
B. Shaw makes 2PT shot
2Q
H. Grant makes 2PT shot
2Q
T. Mills makes 17' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Shaw makes 4' 2PT shot
2Q
G. Hill makes 17' 2PT shot
2Q
G. Hill makes 2PT shot
2Q
T. Mills makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
O. Thorpe makes 2PT shot
3Q
G. Hill makes 2PT shot
3Q
G. Hill makes 17' 2PT shot
3Q
G. Wilkins makes 2PT shot
3Q
G. Wilkins makes 2PT shot
3Q
L. Hunter makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
D. Schayes makes 15' 2PT shot
3Q
G. Hill makes 13' 2PT shot
3Q
G. Wilkins makes 4' 2PT shot
3Q
H. Grant makes 11' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Curry makes 2PT shot
3Q
G. Wilkins makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
D. Strong makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
T. Ratliff makes 2PT shot
3Q
T. Mills makes 17' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Smith makes 2PT shot
3Q
M. Curry makes 2PT shot
4Q
O. Thorpe makes 2PT shot
4Q
G. Wilkins makes 10' 2PT shot
4Q
O. Thorpe makes 2PT shot
4Q
G. Wilkins makes 14' 2PT shot
4Q
O. Thorpe makes 14' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Scott makes 18' 2PT shot
4Q
O. Thorpe makes 2PT shot
4Q
H. Grant makes 2PT shot
4Q
D. Scott makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
T. Ratliff makes 2PT shot
4Q
D. Scott makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
B. Shaw makes 19' 2PT shot
4Q
G. Hill makes 2PT shot
4Q
D. Scott makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
D. Armstrong makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
32-72 (44.4%)
FG%
33-73 (45.2%)
7-15 (46.7%)
3PM
6-22 (27.3%)
14-21 (66.7%)
FTM
25-32 (78.1%)
31
Rebounds
43
8
Offensive Rebounds
14
23
Defensive Rebounds
29
22
Assists
18
8
Steals
7
1
Blocks
1
14
Turnovers
12
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
25
Fouls
18
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0