Top Performers
Points
23
Mills
DET
Rebounds
13
Hill
CLE
Assists
9
Mills
DET
Threes
6
Mills
DET
31-70 (44.3%)
FG%
33-62 (53.2%)
4-11 (36.4%)
3PM
10-14 (71.4%)
15-16 (93.8%)
FTM
17-29 (58.6%)
40
Rebounds
31
10
Offensive Rebounds
4
30
Defensive Rebounds
27
20
Assists
22
1
Steals
5
2
Blocks
9
13
Turnovers
6
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
23
Fouls
21
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 Cleveland Cavaliers, 93 to 81, on December 6, 1996.
Game Info
December 5, 1996
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Mills #24 | 43 | 16 | 9 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | -13 | 2 | 2 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 57.1 |
T. Hill #32 | 41 | 14 | 13 (4) | 3 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 2 | 4 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 50.1 |
M. West #41 | 21 | 4 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
B. Sura #3 | 40 | 7 | 2 (1) | 6 | 0 | 0 | -17 | 3 | 3 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
T. Brandon #1 | 40 | 17 | 7 (0) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-17 | 0-4 | 5-5 | 44.3 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Lang #21 | 25 | 14 | 3 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 1 | 1 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 70.0 |
D. Ferry #35 | 20 | 5 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 41.7 |
V. Potapenko #52 | 9 | 4 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 1 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 69.4 |
D. Marshall #33 | 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% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CLE | 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 | 14 | 5 (1) | 8 | 2 | 2 | +10 | 3 | 3 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 4-9 | 41.3 |
G. Long #43 | 18 | 4 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 53.2 |
O. Thorpe #33 | 37 | 19 | 6 (2) | 2 | 0 | 4 | +5 | 1 | 5 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 57.8 |
J. Dumars #4 | 42 | 11 | 2 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +14 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 61.9 |
L. Hunter #1 | 40 | 6 | 2 (0) | 0 | 1 | 2 | +8 | 0 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 34.2 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Mills #6 | 28 | 23 | 5 (0) | 9 | 1 | 1 | +20 | 1 | 3 | 7-9 | 6-6 | 3-3 | 111.4 |
M. Curry #12 | 21 | 12 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 77.3 |
R. Mahorn #44 | 10 | 4 | 5 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 0 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 106.4 |
L. Green #11 | 4 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 | 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
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Scoring Plays
All Plays
B. Sura makes 2PT shot
1Q
G. Long makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
T. Hill makes 2PT shot
1Q
C. Mills makes 2PT shot
1Q
L. Hunter makes 2PT shot
1Q
C. Mills makes 15' 2PT shot
1Q
G. Hill makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
B. Sura makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
J. Dumars makes 2PT shot
1Q
T. Brandon makes 12' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Hill makes 2PT shot
1Q
M. West makes 2PT shot
1Q
G. Hill makes 2PT shot
1Q
C. Mills makes 18' 2PT shot
1Q
B. Sura makes 2PT shot
1Q
G. Hill makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Mills makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
T. Brandon makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Lang makes 2PT shot
2Q
R. Mahorn makes 2PT shot
2Q
C. Mills makes 2PT shot
2Q
T. Mills makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
T. Mills makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
M. Curry makes 2PT shot
2Q
A. Lang makes 17' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Curry makes 17' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Lang makes 17' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Mills makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
T. Brandon makes 18' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Mills makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
A. Lang makes 2PT shot
2Q
M. Curry makes 2PT shot
2Q
M. West makes 8' 2PT shot
3Q
G. Hill makes 2PT shot
3Q
O. Thorpe makes 2PT shot
3Q
T. Brandon makes 18' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Dumars makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
V. Potapenko makes 2PT shot
3Q
O. Thorpe makes 2PT shot
3Q
M. Curry makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
O. Thorpe makes 2PT shot
3Q
O. Thorpe makes 2PT shot
3Q
J. Dumars makes 17' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Lang makes 15' 2PT shot
3Q
T. Hill makes 2PT shot
3Q
O. Thorpe makes 2PT shot
4Q
C. Mills makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
A. Lang makes 16' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Lang makes 18' 2PT shot
4Q
O. Thorpe makes 7' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Ferry makes 20' 2PT shot
4Q
O. Thorpe makes 2PT shot
4Q
D. Ferry makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
T. Mills makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
T. Mills makes 15' 2PT shot
4Q
C. Mills makes 16' 2PT shot
4Q
G. Hill makes 2PT shot
4Q
O. Thorpe makes 5' 2PT shot
4Q
T. Mills makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
T. Brandon makes 9' 2PT shot
4Q
J. Dumars makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
O. Thorpe makes 2PT shot
4Q
T. Brandon makes 2PT shot
4Q
L. Hunter makes 11' 2PT shot
4Q
31-70 (44.3%)
FG%
33-62 (53.2%)
4-11 (36.4%)
3PM
10-14 (71.4%)
15-16 (93.8%)
FTM
17-29 (58.6%)
40
Rebounds
31
10
Offensive Rebounds
4
30
Defensive Rebounds
27
20
Assists
22
1
Steals
5
2
Blocks
9
13
Turnovers
6
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
23
Fouls
21
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0