ATL
CHITop Performers
Points
34
Jordan
CHI
Rebounds
12
Blaylock
ATL
Assists
6
Laettner
ATL
Threes
6
Pippen
CHI
33-77 (42.9%)
FG%
37-79 (46.8%)
8-24 (33.3%)
3PM
10-25 (40.0%)
23-28 (82.1%)
FTM
16-29 (55.2%)
43
Rebounds
42
14
Offensive Rebounds
14
29
Defensive Rebounds
28
15
Assists
22
4
Steals
6
4
Blocks
5
12
Turnovers
9
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
23
Fouls
20
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
1996-97 Eastern
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulls | 69 | 13 | .841 | |
| 2 |  Heat | 61 | 21 | .744 | 8.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 12.0 |
| 4 |  Hawks | 56 | 26 | .683 | 13.0 |
| 5 |  Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15.0 |
| 6 |  Hornets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Magic | 45 | 37 | .549 | 24.0 |
| 8 |  Bullets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 25.0 |
| 9 |  Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 27.0 |
| 10 |  Pacers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 30.0 |
| 11 |  Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 36.0 |
| 12 |  Raptors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 39.0 |
| 13 |  Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 43.0 |
| 14 |  76ers | 22 | 60 | .268 | 47.0 |
| 15 |  Celtics | 15 | 67 | .183 | 54.0 |
Game Summary
The Chicago Bulls squeaked out a win over the Atlanta Hawks, 100 to 97, in Game 1 of the 1997 Eastern Conference Semifinals on May 6, 1997.
Game Info
May 5, 1997
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Corbin #23 | 38 | 14 | 6 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 2 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 58.3 |
C. Laettner #32 | 39 | 6 | 6 (3) | 6 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 3 | 3 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 42.9 |
D. Mutombo #55 | 38 | 10 | 9 (2) | 2 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 1 | 4 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 51.9 |
S. Smith #8 | 42 | 19 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 4 | 4-13 | 1-3 | 10-11 | 53.3 |
M. Blaylock #10 | 46 | 31 | 12 (2) | 5 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 11-25 | 5-15 | 4-5 | 57.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Henderson #44 | 18 | 13 | 7 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 0 | 3 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 61.1 |
E. Recasner #5 | 9 | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
D. Hancock #4 | 5 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
H. James #32 | 5 | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ATL | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Pippen #33 | 43 | 29 | 6 (2) | 3 | 2 | 0 | +5 | 0 | 2 | 11-24 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 57.3 |
D. Rodman #10 | 22 | 0 | 7 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
L. Longley #13 | 36 | 8 | 8 (3) | 4 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 45.7 |
R. Harper #4 | 25 | 11 | 3 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 1 | 3 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 55.7 |
M. Jordan #23 | 44 | 34 | 11 (3) | 6 | 4 | 3 | +9 | 3 | 3 | 13-25 | 1-3 | 7-10 | 57.8 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Kukoc #7 | 26 | 7 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 2-6 | 45.8 |
S. Kerr #25 | 15 | 3 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
B. Dele #8 | 12 | 4 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 72.5 |
R. Brown #1 | 9 | 2 | 1 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
J. Caffey #21 | 7 | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 1 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
J. Buechler #30 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CHI | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
33-77 (42.9%)
FG%
37-79 (46.8%)
8-24 (33.3%)
3PM
10-25 (40.0%)
23-28 (82.1%)
FTM
16-29 (55.2%)
43
Rebounds
42
14
Offensive Rebounds
14
29
Defensive Rebounds
28
15
Assists
22
4
Steals
6
4
Blocks
5
12
Turnovers
9
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
23
Fouls
20
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
