The Detroit Pistons were 54-28 in 1996-97. They finished 3rd in the Central Division and 5th in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the Eastern Conference First Round against the Atlanta Hawks, 3 games to 2.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule

1996-97 Conference Standings

TEAMWLPCTGB
3
Knicks Knicks
57
25
.695
12.0
4
Hawks Hawks
56
26
.683
13.0
5
Pistons Pistons
54
28
.659
15.0
6
Hornets Hornets
54
28
.659
15.0
7
Magic Magic
45
37
.549
24.0

1996-97 Stats

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GPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
Team
82
241.8
94.2
38.4
19.0
7.7
3.5
34.5
74.3
46.4
7.1
18.3
38.8
18.1
24.3
74.5
55.4
10.5
28.0
12.7
20.1
Team Rank
15th
24th
28th
29th
21st
29th
23rd
28th
10th
7th
9th
3rd
20th
18th
14th
5th
29th
18th
1st
5th
Opponent
82
241.8
88.9
39.4
21.9
6.0
3.4
33.8
76.0
44.4
6.4
17.4
36.9
15.0
20.3
73.7
52.4
11.8
27.6
14.6
21.8
Opponent Rank
15th
2nd
5th
16th
1st
1st
6th
4th
12th
23rd
21st
21st
1st
1st
12th
8th
5th
11th
25th
16th
Net
+5.2
-1.0
-2.9
+1.8
+0.0
+0.7
-1.7
+2.0
+0.7
+0.8
+1.9
+3.1
+4.0
+0.9
+3.0
-1.3
+0.3
-1.9
-1.6
Net Rank
6th
19th
24th
2nd
15th
10th
23rd
9th
9th
9th
7th
1st
1st
14th
6th
25th
12th
3rd
3rd

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
12
1
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
9
2
.818
2.0
3
Rockets Rockets
8
3
.727
3.0
4
Lakers Lakers
9
4
.692
3.0
5
Timberwolves Timberwolves
8
4
.667
3.5
6
Spurs Spurs
8
4
.667
3.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
11
2
.846
2
Knicks Knicks
8
4
.667
2.5
3
Hawks Hawks
8
5
.615
3.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
8
5
.615
3.0
5
Bucks Bucks
8
5
.615
3.0
6
76ers 76ers
7
5
.583
3.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/15
MEM MEM
@
CLE CLE
5:00 PM
Sat
11/15
TOR TOR
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Sat
11/15
OKC OKC
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Sat
11/15
DEN DEN
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Sat
11/15
LAL LAL
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM