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.
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Cade Cunningham scores 52, Pistons beat Wizards 144-140 in double OT
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Cunningham's incredible night — 52 points, 11 assists, no turnovers — saves Pistons in double OT
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Cade Cunningham's 52 points help the Pistons outlast the Wizards 144-140 in double overtime
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Collins puts up 24 points and 10 rebounds as Pistons beat Davis and Wizards, 122-111
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Bronny James, Austin Reaves get into it with Pistons fans during Lakers' Sunday night win
1996-97 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
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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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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.0 | |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.5 | |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.0 | |
| 7 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.5 | |
| 8 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5.0 | |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5.5 | |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6.0 | |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6.0 | |
| 12 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 6.5 | |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 9 | .100 | 8.0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 11 | .083 | 9.0 |
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Bucks| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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| 1 | 11 | 2 | .846 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 5 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2.0 | |
| 6 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.5 | |
| 7 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.5 | |
| 8 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.0 | |
| 9 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.5 | |
| 10 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.5 | |
| 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5.0 | |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6.5 | |
| 13 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 7.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 10 | .091 | 9.0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 11 | .083 | 9.5 |
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