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1996 nba eastern conference standings11/20/2023 ![]() ![]() Jordan scored his 25,000th career point on 11/30/96 at San Antonio, reaching the plateau faster than any player in NBA history except Wilt Chamberlain. Jordan set a club record for most starts (11) in season openers. surpassed the 1966-68 Philadelphia 76ers and the 1984-86 Boston Celtics for most wins in back-to-back seasons with a record of 131-19. Bulls reached the 100-win milestone at the United Center on 03/22/97 with a 103-88 victory over Detroit. set club record for most consecutive games won at the start of the sea- son (12-0). Lakers for the second-best regular season record in NBA history. Z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Record vs.Finished season at 69-13, tying the 1971-72 L.A. Roster 1996–97 Detroit Pistons roster Players The new primary logo and uniforms both remained in use until 2001. įor the season, the Pistons revealed a new primary logo of a flaming horse head, and changed their uniforms replacing blue with teal to their color scheme. Following the season, Thorpe was traded to the Vancouver Grizzlies after feuding with Collins, while Mills signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat, and Michael Curry signed with the Milwaukee Bucks. In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Pistons took a 2–1 series lead over the Atlanta Hawks, but lost the next two games, thus losing the series in five games. Mills also finished in fourth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting. Second-year center Theo Ratliff averaged 5.8 points and 1.5 blocks per game, and Long provided with 5.0 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. In addition, Lindsey Hunter showed improvement averaging 14.2 points and 1.6 steals per game, while Otis Thorpe provided the team with 13.1 points and 7.9 rebounds per game, and sixth man Terry Mills contributed 10.8 points and 4.3 rebounds per game off the bench, and led the team with 175 three-point field goals. Hill, Dumars and head coach Doug Collins represented the Eastern Conference during the 1997 NBA All-Star Game it was also Dumars' sixth and final All-Star appearance. Grant Hill averaged 21.4 points, 9.0 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.8 steals per game, while being named to the All-NBA First Team, and finishing in third place in Most Valuable Player behind Karl Malone and Michael Jordan, while Joe Dumars averaged 14.7 points and 4.0 assists per game. ![]() The Pistons finished third in the Central Division with a 54–28 record, which was their first 50-win season since 1991, and would be their last until 2002. ![]() Despite their successful start, the Pistons struggled a bit down the stretch posting a 20–16 record for the remainder of the season, losing six of their final nine games. Īt mid-season, the team traded Augmon to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Aaron McKie. The Pistons got off to a fast start winning ten of their first eleven games, on their way to a 20–4 start, and later holding a 34–12 record at the All-Star break. The team also signed three-point specialist Kenny Smith, who won two championships with the Houston Rockets, but was released to free agency in November after nine games. During the off-season, the Pistons acquired Stacey Augmon and Grant Long from the Atlanta Hawks, and re-signed free agent and former "Bad Boy" Rick Mahorn, who was a member of the 1989 championship team that defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the Finals. The 1996–97 NBA season was the Pistons' 49th season in the National Basketball Association, and 40th season in the city of Detroit. NBA professional basketball team season 1996–97 Detroit Pistons season ![]()
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