Detroit Pistons vs. Boston Celtics

Feb 28, 1997

FINAL / OT

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
DET	25	20	24	15	22	106
BOS	14	28	26	16	16	100

Player Stats

PISTONS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
33Grant HillSF	46	11-21	0-2	7-11	12	12	1	2	6	2	+7	29
50Otis ThorpePF	33	7-9	0-0	0-0	10	2	1	0	3	6	+8	14
42Theo RatliffC	37	5-6	0-0	2-2	8	0	1	3	3	3	+23	12
1Lindsey HunterSG	45	8-15	1-5	4-5	1	1	3	0	4	1	+14	21
4Joe DumarsPG	41	3-10	1-6	10-10	3	4	1	0	1	1	+7	17
23Aaron McKie	17	1-3	1-3	1-2	3	2	1	0	1	1	-9	4
12Michael Curry	11	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-5	2
6Terry Mills	21	2-9	1-6	0-0	4	1	1	0	2	0	+1	5
9Litterial Green	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-7	0
43Grant Long	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	-9	2
52Don Reid	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Jerome Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-7651.3%	4-2317.4%	24-3080.0%	43	22	9	5	20	17	-	106

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Antoine WalkerSF	48	8-19	0-0	4-7	10	3	1	0	4	4	+1	20
55Eric WilliamsPF	40	6-16	0-0	3-4	5	4	0	0	2	4	-21	15
43Brett SzaboC	11	1-3	0-0	2-2	2	0	1	1	1	2	-9	4
4David WesleySG	52	6-15	0-5	0-0	6	12	4	0	2	2	-4	12
44Rick FoxPG	46	7-16	3-7	0-0	6	6	1	0	3	5	-4	17
30Marty Conlon	23	2-7	0-0	2-2	4	1	2	0	0	1	+2	6
13Todd Day	38	10-17	5-7	1-2	6	1	3	1	2	4	+6	26
53Alton Lister	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	0
42Steve Hamer	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
7Dee Brown	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Greg Minor	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	40-9343.0%	8-1942.1%	12-1770.6%	39	27	12	2	14	25	-	100

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDETBOS

(12:00) Jump Ball Szabo vs. Ratliff: Tip to Dumars
(11:38) MISS Hill Layup
(11:30) Fox REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:25) MISS Szabo Layup
(11:21) Thorpe REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:17) Hunter Layup (2 PTS)
20
+2 (11:09) Williams 12' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Walker 1 AST)
22
(10:52) Dumars Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:52) Wesley STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:45) Fox Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Williams 1 AST)
24
(10:26) Szabo P.FOUL (P1.T1)
(10:23) Hill Discontinue Dribble Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:08) Szabo Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:08) Ratliff STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (9:54) Dumars 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hill 1 AST)
54
(9:38) Ratliff S.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (9:38) Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
55
+1 (9:38) Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
56
(9:25) Szabo S.FOUL (P2.T2)
(9:25) MISS Hill Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:25) Pistons Rebound
(9:25) MISS Hill Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:24) Szabo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:11) MISS Walker Layup
(9:08) Ratliff REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:03) Hunter Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(9:03) Szabo STEAL (1 STL)
(8:55) MISS Walker Layup
(8:55) Pistons Rebound
(8:36) MISS Dumars 3PT Jump Shot
(8:32) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:27) Williams Driving Layup (6 PTS)
58
+2 (8:07) Thorpe Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Hill 2 AST)
78
(7:46) MISS Fox 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:42) Thorpe REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:38) Hunter 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Hill 3 AST)
108
(7:27) MISS Williams Layup
(7:25) Dumars REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:21) Thorpe Slam Dunk (4 PTS) (Hill 4 AST)
128
(7:20) CELTICS Timeout: Short (Full 0 Short 1)
(6:54) CELTICS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#2)
(6:54) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 1)
+2 (6:40) Ratliff Slam Dunk (2 PTS) (Thorpe 1 AST)
148
+2 (6:22) Williams 16' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Wesley 1 AST)
1410
(6:01) MISS Hunter Layup
(5:59) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:58) Williams Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:58) Hunter STEAL (1 STL)
(5:58) Williams L.B.FOUL (P1.T3)
(5:43) Thorpe OFF.Foul (P1)
(5:43) Thorpe Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
(5:19) MISS Williams Layup
(5:17) Thorpe REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:11) MISS Hill Layup
(5:08) Dumars REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:57) Ratliff Slam Dunk (4 PTS) (Dumars 1 AST)
1610
+2 (4:39) Walker Driving Dunk (2 PTS)
1612
(4:12) MISS Hill Layup
(4:09) Thorpe REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (4:05) Thorpe Layup (6 PTS)
1812
+2 (3:52) Williams Layup (10 PTS) (Wesley 2 AST)
1814
(3:25) MISS Hill Layup
(3:22) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:18) Walker Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(3:18) Hunter STEAL (2 STL)
(3:13) MISS Dumars 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:11) Wesley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:02) MISS Williams Layup
(2:59) Ratliff REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (2:36) McKie 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hill 5 AST)
2114
(2:18) MISS Williams Layup
(2:15) Ratliff REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (2:11) Hunter Layup (7 PTS)
2314
(2:11) Wesley S.FOUL (P1.T4)
(2:11) Pistons Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:11) MISS Hunter Free Throw 1 of 1
(2:10) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:56) MISS Conlon Layup
(1:56) Ratliff BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:56) CELTICS Rebound
(1:53) MISS Wesley 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:49) McKie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:30) MISS Thorpe Layup
(1:28) Conlon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:11) Wesley Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
+2 (0:53) Hunter Driving Layup (9 PTS)
2514
(0:43) Hunter P.FOUL (P1.T2)
(0:38) MISS Day Layup
(0:36) Conlon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:35) MISS Conlon Layup
(0:32) McKie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:09) MISS Mills 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:09) CELTICS Rebound
(0:01) Day Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
(0:01) Mills STEAL (1 STL)
(0:01) MISS Mills 61' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Pistons Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Overtime

Team Stats

DET

BOS

106Points100

39-76(51.3%)Field Goal(%)40-93(43.0%)

4-23(17.4%)3-Point(%)8-19(42.1%)

24-30(80.0%)Free Throw(%)12-17(70.6%)

43(6)Rebounds(Offensive)39(13)

22Assists27

9Steals12

5Blocks2

20Turnovers14

17Fouls25

62Pts In The Paint48

15Fast Break Pts24

0Pts Off Turnovers0

106Bench Pts100

11Largest Lead3

Game Details

Friday, February 28, 1997 · 7:00 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 18,624 (95.1%)