Detroit Pistons vs. New York Knicks

Dec 16, 1997

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	16	24	18	20	78
NYK	27	18	24	14	83

Player Stats

PISTONS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
33Grant HillSF	38	3-10	0-0	4-6	5	6	1	0	8	2	-11	10
42Theo RatliffPF	34	4-7	0-0	4-4	9	0	2	3	2	3	+1	12
8Bison DeleC	40	7-15	0-0	5-6	10	1	1	2	3	4	-8	19
4Joe DumarsSG	23	3-9	1-5	0-0	1	4	0	0	0	1	-14	7
1Lindsey HunterPG	31	2-10	0-1	1-2	7	4	0	1	3	4	-6	5
13Jerome Williams	20	2-6	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	0	3	1	-5	4
14Malik Sealy	29	5-13	0-2	0-0	4	1	3	0	1	2	+6	10
23Aaron McKie	22	5-8	0-1	1-2	9	3	1	0	0	2	+12	11
43Grant Long	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Charles O'Bannon	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Scot Pollard	— did not play —												— did not play —
52Don Reid	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	31-7839.7%	1-911.1%	15-2075.0%	48	20	9	6	20	19	-	78

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
2Larry JohnsonSF	19	2-6	0-0	0-0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	4
34Charles OakleyPF	35	5-8	0-0	0-0	7	0	1	0	1	3	+13	10
33Patrick EwingC	36	14-24	0-0	3-6	10	1	2	5	2	2	+13	31
20Allan HoustonSG	33	4-11	0-1	1-2	3	3	1	0	0	1	+10	9
21Charlie WardPG	28	4-7	2-4	2-2	4	6	2	0	3	1	+15	12
42Chris Mills	25	2-7	0-1	3-5	5	0	1	0	2	4	+7	7
52Buck Williams	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0
3John Starks	20	2-8	0-2	0-0	3	2	0	0	2	3	-11	4
1Chris Childs	19	2-6	0-1	0-0	1	3	1	0	1	1	-10	4
14Chris Dudley	14	1-2	0-0	0-0	6	0	1	0	2	2	-12	2
8Pete Myers	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Herb Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	36-7945.6%	2-922.2%	9-1560.0%	41	20	9	5	15	17	-	83

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDETNYK

(12:00) Jump Ball Ewing vs. Dele: Tip to Hunter
(11:42) MISS Hill 16' Jump Shot
(11:41) Ward REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:35) MISS Oakley 16' Jump Shot
(11:32) Hunter REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:21) MISS Ratliff 16' Jump Shot
(11:18) Oakley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:11) Johnson Layup (2 PTS) (Ward 1 AST)
02
(10:50) Oakley S.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (10:50) Ratliff Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
12
+1 (10:50) Ratliff Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
22
(10:36) MISS Houston 19' Jump Shot
(10:34) Hunter REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:31) MISS Hunter 6' Jump Shot
(10:28) Oakley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:23) MISS Houston 15' Jump Shot
(10:20) Dele REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:00) MISS Dele 12' Jump Shot
(10:00) Ewing BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:57) Ewing REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:48) Oakley 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Ward 2 AST)
24
(9:26) MISS Hill 14' Jump Shot
(9:25) Ewing REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:17) MISS Johnson 15' Jump Shot
(9:15) Dele REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:53) Ratliff Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (8:37) Ewing 7' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
26
+2 (8:17) Dele 11' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Hill 1 AST)
46
(7:55) MISS Ward 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:53) Hunter REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:49) Ward S.FOUL (P1.T2)
+1 (7:49) Hunter Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
56
(7:49) MISS Hunter Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:48) Ewing REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:25) MISS Johnson 9' Jump Shot
(7:25) Pistons Rebound
(7:12) MISS Hunter 12' Jump Shot
(7:10) Ward REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:06) Ewing Layup (4 PTS) (Ward 3 AST)
58
+2 (6:52) Hill 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Hunter 1 AST)
78
+2 (6:37) Ewing 10' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Houston 1 AST)
710
(6:18) MISS Dumars 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:15) Ward REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:09) MISS Johnson Layup
(6:09) Dele BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:06) Johnson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:04) Johnson Layup (4 PTS)
712
(5:58) Pistons Timeout: Short (Reg.0 Short 1)
(5:58) KNICKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (5:41) Hill 13' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Dumars 1 AST)
912
+2 (5:27) Ward 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
914
+3 (5:06) Dumars 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hunter 2 AST)
1214
(4:49) MISS Ewing 10' Jump Shot
(4:47) Hill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:37) MISS Dele Dunk
(4:34) Hunter REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(4:32) MISS Hunter 10' Jump Shot
(4:31) Pistons Rebound
(4:25) Mills P.FOUL (P1.T3)
(4:14) Hunter Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:14) Oakley STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:09) Houston 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1216
(3:58) Hill Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:40) MISS Houston Layup
(3:40) Ratliff BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:38) Ratliff REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:31) MISS Dumars 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:29) Mills REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:20) Mills 14' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Houston 2 AST)
1218
(3:02) Ratliff OFF.Foul (P1)
(3:02) Ratliff Foul Turnover (P2.T4)
(2:42) MISS Ewing 11' Jump Shot
(2:42) Pistons Rebound
(2:42) Oakley L.B.FOUL (P2.T4)
(2:42) Pistons Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 1)
(2:29) MISS Williams Layup
(2:26) Houston REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:14) Ewing Layup (8 PTS)
1220
+2 (1:55) Dele Slam Dunk (4 PTS) (Hill 2 AST)
1420
+2 (1:37) Ewing 10' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Ward 4 AST)
1422
(1:28) Hill Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T5)
(1:28) Mills STEAL (1 STL)
(1:21) MISS Mills 16' Jump Shot
(1:19) Hill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:04) Hill Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T6)
(1:04) Ewing STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:59) Ewing 4' Running Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Houston 3 AST)
1424
(0:46) Mills P.FOUL (P2.PN)
+1 (0:46) Dele Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1524
+1 (0:46) Dele Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1624
+3 (0:23) Ward 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Ewing 1 AST)
1627
(0:08) Williams Traveling Turnover (P1.T7)
(0:00) B. Williams Offensive Goaltending Turnover (P1.T1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DET

NYK

78Points83

31-78(39.7%)Field Goal(%)36-79(45.6%)

1-9(11.1%)3-Point(%)2-9(22.2%)

15-20(75.0%)Free Throw(%)9-15(60.0%)

48(15)Rebounds(Offensive)41(9)

20Assists20

9Steals9

6Blocks5

20Turnovers15

19Fouls17

36Pts In The Paint34

10Fast Break Pts12

0Pts Off Turnovers0

78Bench Pts83

0Largest Lead17

Game Details

Tuesday, December 16, 1997 · 8:00 PM

Madison Square Garden · Manhattan, NY

attendance: 19,763 (95.1%)