NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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MILWAUKEE 31 20 21 22 94
DETROIT 35 27 27 24 113 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: MIL - RAY ALLEN 33, GLENN ROBINSON 20, SAM CASSELL 8
DET - GRANT HILL 31, LINDSEY HUNTER 21, JERRY STACKHOUSE 19
HIGH REBOUND: MIL - ROBERT TRAYLOR 8, RAY ALLEN 4
DET - CHRISTIAN LAETTNER 12, JEROME WILLIAMS 12
HIGH ASSISTS: MIL - RAY ALLEN 10, SAM CASSELL 4
DET - GRANT HILL 7, LINDSEY HUNTER 5
ATT: 13,163
Extended Box
MILWAUKEE (94) AT DETROIT (113)
MILWAUKEE
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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ROBINSON F 29 8-14 4-6 0 3 3 0 3 0 4 20
TRAYLOR F 22 3-7 0-2 3 5 8 0 4 2 2 6
JOHNSON C 19 2-4 0-0 3 0 3 1 2 0 0 4
ALLEN G 37 13-15 3-3 0 4 4 10 3 4 2 33
CASSELL G 25 4-12 0-0 1 0 1 4 4 1 4 8
THOMAS 28 1-5 1-4 0 2 2 2 3 1 1 3
MANNING 19 3-7 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 6
REID 14 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
DEL NEGRO 8 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
ELLIS 15 2-4 1-1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 5
WORKMAN 18 2-5 0-0 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 5
S WILLIAMS 6 1-2 2-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
TOTALS 240 39-79 11-18 9 19 28 23 26 10 15 94
(.494) (.611) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 15(21 PTS)
DETROIT
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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HILL F 37 10-15 11-11 1 3 4 7 2 1 4 31
LAETTNER F 39 7-16 2-4 5 7 12 2 3 1 2 16
MILLS C 17 2-5 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 5
HUNTER G 34 8-13 1-2 0 4 4 5 0 1 1 21
STACKHOUSE G 33 4-11 11-14 2 3 5 4 4 0 5 19
WILLIAMS 27 6-7 0-2 4 8 12 2 3 1 0 12
CURRY 22 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 4 3 0 1 4
JACKSON 14 0-2 1-2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1
VAUGHT 7 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 2
BUECHLER 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
REID 4 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2
MONTROSS 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 240 41-77 26-35 13 30 43 25 20 6 17 113
(.532) (.743) TEAM REBS: 13 TOTAL TO: 17(21 PTS)
MILWAUKEE 31 20 21 22 - 94
DETROIT 35 27 27 24 - 113
BLOCKED SHOTS: MILWAUKEE - JOHNSON, ALLEN. DETROIT - LAETTNER.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MILWAUKEE 5-14 (.357), ROBINSON 0-2, TRAYLOR 0-1, ALLEN
4-5, THOMAS 0-3, ELLIS 0-1, WORKMAN 1-2. DETROIT 5-16 (.313), HILL 0-2,
MILLS 1-3, HUNTER 4-9, STACKHOUSE 0-1, VAUGHT 0-1.
TECHNICALS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: RON GARRETSON, GARY BENSON, TONY BROTHERS.
A - 13,163. T - 2:06.
Box Score
MILWAUKEE (94)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Robinson 29 8-14 4-6 0-3 0 3 20
Traylor 22 3-7 0-2 3-8 0 4 6
Johnson 19 2-4 0-0 3-3 1 2 4
Allen 37 13-15 3-3 0-4 10 3 33
Cassell 25 4-12 0-0 1-1 4 4 8
Thomas 28 1-5 1-4 0-2 2 3 3
Manning 19 3-7 0-0 1-2 0 2 6
Reid 14 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 1 0
Del Negro 8 0-2 0-0 0-1 2 0 0
Ellis 15 2-4 1-1 0-1 0 3 5
Workman 18 2-5 0-0 1-2 3 0 5
S Williams 6 1-2 2-2 0-0 0 1 4
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TOTALS 240 39-79 11-18 9-28 23 26 94
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Percentages: FG-.494, FT-.611. 3-Point Goals:
5-14, .357 (Robinson 0-2, Traylor 0-1, Allen 4-5,
Thomas 0-3, Ellis 0-1, Workman 1-2). Team
rebounds: 8. Blocked shots: 2 (Johnson, Allen).
Turnovers: 15 (Cassell 4, Robinson 4, Allen 2,
Traylor 2, S Williams, Thomas, Workman). Steals:
10 (Allen 4, Traylor 2, Cassell, Manning, Thomas,
Workman).
DETROIT (113)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Hill 37 10-15 11-11 1-4 7 2 31
Laettner 39 7-16 2-4 5-12 2 3 16
Mills 17 2-5 0-0 1-2 1 0 5
Hunter 34 8-13 1-2 0-4 5 0 21
Stackhouse 33 4-11 11-14 2-5 4 4 19
Williams 27 6-7 0-2 4-12 2 3 12
Curry 22 2-5 0-0 0-1 4 3 4
Jackson 14 0-2 1-2 0-1 0 2 1
Vaught 7 1-2 0-0 0-2 0 1 2
Buechler 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Reid 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2
Montross 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
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TOTALS 240 41-77 26-35 13-43 25 20 113
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Percentages: FG-.532, FT-.743. 3-Point Goals:
5-16, .313 (Hill 0-2, Mills 1-3, Hunter 4-9,
Stackhouse 0-1, Vaught 0-1). Team rebounds: 13.
Blocked shots: 1 (Laettner). Turnovers: 17
(Stackhouse 5, Hill 4, Laettner 2, Curry, Hunter,
Mills, Montross, Reid, Vaught). Steals: 6 (Hill,
Hunter, Jackson, Laettner, Reid, Williams).
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Milwaukee 31 20 21 22 - 94
Detroit 35 27 27 24 - 113
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Technical fouls: None. Flagrant fouls: Milwaukee
1 (Cassell, 4:43 3rd). A: 13,163. T: 2:06.
Officials: Ron Garretson, Gary Benson, Tony
Brothers.
Game Story
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Ticker) -- Grant Hill scored 31 points
and the Detroit Pistons overcame the hot-shooting of Ray Allen
and posted a 113-94 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Hill, who connected on 10-of-15 shots from the floor, scored six
points in a 21-8 burst in the second quarter that gave the
Pistons a double-digit lead they never relinguished. Hill also
made all 11 of his free throws and handed out seven assists.
The effort by Hill helped the Pistons overcome Allen, who scored
a season-high 33 points to go along with 10 assists. He hit his
first 10 shots and finished 13-of-15 from the floor.
Milwaukee split four games this past week.
"Over the course of the season there are going to be a lot of
five-game situations," Allen said. "Sometimes you will be 3-2,
other times 0-5 and some 5-0. You have to learn from each of
those. Right now, we have to learn how to play back-to-back and
how well we respond when we're knocked down."
Lindsey Hunter added 21 points and Christian Laettner had 16 and
12 rebounds for the Pistons, who won their season-high third
straight game and avenged a loss to Milwaukee earlier this
season when they blew a big lead.
"That game was good for us tonight because we knew what they
were capable of doing," Hunter said. "We had total control of
that game and they took it away from us. We weren't going to let
that happen tonight."
Glenn Robinson was the only other play to score in double
figures for Milwaukee, tallying 20 points.
The Bucks entered the game as the highest scoring team in the
NBA at 106.9 points per contest, but were held to their lowest
total of the season.
Allen drained a 3-pointer early in the second quarter to pull
the Bucks within one, but the Pistons responded with their 21-8
burst, capped by Laettner's layup with 5:05 left before halftime
that made it 56-42.
Detroit shot 53 percent (41-of-77) and won despite committing 17
turnovers that led to 21 points for the Bucks.
"We got our (expletive) whipped tonight," Bucks coach George
Karl said. "It's a combination of everything, what they did and
what we didn't do. We've got to get better defensively as a team
and control the ball. At times we made good plays and at times,
bad ones. There's no consistency on defense."
The Pistons maintained a double-digit advantage and took their
biggest lead of the contest at 109-81 with 5:05 remaining after
Laettner hit a jumper. Laettner had one of his best games of the
season and made 7-of-16 shots.
"I thought this was the best game we've played all season from
start to finish," Detroit coach Alvin Gentry said. "I thought
the first quarter was a much higher pace then we needed or
wanted. But after the first quarter, we did a better job."
In addition to having a strong game on offense, Hunter also put
the clamps on Milwaukee guard Sam Cassell, who came into the
contest averaging 21 points per game. Cassell finished with
eight points and four turnovers.
