1995–96 Detroit Pistons season

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1995–96 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachDoug Collins
General managerRick Sund
Owner(s)Bill Davidson
ArenaThe Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record46–36 (.561)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Magic 0–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWKBD-TV
(George Blaha, Kelly Tripucka)
PASS Sports
(Fred McLeod, Greg Kelser)
RadioWWJ
(George Blaha)
< 1994–95 1996–97 >

The 1995–96 NBA season was the Pistons' 48th season in the National Basketball Association, and 39th season in the city of Detroit.[1] During the off-season, the Pistons hired Doug Collins as head coach,[2] while acquiring Otis Thorpe from the Portland Trail Blazers. Thorpe won a championship as a member of the Houston Rockets in the 1994 NBA Finals.[3] Under Collins, the Pistons, who were now led by second-year star Grant Hill and Allan Houston, struggled with a 5–9 record in November, but played .500 basketball for the remainder of the season. At midseason, the team signed free agent Michael Curry, who was previously released by the Washington Bullets.[4] The Pistons reemerged as a playoff contender finishing fifth in the Central Division with a 46–36 record,[5] and returned to the playoffs after a three-year absence.

Hill led the team with 20.2 points, 9.8 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, and selected for the 1996 NBA All-Star Game.[6] Houston finished second on the team in scoring averaging 19.7 points per game, and led them with 191 three-point field goals, while Thorpe provided them with 14.2 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. Joe Dumars played half of the season off the bench averaging just 11.8 points per game, as Lindsey Hunter started at point guard in the lineup for half the season.[7] However, in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Pistons would be swept by the Orlando Magic in three straight games.[8] Following the season, Houston signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks,[9] and Mark West signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1995 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 18 Theo Ratliff C/PF  United States Wyoming
1 19 Randolph Childress PG  United States Wake Forest
2 30 Lou Roe PF  United States Massachusetts Amherst
2 58 Don Reid PF  United States Georgetown

Roster[]

1995–96 Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
SG 25 Bardo, Steve 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1968–04–05 Illinois
SG 12 Curry, Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1968–08–22 Georgia Southern
PG 4 Dumars, Joe (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963–05–24 McNeese State
SF 33 Hill, Grant (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1972–10–05 Duke
SG 20 Houston, Allan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1971–04–20 Tennessee
PG 1 Hunter, Lindsey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1970–12–03 Jackson State
C 45 Leckner, Eric 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1966–05–27 Wyoming
PG 2 Macon, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1969–04–14 Temple
PF 6 Mills, Terry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967–12–21 Michigan
C 42 Ratliff, Theo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1973–04–17 Wyoming
PF 52 Reid, Don 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1973–12–30 Georgetown
SF 3 Roe, Lou 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1972–07–14 Massachusetts
PF 50 Thorpe, Otis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1962–08–05 Providence
C 41 West, Mark 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1960–11–05 Old Dominion
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 22, 1996

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
z – Chicago Bulls 72 10 .878 0.0 39–2 33–8 24–4 82
x – Indiana Pacers 52 30 .634 20.0 32–9 20–21 19–9 82
x – Cleveland Cavaliers 47 35 .573 25.0 26–15 21–20 13–15 82
x – Atlanta Hawks 46 36 .561 26.0 26–15 20–21 15–13 82
x – Detroit Pistons 46 36 .561 26.0 30–11 16–25 15–13 82
Charlotte Hornets 41 41 .500 31.0 25–16 16–25 13–15 82
Milwaukee Bucks 25 57 .305 47.0 14–27 11–30 8–20 82
Toronto Raptors 21 61 .256 51.0 15–26 6–35 5–23 82


Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Chicago Bulls * 72 10 .878 – 82
2 y – Orlando Magic * 60 22 .732 12.0 82
3 x – Indiana Pacers 52 30 .634 20.0 82
4 x – Cleveland Cavaliers 47 35 .573 25.0 82
5 x – New York Knicks 47 35 .573 25.0 82
6 x – Atlanta Hawks 46 36 .561 26.0 82
7 x – Detroit Pistons 46 36 .561 26.0 82
8 x – Miami Heat 42 40 .512 30.0 82
9 Charlotte Hornets 41 41 .500 31.0 82
10 Washington Bullets 39 43 .476 33.0 82
11 Boston Celtics 33 49 .402 39.0 82
12 New Jersey Nets 30 52 .366 42.0 82
13 Milwaukee Bucks 25 57 .305 47.0 82
14 Toronto Raptors 21 61 .256 51.0 82
15 Philadelphia 76ers 18 64 .220 54.0 82
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[]

1995-96 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta — 4–0 3–1 0–4 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–3
Boston 0–4 — 2–2 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 0–4 1–3 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–2
Charlotte 1–3 2–2 — 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–3 3–0 0–4 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1
Chicago 4–0 3–0 3–1 — 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–0
Cleveland 1–3 3–1 1–3 0–4 — 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 1–2 3–1 1–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 3–1
Dallas 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 — 2–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 2–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 4–0 0–2
Denver 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 — 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–3 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–1
Detroit 2–2 1–2 3–1 0–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 4–0 0–4 1–3 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 1–2
Golden State 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 0–2 — 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–3 4–0 1–1
Houston 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 — 2–0 4–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–1
Indiana 3–1 4–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 — 2–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 3–0
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 3–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 — 0–4 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–3 3–1 1–1
L.A. Lakers 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 4–0 — 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–1
Miami 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 0–2 — 3–0 1–1 5–0 1–3 1–3 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–2
Milwaukee 2–2 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–3 — 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3
Minnesota 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0 0–4 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–4 3–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–2
New Jersey 0–4 2–2 3–0 0–3 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–4 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–5 3–1 1–1 — 2–2 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–2
New York 1–2 4–0 0–3 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 — 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 3–1
Orlando 2–2 3–1 4–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 — 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 4–0
Philadelphia 1–2 0–4 1–3 0–4 0–4 2–0 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 — 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3
Phoenix 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 — 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0
Portland 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 4–0 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 — 1–3 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–3 2–2 0–2
Sacramento 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 — 1–3 0–4 2–0 0–4 2–2 0–2
San Antonio 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 4–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 3–1 — 2–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1
Seattle 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 0–2 4–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 4–0 2–2 — 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1
Toronto 0–4 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–4 2–0 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–4 1–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 — 0–2 1–1 3–1
Utah 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–3 1–3 2–0 — 4–0 1–1
Vancouver 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 0–4 — 0–2
Washington 3–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 0–4 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 —

Game log[]

Regular season[]

1995–96 game log
Total: 46–36 (Home: 30–11; Road: 16–25)
November: 5–9 (Home: 5–4; Road: 0–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 3 New York L 100–106 The Palace of Auburn Hills 0–1
4 November 8 Portland W 107–100 (OT) The Palace of Auburn Hills 1–3
5 November 10 Cleveland W 100–80 The Palace of Auburn Hills 2–3
6 November 15 Seattle W 94–87 The Palace of Auburn Hills 3–3
7 November 17 Utah L 81–86 The Palace of Auburn Hills 3–4
8 November 18 @ Cleveland L 90–93 Gund Arena 3–5
11 November 26 Houston W 102–100 The Palace of Auburn Hills 5–6
12 November 27 @ Orlando L 95–96 Orlando Arena 5–7
14 November 30 Miami L 107–118 The Palace of Auburn Hills 5–9
December : 10–5 (Home: 6–2; Road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
15 December 2 Atlanta W 104–96 The Palace of Auburn Hills 6–9
19 December 10 @ L.A. Lakers L 82–87 Great Western Forum 8–11
20 December 13 L.A. Lakers L 98–101 The Palace of Auburn Hills 8–12
22 December 16 @ New York L 82–86 Madison Square Garden 9–13
25 December 22 @ Miami W 84–75 Miami Arena 12–13
26 December 23 Orlando L 79–94 The Palace of Auburn Hills 12–14
January : 6–6 (Home: 2–1; Road: 4–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
34 January 15 @ Atlanta L 88–96 The Omni 19–15
35 January 18 San Antonio W 100–98 The Palace of Auburn Hills 19–16
36 January 19 @ Indiana L 81–89 Market Square Arena 19–17
37 January 21 Chicago L 96–111 The Palace of Auburn Hills 19–18
38 January 24 @ San Antonio W 85–84 Alamodome 20–18
40 January 27 @ Houston L 85–105 The Summit 21–19
41 January 29 @ Utah L 97–106 Delta Center 21–20
February : 7–6 (Home: 4–3; Road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
42 February 1 Indiana W 87–70 The Palace of Auburn Hills 22–20
43 February 3 Sacramento L 85–94 The Palace of Auburn Hills 22–21
44 February 5 @ New York L 91–97 Madison Square Garden 22–22
45 February 7 Orlando W 97–83 The Palace of Auburn Hills 23–22
47 February 15 Chicago L 109–112 (OT) The Palace of Auburn Hills 24–23
50 February 21 New York L 110–113 (OT) The Palace of Auburn Hills 26–24
52 February 25 @ Portland W 93–81 Rose Garden Arena 27–25
43 February 26 @ Sacramento W 93–78 ARCO Arena 28–25
54 February 28 @ Seattle L 80–94 KeyArena 28–26
March : 11–5 (Home: 8–1; Road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
55 March 1 @ Phoenix W 102–97 America West Arena 29–26
57 March 4 Atlanta W 99–93 The Palace of Auburn Hills 31–26
59 March 7 @ Chicago L 81–102 United Center 32–27
62 March 13 Phoenix W 118–115 The Palace of Auburn Hills 35–27
63 March 15 Cleveland W 80–69 The Palace of Auburn Hills 36–27
65 March 19 @ Orlando L 91–113 Orlando Arena 37–28
66 March 20 @ Miami L 93–102 Miami Arena 37–29
68 March 23 @ Atlanta L 84–92 The Omni 38–30
70 March 30 Miami L 85–95 The Palace of Auburn Hills 39–31
April : 7–5 (Home: 5–0; Road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
77 April 13 @ Indiana L 86–91 Market Square Arena 44–33
79 April 17 Indiana W 102–93 The Palace of Auburn Hills 45–34
80 April 18 @ Chicago L 79–110 United Center 45–35
81 April 20 @ Cleveland L 73–75 Gund Arena 45–36
1995–96 schedule

Playoffs[]

1996 playoff game log
First Round: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 26 @ Orlando L 92–112 Grant Hill (21) Grant Hill (11) three players tied (4) Orlando Arena
17,248 		0–1
2 April 28 @ Orlando L 77–92 Allan Houston (23) Otis Thorpe (16) Otis Thorpe (3) Orlando Arena
17,248 		0–2
3 April 30 Orlando L 98–101 Allan Houston (33) Otis Thorpe (13) Joe Dumars (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
20,386 		0–3
1996 schedule

Player statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular Season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Steve Bardo 9 0 13.7 .391 .000 .667 2.4 1.7 0.4 0.1 2.4
Michael Curry 41 1 18.3 .464 .400 .707 2.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 4.9
Joe Dumars 67 40 32.7 .426 .406 .822 2.1 4.0 0.6 0.0 11.8
Grant Hill 80 80 40.8 .462 .192 .751 9.8 6.9 1.3 0.6 20.2
Allan Houston 82 75 37.5 .453 .427 .823 3.7 3.0 0.7 0.2 19.7
Lindsey Hunter 80 48 26.7 .381 .405 .700 2.4 2.4 1.1 0.2 8.5
Eric Leckner 18 8 8.6 .621 .615 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.2 2.4
Mark Macon 23 0 12.5 .433 .467 .818 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 3.2
Terry Mills 82 5 20.2 .419 .396 .771 4.3 1.2 0.5 0.2 9.4
Theo Ratliff 75 2 17.4 .557 .000 .708 4.0 0.2 0.2 1.5 4.5
Don Reid 69 46 14.4 .567 .662 2.9 0.2 0.7 0.6 3.8
Lou Roe 49 2 7.6 .356 .222 .750 1.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 1.8
Otis Thorpe 82 82 34.6 .530 .000 .710 8.4 1.9 0.6 0.5 14.2
Mark West 47 21 14.5 .484 .622 2.8 0.1 0.1 0.8 3.2

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Allan Houston 3 3 45.3 .431 .333 .900 2.7 2.0 0.0 0.3 25.0
Grant Hill 3 3 38.3 .564 .500 .857 7.3 3.7 1.0 0.0 19.0
Joe Dumars 3 3 41.0 .457 .357 1.000 4.3 3.7 0.0 0.0 13.7
Otis Thorpe 3 3 33.7 .542 .750 11.7 2.3 0.0 0.0 11.7
Mark West 3 3 26.0 .524 .462 5.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 9.3
Terry Mills 3 0 16.0 .250 .125 .833 1.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 5.3
Lindsey Hunter 2 0 18.0 .250 .250 .500 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 3.0
Michael Curry 3 0 14.3 .429 .000 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.0
Don Reid 3 0 8.7 .333 .333 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.0
Theo Ratliff 1 0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lou Roe 2 0 3.5 .000 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
Eric Leckner 1 0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[7]

Awards and records[]

  • Grant Hill, All-NBA Second Team

Transactions[]

Player Transactions Citation:[10]

References[]

  1. ^ 1995-96 Detroit Pistons
  2. ^ "COLLINS TAKES CHARGE AGAIN". Chicago Tribune. November 8, 1995. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Trail Blazers Trade Thorpe to Pistons". New York Times. September 21, 1995. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "TRANSACTIONS". New York Times. February 1, 1996. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  5. ^ "1995–96 Detroit Pistons Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "1996 NBA All-Star Game: East 129, West 118". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "1995–96 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  8. ^ "N.B.A. PLAYOFFS; Magic Gets First Sweep By Finishing Off Pistons". New York Times. May 1, 1996. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  9. ^ "Knicks Acquire Larry Johnson, Sign Houston and Childs". AP News. July 15, 1996. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  10. ^ "1995–96 Detroit Pistons Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 27, 2021.

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