1996β97 New Jersey Nets season | |
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Head coach | John Calipari |
Arena | Continental Airlines Arena |
Results | |
Record | 26–56 (.317) |
Place | Division: 5th (
Atlantic) Conference: 13th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television |
WBIS-TV SportsChannel New York |
Radio | WOR |
The 1996β97 NBA season was the Nets' 30th season in the National Basketball Association, and 21st season in East Rutherford, New Jersey. [1] The Nets had the eighth overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft, and selected Kerry Kittles out of Villanova University. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] In the off-season, the team signed free agents Robert Pack, [7] [8] [9] Tony Massenburg, [10] Xavier McDaniel, who played overseas in Greece during the previous season, [11] [12] and David Benoit, who missed the entire season with a ruptured Achilles tendon. [13] [14] Under new head coach John Calipari, [15] [16] [17] the Nets continued to struggle losing their first five games of the season, which included two games played overseas against the Orlando Magic in Tokyo, Japan. [18] [19] [20] [21] The team held a 13β33 record at the All-Star break. [22]
At midseason, the Nets traded Pack along with Shawn Bradley, Khalid Reeves and second-year forward Ed O'Bannon to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Sam Cassell, Jim Jackson, Chris Gatling, Eric Montross and George McCloud, who never played with the Nets and was dealt to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Joe Kleine. [23] [24] [25] [26] Gatling only played just three games after the trade due to an ear infection, and was out for the remainder of the season. [27] [28] [29] The Nets ended their season with a 26β56 record, finishing fifth in the Atlantic Division. [30]
Kendall Gill averaged 21.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game, while Kittles averaged 16.4 points and 1.9 steals per game, and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. In addition, Jayson Williams continued to show improvement averaging 13.4 points, and leading the team with 13.5 rebounds per game, before sitting out the remainder of the season with a thumb injury after 41 games, [31] [32] [33] while Massenburg contributed 7.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, and McDaniel averaged 5.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game off the bench. [34] Kittles finished in fifth place in Rookie of the Year voting, [35] [36] while Gatling finished in third place in Sixth Man of the Year voting. [37] [38] [39] [40]
Following the season, Jackson and Montross were both traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, [41] [42] [43] [44] while Massenburg signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics, but was then traded to the Vancouver Grizzlies, [45] [46] and Kleine signed with the Chicago Bulls. [47]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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y- Miami Heat | 61 | 21 | .744 | β | 29β12 | 32β9 | 16β8 |
x- New York Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 | 31β10 | 26β15 | 19β6 |
x- Orlando Magic | 45 | 37 | .549 | 16 | 26β15 | 19β22 | 13β11 |
x- Washington Bullets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 17 | 25β16 | 19β22 | 14β10 |
New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 35 | 16β25 | 10β31 | 11β13 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 22 | 60 | .268 | 39 | 11β30 | 11β30 | 11β14 |
Boston Celtics | 15 | 67 | .183 | 46 | 11β30 | 4β37 | 1β23 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Chicago Bulls | 69 | 13 | .841 | β |
2 | y- Miami Heat | 61 | 21 | .744 | 8 |
3 | x- New York Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 12 |
4 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 56 | 26 | .683 | 13 |
5 | x- Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15 |
6 | x- Charlotte Hornets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15 |
7 | x- Orlando Magic | 45 | 37 | .549 | 24 |
8 | x- Washington Bullets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 25 |
9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 27 |
10 | Indiana Pacers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 30 |
11 | Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 36 |
12 | Toronto Raptors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 39 |
13 | New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 43 |
14 | Philadelphia 76ers | 22 | 60 | .268 | 47 |
15 | Boston Celtics | 15 | 67 | .183 | 54 |
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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 | β | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β1 |
Boston | 1β3 | β | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 |
Charlotte | 3β1 | 4β0 | β | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 |
Chicago | 3β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | β | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β1 |
Cleveland | 1β3 | 2β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 |
Dallas | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β2 |
Denver | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | β | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β1 |
Detroit | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 |
Golden State | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 | β | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 0β2 |
Houston | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | β | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 |
Indiana | 1β3 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 |
L.A. Clippers | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | β | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 0β2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β0 |
Miami | 2β1 | 4β0 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 4β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 |
Milwaukee | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | β | 0β2 | 2β1 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 |
Minnesota | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 1β1 |
New Jersey | 1β3 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 0β2 | β | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 |
New York | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 |
Orlando | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β1 | 0β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | β | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 |
Philadelphia | 0β4 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 2β2 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 |
Phoenix | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 1β3 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
Portland | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | β | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 0β2 |
Sacramento | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 0β2 |
San Antonio | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | β | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | β | 2β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β0 |
Toronto | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 0β3 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
Utah | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | β | 4β0 | 2β0 |
Vancouver | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β4 | β | 1β1 |
Washington | 1β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | β |
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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 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Kendall Gill | 82 | 81 | 39.0 | .443 | .336 | .797 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 21.8 |
Sam Cassell | 23 | 22 | 33.8 | .443 | .392 | .831 | 3.6 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 19.3 |
Chris Gatling | 3 | 0 | 30.7 | .419 | .938 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 17.0 | |
Jim Jackson | 31 | 31 | 37.3 | .417 | .370 | .852 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 16.5 |
Kerry Kittles | 82 | 57 | 36.7 | .426 | .377 | .771 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 16.4 |
Robert Pack | 34 | 31 | 34.9 | .407 | .297 | .788 | 2.5 | 9.6 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 15.9 |
Jayson Williams | 41 | 40 | 34.9 | .409 | .000 | .590 | 13.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 13.4 |
Shawn Bradley | 40 | 38 | 30.7 | .436 | .000 | .664 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 12.0 |
Khalid Reeves | 50 | 18 | 21.0 | .393 | .396 | .747 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 8.3 |
Tony Massenburg | 79 | 49 | 24.7 | .485 | .000 | .631 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 7.2 |
Reggie Williams | 11 | 0 | 15.2 | .403 | .273 | .800 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 6.5 |
Kevin Edwards | 32 | 0 | 14.9 | .377 | .349 | .860 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 5.9 |
Xavier McDaniel | 62 | 5 | 18.9 | .389 | .200 | .730 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 5.6 |
Lloyd Daniels | 17 | 0 | 16.6 | .330 | .322 | .833 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
Eric Montross | 31 | 31 | 27.2 | .451 | .393 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 5.1 | |
Ed O'Bannon | 45 | 5 | 14.1 | .367 | .283 | .870 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
Joe Kleine | 28 | 0 | 16.2 | .427 | .500 | .722 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
Evric Gray | 5 | 0 | 8.4 | .267 | .250 | 1.000 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
Jack Haley | 20 | 0 | 3.7 | .351 | .737 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 | |
Adrian Caldwell | 18 | 0 | 11.3 | .286 | .000 | .529 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
Robert Werdann | 6 | 0 | 5.2 | .429 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | |
Yinka Dare | 41 | 2 | 7.6 | .352 | .514 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | |
Vincent Askew | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Player Statistics Citation: [34]
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1996β97 New Jersey Nets season | |
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Head coach | John Calipari |
Arena | Continental Airlines Arena |
Results | |
Record | 26–56 (.317) |
Place | Division: 5th (
Atlantic) Conference: 13th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television |
WBIS-TV SportsChannel New York |
Radio | WOR |
The 1996β97 NBA season was the Nets' 30th season in the National Basketball Association, and 21st season in East Rutherford, New Jersey. [1] The Nets had the eighth overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft, and selected Kerry Kittles out of Villanova University. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] In the off-season, the team signed free agents Robert Pack, [7] [8] [9] Tony Massenburg, [10] Xavier McDaniel, who played overseas in Greece during the previous season, [11] [12] and David Benoit, who missed the entire season with a ruptured Achilles tendon. [13] [14] Under new head coach John Calipari, [15] [16] [17] the Nets continued to struggle losing their first five games of the season, which included two games played overseas against the Orlando Magic in Tokyo, Japan. [18] [19] [20] [21] The team held a 13β33 record at the All-Star break. [22]
At midseason, the Nets traded Pack along with Shawn Bradley, Khalid Reeves and second-year forward Ed O'Bannon to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Sam Cassell, Jim Jackson, Chris Gatling, Eric Montross and George McCloud, who never played with the Nets and was dealt to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Joe Kleine. [23] [24] [25] [26] Gatling only played just three games after the trade due to an ear infection, and was out for the remainder of the season. [27] [28] [29] The Nets ended their season with a 26β56 record, finishing fifth in the Atlantic Division. [30]
Kendall Gill averaged 21.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game, while Kittles averaged 16.4 points and 1.9 steals per game, and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. In addition, Jayson Williams continued to show improvement averaging 13.4 points, and leading the team with 13.5 rebounds per game, before sitting out the remainder of the season with a thumb injury after 41 games, [31] [32] [33] while Massenburg contributed 7.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, and McDaniel averaged 5.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game off the bench. [34] Kittles finished in fifth place in Rookie of the Year voting, [35] [36] while Gatling finished in third place in Sixth Man of the Year voting. [37] [38] [39] [40]
Following the season, Jackson and Montross were both traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, [41] [42] [43] [44] while Massenburg signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics, but was then traded to the Vancouver Grizzlies, [45] [46] and Kleine signed with the Chicago Bulls. [47]
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y- Miami Heat | 61 | 21 | .744 | β | 29β12 | 32β9 | 16β8 |
x- New York Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 | 31β10 | 26β15 | 19β6 |
x- Orlando Magic | 45 | 37 | .549 | 16 | 26β15 | 19β22 | 13β11 |
x- Washington Bullets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 17 | 25β16 | 19β22 | 14β10 |
New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 35 | 16β25 | 10β31 | 11β13 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 22 | 60 | .268 | 39 | 11β30 | 11β30 | 11β14 |
Boston Celtics | 15 | 67 | .183 | 46 | 11β30 | 4β37 | 1β23 |
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1 | z- Chicago Bulls | 69 | 13 | .841 | β |
2 | y- Miami Heat | 61 | 21 | .744 | 8 |
3 | x- New York Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 12 |
4 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 56 | 26 | .683 | 13 |
5 | x- Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15 |
6 | x- Charlotte Hornets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15 |
7 | x- Orlando Magic | 45 | 37 | .549 | 24 |
8 | x- Washington Bullets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 25 |
9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 27 |
10 | Indiana Pacers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 30 |
11 | Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 36 |
12 | Toronto Raptors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 39 |
13 | New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 43 |
14 | Philadelphia 76ers | 22 | 60 | .268 | 47 |
15 | Boston Celtics | 15 | 67 | .183 | 54 |
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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 | β | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β1 |
Boston | 1β3 | β | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 |
Charlotte | 3β1 | 4β0 | β | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 |
Chicago | 3β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | β | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β1 |
Cleveland | 1β3 | 2β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 |
Dallas | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β2 |
Denver | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | β | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β1 |
Detroit | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 |
Golden State | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 | β | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 0β2 |
Houston | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | β | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 |
Indiana | 1β3 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 |
L.A. Clippers | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | β | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 0β2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β0 |
Miami | 2β1 | 4β0 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 4β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 |
Milwaukee | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | β | 0β2 | 2β1 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 |
Minnesota | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 1β1 |
New Jersey | 1β3 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 0β2 | β | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 |
New York | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 |
Orlando | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β1 | 0β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | β | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 |
Philadelphia | 0β4 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 2β2 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 |
Phoenix | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 1β3 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
Portland | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | β | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 0β2 |
Sacramento | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 0β2 |
San Antonio | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | β | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | β | 2β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β0 |
Toronto | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 0β3 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
Utah | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | β | 4β0 | 2β0 |
Vancouver | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β4 | β | 1β1 |
Washington | 1β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | β |
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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 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Kendall Gill | 82 | 81 | 39.0 | .443 | .336 | .797 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 21.8 |
Sam Cassell | 23 | 22 | 33.8 | .443 | .392 | .831 | 3.6 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 19.3 |
Chris Gatling | 3 | 0 | 30.7 | .419 | .938 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 17.0 | |
Jim Jackson | 31 | 31 | 37.3 | .417 | .370 | .852 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 16.5 |
Kerry Kittles | 82 | 57 | 36.7 | .426 | .377 | .771 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 16.4 |
Robert Pack | 34 | 31 | 34.9 | .407 | .297 | .788 | 2.5 | 9.6 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 15.9 |
Jayson Williams | 41 | 40 | 34.9 | .409 | .000 | .590 | 13.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 13.4 |
Shawn Bradley | 40 | 38 | 30.7 | .436 | .000 | .664 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 12.0 |
Khalid Reeves | 50 | 18 | 21.0 | .393 | .396 | .747 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 8.3 |
Tony Massenburg | 79 | 49 | 24.7 | .485 | .000 | .631 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 7.2 |
Reggie Williams | 11 | 0 | 15.2 | .403 | .273 | .800 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 6.5 |
Kevin Edwards | 32 | 0 | 14.9 | .377 | .349 | .860 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 5.9 |
Xavier McDaniel | 62 | 5 | 18.9 | .389 | .200 | .730 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 5.6 |
Lloyd Daniels | 17 | 0 | 16.6 | .330 | .322 | .833 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
Eric Montross | 31 | 31 | 27.2 | .451 | .393 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 5.1 | |
Ed O'Bannon | 45 | 5 | 14.1 | .367 | .283 | .870 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
Joe Kleine | 28 | 0 | 16.2 | .427 | .500 | .722 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
Evric Gray | 5 | 0 | 8.4 | .267 | .250 | 1.000 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
Jack Haley | 20 | 0 | 3.7 | .351 | .737 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 | |
Adrian Caldwell | 18 | 0 | 11.3 | .286 | .000 | .529 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
Robert Werdann | 6 | 0 | 5.2 | .429 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | |
Yinka Dare | 41 | 2 | 7.6 | .352 | .514 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | |
Vincent Askew | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Player Statistics Citation: [34]
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