1996β97 Washington Bullets season | |
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Head coach |
Jim Lynam (fired) (22β24) Bob Staak (interim) (0β1) Bernie Bickerstaff (22β13) |
General manager | Wes Unseld |
Owner(s) | Abe Pollin |
Arena |
US Airways Arena (37 games) Baltimore Arena (4 games) |
Results | |
Record | 44–38 (.537) |
Place | Division: 4th (
Atlantic) Conference: 8th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
First round (lost to Bulls 0β3) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | |
Radio | WTOP |
The 1996β97 NBA season was the Bullets' 36th season in the National Basketball Association. [1] During the off-season, the Bullets acquired Rod Strickland and former Bullets forward Harvey Grant from the Portland Trail Blazers, [2] [3] [4] [5] and signed free agents Tracy Murray, [6] [7] [8] Jaren Jackson and Lorenzo Williams. [9] [10] Despite a stellar season last year, Juwan Howard signed a 7-year $100 million contract with the Miami Heat. However, the deal was voided claiming that Miami exceeded their salary cap; [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] the Bullets quickly re-signed Howard, but would lose their first-round draft pick next year. [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]
After 46 games into the season, the Bullets fired head coach Jim Lynam, [21] [22] then after playing one game under assistant Bob Staak, and holding a 22β25 record at the All-Star break, [23] they hired former Bullets assistant Bernie Bickerstaff as their new coach. [24] [25] [26] Under Bickerstaff, the Bullets finished the season winning 16 of their final 21 games. [27] On the final day of the regular season on April 20, 1997, the Bullets defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 85β81 at the Gund Arena to capture the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference. [28] [29] [30] [31] They finished fourth in the Atlantic Division with a 44β38 record, ending an eight-year playoff drought, and making the playoffs for the first time since 1988. [32]
Chris Webber averaged 20.1 points, 10.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.9 blocks per game, and was selected for the 1997 NBA All-Star Game, which was his first All-Star appearance. [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] In addition, Howard averaged 19.1 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, while Strickland provided the team with 17.2 points, 8.9 assists and 1.7 steals per game. Calbert Cheaney and last season's Most Improved Player, Gheorghe MureΘan both contributed 10.6 points per game each, while MureΘan provided with 6.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and Murray contributed 10.0 points per game off the bench. [38]
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Bullets were swept by Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and the defending champion Chicago Bulls in three straight games, losing Game 3 at home by one point, 96β95 after taking a 14β2 lead early in the first quarter. [39] [40] [41] [42] This would be their final playoff appearance until 2005. The Bulls would go on to defeat the Utah Jazz in six games in the NBA Finals, winning their fifth championship in seven years. [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] Following the season, Jackson signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs. [48]
For Washington, Game 3 of that series at US Airways Arena was officially their final game as the "Bullets". In 1995, Bullets owner Abe Pollin decided to change the team's name due to gun violence in Washington D.C., and after the assassination of his friend, Israel Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. On May 15, 1997, the team officially changed its name to the "Wizards", and became known as the "Washington Wizards" the following season. [49] [50] [51] [52] [53] However, the Bullets were held up by a copyright lawsuit filed by the Harlem Wizards, a traveling comedy basketball team with the same name. Still, the Bullets won the trademark infringement case, as a court ruling allowed them to change their name to the "Wizards". [54] [55] [56] [57] [58]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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2 | 55 | Ronnie Henderson | United States | LSU |
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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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March: 11β4 (home: 6β3; road: 5β1)
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April: 8β3 (home: 4β0; road: 4β3)
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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 |
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1996β97 Washington Bullets season | |
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Head coach |
Jim Lynam (fired) (22β24) Bob Staak (interim) (0β1) Bernie Bickerstaff (22β13) |
General manager | Wes Unseld |
Owner(s) | Abe Pollin |
Arena |
US Airways Arena (37 games) Baltimore Arena (4 games) |
Results | |
Record | 44–38 (.537) |
Place | Division: 4th (
Atlantic) Conference: 8th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
First round (lost to Bulls 0β3) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | |
Radio | WTOP |
The 1996β97 NBA season was the Bullets' 36th season in the National Basketball Association. [1] During the off-season, the Bullets acquired Rod Strickland and former Bullets forward Harvey Grant from the Portland Trail Blazers, [2] [3] [4] [5] and signed free agents Tracy Murray, [6] [7] [8] Jaren Jackson and Lorenzo Williams. [9] [10] Despite a stellar season last year, Juwan Howard signed a 7-year $100 million contract with the Miami Heat. However, the deal was voided claiming that Miami exceeded their salary cap; [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] the Bullets quickly re-signed Howard, but would lose their first-round draft pick next year. [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]
After 46 games into the season, the Bullets fired head coach Jim Lynam, [21] [22] then after playing one game under assistant Bob Staak, and holding a 22β25 record at the All-Star break, [23] they hired former Bullets assistant Bernie Bickerstaff as their new coach. [24] [25] [26] Under Bickerstaff, the Bullets finished the season winning 16 of their final 21 games. [27] On the final day of the regular season on April 20, 1997, the Bullets defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 85β81 at the Gund Arena to capture the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference. [28] [29] [30] [31] They finished fourth in the Atlantic Division with a 44β38 record, ending an eight-year playoff drought, and making the playoffs for the first time since 1988. [32]
Chris Webber averaged 20.1 points, 10.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.9 blocks per game, and was selected for the 1997 NBA All-Star Game, which was his first All-Star appearance. [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] In addition, Howard averaged 19.1 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, while Strickland provided the team with 17.2 points, 8.9 assists and 1.7 steals per game. Calbert Cheaney and last season's Most Improved Player, Gheorghe MureΘan both contributed 10.6 points per game each, while MureΘan provided with 6.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and Murray contributed 10.0 points per game off the bench. [38]
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Bullets were swept by Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and the defending champion Chicago Bulls in three straight games, losing Game 3 at home by one point, 96β95 after taking a 14β2 lead early in the first quarter. [39] [40] [41] [42] This would be their final playoff appearance until 2005. The Bulls would go on to defeat the Utah Jazz in six games in the NBA Finals, winning their fifth championship in seven years. [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] Following the season, Jackson signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs. [48]
For Washington, Game 3 of that series at US Airways Arena was officially their final game as the "Bullets". In 1995, Bullets owner Abe Pollin decided to change the team's name due to gun violence in Washington D.C., and after the assassination of his friend, Israel Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. On May 15, 1997, the team officially changed its name to the "Wizards", and became known as the "Washington Wizards" the following season. [49] [50] [51] [52] [53] However, the Bullets were held up by a copyright lawsuit filed by the Harlem Wizards, a traveling comedy basketball team with the same name. Still, the Bullets won the trademark infringement case, as a court ruling allowed them to change their name to the "Wizards". [54] [55] [56] [57] [58]
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2 | 55 | Ronnie Henderson | United States | LSU |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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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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November: 7β8 (home: 4β5; road: 3β3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December: 8β6 (home: 4β2; road: 4β4)
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January: 7β8 (home: 4β2; road: 3β6)
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February: 3β9 (home: 3β4; road: 0β5)
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March: 11β4 (home: 6β3; road: 5β1)
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April: 8β3 (home: 4β0; road: 4β3)
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1996β97 schedule |
1997 playoff game log | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First round: 0β3 (home: 0β1; road: 0β2)
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1997 schedule |
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 |
NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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