1996–97 Charlotte Hornets season

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The 1996–97 NBA season was the ninth season for the Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association.[1] For the first time since the 1990–91 season, Larry Johnson was not on the team's opening day roster. The Hornets received the thirteenth overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard, and high school basketball star Kobe Bryant,[2][3][4][5][6] but soon traded him to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Vlade Divac,[7][8][9][10][11] acquired Anthony Mason from the New York Knicks,[12][13][14][15] and signed free agent Tony Smith during the off-season.[16] The team also hired former Boston Celtics star Dave Cowens as their new head coach.[17][18][19]

Under Cowens, and with the addition of Divac and Mason, the new-look Hornets played better than expected. After struggling with an 8–9 start to the regular season, the Hornets won 21 of their next 31 games, holding a 29–19 record at the All-Star break.[20] At mid-season, the team signed free agent and former All-Star forward Tom Chambers in January,[21][22][23] then traded Scott Burrell to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Donald Royal, and dealt second-year guard Anthony Goldwire, and second-year center George Zidek to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Ricky Pierce in February.[24][25][26][27] However, Chambers was released to free agency after 12 games. The Hornets posted a nine-game winning streak in April, and finished in fourth place in the Central Division with a franchise best 54–28 record, earning the #6 seed in the Eastern Conference, and making it back to the NBA playoffs after a one-year absence.[28]

Glen Rice had the best season of his career, finishing third in the league in scoring with a career-high of 26.8 points per game, while leading the Hornets with 207 three-point field goals, and shooting .470 in three-point percentage, and also earning All-NBA Second Team honors. In addition, Mason averaged 16.2 points, 11.4 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game, and earned All-NBA Third Team and NBA All-Defensive Second Team honors, while Divac and Matt Geiger both provided the best center combo in the league, as Divac averaged 12.6 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 2.2 blocks per game, and Geiger provided the team with 8.9 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, but only played just 49 games due to a back injury.[29][30] Meanwhile, sixth man Dell Curry contributed 14.8 points per game and 126 three-point field goals off the bench, Muggsy Bogues provided with 8.0 points, 7.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and Smith contributed 5.0 points per game.[31]

Rice was also selected for the 1997 NBA All-Star Game in Cleveland, Ohio,[32][33] where he set several scoring records, and was named the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player.[34][35][36][37][38] Rice finished in fifth place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Mason finished tied in ninth place;[39][40][41] Rice also finished tied in fifth place in Most Improved Player voting,[40][41] while Curry finished tied in fifth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting,[42][40][41] and Cowens finished in second place in Coach of the Year voting.[43][44][45][40][41]

However, in the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1997 NBA playoffs, the Hornets were swept by the New York Knicks in three straight games.[46][47][48][49] The Hornets led the NBA in home-game attendance for the eighth, and final time during their history in Charlotte, with an attendance of 985,722 at the Charlotte Coliseum during the regular season; they also had the best three-point percentage in NBA history, shooting 42.8% from beyond the arch.[31][50]

Following the season, Pierce re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the Milwaukee Bucks during the next season,[51][52][53][54] and Smith and Royal were both released to free agency.

NBA draft

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality School
1 13 Kobe Bryant SG Script error: No such module "flag". Lower Merion HS
1 16 Tony Delk SG/PG Script error: No such module "flag". Kentucky
2 44 Malik Rose PF Script error: No such module "flag". Drexel

Roster

1996–97 Charlotte Hornets roster
Players Coaches
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Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
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Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Vlade Divac Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". 1968–02–03 Yugoslavia
Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Matt Geiger Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". 1969–09–10 Georgia Tech
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Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Glen Rice Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". 1967–05–28 Michigan
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Roster
Updated: February 20, 1997

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Roster Notes

Regular season

Season standings

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 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Chicago Bulls 69 13 .841 – 39–2 30–11 24–4
x-Atlanta Hawks 56 26 .683 13 36–5 20–21 17–11
x-Detroit Pistons 54 28 .659 15 30–11 24–17 17–11
x-Charlotte Hornets 54 28 .659 15 30–11 24–17 14–14
Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 .512 27 25–16 17–24 13–15
Indiana Pacers 39 43 .476 30 21–20 18–23 11–17
Milwaukee Bucks 33 49 .402 36 20–21 13–28 10–18
Toronto Raptors 30 52 .366 39 18–23 12–29 6–22

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Record vs. opponents

1996-97 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 — 3–1 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–1
Boston 1–3 — 0–4 0–4 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–4
Charlotte 3–1 4–0 — 0–4 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–2 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 3–1
Chicago 3–1 4–0 4–0 — 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 3–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–1
Cleveland 1–3 2–1 1–3 1–3 — 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–0 4–0 1–3 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–3
Dallas 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 — 3–1 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–2
Denver 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 — 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 2–2 0–4 1–1 0–4 3–1 1–1
Detroit 3–1 4–0 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–0 — 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–4 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 4–0
Golden State 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 0–2 — 0–4 1–1 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–4 2–2 1–3 4–0 0–4 2–0 0–4 3–1 0–2
Houston 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 4–0 — 1–1 3–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–2 4–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0
Indiana 1–3 2–1 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–3 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 1–3
L.A. Clippers 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 3–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 — 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 4–0 1–3 2–0 1–3 4–0 0–2
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 1–1 2–2 — 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–3 4–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–3 4–0 2–0
Miami 2–1 4–0 2–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 — 4–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 3–1
Milwaukee 0–4 3–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 — 0–2 2–1 1–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–3
Minnesota 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 4–0 0–2 3–1 0–4 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 — 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–4 4–0 0–4 1–1 1–3 4–0 1–1
New Jersey 1–3 4–0 0–4 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 0–2 — 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–3 0–2 2–0 1–3
New York 3–1 4–0 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 — 3–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–0 1–1 2–0 4–0
Orlando 1–3 4–0 2–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 — 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–3
Philadelphia 0–4 3–1 0–4 0–4 0–3 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–3 2–2 — 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 2–0 1–3
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 — 1–3 4–0 3–1 2–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1
Portland 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 — 2–2 4–0 1–3 0–2 2–2 4–0 0–2
Sacramento 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–4 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 2–0 4–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–4 2–2 — 3–1 1–3 1–1 0–4 4–0 0–2
San Antonio 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–3 — 0–4 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–2
Seattle 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 3–1 4–0 — 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0
Toronto 0–4 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 3–0 0–3 0–4 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 — 1–1 1–1 2–2
Utah 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 4–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 — 4–0 2–0
Vancouver 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–4 0–4 3–1 0–4 1–1 0–4 — 1–1
Washington 1–2 4–0 1–3 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 3–1 0–4 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 —

Game log

Regular season

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Template:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | November 2, 1996 | Toronto | W 109–98 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | November 3, 1996 | @ New York | L 86–113 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | November 6, 1996 | L.A. Lakers | W 88–78 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | November 8, 1996 | @ Washington | W 102–87 | | | | US Airways Arena | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | November 9, 1996 | Milwaukee | L 98–100 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | November 12, 1996 | @ Miami | L 72–93 | | | | Miami Arena | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 14, 1996 | @ Orlando | L 89–96 | | | | Orlando Arena | 3–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 15, 1996 | Chicago | L 87–110 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 3–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 | November 20, 1996 | New York | W 93–86 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 4–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | November 21, 1996 | @ Indiana | W 90–87 | | | | Market Square Arena | 5–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | November 23, 1996 | Detroit | W 93–85 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 6–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 | November 26, 1996 | Seattle | W 97–89 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 27, 1996 | @ Toronto | L 88–92 | | | | SkyDome | 7–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 | November 30, 1996 | @ Milwaukee | W 94–87 | | | | Bradley Center | 8–6 Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 | December 2, 1996 | @ Utah | L 97–107 | | | | Delta Center | 8–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 | December 3, 1996 | @ L.A. Clippers | L 89–96 | | | | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | 8–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | December 6, 1996 | @ Portland | L 93–97 | | | | Rose Garden Arena | 8–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 | December 7, 1996 | @ Seattle | W 94–92 | | | | KeyArena | 9–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 | December 9, 1996 | @ Vancouver | W 107–91 | | | | General Motors Place | 10–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 | December 11, 1996 | Denver | W 101–97 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 11–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 | December 13, 1996 | Philadelphia | W 84–75 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 12–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | December 14, 1996 | @ Chicago | L 82–87 | | | | United Center | 12–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 | December 17, 1996 | @ Philadelphia | W 93–84 | | | | CoreStates Center | 13–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 | December 19, 1996 | Chicago | L 72–93 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 13–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 | December 21, 1996 | Atlanta | W 98–93 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 14–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | December 22, 1996 | @ Boston | W 102–98 | | | | FleetCenter | 15–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | December 27, 1996 | Miami | L 86–101 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 15–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 28, 1996 | @ Detroit | L 75–97 | | | | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 15–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 | December 30, 1996 | @ Washington | W 101–92 | | | | US Airways Arena | 16–13 Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 | January 2, 1997 | Dallas | W 107–97 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 17–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 | January 4, 1997 | Washington | L 93–104 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 17–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 | January 6, 1997 | @ Golden State | W 109–101 | | | | San Jose Arena | 18–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 | January 8, 1997 | @ L.A. Lakers | L 97–101 | | | | Great Western Forum | 18–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | January 10, 1997 | @ Phoenix | L 90–102 | | | | America West Arena | 18–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 | January 12, 1997 | @ Sacramento | W 97–93 | | | | ARCO Arena | 19–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 | January 13, 1997 | @ Denver | W 102–100 (OT) | | | | McNichols Sports Arena | 20–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 | January 15, 1997 | New Jersey | W 116–104 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 21–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | January 18, 1997 | @ New Jersey | W 102–92 | | | | Continental Airlines Arena | 22–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | January 20, 1997 | @ Atlanta | L 97–106 | | | | The Omni | 22–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 | January 21, 1997 | Houston | W 114–108 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 23–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 | January 24, 1997 | New York | W 113–104 (OT) | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 24–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 | January 25, 1997 | @ Cleveland | L 73–106 | | | | Gund Arena | 24–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 | January 28, 1997 | @ Indiana | W 98–97 | | | | Market Square Arena | 25–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 | January 29, 1997 | Indiana | L 95–106 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 25–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 | January 31, 1997 | Milwaukee | W 102–95 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 26–19 Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 | February 2, 1997 | @ New York | W 99–93 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 27–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 | February 4, 1997 | Minnesota | W 115–101 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 28–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 | February 6, 1997 | Sacramento | W 115–100 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 29–19 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 11, 1997 | @ Chicago | L 100–103 | | | | United Center | 29–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 | February 12, 1997 | New Jersey | W 113–100 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 30–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 | February 14, 1997 | Detroit | L 103–109 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 30–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 | February 17, 1997 | Orlando | W 124–110 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 31–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 | February 19, 1997 | Phoenix | W 123–115 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 32–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 | February 21, 1997 | L.A. Clippers | W 114–96 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 33–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 | February 22, 1997 | @ Atlanta | W 93–92 | | | | The Omni | 34–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 | February 24, 1997 | @ San Antonio | W 96–84 | | | | Alamodome | 35–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 | February 25, 1997 | @ Dallas | L 84–86 | | | | Reunion Arena | 35–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 | February 27, 1997 | @ Houston | W 106–95 | | | | The Summit | 36–22 Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 | March 2, 1997 | @ Minnesota | W 108–96 | | | | Target Center | 37–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | March 4, 1997 | San Antonio | W 105–98 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 38–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 | March 6, 1997 | Boston | W 122–121 (OT) | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 39–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 | March 9, 1997 | Miami | W 82–76 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 40–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 | March 11, 1997 | Vancouver | W 98–92 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 41–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | March 14, 1997 | @ Orlando | L 81–86 | | | | Orlando Arena | 41–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 | March 15, 1997 | @ Philadelphia | W 107–99 | | | | CoreStates Center | 42–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 | March 17, 1997 | Utah | L 93–114 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 42–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 | March 19, 1997 | Cleveland | W 90–72 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 43–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 | March 21, 1997 | @ Toronto | W 102–97 | | | | SkyDome | 44–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 69 | March 22, 1997 | Golden State | W 100–93 (OT) | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 45–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | March 26, 1997 | Portland | L 87–88 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 45–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | March 28, 1997 | Indiana | L 115–116 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 45–26 Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 | April 2, 1997 | Atlanta | W 95–84 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 46–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 73 | April 3, 1997 | @ New Jersey | W 93–87 | | | | Continental Airlines Arena | 47–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 | April 5, 1997 | Philadelphia | W 115–113 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 48–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | April 7, 1997 | @ Cleveland | W 110–105 (OT) | | | | Gund Arena | 49–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 | April 9, 1997 | Boston | W 136–111 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 50–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 | April 11, 1997 | @ Detroit | W 93–85 | | | | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 51–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 | April 12, 1997 | Washington | W 99–97 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 52–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 79 | April 14, 1997 | Cleveland | W 94–82 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 53–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 | April 16, 1997 | @ Boston | W 108–102 | | | | FleetCenter | 54–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 81 | April 18, 1997 | Toronto | L 100–108 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 54–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 | April 20, 1997 | @ Milwaukee | L 100–120 | | | | Bradley Center | 54–28 Template:Game log section end |- ! colspan="2" | 1996–97 schedule |}

Playoffs

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Template:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 24, 1997 | @ New York | L 99–109 | Vlade Divac (27) | Anthony Mason (13) | Anthony Mason (5) | Madison Square Garden
19,763 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 26, 1997 | @ New York | L 93–100 | Glen Rice (39) | Divac, Mason (12) | four players tied (2) | Madison Square Garden
19,763 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 28, 1997 | New York | L 95–104 | Glen Rice (22) | Anthony Mason (11) | Glen Rice (9) | Charlotte Coliseum
24,042 | 0–3 |- Template:Game log section end |- ! colspan="2" | 1997 schedule |}

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Script error: No such module "Sort". C 81 80 2,840 725 301 103 180 1,024 35.1 9.0 3.7 1.3 2.2 12.6
Script error: No such module "Sort". SF 79 78 3,362 318 160 72 26 2,115 42.6 4.0 2.0 .9 .3 26.8
Script error: No such module "Sort". PF 73 73 3,143 829 414 76 33 1,186 43.1 11.4 5.7 1.0 .5 16.2
Script error: No such module "Sort". PG 69 39 1,291 94 150 48 19 346 18.7 1.4 2.2 .7 .3 5.0
Script error: No such module "Sort". SG 68 20 2,078 211 118 60 14 1,008 30.6 3.1 1.7 .9 .2 14.8
Script error: No such module "Sort". PG 65 65 1,880 141 469 82 2 522 28.9 2.2 7.2 1.3 .0 8.0
Script error: No such module "Sort". PG 61 1 867 99 99 36 6 332 14.2 1.6 1.6 .6 .1 5.4
Script error: No such module "Sort". PF 54 1 525 164 32 28 17 160 9.7 3.0 .6 .5 .3 3.0
Script error: No such module "Sort". C 49 13 1,044 258 38 20 27 437 21.3 5.3 .8 .4 .6 8.9
Script error: No such module "Sort". SF 41 3 355 45 34 8 3 128 8.7 1.1 .8 .2 .1 3.1
Script error: No such module "Sort".† C 36 2 288 63 9 4 3 91 8.0 1.8 .3 .1 .1 2.5
Script error: No such module "Sort".† PG 33 9 576 38 94 19 1 190 17.5 1.2 2.8 .6 .0 5.8
Script error: No such module "Sort".† SF 28 2 482 79 39 14 11 151 17.2 2.8 1.4 .5 .4 5.4
Script error: No such module "Sort".† SG 27 17 650 68 49 14 4 324 24.1 2.5 1.8 .5 .1 12.0
Script error: No such module "Sort".† SF 25 2 320 58 10 12 2 70 12.8 2.3 .4 .5 .1 2.8
Script error: No such module "Sort". PF 12 5 83 14 4 1 0 19 6.9 1.2 .3 .1 .0 1.6
Script error: No such module "Sort".† C 3 0 10 3 0 0 1 5 3.3 1.0 .0 .0 .3 1.7
Script error: No such module "Sort".† C 1 0 11 1 1 0 0 0 11.0 1.0 1.0 .0 .0 .0

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Playoffs

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Script error: No such module "Sort". SF 3 3 137 11 11 4 1 83 45.7 3.7 3.7 1.3 .3 27.7
Script error: No such module "Sort". PF 3 3 131 36 9 1 1 39 43.7 12.0 3.0 .3 .3 13.0
Script error: No such module "Sort". C 3 3 116 26 10 3 6 54 38.7 8.7 3.3 1.0 2.0 18.0
Script error: No such module "Sort". SG 3 2 87 8 4 2 0 23 29.0 2.7 1.3 .7 .0 7.7
Script error: No such module "Sort". PG 3 1 85 10 6 2 0 31 28.3 3.3 2.0 .7 .0 10.3
Script error: No such module "Sort". SG 3 1 50 1 5 4 0 14 16.7 .3 1.7 1.3 .0 4.7
Script error: No such module "Sort". C 3 0 31 8 2 2 1 6 10.3 2.7 .7 .7 .3 2.0
Script error: No such module "Sort". PG 2 2 58 3 5 1 0 32 29.0 1.5 2.5 .5 .0 16.0
Script error: No such module "Sort". PF 2 0 12 5 1 0 0 4 6.0 2.5 .5 .0 .0 2.0
Script error: No such module "Sort". PG 2 0 9 1 2 1 0 1 4.5 .5 1.0 .5 .0 .5
Script error: No such module "Sort". SF 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 2.0 .0 .0 .0 .0

Awards and records

Transactions

  • July 11, 1996

Released Michael Adams.

Traded Kobe Bryant to the Los Angeles Lakers for Vlade Divac.

Released Robert Parish.

  • July 14, 1996

Traded Larry Johnson to the New York Knicks for Brad Lohaus and Anthony Mason.

  • October 3, 1996

Signed Bob McCann as a free agent.

October 19, 1996

Signed Tony Smith as a free agent.

  • October 31, 1996

Waived Brad Lohaus.

  • January 6, 1997

Signed Jamie Feick to the first of two 10-day contracts.

  • January 28, 1997

Signed Eric Leckner to a 10-day contract.

  • January 30, 1997

Signed Tom Chambers to a contract for the rest of the season.

  • February 20, 1997

Traded Scott Burrell to the Golden State Warriors for Donald Royal.

Traded Anthony Goldwire and George Zidek to the Denver Nuggets for Ricky Pierce.

  • April 8, 1997

Waived Tom Chambers.

Player Transactions Citation:[56]

References

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