NBA · 1996-97 Season
26-56 · 5th Atlantic
PTS/G
97.2
OPP/G
101.8
FG%
42.2
AST/G
21.0
Regular season
| Date | Opponent | Score | W/L | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Apr 20 | AT | 108-92 | W | 26-56 |
| Fri, Apr 18 | MI | 86-74 | W | 25-56 |
| Wed, Apr 16 | PH | 105-113 | L | 24-56 |
| Tue, Apr 15 | AT | 101-109 | L | 24-55 |
| Sun, Apr 13 | MI | 123-132 | L | 24-54 |
| Fri, Apr 11 | WA | 90-109 | L | 24-53 |
| Thu, Apr 10 | MI | 93-88 | W | 24-52 |
| Tue, Apr 8 | MI | 92-94 | L | 23-52 |
| Sun, Apr 6 | LA | 96-103 | L | 23-51 |
| Thu, Apr 3 | CH | 87-93 | L | 23-50 |
| Wed, Apr 2 | MI | 89-94 | L | 23-49 |
| Sat, Mar 29 | CH | 101-111 | L | 23-48 |
| Fri, Mar 28 | NY | 92-86 | W | 23-47 |
| Wed, Mar 26 | PH | 123-105 | W | 22-47 |
| Mon, Mar 24 | LA | 84-109 | L | 21-47 |
| Sun, Mar 23 | BO | 100-91 | W | 21-46 |
| Fri, Mar 21 | PH | 110-112 | L | 20-46 |
| Tue, Mar 18 | HO | 89-97 | L | 20-45 |
| Sun, Mar 16 | NY | 89-74 | W | 20-44 |
| Fri, Mar 14 | CH | 99-98 | W | 19-44 |
| Wed, Mar 12 | UT | 102-117 | L | 18-44 |
| Sun, Mar 9 | LA | 105-115 | L | 18-43 |
| Fri, Mar 7 | OK | 90-109 | L | 18-42 |
| Thu, Mar 6 | ME | 102-96 | W | 18-41 |
| Tue, Mar 4 | PO | 118-123 | L | 17-41 |
| Mon, Mar 3 | SA | 95-108 | L | 17-40 |
| Fri, Feb 28 | GS | 108-117 | L | 17-39 |
| Tue, Feb 25 | SA | 97-90 | W | 17-38 |
| Sun, Feb 23 | BO | 109-93 | W | 16-38 |
| Fri, Feb 21 | DE | 84-98 | L | 15-38 |
| Thu, Feb 20 | MI | 87-92 | L | 15-37 |
| Mon, Feb 17 | CL | 101-108 | L | 15-36 |
| Sat, Feb 15 | WA | 107-86 | W | 15-35 |
| Fri, Feb 14 | WA | 107-125 | L | 14-35 |
| Wed, Feb 12 | CH | 100-113 | L | 14-34 |
| Tue, Feb 11 | OR | 104-98 | W | 14-33 |
| Thu, Feb 6 | IN | 100-104 | L | 13-33 |
| Tue, Feb 4 | ME | 111-105 | W | 13-32 |
| Sun, Feb 2 | IN | 90-92 | L | 12-32 |
| Sat, Feb 1 | DE | 75-90 | L | 12-31 |
| Thu, Jan 30 | PH | 113-101 | W | 12-30 |
| Tue, Jan 28 | CL | 62-84 | L | 11-30 |
| Sat, Jan 25 | DA | 81-92 | L | 11-29 |
| Thu, Jan 23 | HO | 104-111 | L | 11-28 |
| Wed, Jan 22 | SA | 103-95 | W | 11-27 |
| Mon, Jan 20 | DE | 123-132 | L | 10-27 |
| Sat, Jan 18 | CH | 92-102 | L | 10-26 |
| Fri, Jan 17 | PH | 105-103 | W | 10-25 |
| Wed, Jan 15 | CH | 104-116 | L | 9-25 |
| Mon, Jan 13 | OR | 111-114 | L | 9-24 |
| Sat, Jan 11 | TO | 106-123 | L | 9-23 |
| Thu, Jan 9 | MI | 107-110 | L | 9-22 |
| Tue, Jan 7 | SA | 90-74 | W | 9-21 |
| Fri, Jan 3 | AT | 85-95 | L | 8-21 |
| Thu, Jan 2 | MI | 91-101 | L | 8-20 |
| Mon, Dec 30 | NY | 86-98 | L | 8-19 |
| Sun, Dec 29 | IN | 110-102 | W | 8-18 |
| Fri, Dec 27 | IN | 105-94 | W | 7-18 |
| Thu, Dec 26 | TO | 96-98 | L | 6-18 |
| Mon, Dec 23 | CH | 81-113 | L | 6-17 |
| Sat, Dec 21 | BO | 101-100 | W | 6-16 |
| Fri, Dec 20 | AT | 95-109 | L | 5-16 |
| Wed, Dec 18 | CL | 81-99 | L | 5-15 |
| Tue, Dec 17 | TO | 88-97 | L | 5-14 |
| Sat, Dec 14 | MI | 91-101 | L | 5-13 |
| Fri, Dec 13 | CH | 92-113 | L | 5-12 |
| Wed, Dec 11 | OK | 110-101 | W | 5-11 |
| Sat, Dec 7 | DE | 69-95 | L | 4-11 |
| Fri, Dec 6 | BO | 110-108 | W | 4-10 |
| Wed, Dec 4 | NY | 102-109 | L | 3-10 |
| Sat, Nov 30 | LA | 106-95 | W | 3-9 |
| Thu, Nov 28 | GS | 118-124 | L | 2-9 |
| Wed, Nov 27 | PH | 77-99 | L | 2-8 |
| Mon, Nov 25 | UT | 92-108 | L | 2-7 |
| Sat, Nov 23 | DA | 114-91 | W | 2-6 |
| Thu, Nov 21 | DE | 88-96 | L | 1-6 |
| Sat, Nov 16 | DE | 106-99 | W | 1-5 |
| Fri, Nov 15 | PO | 85-93 | L | 0-5 |
| Wed, Nov 13 | WA | 91-106 | L | 0-4 |
| Fri, Nov 8 | OR | 82-86 | L | 0-3 |
| Thu, Nov 7 | OR | 95-108 | L | 0-2 |
| Fri, Nov 1 | CL | 77-90 | L | 0-1 |