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لكرة السلة للمحترفين 1996–97" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_1996/1997." title="NBA 1996/1997. – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="NBA 1996/1997." data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporada_1996-97_de_l%27NBA" title="Temporada 1996-97 de l'NBA – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Temporada 1996-97 de l'NBA" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_1996/97" title="NBA 1996/97 – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="NBA 1996/97" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporada_1996-97_de_la_NBA" title="Temporada 1996-97 de la NBA – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Temporada 1996-97 de la NBA" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saison_NBA_1996-1997" title="Saison NBA 1996-1997 – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Saison NBA 1996-1997" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a 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1996./97." data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_1996-1997" title="National Basketball Association 1996-1997 – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="National Basketball Association 1996-1997" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%AA_1996/1997_%D7%91-NBA" title="עונת 1996/1997 ב-NBA – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="עונת 1996/1997 ב-NBA" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a 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title="الدورى الامريكى لكورة السله للمحترفين 1996–97 – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="الدورى الامريكى لكورة السله للمحترفين 1996–97" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996-1997_%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8B_%D0%9D%D0%91%D0%90-%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%BD_%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB" title="1996-1997 оны НБА-гийн улирал – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="1996-1997 оны НБА-гийн улирал" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_1996/97" title="NBA 1996/97 – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="NBA 1996/97" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" 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season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">League</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sport</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Duration</th><td class="infobox-data"><div><ul><li>November 1, 1996 – April 20, 1997</li><li>April 24 – May 29, 1997 (Playoffs)</li><li>June 1 – 13, 1997 (Finals)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">29</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">TV partner(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TBS" title="NBA on TBS">TBS</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_draft" title="1996 NBA draft">Draft</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_NBA_draft_picks" title="List of first overall NBA draft picks">Top draft pick</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Picked by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD">Regular season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Top seed</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season <a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Valuable Player Award">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_season_scoring_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association season scoring leaders">Top scorer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_playoffs" title="1997 NBA playoffs">Playoffs</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern</a> champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Eastern runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western</a> champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Western runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_Finals" title="1997 NBA Finals">Finals</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Finals <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell_NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago</a>)</td></tr><tr class="noprint"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_seasons" title="List of NBA seasons"> NBA seasons</a></th></tr><tr class="noprint"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="float: left;"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season" title="1995–96 NBA season">← 1995–96</a></div><div style="float: right;"><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_NBA_season" title="1997–98 NBA season">1997–98 →</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1996–97 NBA season</b> was the 51st season of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA). The league used this season to celebrate its 50th anniversary, which included the unveiling of the league's list of its <a href="/wiki/50_Greatest_Players_in_NBA_History" title="50 Greatest Players in NBA History">50 greatest players</a>. This particular season featured what has since been acknowledged as one of the most talented rookie-classes, featuring the debuts of <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ray_Allen" title="Ray Allen">Ray Allen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Nash" title="Steve Nash">Steve Nash</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_O%27Neal" title="Jermaine O'Neal">Jermaine O'Neal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ben_Wallace_(basketball)" title="Ben Wallace (basketball)">Ben Wallace</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stephon_Marbury" title="Stephon Marbury">Stephon Marbury</a>. The season ended with the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> defeating the <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> 4 games to 2 in the <a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_Finals" title="1997 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> to win the franchise's 5th championship. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1996_NBA_lockout">1996 NBA lockout</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: 1996 NBA lockout"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1996 NBA lockout was the second <a href="/wiki/Lockout_(industry)" title="Lockout (industry)">lockout</a> of four in the <a href="/wiki/NBA_lockout" title="NBA lockout">history</a> of the NBA. It took place on July 10, 1996. The lockout was imposed after the league and the players union could not reach an agreement involving $50 million in profit sharing from television revenue. The league requested 50 percent of the profits be applied toward player salaries while the union pushed for a larger share. After a few hours of talks, the league agreed to allocate an additional $14 million per season in television revenue toward the salary cap during the last four years of the six-year <a href="/wiki/Collective_agreement" title="Collective agreement">collective bargaining agreement</a>. The agreement ending the lockout was announced a few hours after the lockout began.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_occurrences">Notable occurrences</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Notable occurrences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Coaching changes </caption> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3">Offseason </th></tr> <tr> <th>Team </th> <th>1995–96 coach </th> <th>1996–97 coach </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allan_Bristow" title="Allan Bristow">Allan Bristow</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Cowens" title="Dave Cowens">Dave Cowens</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dick_Motta" title="Dick Motta">Dick Motta</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Cleamons" title="Jim Cleamons">Jim Cleamons</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Dunleavy,_Sr." class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Dunleavy, Sr.">Mike Dunleavy, Sr.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Ford" title="Chris Ford">Chris Ford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Butch_Beard" title="Butch Beard">Butch Beard</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Calipari" title="John Calipari">John Calipari</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Lucas_II" title="John Lucas II">John Lucas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Davis_(basketball,_born_1955)" title="Johnny Davis (basketball, born 1955)">Johnny Davis</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cotton_Fitzsimmons" title="Cotton Fitzsimmons">Cotton Fitzsimmons</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Danny_Ainge" title="Danny Ainge">Danny Ainge</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Malone" title="Brendan Malone">Brendan Malone</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Walker" title="Darrell Walker">Darrell Walker</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">In–season </th></tr> <tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Outgoing coach </th> <th>Incoming coach </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bernie_Bickerstaff" title="Bernie Bickerstaff">Bernie Bickerstaff</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dick_Motta" title="Dick Motta">Dick Motta</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Hill_(basketball_coach)" class="mw-redirect" title="Brian Hill (basketball coach)">Brian Hill</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richie_Adubato" title="Richie Adubato">Richie Adubato</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Garry_St._Jean" title="Garry St. Jean">Garry St. Jean</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Jordan_(basketball)" title="Eddie Jordan (basketball)">Eddie Jordan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hill" title="Bob Hill">Bob Hill</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gregg_Popovich" title="Gregg Popovich">Gregg Popovich</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Grizzlies" title="Vancouver Grizzlies">Vancouver Grizzlies</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Winters" title="Brian Winters">Brian Winters</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stu_Jackson" title="Stu Jackson">Stu Jackson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Washington_Bullets" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Bullets">Washington Bullets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Lynam" title="Jim Lynam">Jim Lynam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Staak" title="Bob Staak">Bob Staak</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Staak" title="Bob Staak">Bob Staak</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bernie_Bickerstaff" title="Bernie Bickerstaff">Bernie Bickerstaff</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> missed back to back 70 win seasons, going 69–13, tying the second best all-time record (with the <a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers season">1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers season</a>). With four games to play, the Bulls' record stood at 68–10, only needing a 2–2 split; however, they went 1–3 in those games. In the final game of the regular season, the Bulls lost to the Knicks 103–101 as Scottie Pippen missed a three-pointer that would have given the Bulls back to back 70 win seasons. This loss also prevented the Bulls from tying the best home record of 40–1, set by <a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1985–86 Boston Celtics season">the 1985–86 Boston Celtics</a>, finishing 39–2 at the <a href="/wiki/United_Center" title="United Center">United Center</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1997 NBA All-Star Game">1997 NBA All-Star Game</a> was played at <a href="/wiki/Gund_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Gund Arena">Gund Arena</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cleveland,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland, Ohio">Cleveland, Ohio</a>, with the East defeating the West 132–120. <a href="/wiki/Glen_Rice" title="Glen Rice">Glen Rice</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a> was named the game's MVP after scoring a record 20 points in the third quarter, and 24 in the second half. <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> forward <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a> became the youngest player to play in the All-Star Game. Coincidentally, the <a href="/wiki/1997_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">MLB All-Star Game</a> would be played at nearby <a href="/wiki/Jacobs_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Jacobs Field">Jacobs Field</a> in July, giving Cleveland the distinction of hosting two All-Star Games in the same year.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a> and <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a> both played two games against each other in <a href="/wiki/Tokyo,_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="Tokyo, Japan">Tokyo, Japan</a> early into the season.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> played their first season at the Core States Center (later First Union and Wachovia Center, now <a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Philadelphia)" title="Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)">Wells Fargo Center</a>).</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> signed free-agent center <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a>. Along with the addition of <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a>, the duo would become a fixture on the team for eight years, winning three championships together. However, a <a href="/wiki/Shaq-Kobe_feud" class="mw-redirect" title="Shaq-Kobe feud">media created feud</a> would eventually lead to O'Neal being traded to Miami in 2004.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a> set a rookie record scoring with forty points or more in five games.</li> <li>Due to extensive renovations at <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Coliseum_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland Coliseum Arena">Oakland Coliseum Arena</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> played their home games at the San Jose Arena (later the HP Pavilion at San Jose, now known as the <a href="/wiki/SAP_Center_at_San_Jose" class="mw-redirect" title="SAP Center at San Jose">SAP Center at San Jose</a>), home of the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">NHL</a>'s <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a>. Following the season, the renovated arena became known as The Arena in Oakland, and was later renamed after the <a href="/wiki/Oracle_Corporation" title="Oracle Corporation">Oracle</a> software company they continued at the arena until the Warriors' moved back to <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco, California">San Francisco</a>'s new arena the <a href="/wiki/Chase_Center" title="Chase Center">Chase Center</a> for the <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2019–20 season</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Dennis Rodman</a> was suspended for 11 games after kicking a cameraman in a road game against the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> after tripping over him.</li> <li>In the last game of the regular season for both teams, the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Bullets" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Bullets">Washington Bullets</a> defeated the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> to obtain the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Had Cleveland won, the Cavaliers would have qualified instead. As for the Bullets, this was their final playoff appearance until 2005 where the team was renamed the "Wizards". It was the last time until the <a href="/wiki/2017-18_NBA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2017-18 NBA season">2017-18 NBA season</a> a regular-season game has served as a direct play-in game to the postseason.</li> <li>Following a last-second three-point shot by <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a> in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals, the <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> made their first ever NBA Finals appearance.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Heat%E2%80%93Knicks_rivalry" title="Heat–Knicks rivalry">rivalry between the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat</a> got underway in Game 5 of the Conference Semifinals with a brawl at <a href="/wiki/Miami_Arena" title="Miami Arena">Miami Arena</a>. In that brawl, <a href="/wiki/P._J._Brown" title="P. J. Brown">P. J. Brown</a> flipped <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Ward" title="Charlie Ward">Charlie Ward</a> on the hardwood, inciting a bench brawl between the two. As a result, Brown was handed a two-game suspension, while Ward was suspended for Game 6. Meanwhile, as a result of leaving the bench during the brawl, <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Patrick Ewing</a> and <a href="/wiki/Allan_Houston" title="Allan Houston">Allan Houston</a> were suspended for Game 6, while <a href="/wiki/Larry_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1969)" title="Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)">Larry Johnson</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Starks_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Starks (basketball)">John Starks</a> were suspended for Game 7. The Heat eventually won the series in seven games.</li> <li>In Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Lakers, <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> hit all 18 of his free-throw attempts, setting a playoff record for most attempts without a miss, since broken by <a href="/wiki/Paul_Pierce" title="Paul Pierce">Paul Pierce</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Dirk Nowitzki</a>.</li> <li>After seven seasons of futility, the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> finally made a postseason appearance, becoming the last of the late 1980s expansion teams to do so. In addition, their expansion counterparts (Miami, Orlando, and Charlotte) also made the playoffs. It would be seven years, however, before they could win their first playoff series.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> played their final season at <a href="/wiki/Omni_Coliseum" title="Omni Coliseum">The Omni Coliseum</a>. The site of The Omni was demolished to make way for <a href="/wiki/Philips_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Philips Arena">Philips Arena</a>, forcing the Hawks to play most of their home games at the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Dome" title="Georgia Dome">Georgia Dome</a> and, in games featuring lesser-profile opponents, the <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Memorial_Coliseum" class="mw-redirect" title="Alexander Memorial Coliseum">Alexander Memorial Coliseum</a> for the next two seasons.</li> <li>The season marked the fiftieth anniversary of the NBA. To commemorate the occasion, some NBA teams wore <a href="/wiki/Throwback_uniforms" class="mw-redirect" title="Throwback uniforms">throwback uniforms</a> they will not return again until the <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_season" title="2002–03 NBA season">2002–03 season</a> in which Jordan's last season in the NBA, the NBA logo was decorated in gold for all uniforms, and the 50th anniversary logo patch was featured in the warmups. The 'NBA 50' logo also adorned all 29 NBA courts for the first month of the season, decorated in the respective team colors. In addition, the NBA also unveiled the <a href="/wiki/50_Greatest_Players_in_NBA_History" title="50 Greatest Players in NBA History">50 Greatest Players in NBA History</a> during halftime of the 1997 NBA All-Star Game. One team, the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a>, honored the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Huskies" title="Toronto Huskies">Toronto Huskies</a> <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Association_of_America" title="Basketball Association of America">BAA</a> team by wearing the Huskies' throwback uniforms, and even played the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> at the <a href="/wiki/SkyDome" class="mw-redirect" title="SkyDome">SkyDome</a> on the 50th anniversary of the first ever BAA/NBA game on November 1, 1996.</li> <li>The Boston Celtics not only set a record for the worst winning percentage and number of wins in franchise history, but also become the only NBA team to win only once in 24 games against other teams in its division, in its last game therein versus the Philadelphia 76ers.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several other teams, previously <a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="1970–71 Cleveland Cavaliers season">the 1970–71 Cleveland Cavaliers</a> and latterly <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Houston_Rockets_season" title="2005–06 Houston Rockets season">the 2005–06 Houston Rockets</a>, the <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="2006–07 Milwaukee Bucks season">2006–07 Milwaukee Bucks</a> (ten years later, suffered to the same franchise worst record finished with 24–58 record including a franchise–record 18–game losing streak before both <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ray_Allen" title="Ray Allen">Ray Allen</a> arrived in Boston along with <a href="/wiki/Paul_Pierce" title="Paul Pierce">Paul Pierce</a> and won the championship in 2008 against the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2007–08 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles Lakers</a>.), the <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Washington_Wizards_season" title="2008–09 Washington Wizards season">2008–09 Washington Wizards</a>, the <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="2010–11 Minnesota Timberwolves season">2010–11 Minnesota Timberwolves</a> (Shaquille O'Neal's last season before retiring in June 2011), the <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Brooklyn_Nets_season" title="2017–18 Brooklyn Nets season">2017–18 Brooklyn Nets</a> (coincidentally, only one win against the same <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="2017–18 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia 76ers</a> team and also <a href="/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving">Kyrie Irving</a>'s first of two seasons spent with the Celtics before leaving the team during the 2019 offseason free agency.), the <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="2020–21 Detroit Pistons season">2020–21 Detroit Pistons</a> (As part of the shortening 72 game schedule due to <a href="/wiki/COVID-19" title="COVID-19">COVID-19</a> pandemic started the regular season in late December 2020 until the end of the season in mid–May 2021) and the <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="2021–22 Portland Trail Blazers season">2021–22 Portland Trail Blazers</a> (As part of the <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_season" title="2021–22 NBA season">NBA 75th Anniversary season</a>), won only one divisional game in a shorter schedule.</li> <li>For the first time in NBA history, multiple teams – the above-mentioned Celtics and the second-year Vancouver Grizzlies – finished with a winning percentage below .200.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was to be repeated in 1997–98 (<a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1997–98 Denver Nuggets season">the Nuggets</a> and <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="1997–98 Toronto Raptors season">the Raptors</a>) and again during 1998–99 (<a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Vancouver_Grizzlies_season" title="1998–99 Vancouver Grizzlies season">the Grizzlies</a> again and <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="1998–99 Los Angeles Clippers season">the Los Angeles Clippers</a>) but has never occurred in any season since 1999–2000.</li> <li>After the <a href="/wiki/1996-97_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1996-97 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a> got off to a poor 3–15 start, general manager <a href="/wiki/Gregg_Popovich" title="Gregg Popovich">Gregg Popovich</a> fired head coach <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hill" title="Bob Hill">Bob Hill</a>. Popovich immediately took over as the head coach, beginning (as of the <a href="/wiki/2023-24_NBA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2023-24 NBA season">2023–24</a> season) the NBA's longest active coaching tenure. The Spurs, after finishing the previous season with 59 victories, plunged to a 20–62 record while dealing with a myriad of injuries, especially to <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="David Robinson (basketball)">David Robinson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sean_Elliott" title="Sean Elliott">Sean Elliott</a>. The 39-game decline was the worst regular-season turnaround in NBA history, surpassed 14 seasons later by the <a href="/wiki/2010-11_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>, who lost 42 more games than the previous year.</li> <li>The greatest comeback in National Basketball Association play occurred on November 27, 1996, when the Utah Jazz, down by 36 points to the Denver Nuggets late in the second quarter (70–34), overcame this deficit to win 107–103.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1996–97_NBA_changes"><span id="1996.E2.80.9397_NBA_changes"></span>1996–97 NBA changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1996–97 NBA changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> changed their logo adding color.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> changed their logo and uniforms, replacing their primary blue and red colors with teal with side panels to their jerseys and shorts.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> played at the <a href="/wiki/SAP_Center_at_San_Jose" class="mw-redirect" title="SAP Center at San Jose">San Jose Arena</a>, due to renovations at the <a href="/wiki/Oracle_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Oracle Arena">Oakland Coliseum Arena</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> changed their logo and uniforms, adding dark blue and black to their color scheme.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> moved into the <a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Philadelphia)" title="Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)">CoreStates Center</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> changed their logo and uniforms with purple, blue and teal colors.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teams">Teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width:auto"> <tbody><tr> <td bgcolor="#0047AB" align="center" colspan="5"><b><span style="color:white;">1996-97 National Basketball Association</span></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="red" align="center" colspan="5"><b><span style="color;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Eastern Conference</span></span></b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Division</th> <th>Team</th> <th>City</th> <th>Arena</th> <th>Capacity </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">Atlantic </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, Massachusetts">Boston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/FleetCenter" class="mw-redirect" title="FleetCenter">FleetCenter</a> </td> <td>19,156 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, Florida">Miami</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_Arena" title="Miami Arena">Miami Arena</a> </td> <td>15,200 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Rutherford,_New_Jersey" title="East Rutherford, New Jersey">East Rutherford</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Continental_Airlines_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Continental Airlines Arena">Continental Airlines Arena</a> </td> <td>20,049 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a> </td> <td>19,812 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Orlando Arena">Orlando Arena</a> </td> <td>17,283 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CoreStates_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="CoreStates Center">CoreStates Center</a> </td> <td>20,338 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title="Games lost"> L </abbr> </th> <th width="5%"><abbr title="Winning percentage"> PCT </abbr> </th> <th width="7.5%"><abbr title="Games behind"> GB </abbr> </th> <th width="7.5%"><abbr title="Home record"> Home </abbr> </th> <th width="7.5%"><abbr title="Road record"> Road </abbr> </th> <th width="7.5%"><abbr title="Division record"> Div </abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>y</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Miami_Heat_season" title="1996–97 Miami Heat season">Miami Heat</a> </td> <td>61</td> <td>21</td> <td>.744</td> <td>–</td> <td>29–12</td> <td>32–9</td> <td>16–8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1996–97 New York Knicks season">New York Knicks</a> </td> <td>57</td> <td>25</td> <td>.695</td> <td>4</td> <td>31–10</td> <td>26–15</td> <td>19–6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Orlando_Magic_season" title="1996–97 Orlando Magic season">Orlando Magic</a> </td> <td>45</td> <td>37</td> <td>.549</td> <td>16</td> <td>26–15</td> <td>19–22</td> <td>13–11 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Washington_Bullets_season" title="1996–97 Washington Bullets season">Washington Bullets</a> </td> <td>44</td> <td>38</td> <td>.537</td> <td>17</td> <td>25–16</td> <td>19–22</td> <td>14–10 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_New_Jersey_Nets_season" title="1996–97 New Jersey Nets season">New Jersey Nets</a> </td> <td>26</td> <td>56</td> <td>.317</td> <td>35</td> <td>16–25</td> <td>10–31</td> <td>11–13 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="1996–97 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia 76ers</a> </td> <td>22</td> <td>60</td> <td>.268</td> <td>39</td> <td>11–30</td> <td>11–30</td> <td>11–14 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a 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title="1996–97 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> </td> <td>42</td> <td>40</td> <td>.512</td> <td>27</td> <td>25–16</td> <td>17–24</td> <td>13–15 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="1996–97 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana Pacers</a> </td> <td>39</td> <td>43</td> <td>.476</td> <td>30</td> <td>21–20</td> <td>18–23</td> <td>11–17 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1996–97 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee Bucks</a> </td> <td>33</td> <td>49</td> <td>.402</td> <td>36</td> <td>20–21</td> <td>13–28</td> <td>10–18 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="1996–97 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto Raptors</a> </td> <td>30</td> <td>52</td> <td>.366</td> <td>39</td> <td>18–23</td> <td>12–29</td> <td>6–22 </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" 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title="1996–97 Houston Rockets season">Houston Rockets</a> </td> <td>57</td> <td>25</td> <td>.695</td> <td>7</td> <td>30–11</td> <td>27–14</td> <td>19–5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="1996–97 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> </td> <td>40</td> <td>42</td> <td>.488</td> <td>24</td> <td>25–16</td> <td>15–26</td> <td>16–8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="1996–97 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas Mavericks</a> </td> <td>24</td> <td>58</td> <td>.293</td> <td>40</td> <td>14–27</td> <td>10–31</td> <td>9–15 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1996–97 Denver Nuggets season">Denver Nuggets</a> </td> <td>21</td> <td>61</td> <td>.256</td> <td>43</td> <td>12–29</td> <td>9–32</td> <td>7–17 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="1996–97 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a> </td> <td>20</td> <td>62</td> <td>.244</td> <td>44</td> <td>12–29</td> <td>8–33</td> <td>8–16 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Vancouver_Grizzlies_season" title="1996–97 Vancouver Grizzlies season">Vancouver Grizzlies</a> </td> <td>14</td> <td>68</td> <td>.171</td> <td>50</td> <td>8–33</td> <td>6–35</td> <td>6–18 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="width:50em;font-size:95%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th width="30%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1045256916"><div class="navbar-header"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Division_(NBA)" title="Pacific Division (NBA)">Pacific Division</a><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar 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href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1996–97 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a> </td> <td>40</td> <td>42</td> <td>.488</td> <td>17</td> <td>25–16</td> <td>15–26</td> <td>13–11 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="1996–97 Los Angeles Clippers season">Los Angeles Clippers</a> </td> <td>36</td> <td>46</td> <td>.439</td> <td>21</td> <td>21–20</td> <td>15–26</td> <td>10–14 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1996–97 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento Kings</a> </td> <td>34</td> <td>48</td> <td>.415</td> <td>23</td> <td>22–19</td> <td>12–29</td> <td>8–16 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="1996–97 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a> </td> <td>30</td> <td>52</td> <td>.366</td> <td>27</td> <td>18–23</td> <td>12–29</td> 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href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1996–97 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago Bulls</a></td> <td>69</td> <td>13</td> <td>.841</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>y</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Miami_Heat_season" title="1996–97 Miami Heat season">Miami Heat</a></td> <td>61</td> <td>21</td> <td>.744</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1996–97 New York Knicks season">New York Knicks</a></td> <td>57</td> <td>25</td> <td>.695</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="1996–97 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta Hawks</a></td> <td>56</td> <td>26</td> <td>.683</td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="1996–97 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit Pistons</a></td> <td>54</td> <td>28</td> <td>.659</td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Charlotte_Hornets_season" title="1996–97 Charlotte Hornets season">Charlotte Hornets</a></td> <td>54</td> <td>28</td> <td>.659</td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Orlando_Magic_season" title="1996–97 Orlando Magic season">Orlando Magic</a></td> <td>45</td> <td>37</td> <td>.549</td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Washington_Bullets_season" title="1996–97 Washington Bullets season">Washington Bullets</a></td> <td>44</td> <td>38</td> <td>.537</td> <td>25 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="1996–97 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland Cavaliers</a></td> <td>42</td> <td>40</td> <td>.512</td> <td>27 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="1996–97 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana Pacers</a></td> <td>39</td> <td>43</td> <td>.476</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1996–97 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee Bucks</a></td> <td>33</td> <td>49</td> <td>.402</td> <td>36 </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="1996–97 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto Raptors</a></td> <td>30</td> <td>52</td> <td>.366</td> <td>39 </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_New_Jersey_Nets_season" title="1996–97 New Jersey Nets season">New Jersey Nets</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>56</td> <td>.317</td> <td>43 </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="1996–97 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia 76ers</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>60</td> <td>.268</td> <td>47 </td></tr> <tr> <th>15 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1996–97 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>67</td> <td>.183</td> <td>54 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="width:35em; font-size:95%; text-align:center"> <caption>1996–97 NBA West standings </caption> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" rowspan="2"># </th> <th colspan="5" style="text-align:center"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1045256916"><div class="navbar-header"><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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</th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>c</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Utah_Jazz_season" title="1996–97 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a></td> <td>64</td> <td>18</td> <td>.780</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>y</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1996–97 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle SuperSonics</a></td> <td>57</td> <td>25</td> <td>.695</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Houston_Rockets_season" title="1996–97 Houston Rockets season">Houston Rockets</a></td> <td>57</td> <td>25</td> <td>.695</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1996–97 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td> <td>56</td> <td>26</td> <td>.683</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="1996–97 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland Trail Blazers</a></td> <td>49</td> <td>33</td> <td>.598</td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="1996–97 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></td> <td>40</td> <td>42</td> <td>.488</td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1996–97 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a></td> <td>40</td> <td>42</td> <td>.488</td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="1996–97 Los Angeles Clippers season">Los Angeles Clippers</a></td> <td>36</td> <td>46</td> <td>.439</td> <td>28 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1996–97 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento Kings</a></td> <td>34</td> <td>48</td> <td>.415</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="1996–97 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a></td> <td>30</td> <td>52</td> <td>.366</td> <td>34 </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="1996–97 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas Mavericks</a></td> <td>24</td> <td>58</td> <td>.293</td> <td>40 </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1996–97 Denver Nuggets season">Denver Nuggets</a></td> <td>21</td> <td>61</td> <td>.256</td> <td>43 </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="1996–97 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>62</td> <td>.244</td> <td>44 </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Vancouver_Grizzlies_season" title="1996–97 Vancouver Grizzlies season">Vancouver Grizzlies</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>68</td> <td>.171</td> <td>50 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Notes</b> </p> <ul><li><b>z</b> – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs</li> <li><b>c</b> – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs</li> <li><b>y</b> – Clinched division title</li> <li><b>x</b> – Clinched playoff spot</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_playoffs" title="1997 NBA playoffs">1997 NBA playoffs</a></div> <p>Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. <a href="/wiki/Home_court_advantage" class="mw-redirect" title="Home court advantage">Home court advantage</a> does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics. </p> <div class="excerpt-block"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066933788">.mw-parser-output .excerpt-hat .mw-editsection-like{font-style:normal}</style><div class="excerpt"> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-style:none;font-size:90%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;margin:1em 2em 1em 1em"><tbody><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">First Round </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Conference Semifinals </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Conference Finals </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)"><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_Finals" title="1997 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="width:1px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:1px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1996–97 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="21" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E8 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Washington_Bullets_season" title="1996–97 Washington Bullets season">Washington</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>Chicago</b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Atlanta </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="1996–97 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta</a></b></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E5 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="1996–97 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>Chicago</b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="8" style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a></b> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Miami* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1996–97 New York Knicks season">New York</a></b></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E6 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Charlotte_Hornets_season" title="1996–97 Charlotte Hornets season">Charlotte</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">New York </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>Miami</b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Miami_Heat_season" title="1996–97 Miami Heat season">Miami</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E7 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Orlando_Magic_season" title="1996–97 Orlando Magic season">Orlando</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>Chicago</b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="13" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Utah* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Utah_Jazz_season" title="1996–97 Utah Jazz season">Utah</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="20" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W8 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="1996–97 Los Angeles Clippers season">LA Clippers</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>Utah</b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">LA Lakers </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1996–97 Los Angeles Lakers season">LA Lakers</a></b></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W5 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="1996–97 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>Utah</b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="8" style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a></b> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Houston </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Houston_Rockets_season" title="1996–97 Houston Rockets season">Houston</a></b></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="8" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W6 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="1996–97 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>Houston</b></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Seattle* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1996–97 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W7 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1996–97 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr></tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>* Division winner</li><li><b>Bold</b> Series winner</li><li><i>Italic</i> Team with home-court advantage</li></ul></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistics_leaders">Statistics leaders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Statistics leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Category</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Stat </th></tr> <tr> <td>Points per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></td> <td>29.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rebounds per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Dennis Rodman</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></td> <td>16.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Assists per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark Jackson (basketball)">Mark Jackson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></td> <td>11.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Steals per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mookie_Blaylock" title="Mookie Blaylock">Mookie Blaylock</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a></td> <td>2.72 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Blocks per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Bradley" title="Shawn Bradley">Shawn Bradley</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a></td> <td>3.40 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FG%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gheorghe_Mure%C8%99an" title="Gheorghe Mureșan">Gheorghe Mureșan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Bullets" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Bullets">Washington Bullets</a></td> <td>.604 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FT%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Price" title="Mark Price">Mark Price</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></td> <td>.906 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3FG%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glen_Rice" title="Glen Rice">Glen Rice</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets_(1988%E2%80%932002)" class="mw-redirect" title="Charlotte Hornets (1988–2002)">Charlotte Hornets</a></td> <td>.470 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NBA_awards">NBA awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: NBA awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Yearly_awards">Yearly awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Yearly awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Most Valuable Player:</b> <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a>)</li> <li><b>Rookie of the Year:</b> <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a>)</li> <li><b>Defensive Player of the Year:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dikembe_Mutombo" title="Dikembe Mutombo">Dikembe Mutombo</a> (<a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a>)</li> <li><b>Sixth Man of the Year:</b> <a href="/wiki/John_Starks_(basketball_player)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Starks (basketball player)">John Starks</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>)</li> <li><b>Most Improved Player:</b> <a href="/wiki/Isaac_Austin" title="Isaac Austin">Isaac Austin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a>)</li> <li><b>Coach of the Year:</b> <a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Pat Riley</a> (<a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a>)</li></ul> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a>)</li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b>All-NBA Second Team:</b> <ul><li>F <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>)</li> <li>F <a href="/wiki/Glen_Rice" title="Glen Rice">Glen Rice</a> (<a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a>)</li> <li>C <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Patrick Ewing</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>)</li> <li>G <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> (<a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a>)</li> <li>G <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Richmond" title="Mitch Richmond">Mitch Richmond</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a>)</li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b>All-NBA Third Team:</b> <ul><li>F <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Mason_(basketball_player)" class="mw-redirect" title="Anthony Mason (basketball player)">Anthony Mason</a> (<a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a>)</li> <li>F <a href="/wiki/Vin_Baker" title="Vin Baker">Vin Baker</a> (<a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a>)</li> <li>C <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>)</li> <li>G <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a>)</li> <li>G <a href="/wiki/Penny_Hardaway" title="Penny Hardaway">Penny Hardaway</a> (<a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a>)</li></ul></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 66%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b>NBA All-Defensive First Team:</b> <ul><li>F <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>)</li> <li>F <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a>)</li> <li>C <a href="/wiki/Dikembe_Mutombo" title="Dikembe Mutombo">Dikembe Mutombo</a> (<a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a>)</li> <li>G <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>)</li> <li>G <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> (<a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a>)</li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b>NBA All-Defensive Second Team:</b> <ul><li>F <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Mason_(basketball_player)" class="mw-redirect" title="Anthony Mason (basketball player)">Anthony Mason</a> (<a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a>)</li> <li>F <a href="/wiki/P._J._Brown" title="P. J. Brown">P. J. Brown</a> (<a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a>)</li> <li>C <a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Hakeem Olajuwon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>)</li> <li>G <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Blaylock" title="Mookie Blaylock">Mookie Blaylock</a> (<a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a>)</li> <li>G <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a>)</li></ul></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 66%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b>NBA All-Rookie First Team:</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shareef_Abdur-Rahim" title="Shareef Abdur-Rahim">Shareef Abdur-Rahim</a> (<a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Grizzlies" title="Vancouver Grizzlies">Vancouver Grizzlies</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephon_Marbury" title="Stephon Marbury">Stephon Marbury</a> (<a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Camby" title="Marcus Camby">Marcus Camby</a> (<a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antoine_Walker" title="Antoine Walker">Antoine Walker</a> (<a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a>)</li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b>NBA All-Rookie Second Team:</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kerry_Kittles" title="Kerry Kittles">Kerry Kittles</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Allen" title="Ray Allen">Ray Allen</a> (<a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Travis_Knight_(basketball)" title="Travis Knight (basketball)">Travis Knight</a> (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Maloney" title="Matt Maloney">Matt Maloney</a> (<a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>)</li></ul></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Player_of_the_week">Player of the week</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Player of the week"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following players were named NBA Player of the Week. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Week </th> <th>Player </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Nov. 1 – Nov. 10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Hakeem Olajuwon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Nov. 11 – Nov. 17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_Ellis" title="Dale Ellis">Dale Ellis</a> (<a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Nov. 18 – Nov. 24 (tie) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Barkley" title="Charles Barkley">Charles Barkley</a> (<a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Nov. 18 – Nov. 24 (tie) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Nov. 25 – Dec. 1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dikembe_Mutombo" title="Dikembe Mutombo">Dikembe Mutombo</a> (<a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Dec. 2 – Dec. 8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Mills_(basketball)" title="Terry Mills (basketball)">Terry Mills</a> (<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Dec. 9 – Dec. 15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Dec. 16 – Dec. 22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terrell_Brandon" title="Terrell Brandon">Terrell Brandon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Dec. 23 – Dec. 29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Hardaway" title="Tim Hardaway">Tim Hardaway</a> (<a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Dec. 30 – Jan. 5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glen_Rice" title="Glen Rice">Glen Rice</a> (<a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Jan. 6 – Jan. 12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Robinson" title="Glenn Robinson">Glenn Robinson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Jan. 13 – Jan. 19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grant_Hill" title="Grant Hill">Grant Hill</a> (<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Jan. 20 – Jan. 26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mitch_Richmond" title="Mitch Richmond">Mitch Richmond</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Jan. 27 – Feb. 2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glen_Rice" title="Glen Rice">Glen Rice</a> (<a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Feb. 11 – Feb. 16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Alonzo Mourning</a> (<a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Feb. 17 – Feb. 23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Feb. 24 – Mar. 2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Loy_Vaught" title="Loy Vaught">Loy Vaught</a> (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Mar. 3 – Mar. 9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Patrick Ewing</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Mar. 10 – Mar. 16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Mar. 17 – Mar. 23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Mar. 24 – Mar. 30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Johnson_(basketball)" title="Kevin Johnson (basketball)">Kevin Johnson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Apr. 1 – Apr. 6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grant_Hill" title="Grant Hill">Grant Hill</a> (<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Apr. 7 – Apr. 13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Apr. 14 – Apr. 20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Chris Webber</a> (<a href="/wiki/Washington_Bullets" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Bullets">Washington Bullets</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Player_of_the_month">Player of the month</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Player of the month"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following players were named NBA Player of the Month. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Month </th> <th>Player </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">November </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">December </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">January </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grant_Hill" title="Grant Hill">Grant Hill</a> (<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">February </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glen_Rice" title="Glen Rice">Glen Rice</a> (<a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">March </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">April </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Johnson_(basketball)" title="Kevin Johnson (basketball)">Kevin Johnson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rookie_of_the_month">Rookie of the month</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Rookie of the month"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following players were named NBA Rookie of the Month. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Month </th> <th>Rookie </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">November </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">December (tie) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shareef_Abdur-Rahim" title="Shareef Abdur-Rahim">Shareef Abdur-Rahim</a> (<a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Grizzlies" title="Vancouver Grizzlies">Vancouver Grizzlies</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">December (tie) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kerry_Kittles" title="Kerry Kittles">Kerry Kittles</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">January </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephon_Marbury" title="Stephon Marbury">Stephon Marbury</a> (<a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">February </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shareef_Abdur-Rahim" title="Shareef Abdur-Rahim">Shareef Abdur-Rahim</a> (<a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Grizzlies" title="Vancouver Grizzlies">Vancouver Grizzlies</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">March </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Camby" title="Marcus Camby">Marcus Camby</a> (<a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">April </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coach_of_the_month">Coach of the month</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Coach of the month"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following coaches were named NBA Coach of the Month. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Month </th> <th>Coach </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">November </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rudy_Tomjanovich" title="Rudy Tomjanovich">Rudy Tomjanovich</a> (<a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">December </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Pat Riley</a> (<a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">January </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Wilkens" title="Lenny Wilkens">Lenny Wilkens</a> (<a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">February </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Doug_Collins_(basketball)" title="Doug Collins (basketball)">Doug Collins</a> (<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">March </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Sloan" title="Jerry Sloan">Jerry Sloan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">April </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Cowens" title="Dave Cowens">Dave Cowens</a> (<a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_regular_season_records" title="List of NBA regular season records">List of NBA regular season records</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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