1996-97 NBA Team Ratings

1995-96 Team Ratings 1997-98 Team Ratings

League Champion: Chicago Bulls

Most Valuable Player: Karl Malone (27.4/9.9/4.5)

Rookie of the Year: Allen Iverson (23.5/4.1/7.5)

PPG Leader: Michael Jordan (29.6)

RPG Leader: Dennis Rodman (16.1)

APG Leader: Mark Jackson (11.4)

WS Leader: Michael Jordan (18.3)

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Team Ratings

Team Ratings Table
							Unadjusted				Adjusted
Rk	Team	Conf	Div	W	L	W/L%	MOV	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	MOV/A	ORtg/A	DRtg/A	NRtg/A
1	Chicago Bulls	E	C	69	13	.841	10.80	114.88	102.99	11.90	10.70	115.01	103.19	11.82
2	Utah Jazz	W	M	64	18	.780	8.79	114.41	104.75	9.66	7.97	113.94	105.23	8.72
3	Seattle SuperSonics	W	P	57	25	.695	7.68	112.02	103.67	8.35	6.91	111.50	104.03	7.47
4	Miami Heat	E	A	61	21	.744	5.49	107.67	101.38	6.30	5.56	107.71	101.31	6.40
5	Detroit Pistons	E	C	54	28	.659	5.24	111.44	105.29	6.15	5.44	111.68	105.30	6.38
6	Atlanta Hawks	E	C	56	26	.683	5.44	109.37	103.26	6.10	5.52	109.42	103.20	6.22
7	Houston Rockets	W	M	57	25	.695	4.48	109.31	104.57	4.74	3.85	108.82	104.80	4.02
8	Portland Trail Blazers	W	P	49	33	.598	4.17	108.59	104.05	4.54	3.56	108.07	104.24	3.83
9	Los Angeles Lakers	W	P	56	26	.683	4.27	108.84	104.44	4.40	3.66	108.34	104.65	3.70
10	New York Knicks	E	A	57	25	.695	3.12	105.26	101.90	3.36	3.31	105.29	101.68	3.61
11	Cleveland Cavaliers	E	C	42	40	.512	1.84	105.44	103.38	2.06	2.32	105.70	103.08	2.61
12	Charlotte Hornets	E	C	54	28	.659	1.87	111.64	109.59	2.04	2.13	112.02	109.65	2.37
13	Washington Bullets	E	A	44	38	.537	1.62	107.30	105.63	1.67	1.77	107.47	105.59	1.88
14	Indiana Pacers	E	C	39	43	.476	0.98	106.98	105.88	1.10	1.49	107.36	105.67	1.69
15	Phoenix Suns	W	P	40	42	.488	0.66	109.97	109.17	0.81	0.21	109.71	109.44	0.27
16	Orlando Magic	E	A	45	37	.549	-0.35	106.36	106.85	-0.49	-0.07	106.67	106.80	-0.14
17	Milwaukee Bucks	E	C	33	49	.402	-1.89	106.73	108.92	-2.19	-1.38	107.12	108.70	-1.59
18	Minnesota Timberwolves	W	M	40	42	.488	-1.48	106.25	107.97	-1.72	-1.82	105.92	108.06	-2.13
19	Toronto Raptors	E	C	30	52	.366	-3.12	105.33	108.86	-3.53	-2.56	105.71	108.57	-2.87
20	Los Angeles Clippers	W	P	36	46	.439	-2.35	105.91	108.51	-2.60	-2.66	105.60	108.58	-2.98
21	Sacramento Kings	W	P	34	48	.415	-3.38	105.61	109.41	-3.80	-3.64	105.35	109.47	-4.12
22	New Jersey Nets	E	A	26	56	.317	-4.56	105.47	110.47	-5.00	-3.89	106.00	110.22	-4.22
23	Golden State Warriors	W	P	30	52	.366	-4.71	108.01	113.09	-5.08	-4.90	107.93	113.27	-5.34
24	Philadelphia 76ers	E	A	22	60	.268	-6.54	105.33	112.08	-6.75	-5.89	105.88	111.90	-6.02
25	Boston Celtics	E	A	15	67	.183	-7.33	104.50	112.12	-7.62	-6.62	105.00	111.82	-6.82
26	Denver Nuggets	W	M	21	61	.256	-6.28	105.43	112.09	-6.66	-6.40	105.30	112.15	-6.85
27	Dallas Mavericks	W	M	24	58	.293	-6.35	102.09	109.30	-7.21	-6.47	101.81	109.18	-7.37
28	San Antonio Spurs	W	M	20	62	.244	-7.88	104.22	113.16	-8.94	-7.93	104.14	113.15	-9.02
29	Vancouver Grizzlies	W	M	14	68	.171	-10.23	101.27	112.87	-11.60	-10.17	101.16	112.72	-11.55