1996-97 Boston Celtics Schedule and Results

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Record: 15-67, Finished 7th in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: M.L. Carr (15-67)

Executive: M.L. Carr

PTS/G: 100.6 (5th of 29) Opp PTS/G: 107.9 (29th of 29)

SRS: -6.62 (27th of 29) Pace: 95.8 (1st of 29)

Off Rtg: 103.9 (26th of 29) Def Rtg: 111.4 (25th of 29) Net Rtg: -7.6 (27th of 29)

Expected W-L: 22-60 (27th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +10000, Over-Under 28.5

Arena: FleetCenter Attendance: 664,022 (20th of 29)

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Nov 1, 1996	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		98	107	0	1	L 1	18,624	2:16
2	Sat, Nov 2, 1996	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		102	124	0	2	L 2	17,275	2:17
3	Wed, Nov 6, 1996	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		94	84	1	2	W 1	14,467	2:12
4	Fri, Nov 8, 1996	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		105	115	1	3	L 1	14,733	2:17
5	Sat, Nov 9, 1996	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		92	104	1	4	L 2	23,813	2:03
6	Wed, Nov 13, 1996	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		103	85	2	4	W 1	13,184	2:00
7	Fri, Nov 15, 1996	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		80	82	2	5	L 1	14,133	2:12
8	Sat, Nov 16, 1996	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		92	106	2	6	L 2	18,756	2:05
9	Wed, Nov 20, 1996	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		83	108	2	7	L 3	14,291	2:02
10	Fri, Nov 22, 1996	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		91	118	2	8	L 4	17,220	2:02
11	Sun, Nov 24, 1996	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		105	91	3	8	W 1	15,244	2:15
12	Wed, Nov 27, 1996	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		110	94	4	8	W 2	18,624	2:12
13	Fri, Nov 29, 1996	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		94	120	4	9	L 1	18,624	1:55
14	Sat, Nov 30, 1996	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L		77	78	4	10	L 2	15,112	2:04
15	Tue, Dec 3, 1996	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		95	105	4	11	L 3	7,364	1:59
16	Wed, Dec 4, 1996	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		89	94	4	12	L 4	16,285	2:05
17	Fri, Dec 6, 1996	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L	OT	108	110	4	13	L 5	15,815	2:41
18	Sun, Dec 8, 1996	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		87	100	4	14	L 6	13,350	1:56
19	Wed, Dec 11, 1996	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W	3OT	115	113	5	14	W 1	14,760	3:08
20	Fri, Dec 13, 1996	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		94	97	5	15	L 1	15,569	2:21
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sun, Dec 15, 1996	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		89	99	5	16	L 2	18,545	2:04
22	Mon, Dec 16, 1996	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		91	107	5	17	L 3	15,030	1:59
23	Sat, Dec 21, 1996	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		100	101	5	18	L 4	14,181	2:15
24	Sun, Dec 22, 1996	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	L		98	102	5	19	L 5	15,454	2:06
25	Fri, Dec 27, 1996	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		102	109	5	20	L 6	17,505	2:15
26	Sat, Dec 28, 1996	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		96	126	5	21	L 7	17,317	2:01
27	Mon, Dec 30, 1996	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		104	102	6	21	W 1	15,330	2:07
28	Thu, Jan 2, 1997	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		87	99	6	22	L 1	18,208	1:54
29	Fri, Jan 3, 1997	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	L		84	94	6	23	L 2	16,054	2:04
30	Sun, Jan 5, 1997	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		109	102	7	23	W 1	15,452	2:07
31	Wed, Jan 8, 1997	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		107	83	8	23	W 2	14,490	1:56
32	Fri, Jan 10, 1997	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		98	111	8	24	L 1	18,019	2:34
33	Sat, Jan 11, 1997	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		99	112	8	25	L 2	19,763	2:23
34	Tue, Jan 14, 1997	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		116	108	9	25	W 1	14,235	2:06
35	Thu, Jan 16, 1997	Box Score		Miami Heat	L		94	102	9	26	L 1	15,039	2:11
36	Sat, Jan 18, 1997	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		106	112	9	27	L 2	16,752	2:09
37	Wed, Jan 22, 1997	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L	OT	125	127	9	28	L 3	15,657	2:32
38	Fri, Jan 24, 1997	Box Score		Orlando Magic	L	OT	117	121	9	29	L 4	17,530	2:38
39	Sat, Jan 25, 1997	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		90	95	9	30	L 5	16,378	2:06
40	Tue, Jan 28, 1997	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		107	109	9	31	L 6	19,763	2:14
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Wed, Jan 29, 1997	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L		83	103	9	32	L 7	14,509	2:06
42	Fri, Jan 31, 1997	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		111	105	10	32	W 1	15,607	2:05
43	Sun, Feb 2, 1997	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	L		92	102	10	33	L 1	15,737	2:03
44	Mon, Feb 3, 1997	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	W		114	102	11	33	W 1	15,259	2:09
45	Wed, Feb 5, 1997	Box Score		Miami Heat	L		117	118	11	34	L 1	14,825	2:14
46	Thu, Feb 6, 1997	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L		111	119	11	35	L 2	17,248	2:19
47	Tue, Feb 11, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		112	116	11	36	L 3	6,252	2:16
48	Wed, Feb 12, 1997	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		100	131	11	37	L 4	19,023	2:04
49	Fri, Feb 14, 1997	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	L		106	109	11	38	L 5	17,434	2:26
50	Sun, Feb 16, 1997	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		106	118	11	39	L 6	20,084	2:20
51	Mon, Feb 17, 1997	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		108	113	11	40	L 7	17,072	2:14
52	Wed, Feb 19, 1997	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		101	112	11	41	L 8	14,701	2:14
53	Thu, Feb 20, 1997	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		105	122	11	42	L 9	19,911	2:10
54	Sun, Feb 23, 1997	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		93	109	11	43	L 10	18,815	2:27
55	Wed, Feb 26, 1997	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	L		105	111	11	44	L 11	15,651	2:18
56	Fri, Feb 28, 1997	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L	OT	100	106	11	45	L 12	18,624	2:18
57	Sat, Mar 1, 1997	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		81	99	11	46	L 13	19,157	2:14
58	Mon, Mar 3, 1997	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	W		107	103	12	46	W 1	15,385	2:05
59	Tue, Mar 4, 1997	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		95	98	12	47	L 1	14,288	2:26
60	Thu, Mar 6, 1997	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L	OT	121	122	12	48	L 2	24,042	2:25
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Fri, Mar 7, 1997	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		102	113	12	49	L 3	18,624	2:14
62	Sun, Mar 9, 1997	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		90	114	12	50	L 4	16,931	2:03
63	Tue, Mar 11, 1997	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		106	117	12	51	L 5	18,624	2:03
64	Thu, Mar 13, 1997	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		107	109	12	52	L 6	15,581	2:20
65	Fri, Mar 14, 1997	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		92	103	12	53	L 7	16,618	2:02
66	Sun, Mar 16, 1997	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L		101	119	12	54	L 8	17,346	1:55
67	Mon, Mar 17, 1997	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		126	117	13	54	W 1	15,342	2:15
68	Wed, Mar 19, 1997	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		100	113	13	55	L 1	16,770	2:02
69	Fri, Mar 21, 1997	Box Score		Orlando Magic	L		99	104	13	56	L 2	17,979	2:09
70	Sun, Mar 23, 1997	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		91	100	13	57	L 3	17,022	2:06
71	Wed, Mar 26, 1997	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		92	105	13	58	L 4	16,023	1:58
72	Fri, Mar 28, 1997	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		105	113	13	59	L 5	15,227	1:58
73	Tue, Apr 1, 1997	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		106	111	13	60	L 6	23,906	1:59
74	Wed, Apr 2, 1997	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		87	96	13	61	L 7	15,721	2:05
75	Fri, Apr 4, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	L		102	117	13	62	L 8	16,820	2:01
76	Sun, Apr 6, 1997	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		114	120	13	63	L 9	16,785	2:02
77	Wed, Apr 9, 1997	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		111	136	13	64	L 10	24,042	2:06
78	Fri, Apr 11, 1997	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W	OT	103	101	14	64	W 1	15,779	2:40
79	Sat, Apr 12, 1997	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L		98	121	14	65	L 1	17,248	2:11
80	Wed, Apr 16, 1997	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	L		102	108	14	66	L 2	15,930	2:03
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 18, 1997	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		119	113	15	66	W 1	15,951	2:15
82	Sun, Apr 20, 1997	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	L		94	125	15	67	L 1	17,820	2:02

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