1996-97 Cleveland Cavaliers Schedule and Results

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Record: 42-40, Finished 5th in NBA Central Division

Coach: Mike Fratello (42-40)

Executive: Wayne Embry

PTS/G: 87.5 (29th of 29) Opp PTS/G: 85.6 (1st of 29)

SRS: 2.32 (11th of 29) Pace: 82.9 (29th of 29)

Off Rtg: 104.6 (23rd of 29) Def Rtg: 102.4 (5th of 29) Net Rtg: +2.2 (11th of 29)

Expected W-L: 47-35 (11th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +6000, Over-Under 42.0

Arena: Gund Arena Attendance: 692,684 (16th 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	@	New Jersey Nets	W		90	77	1	0	W 1	18,316
2	Sat, Nov 2, 1996	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W	OT	98	96	2	0	W 2	18,756
3	Tue, Nov 5, 1996	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		68	74	2	1	L 1	15,587
4	Fri, Nov 8, 1996	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	W		88	72	3	1	W 1	13,691
5	Sun, Nov 10, 1996	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		101	86	4	1	W 2	13,921
6	Tue, Nov 12, 1996	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		83	87	4	2	L 1	7,385
7	Wed, Nov 13, 1996	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		81	70	5	2	W 1	13,757
8	Fri, Nov 15, 1996	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		105	89	6	2	W 2	12,901
9	Sat, Nov 16, 1996	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		98	102	6	3	L 1	17,808
10	Tue, Nov 19, 1996	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		73	63	7	3	W 1	14,182
11	Thu, Nov 21, 1996	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	W		89	81	8	3	W 2	16,835
12	Sun, Nov 24, 1996	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		103	74	9	3	W 3	13,786
13	Wed, Nov 27, 1996	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		75	92	9	4	L 1	14,189
14	Sat, Nov 30, 1996	Box Score		Orlando Magic	L		82	86	9	5	L 2	19,351
15	Tue, Dec 3, 1996	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W		93	74	10	5	W 1	13,494
16	Wed, Dec 4, 1996	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	W		84	57	11	5	W 2	16,632
17	Fri, Dec 6, 1996	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		81	93	11	6	L 1	17,806
18	Sun, Dec 8, 1996	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		90	69	12	6	W 1	13,732
19	Tue, Dec 10, 1996	Box Score		Miami Heat	L		74	76	12	7	L 1	14,361
20	Wed, Dec 11, 1996	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		95	106	12	8	L 2	11,275
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Fri, Dec 13, 1996	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		101	87	13	8	W 1	15,410
22	Sat, Dec 14, 1996	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	W		101	93	14	8	W 2	14,873
23	Wed, Dec 18, 1996	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		99	81	15	8	W 3	13,533
24	Fri, Dec 20, 1996	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W		91	82	16	8	W 4	14,624
25	Sun, Dec 22, 1996	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		100	94	17	8	W 5	17,205
26	Mon, Dec 23, 1996	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L		84	89	17	9	L 1	17,248
27	Fri, Dec 27, 1996	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		94	86	18	9	W 1	19,164
28	Sat, Dec 28, 1996	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		97	102	18	10	L 1	23,792
29	Mon, Dec 30, 1996	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	W		108	96	19	10	W 1	16,587
30	Thu, Jan 2, 1997	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		103	94	20	10	W 2	15,272
31	Sat, Jan 4, 1997	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		99	91	21	10	W 3	17,852
32	Tue, Jan 7, 1997	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		90	95	21	11	L 1	14,723
33	Wed, Jan 8, 1997	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		78	81	21	12	L 2	20,562
34	Sat, Jan 11, 1997	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		85	98	21	13	L 3	19,103
35	Mon, Jan 13, 1997	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		79	93	21	14	L 4	14,565
36	Thu, Jan 16, 1997	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L	OT	87	88	21	15	L 5	8,072
37	Fri, Jan 17, 1997	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		84	96	21	16	L 6	17,072
38	Sun, Jan 19, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W	2OT	107	102	22	16	W 1	7,118
39	Mon, Jan 20, 1997	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		74	94	22	17	L 1	19,911
40	Thu, Jan 23, 1997	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		71	87	22	18	L 2	20,562
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sat, Jan 25, 1997	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W		106	73	23	18	W 1	18,547
42	Tue, Jan 28, 1997	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		84	62	24	18	W 2	11,283
43	Wed, Jan 29, 1997	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		65	75	24	19	L 1	18,062
44	Sat, Feb 1, 1997	Box Score		Miami Heat	L		66	71	24	20	L 2	19,974
45	Sun, Feb 2, 1997	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L		76	80	24	21	L 3	14,556
46	Tue, Feb 4, 1997	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		79	78	25	21	W 1	13,703
47	Wed, Feb 5, 1997	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	L		84	89	25	22	L 1	16,520
48	Tue, Feb 11, 1997	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		105	94	26	22	W 1	15,516
49	Wed, Feb 12, 1997	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		83	75	27	22	W 2	13,319
50	Mon, Feb 17, 1997	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		108	101	28	22	W 3	15,801
51	Wed, Feb 19, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		103	84	29	22	W 4	16,402
52	Fri, Feb 21, 1997	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		88	94	29	23	L 1	19,023
53	Sun, Feb 23, 1997	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	W		91	84	30	23	W 1	15,536
54	Tue, Feb 25, 1997	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		66	72	30	24	L 1	18,725
55	Thu, Feb 27, 1997	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		73	70	31	24	W 1	20,562
56	Sat, Mar 1, 1997	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		99	81	32	24	W 2	19,157	2:14
57	Sun, Mar 2, 1997	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		82	90	32	25	L 1	19,763
58	Tue, Mar 4, 1997	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		88	93	32	26	L 2	15,404
59	Wed, Mar 5, 1997	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		85	78	33	26	W 1	17,097
60	Sat, Mar 8, 1997	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		82	90	33	27	L 1	17,906
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Tue, Mar 11, 1997	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		88	85	34	27	W 1	17,317
62	Thu, Mar 13, 1997	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L	OT	95	101	34	28	L 1	13,608
63	Fri, Mar 14, 1997	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		73	96	34	29	L 2	21,361
64	Mon, Mar 17, 1997	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		85	82	35	29	W 1	17,648
65	Wed, Mar 19, 1997	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		72	90	35	30	L 1	24,042
66	Thu, Mar 20, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		76	89	35	31	L 2	18,818
67	Sat, Mar 22, 1997	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		75	72	36	31	W 1	15,102
68	Tue, Mar 25, 1997	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		59	64	36	32	L 1	18,631
69	Thu, Mar 27, 1997	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		89	107	36	33	L 2	16,285
70	Fri, Mar 28, 1997	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L		79	83	36	34	L 3	15,200
71	Sun, Mar 30, 1997	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		84	80	37	34	W 1	15,376
72	Tue, Apr 1, 1997	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		88	94	37	35	L 1	18,836
73	Wed, Apr 2, 1997	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		96	87	38	35	W 1	15,721	2:05
74	Fri, Apr 4, 1997	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		71	84	38	36	L 1	23,955
75	Mon, Apr 7, 1997	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	L	OT	105	110	38	37	L 2	15,985
76	Tue, Apr 8, 1997	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		93	73	39	37	W 1	19,763
77	Fri, Apr 11, 1997	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	OT	101	103	39	38	L 1	15,779	2:40
78	Sat, Apr 12, 1997	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		125	118	40	38	W 1	20,009
79	Mon, Apr 14, 1997	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		82	94	40	39	L 1	24,042
80	Wed, Apr 16, 1997	Box Score		Orlando Magic	W		78	63	41	39	W 1	16,363
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 18, 1997	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		82	75	42	39	W 2	21,454
82	Sun, Apr 20, 1997	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		81	85	42	40	L 1	20,193

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