1996-97 Dallas Mavericks Schedule and Results

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Record: 24-58, Finished 4th in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Jim Cleamons (24-58)

Executive: Don Nelson, Frank Zaccanelli

PTS/G: 90.6 (26th of 29) Opp PTS/G: 97.0 (14th of 29)

SRS: -6.47 (26th of 29) Pace: 89.0 (20th of 29)

Off Rtg: 101.1 (28th of 29) Def Rtg: 108.2 (18th of 29) Net Rtg: -7.1 (26th of 29)

Expected W-L: 23-59 (26th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +6000, Over-Under 36.5

Arena: Reunion Arena Attendance: 619,178 (24th 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	@	Denver Nuggets	W		92	91	1	0	W 1	16,104
2	Sat, Nov 2, 1996	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	L		94	107	1	1	L 1	18,042
3	Tue, Nov 5, 1996	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	L		96	100	1	2	L 2	17,065
4	Wed, Nov 6, 1996	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		84	103	1	3	L 3	14,473
5	Sat, Nov 9, 1996	Box Score		Miami Heat	L		84	91	1	4	L 4	15,021
6	Tue, Nov 12, 1996	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		103	82	2	4	W 1	14,153
7	Thu, Nov 14, 1996	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L		90	100	2	5	L 1	14,079
8	Sat, Nov 16, 1996	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		87	88	2	6	L 2	15,947
9	Tue, Nov 19, 1996	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		97	100	2	7	L 3	13,225
10	Thu, Nov 21, 1996	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		105	94	3	7	W 1	13,510
11	Sat, Nov 23, 1996	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		91	114	3	8	L 1	15,701
12	Sun, Nov 24, 1996	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		91	105	3	9	L 2	15,244	2:15
13	Tue, Nov 26, 1996	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		105	101	4	9	W 1	14,567
14	Fri, Nov 29, 1996	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		97	116	4	10	L 1	18,042
15	Mon, Dec 2, 1996	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	W	OT	108	102	5	10	W 1	16,753
16	Wed, Dec 4, 1996	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L		79	101	5	11	L 1	14,658
17	Thu, Dec 5, 1996	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		106	102	6	11	W 1	13,443
18	Sat, Dec 7, 1996	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	W		96	85	7	11	W 2	15,102
19	Tue, Dec 10, 1996	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		100	95	8	11	W 3	5,174
20	Thu, Dec 12, 1996	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		86	93	8	12	L 1	17,317
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sat, Dec 14, 1996	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		105	106	8	13	L 2	16,548
22	Tue, Dec 17, 1996	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		73	109	8	14	L 3	14,805
23	Thu, Dec 19, 1996	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	W		105	98	9	14	W 1	15,049
24	Fri, Dec 20, 1996	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		77	107	9	15	L 1	20,123
25	Sun, Dec 22, 1996	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		79	93	9	16	L 2	17,072
26	Thu, Dec 26, 1996	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		108	113	9	17	L 3	13,365
27	Sat, Dec 28, 1996	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		95	90	10	17	W 1	18,042
28	Thu, Jan 2, 1997	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		97	107	10	18	L 1	24,042
29	Sat, Jan 4, 1997	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		104	110	10	19	L 2	15,148
30	Tue, Jan 7, 1997	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		72	102	10	20	L 3	19,763
31	Wed, Jan 8, 1997	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		111	93	11	20	W 1	10,756
32	Sat, Jan 11, 1997	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		104	99	12	20	W 2	15,174
33	Mon, Jan 13, 1997	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		98	105	12	21	L 1	12,905
34	Wed, Jan 15, 1997	Box Score		Orlando Magic	L		66	78	12	22	L 2	13,585
35	Fri, Jan 17, 1997	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		78	88	12	23	L 3	18,042
36	Sat, Jan 18, 1997	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		107	104	13	23	W 1	9,618
37	Mon, Jan 20, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		99	109	13	24	L 1	16,959
38	Tue, Jan 21, 1997	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		93	105	13	25	L 2	13,777
39	Fri, Jan 24, 1997	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		87	97	13	26	L 3	13,695
40	Sat, Jan 25, 1997	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		92	81	14	26	W 1	16,885
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Tue, Jan 28, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		83	102	14	27	L 1	18,042
42	Thu, Jan 30, 1997	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	L		82	92	14	28	L 2	14,836
43	Sat, Feb 1, 1997	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		100	97	15	28	W 1	17,185
44	Tue, Feb 4, 1997	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		104	96	16	28	W 2	12,338
45	Tue, Feb 11, 1997	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		97	111	16	29	L 1	13,172
46	Thu, Feb 13, 1997	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		99	107	16	30	L 2	13,034
47	Sat, Feb 15, 1997	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		84	99	16	31	L 3	19,911
48	Mon, Feb 17, 1997	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	W		100	95	17	31	W 1	15,540
49	Tue, Feb 18, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		69	87	17	32	L 1	6,592
50	Thu, Feb 20, 1997	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		99	101	17	33	L 2	13,703
51	Sat, Feb 22, 1997	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	L		92	99	17	34	L 3	16,314
52	Sun, Feb 23, 1997	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		88	86	18	34	W 1	19,023
53	Tue, Feb 25, 1997	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W		86	84	19	34	W 2	13,339
54	Thu, Feb 27, 1997	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	L	2OT	105	107	19	35	L 1	12,405
55	Sat, Mar 1, 1997	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		80	89	19	36	L 2	16,285
56	Sun, Mar 2, 1997	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L	OT	108	109	19	37	L 3	14,832
57	Tue, Mar 4, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		92	102	19	38	L 4	15,809
58	Wed, Mar 5, 1997	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		65	96	19	39	L 5	19,911
59	Fri, Mar 7, 1997	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		69	80	19	40	L 6	21,243
60	Sun, Mar 9, 1997	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		83	88	19	41	L 7	18,502
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Tue, Mar 11, 1997	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		91	83	20	41	W 1	15,792
62	Thu, Mar 13, 1997	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		109	107	21	41	W 2	15,581	2:20
63	Sat, Mar 15, 1997	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		76	101	21	42	L 1	19,023
64	Sun, Mar 16, 1997	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		89	88	22	42	W 1	17,317
65	Tue, Mar 18, 1997	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		85	86	22	43	L 1	15,142
66	Fri, Mar 21, 1997	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		72	93	22	44	L 2	13,809
67	Sat, Mar 22, 1997	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		72	75	22	45	L 3	15,102
68	Tue, Mar 25, 1997	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		92	94	22	46	L 4	23,854
69	Wed, Mar 26, 1997	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		80	104	22	47	L 5	14,503
70	Sat, Mar 29, 1997	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		87	94	22	48	L 6	11,269		at Baltimore, MD
71	Sun, Mar 30, 1997	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		80	84	22	49	L 7	15,376
72	Tue, Apr 1, 1997	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		82	100	22	50	L 8	15,291
73	Thu, Apr 3, 1997	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		90	106	22	51	L 9	13,669
74	Sat, Apr 5, 1997	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		84	103	22	52	L 10	17,072
75	Sun, Apr 6, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		80	87	22	53	L 11	17,364
76	Tue, Apr 8, 1997	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		87	82	23	53	W 1	13,590
77	Thu, Apr 10, 1997	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		82	90	23	54	L 1	13,687
78	Sat, Apr 12, 1997	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	L		85	96	23	55	L 2	14,060
79	Mon, Apr 14, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	L		93	99	23	56	L 3	15,461
80	Wed, Apr 16, 1997	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	W		92	77	24	56	W 1	16,444
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 18, 1997	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L	OT	102	112	24	57	L 1	16,285
82	Sat, Apr 19, 1997	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		95	100	24	58	L 2	16,183

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