1996-97 Los Angeles Clippers Schedule and Results

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Record: 36-46, Finished 5th in NBA Pacific Division

Coach: Bill Fitch (36-46)

Executive: Elgin Baylor

PTS/G: 97.2 (15th of 29) Opp PTS/G: 99.5 (22nd of 29)

SRS: -2.66 (20th of 29) Pace: 91.3 (9th of 29)

Off Rtg: 105.1 (18th of 29) Def Rtg: 107.6 (16th of 29) Net Rtg: -2.5 (19th of 29)

Expected W-L: 34-48 (19th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +10000, Over-Under 25.0

Arena: Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Attendance: 232,895 (29th of 29)

NBA 1997 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference First Round (0-3) versus Utah Jazz (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Nov 1, 1996	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		97	85	1	0	W 1	15,593
2	Sat, Nov 2, 1996	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		90	95	1	1	L 1	13,041
3	Tue, Nov 5, 1996	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		82	78	2	1	W 1	10,190
4	Fri, Nov 8, 1996	Box Score		New York Knicks	L	OT	81	88	2	2	L 1	13,242
5	Sun, Nov 10, 1996	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	W		81	70	3	2	W 1	6,314
6	Tue, Nov 12, 1996	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	W	2OT	99	92	4	2	W 2	14,259
7	Thu, Nov 14, 1996	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		78	94	4	3	L 1	6,238
8	Fri, Nov 15, 1996	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		100	107	4	4	L 2	16,207
9	Sun, Nov 17, 1996	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		102	94	5	4	W 1	7,311
10	Wed, Nov 20, 1996	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		93	81	6	4	W 2	13,386
11	Thu, Nov 21, 1996	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		94	105	6	5	L 1	13,510
12	Sat, Nov 23, 1996	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L		96	98	6	6	L 2	16,877
13	Mon, Nov 25, 1996	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		84	88	6	7	L 3	16,144
14	Wed, Nov 27, 1996	Box Score		Miami Heat	L		82	98	6	8	L 4	7,006
15	Fri, Nov 29, 1996	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		94	111	6	9	L 5	19,381
16	Sat, Nov 30, 1996	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L	OT	95	106	6	10	L 6	11,519		at Anaheim, CA
17	Tue, Dec 3, 1996	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W		96	89	7	10	W 1	5,755
18	Thu, Dec 5, 1996	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		96	114	7	11	L 1	23,687
19	Sat, Dec 7, 1996	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		80	89	7	12	L 2	19,763
20	Sun, Dec 8, 1996	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		69	90	7	13	L 3	13,732
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Tue, Dec 10, 1996	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		95	100	7	14	L 4	5,174
22	Thu, Dec 12, 1996	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		97	94	8	14	W 1	11,349
23	Sat, Dec 14, 1996	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		106	94	9	14	W 2	7,269
24	Mon, Dec 16, 1996	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W	OT	122	121	10	14	W 3	12,049		at Anaheim, CA
25	Thu, Dec 19, 1996	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		93	102	10	15	L 1	7,399
26	Fri, Dec 20, 1996	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		86	102	10	16	L 2	17,072
27	Sun, Dec 22, 1996	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		91	97	10	17	L 3	13,436
28	Mon, Dec 23, 1996	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		88	100	10	18	L 4	17,317
29	Fri, Dec 27, 1996	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		98	102	10	19	L 5	6,713
30	Mon, Dec 30, 1996	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		115	101	11	19	W 1	7,865
31	Sat, Jan 4, 1997	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		95	91	12	19	W 2	16,285
32	Sun, Jan 5, 1997	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		93	84	13	19	W 3	12,891
33	Tue, Jan 7, 1997	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	W		87	80	14	19	W 4	15,249
34	Fri, Jan 10, 1997	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		98	102	14	20	L 1	14,040
35	Sat, Jan 11, 1997	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L		93	95	14	21	L 2	16,093
36	Wed, Jan 15, 1997	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		93	108	14	22	L 3	7,233
37	Sun, Jan 19, 1997	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L	2OT	102	107	14	23	L 4	7,118
38	Tue, Jan 21, 1997	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		82	100	14	24	L 5	20,138
39	Thu, Jan 23, 1997	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		102	100	15	24	W 1	16,227		at Anaheim, CA
40	Fri, Jan 24, 1997	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		114	111	16	24	W 2	6,074
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Tue, Jan 28, 1997	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		96	112	16	25	L 1	5,327
42	Thu, Jan 30, 1997	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	W		100	94	17	25	W 1	5,122
43	Sat, Feb 1, 1997	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		110	98	18	25	W 2	7,767
44	Tue, Feb 4, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		108	86	19	25	W 3	18,462		at Anaheim, CA
45	Tue, Feb 11, 1997	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		116	112	20	25	W 4	6,252	2:16
46	Thu, Feb 13, 1997	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		98	105	20	26	L 1	17,317
47	Fri, Feb 14, 1997	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		93	110	20	27	L 2	19,023
48	Tue, Feb 18, 1997	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		87	69	21	27	W 1	6,592
49	Thu, Feb 20, 1997	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		84	101	21	28	L 1	10,989
50	Fri, Feb 21, 1997	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		96	114	21	29	L 2	24,042
51	Sun, Feb 23, 1997	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		99	86	22	29	W 1	15,416
52	Tue, Feb 25, 1997	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		98	93	23	29	W 2	7,247
53	Wed, Feb 26, 1997	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	W		83	80	24	29	W 3	15,619
54	Fri, Feb 28, 1997	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W		94	92	25	29	W 4	8,574
55	Sun, Mar 2, 1997	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L	OT	107	109	25	30	L 1	7,802
56	Tue, Mar 4, 1997	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		109	113	25	31	L 2	10,893
57	Thu, Mar 6, 1997	Box Score		Orlando Magic	L		93	94	25	32	L 3	14,916		at Anaheim, CA
58	Sat, Mar 8, 1997	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		85	91	25	33	L 4	16,021
59	Mon, Mar 10, 1997	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		112	106	26	33	W 1	6,260
60	Tue, Mar 11, 1997	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		105	109	26	34	L 1	21,340
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Thu, Mar 13, 1997	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		96	112	26	35	L 2	7,018
62	Fri, Mar 14, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		97	95	27	35	W 1	17,505
63	Sun, Mar 16, 1997	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		94	106	27	36	L 1	8,359
64	Tue, Mar 18, 1997	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		121	111	28	36	W 1	19,023
65	Wed, Mar 19, 1997	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		108	98	29	36	W 2	6,227
66	Sat, Mar 22, 1997	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		94	107	29	37	L 1	19,911
67	Sun, Mar 23, 1997	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		106	91	30	37	W 1	13,423
68	Tue, Mar 25, 1997	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	W	OT	110	104	31	37	W 2	5,528
69	Thu, Mar 27, 1997	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		88	103	31	38	L 1	13,876
70	Fri, Mar 28, 1997	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		85	113	31	39	L 2	21,454
71	Sun, Mar 30, 1997	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L	OT	96	103	31	40	L 3	16,289
72	Tue, Apr 1, 1997	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L		87	97	31	41	L 4	14,981
73	Thu, Apr 3, 1997	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	W		113	94	32	41	W 1	17,248
74	Fri, Apr 4, 1997	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		117	102	33	41	W 2	16,820	2:01
75	Sun, Apr 6, 1997	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		103	96	34	41	W 3	15,731
76	Tue, Apr 8, 1997	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		117	127	34	42	L 1	16,021
77	Thu, Apr 10, 1997	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	L		96	108	34	43	L 2	15,283
78	Sat, Apr 12, 1997	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		116	94	35	43	W 1	18,211		at Anaheim, CA
79	Mon, Apr 14, 1997	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		99	93	36	43	W 2	15,461
80	Tue, Apr 15, 1997	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		119	123	36	44	L 1	16,285
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 18, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		95	123	36	45	L 2	16,094
82	Sat, Apr 19, 1997	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		100	125	36	46	L 3	17,072

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	L	Streak	Attend.
1	Thu, Apr 24, 1997	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L	86	106	1	L 1	19,911
2	Sat, Apr 26, 1997	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L	99	105	2	L 2	19,911
3	Mon, Apr 28, 1997	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L	92	104	3	L 3	11,747

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