1997-98 Los Angeles Clippers Schedule and Results

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Record: 17-65, Finished 7th in NBA Pacific Division

Coach: Bill Fitch (17-65)

Executive: Elgin Baylor

PTS/G: 95.9 (13th of 29) Opp PTS/G: 103.3 (27th of 29)

SRS: -7.53 (26th of 29) Pace: 92.4 (5th of 29)

Off Rtg: 103.3 (19th of 29) Def Rtg: 111.2 (27th of 29) Net Rtg: -7.9 (26th of 29)

Expected W-L: 21-61 (26th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +10000, Over-Under 31.5

Arena: Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Attendance: 254,840 (29th of 29)

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 31, 1997	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		100	110	0	1	L 1	19,023
2	Sat, Nov 1, 1997	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		74	82	0	2	L 2	12,898
3	Wed, Nov 5, 1997	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		110	124	0	3	L 3	5,859
4	Fri, Nov 7, 1997	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		98	85	1	3	W 1	15,858
5	Sat, Nov 8, 1997	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		105	123	1	4	L 1	12,906		at Anaheim, CA
6	Tue, Nov 11, 1997	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	L		113	119	1	5	L 2	15,160
7	Thu, Nov 13, 1997	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		94	102	1	6	L 3	4,300
8	Sat, Nov 15, 1997	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		96	130	1	7	L 4	24,042
9	Sun, Nov 16, 1997	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		83	89	1	8	L 5	8,388		at Atlanta, GA (Alexander Memorial Coliseum at McDonald's Center)
10	Tue, Nov 18, 1997	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L		94	112	1	9	L 6	16,435
11	Wed, Nov 19, 1997	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L		113	122	1	10	L 7	14,311
12	Fri, Nov 21, 1997	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L	2OT	102	111	1	11	L 8	16,199
13	Sun, Nov 23, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		102	119	1	12	L 9	17,505
14	Wed, Nov 26, 1997	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		99	97	2	12	W 1	8,467
15	Fri, Nov 28, 1997	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		92	104	2	13	L 1	11,030		at Anaheim, CA
16	Sat, Nov 29, 1997	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		91	94	2	14	L 2	14,956
17	Thu, Dec 4, 1997	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W	OT	100	96	3	14	W 1	5,302
18	Sat, Dec 6, 1997	Box Score		Orlando Magic	L		79	83	3	15	L 1	8,757
19	Sun, Dec 7, 1997	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		92	100	3	16	L 2	7,507
20	Tue, Dec 9, 1997	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		99	92	4	16	W 1	9,532
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Wed, Dec 10, 1997	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		87	102	4	17	L 1	14,982
22	Fri, Dec 12, 1997	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		74	83	4	18	L 2	6,227
23	Sun, Dec 14, 1997	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		101	107	4	19	L 3	17,072
24	Tue, Dec 16, 1997	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		94	109	4	20	L 4	6,272
25	Thu, Dec 18, 1997	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		82	78	5	20	W 1	11,380		at Anaheim, CA
26	Sat, Dec 20, 1997	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L		91	92	5	21	L 1	18,135
27	Sun, Dec 21, 1997	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		77	99	5	22	L 2	17,047	2:03
28	Tue, Dec 23, 1997	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		89	94	5	23	L 3	23,904
29	Fri, Dec 26, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	OT	114	118	5	24	L 4	17,505
30	Sat, Dec 27, 1997	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		105	103	6	24	W 1	5,284
31	Fri, Jan 2, 1998	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		94	79	7	24	W 2	10,653
32	Sat, Jan 3, 1998	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		97	88	8	24	W 3	5,133
33	Tue, Jan 6, 1998	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		89	105	8	25	L 1	13,136
34	Wed, Jan 7, 1998	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	W		110	102	9	25	W 1	4,107
35	Fri, Jan 9, 1998	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		115	125	9	26	L 1	16,067
36	Sun, Jan 11, 1998	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		85	113	9	27	L 2	17,696
37	Mon, Jan 12, 1998	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		95	110	9	28	L 3	13,174
38	Wed, Jan 14, 1998	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	L		101	109	9	29	L 4	15,073
39	Thu, Jan 15, 1998	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		119	116	10	29	W 1	14,446
40	Sat, Jan 17, 1998	Box Score	@	Washington Wizards	L		99	108	10	30	L 1	20,674
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Mon, Jan 19, 1998	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L		109	117	10	31	L 2	18,712
42	Thu, Jan 22, 1998	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		76	94	10	32	L 3	12,677		at Anaheim, CA
43	Sat, Jan 24, 1998	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		81	99	10	33	L 4	7,614
44	Tue, Jan 27, 1998	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		109	115	10	34	L 5	16,285
45	Wed, Jan 28, 1998	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		86	109	10	35	L 6	14,643
46	Fri, Jan 30, 1998	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		87	97	10	36	L 7	15,683
47	Sun, Feb 1, 1998	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		92	99	10	37	L 8	9,270
48	Tue, Feb 3, 1998	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		111	102	11	37	W 1	13,553		at Anaheim, CA
49	Tue, Feb 10, 1998	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		98	106	11	38	L 1	19,911
50	Wed, Feb 11, 1998	Box Score		Washington Wizards	L		104	110	11	39	L 2	6,497
51	Fri, Feb 13, 1998	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		96	97	11	40	L 3	7,951	2:24
52	Mon, Feb 16, 1998	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		99	121	11	41	L 4	15,562
53	Thu, Feb 19, 1998	Box Score		Miami Heat	L		80	89	11	42	L 5	13,157		at Anaheim, CA
54	Sat, Feb 21, 1998	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	L		98	111	11	43	L 6	9,846
55	Mon, Feb 23, 1998	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		100	101	11	44	L 7	6,578
56	Wed, Feb 25, 1998	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		117	108	12	44	W 1	7,786
57	Fri, Feb 27, 1998	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		99	104	12	45	L 1	9,759
58	Tue, Mar 3, 1998	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		97	107	12	46	L 2	16,285
59	Thu, Mar 5, 1998	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		109	119	12	47	L 3	10,497
60	Sun, Mar 8, 1998	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		100	89	13	47	W 1	7,808
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Mon, Mar 9, 1998	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		105	134	13	48	L 1	19,023
62	Thu, Mar 12, 1998	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		85	108	13	49	L 2	18,521		at Anaheim, CA
63	Fri, Mar 13, 1998	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W		152	120	14	49	W 1	6,152
64	Sun, Mar 15, 1998	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		92	103	14	50	L 1	19,712
65	Tue, Mar 17, 1998	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		107	102	15	50	W 1	8,819
66	Wed, Mar 18, 1998	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		80	99	15	51	L 1	17,072
67	Sat, Mar 21, 1998	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		79	100	15	52	L 2	12,323
68	Mon, Mar 23, 1998	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	L		95	106	15	53	L 3	15,392
69	Wed, Mar 25, 1998	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		76	77	15	54	L 4	15,570
70	Fri, Mar 27, 1998	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	L		98	100	15	55	L 5	11,758
71	Sun, Mar 29, 1998	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		108	86	16	55	W 1	7,461
72	Tue, Mar 31, 1998	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		106	128	16	56	L 1	13,837
73	Thu, Apr 2, 1998	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		70	81	16	57	L 2	19,763
74	Fri, Apr 3, 1998	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		78	93	16	58	L 3	14,240
75	Sun, Apr 5, 1998	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		93	94	16	59	L 4	15,606
76	Tue, Apr 7, 1998	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	L		94	110	16	60	L 5	5,124
77	Thu, Apr 9, 1998	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		95	99	16	61	L 6	8,815
78	Fri, Apr 10, 1998	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		109	126	16	62	L 7	19,911
79	Mon, Apr 13, 1998	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	L		88	107	16	63	L 8	9,158
80	Wed, Apr 15, 1998	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		80	92	16	64	L 9	8,477
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Thu, Apr 16, 1998	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		90	99	16	65	L 10	21,119
82	Sat, Apr 18, 1998	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		83	77	17	65	W 1	14,257		at Anaheim, CA

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