1996-97 Orlando Magic Schedule and Results

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Record: 45-37, Finished 3rd in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Brian Hill (24-25), Richie Adubato (21-12)

Executive: John Gabriel

PTS/G: 94.1 (25th of 29) Opp PTS/G: 94.5 (10th of 29)

SRS: -0.07 (16th of 29) Pace: 88.3 (24th of 29)

Off Rtg: 105.6 (16th of 29) Def Rtg: 106.0 (14th of 29) Net Rtg: -0.4 (16th of 29)

Expected W-L: 40-42 (16th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +1500, Over-Under 48.0

Arena: Orlando Arena Attendance: 711,311 (9th of 29)

NBA 1997 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-3) versus Miami Heat (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		Washington Bullets	L		92	96	0	1	L 1	17,248
2	Thu, Nov 7, 1996	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		108	95	1	1	W 1	38,639		at Tokyo, Japan
3	Fri, Nov 8, 1996	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		86	82	2	1	W 2	38,639		at Tokyo, Japan
4	Thu, Nov 14, 1996	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W		96	89	3	1	W 3	17,248
5	Sat, Nov 16, 1996	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W		92	87	4	1	W 4	17,248
6	Tue, Nov 19, 1996	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		88	92	4	2	L 1	17,248
7	Thu, Nov 21, 1996	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	W		90	86	5	2	W 1	16,837
8	Sat, Nov 23, 1996	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		76	73	6	2	W 2	16,158
9	Mon, Nov 25, 1996	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		88	100	6	3	L 1	16,808
10	Wed, Nov 27, 1996	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		79	75	7	3	W 1	17,248
11	Fri, Nov 29, 1996	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		91	100	7	4	L 1	15,489
12	Sat, Nov 30, 1996	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		86	82	8	4	W 1	19,351
13	Mon, Dec 2, 1996	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L	OT	102	108	8	5	L 1	16,753
14	Wed, Dec 4, 1996	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		57	84	8	6	L 2	16,632
15	Fri, Dec 6, 1996	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		81	92	8	7	L 3	17,505
16	Sun, Dec 8, 1996	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		84	91	8	8	L 4	17,317
17	Tue, Dec 10, 1996	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		99	93	9	8	W 1	20,089
18	Fri, Dec 13, 1996	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	L		93	95	9	9	L 1	15,954
19	Sat, Dec 14, 1996	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		68	101	9	10	L 2	19,911
20	Wed, Dec 18, 1996	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L	2OT	95	102	9	11	L 3	17,248
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Fri, Dec 20, 1996	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		93	98	9	12	L 4	17,248
22	Sat, Dec 21, 1996	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		85	103	9	13	L 5	14,015
23	Mon, Dec 23, 1996	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		89	84	10	13	W 1	17,248
24	Thu, Dec 26, 1996	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L		76	96	10	14	L 1	15,200
25	Sat, Dec 28, 1996	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		85	96	10	15	L 2	19,763
26	Mon, Dec 30, 1996	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		85	97	10	16	L 3	21,454
27	Thu, Jan 2, 1997	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W	OT	96	94	11	16	W 1	17,248
28	Fri, Jan 3, 1997	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		89	110	11	17	L 1	23,904
29	Tue, Jan 7, 1997	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		109	88	12	17	W 1	17,248
30	Thu, Jan 9, 1997	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L	OT	92	97	12	18	L 1	17,248
31	Sun, Jan 12, 1997	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	W		88	85	13	18	W 1	21,416
32	Mon, Jan 13, 1997	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		114	111	14	18	W 2	13,989
33	Wed, Jan 15, 1997	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		78	66	15	18	W 3	13,585
34	Thu, Jan 16, 1997	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		67	78	15	19	L 1	16,378
35	Sun, Jan 19, 1997	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W		99	87	16	19	W 1	15,200
36	Tue, Jan 21, 1997	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		93	88	17	19	W 2	17,248
37	Thu, Jan 23, 1997	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		96	92	18	19	W 3	17,248
38	Fri, Jan 24, 1997	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W	OT	121	117	19	19	W 4	17,530	2:38
39	Tue, Jan 28, 1997	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		82	102	19	20	L 1	18,756
40	Wed, Jan 29, 1997	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		112	105	20	20	W 1	17,248
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Fri, Jan 31, 1997	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		109	99	21	20	W 2	17,807
42	Sun, Feb 2, 1997	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		103	90	22	20	W 3	17,248
43	Tue, Feb 4, 1997	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		111	87	23	20	W 4	17,248
44	Thu, Feb 6, 1997	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		119	111	24	20	W 5	17,248	2:19
45	Tue, Feb 11, 1997	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		98	104	24	21	L 1	17,248
46	Wed, Feb 12, 1997	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		87	96	24	22	L 2	21,454
47	Fri, Feb 14, 1997	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L		100	104	24	23	L 3	19,006
48	Sun, Feb 16, 1997	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		89	110	24	24	L 4	23,919
49	Mon, Feb 17, 1997	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		110	124	24	25	L 5	24,042
50	Wed, Feb 19, 1997	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		95	84	25	25	W 1	17,248
51	Fri, Feb 21, 1997	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		99	86	26	25	W 2	17,248
52	Sun, Feb 23, 1997	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		99	90	27	25	W 3	16,673
53	Mon, Feb 24, 1997	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		93	84	28	25	W 4	17,248
54	Wed, Feb 26, 1997	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		98	86	29	25	W 5	17,248
55	Fri, Feb 28, 1997	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		94	73	30	25	W 6	17,248
56	Sun, Mar 2, 1997	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		101	109	30	26	L 1	17,248
57	Tue, Mar 4, 1997	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		101	89	31	26	W 1	17,072
58	Thu, Mar 6, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		94	93	32	26	W 2	14,916		at Anaheim, CA
59	Fri, Mar 7, 1997	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		101	108	32	27	L 1	17,027
60	Sun, Mar 9, 1997	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		85	121	32	28	L 2	19,023
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Tue, Mar 11, 1997	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		96	91	33	28	W 1	10,211
62	Wed, Mar 12, 1997	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		96	95	34	28	W 2	16,285
63	Fri, Mar 14, 1997	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W		86	81	35	28	W 3	17,248
64	Sun, Mar 16, 1997	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	W		100	89	36	28	W 4	17,248
65	Mon, Mar 17, 1997	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L	OT	107	112	36	29	L 1	15,708
66	Thu, Mar 20, 1997	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		100	95	37	29	W 1	17,248
67	Fri, Mar 21, 1997	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		104	99	38	29	W 2	17,979	2:09
68	Sun, Mar 23, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		110	84	39	29	W 3	17,248
69	Tue, Mar 25, 1997	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		114	103	40	29	W 4	17,248
70	Thu, Mar 27, 1997	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		93	97	40	30	L 1	16,792
71	Sun, Mar 30, 1997	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		86	101	40	31	L 2	17,248
72	Tue, Apr 1, 1997	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		93	105	40	32	L 3	17,248
73	Thu, Apr 3, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	L		94	113	40	33	L 4	17,248
74	Fri, Apr 4, 1997	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		93	84	41	33	W 1	19,763
75	Sun, Apr 6, 1997	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		94	110	41	34	L 1	17,248
76	Tue, Apr 8, 1997	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		97	82	42	34	W 1	15,799
77	Thu, Apr 10, 1997	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	W		105	69	43	34	W 2	20,280
78	Sat, Apr 12, 1997	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		121	98	44	34	W 3	17,248	2:11
79	Mon, Apr 14, 1997	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		100	91	45	34	W 4	17,248
80	Wed, Apr 16, 1997	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		63	78	45	35	L 1	16,363
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 18, 1997	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		93	104	45	36	L 2	18,756
82	Sat, Apr 19, 1997	Box Score		Miami Heat	L		88	102	45	37	L 3	17,248

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.
1	Thu, Apr 24, 1997	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L	64	99	0	1	L 1	15,200
2	Sun, Apr 27, 1997	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L	87	104	0	2	L 2	15,200
3	Tue, Apr 29, 1997	Box Score		Miami Heat	W	88	75	1	2	W 1	17,248
4	Thu, May 1, 1997	Box Score		Miami Heat	W	99	91	2	2	W 2	16,555
5	Sun, May 4, 1997	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L	83	91	2	3	L 1	15,200

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