1996-97 Toronto Raptors Schedule and Results

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Record: 30-52, Finished 8th in NBA Central Division

Coach: Darrell Walker (30-52)

PTS/G: 95.5 (18th of 29) Opp PTS/G: 98.6 (20th of 29)

SRS: -2.56 (19th of 29) Pace: 90.6 (14th of 29)

Off Rtg: 104.6 (22nd of 29) Def Rtg: 108.0 (17th of 29) Net Rtg: -3.4 (20th of 29)

Expected W-L: 32-50 (20th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +30000, Over-Under 24.0

Arena: SkyDome Attendance: 744,550 (8th 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 York Knicks	L		99	107	0	1	L 1	28,457
2	Sat, Nov 2, 1996	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		98	109	0	2	L 2	24,042
3	Tue, Nov 5, 1996	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		100	96	1	2	W 1	17,065
4	Fri, Nov 8, 1996	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		93	92	2	2	W 2	27,357
5	Mon, Nov 11, 1996	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		93	104	2	3	L 1	17,132
6	Wed, Nov 13, 1996	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		110	98	3	3	W 1	17,385
7	Thu, Nov 14, 1996	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		96	99	3	4	L 1	19,763
8	Sat, Nov 16, 1996	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L		87	92	3	5	L 2	17,248
9	Tue, Nov 19, 1996	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		98	106	3	6	L 3	18,803
10	Thu, Nov 21, 1996	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		81	89	3	7	L 4	16,835
11	Sat, Nov 23, 1996	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		88	91	3	8	L 5	16,838
12	Tue, Nov 26, 1996	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	L		87	98	3	9	L 6	15,037
13	Wed, Nov 27, 1996	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W		92	88	4	9	W 1	15,710
14	Sat, Nov 30, 1996	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L		70	79	4	10	L 1	18,679
15	Mon, Dec 2, 1996	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		100	89	5	10	W 1	17,108
16	Tue, Dec 3, 1996	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		74	93	5	11	L 1	13,494
17	Thu, Dec 5, 1996	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		82	80	6	11	W 1	15,222
18	Sat, Dec 7, 1996	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		75	101	6	12	L 1	11,422
19	Sun, Dec 8, 1996	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		97	89	7	12	W 1	33,385
20	Tue, Dec 10, 1996	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		91	101	7	13	L 1	15,132
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Wed, Dec 11, 1996	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	3OT	113	115	7	14	L 2	14,760	3:08
22	Sat, Dec 14, 1996	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L		88	89	7	15	L 3	14,712
23	Mon, Dec 16, 1996	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		92	98	7	16	L 4	16,546
24	Tue, Dec 17, 1996	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		97	88	8	16	W 1	10,078
25	Thu, Dec 19, 1996	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		96	93	9	16	W 2	15,321
26	Fri, Dec 20, 1996	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		82	91	9	17	L 1	14,624
27	Sun, Dec 22, 1996	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		92	111	9	18	L 2	14,533
28	Thu, Dec 26, 1996	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		98	96	10	18	W 1	16,630		at Hamilton, Canada
29	Fri, Dec 27, 1996	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		82	100	10	19	L 1	18,756
30	Thu, Jan 2, 1997	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L	OT	94	96	10	20	L 2	17,248
31	Sat, Jan 4, 1997	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		74	118	10	21	L 3	21,454
32	Tue, Jan 7, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	L		80	87	10	22	L 4	15,249
33	Thu, Jan 9, 1997	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		110	96	11	22	W 1	16,517
34	Sat, Jan 11, 1997	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		123	106	12	22	W 2	15,527
35	Sun, Jan 12, 1997	Box Score		Orlando Magic	L		85	88	12	23	L 1	21,416
36	Wed, Jan 15, 1997	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		78	122	12	24	L 2	17,072
37	Fri, Jan 17, 1997	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		94	92	13	24	W 1	20,212
38	Sun, Jan 19, 1997	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	L		92	100	13	25	L 1	17,474
39	Tue, Jan 21, 1997	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	W		118	106	14	25	W 1	15,859
40	Thu, Jan 23, 1997	Box Score		Miami Heat	L		87	99	14	26	L 1	15,817
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sat, Jan 25, 1997	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		98	110	14	27	L 2	23,913
42	Tue, Jan 28, 1997	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		120	84	15	27	W 1	15,327
43	Wed, Jan 29, 1997	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		99	101	15	28	L 1	11,251
44	Sat, Feb 1, 1997	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		110	86	16	28	W 1	19,405
45	Mon, Feb 3, 1997	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		102	114	16	29	L 1	15,259	2:09
46	Wed, Feb 5, 1997	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		89	84	17	29	W 1	16,520
47	Tue, Feb 11, 1997	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		96	101	17	30	L 1	13,257
48	Wed, Feb 12, 1997	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		84	106	17	31	L 2	13,846
49	Fri, Feb 14, 1997	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		102	106	17	32	L 3	15,193		at Toronto, Canada (Maple Leaf Gardens)
50	Sun, Feb 16, 1997	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		89	92	17	33	L 4	15,492		at Toronto, Canada (Maple Leaf Gardens)
51	Mon, Feb 17, 1997	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		103	105	17	34	L 5	14,298
52	Wed, Feb 19, 1997	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		125	92	18	34	W 1	13,179
53	Thu, Feb 20, 1997	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		97	107	18	35	L 1	16,285
54	Sat, Feb 22, 1997	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		99	92	19	35	W 1	16,314
55	Tue, Feb 25, 1997	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W	OT	124	122	20	35	W 2	9,225
56	Thu, Feb 27, 1997	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		114	118	20	36	L 1	19,911
57	Fri, Feb 28, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		92	94	20	37	L 2	8,574
58	Mon, Mar 3, 1997	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		103	107	20	38	L 3	15,385	2:05
59	Wed, Mar 5, 1997	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		94	100	20	39	L 4	18,319
60	Fri, Mar 7, 1997	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		103	106	20	40	L 5	16,178
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Mar 9, 1997	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	W		81	77	21	40	W 1	19,186
62	Tue, Mar 11, 1997	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		105	101	22	40	W 2	19,023
63	Thu, Mar 13, 1997	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		103	96	23	40	W 3	17,317
64	Sat, Mar 15, 1997	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		102	106	23	41	L 1	15,058
65	Sun, Mar 16, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	OT	90	98	23	42	L 2	16,839
66	Tue, Mar 18, 1997	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		117	105	24	42	W 1	15,219		at Toronto, Canada (Maple Leaf Gardens)
67	Wed, Mar 19, 1997	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		99	97	25	42	W 2	21,454
68	Fri, Mar 21, 1997	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	L		97	102	25	43	L 1	16,993
69	Sun, Mar 23, 1997	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		79	90	25	44	L 2	18,533
70	Tue, Mar 25, 1997	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		84	98	25	45	L 3	15,763
71	Thu, Mar 27, 1997	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		83	96	25	46	L 4	34,104
72	Fri, Mar 28, 1997	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		86	113	25	47	L 5	18,756
73	Sun, Mar 30, 1997	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		102	97	26	47	W 1	17,959
74	Wed, Apr 2, 1997	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		112	90	27	47	W 2	13,769
75	Sat, Apr 5, 1997	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L		84	98	27	48	L 1	15,200
76	Tue, Apr 8, 1997	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		100	94	28	48	W 1	17,159
77	Thu, Apr 10, 1997	Box Score		Orlando Magic	L		69	105	28	49	L 1	20,280
78	Sat, Apr 12, 1997	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		89	100	28	50	L 2	21,832
79	Mon, Apr 14, 1997	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		100	117	28	51	L 3	23,896
80	Tue, Apr 15, 1997	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		85	92	28	52	L 4	14,652
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 18, 1997	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	W		108	100	29	52	W 1	24,042
82	Sun, Apr 20, 1997	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		125	94	30	52	W 2	17,820	2:02

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