1997-98 Toronto Raptors Schedule and Results

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Record: 16-66, Finished 8th in NBA Central Division

Coach: Darrell Walker (11-38), Butch Carter (5-28)

Executive: Glen Grunwald

PTS/G: 94.9 (17th of 29) Opp PTS/G: 104.2 (29th of 29)

SRS: -8.33 (27th of 29) Pace: 92.6 (3rd of 29)

Off Rtg: 101.2 (25th of 29) Def Rtg: 111.0 (26th of 29) Net Rtg: -9.9 (27th of 29)

Expected W-L: 17-65 (27th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +10000, Over-Under 34.5

Arena: SkyDome Attendance: 674,685 (16th 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	@	Miami Heat	L		101	114	0	1	L 1	14,795
2	Sat, Nov 1, 1997	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		85	90	0	2	L 2	8,539		at Atlanta, GA (Alexander Memorial Coliseum at McDonald's Center)
3	Tue, Nov 4, 1997	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		104	86	1	2	W 1	16,624
4	Thu, Nov 6, 1997	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		92	109	1	3	L 1	15,459
5	Sat, Nov 8, 1997	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L		87	96	1	4	L 2	17,248
6	Mon, Nov 10, 1997	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		98	100	1	5	L 3	18,174
7	Wed, Nov 12, 1997	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		70	93	1	6	L 4	18,143
8	Fri, Nov 14, 1997	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		99	103	1	7	L 5	17,224	2:36
9	Sat, Nov 15, 1997	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		77	105	1	8	L 6	17,188
10	Tue, Nov 18, 1997	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		109	122	1	9	L 7	16,343	2:11
11	Thu, Nov 20, 1997	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		97	127	1	10	L 8	16,285
12	Sat, Nov 22, 1997	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L		104	108	1	11	L 9	14,381
13	Mon, Nov 24, 1997	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		90	91	1	12	L 10	15,051
14	Wed, Nov 26, 1997	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L	2OT	104	109	1	13	L 11	15,639
15	Fri, Nov 28, 1997	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		91	93	1	14	L 12	13,327
16	Sun, Nov 30, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		99	105	1	15	L 13	14,940
17	Wed, Dec 3, 1997	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		98	115	1	16	L 14	19,590
18	Fri, Dec 5, 1997	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		91	110	1	17	L 15	19,023
19	Sun, Dec 7, 1997	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		83	93	1	18	L 16	16,829
20	Tue, Dec 9, 1997	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	L		82	95	1	19	L 17	16,325
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Wed, Dec 10, 1997	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		104	97	2	19	W 1	11,833
22	Sat, Dec 13, 1997	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		70	97	2	20	L 1	23,867
23	Mon, Dec 15, 1997	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		101	108	2	21	L 2	14,562
24	Wed, Dec 17, 1997	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		83	88	2	22	L 3	14,771	2:25
25	Fri, Dec 19, 1997	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		92	91	3	22	W 1	15,076
26	Sat, Dec 20, 1997	Box Score		Washington Wizards	L		92	94	3	23	L 1	15,434
27	Mon, Dec 22, 1997	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		79	81	3	24	L 2	23,449
28	Sat, Dec 27, 1997	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		97	94	4	24	W 1	19,763
29	Tue, Dec 30, 1997	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		95	100	4	25	L 1	19,087
30	Wed, Dec 31, 1997	Box Score	@	Washington Wizards	L		91	118	4	26	L 2	19,651
31	Fri, Jan 2, 1998	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		88	91	4	27	L 3	17,292
32	Sat, Jan 3, 1998	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		77	89	4	28	L 4	16,259
33	Mon, Jan 5, 1998	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		96	120	4	29	L 5	16,375
34	Wed, Jan 7, 1998	Box Score		Orlando Magic	L		81	83	4	30	L 6	15,168
35	Sat, Jan 10, 1998	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		102	93	5	30	W 1	17,864
36	Mon, Jan 12, 1998	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		100	108	5	31	L 1	14,376
37	Wed, Jan 14, 1998	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		109	101	6	31	W 1	15,073
38	Sat, Jan 17, 1998	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		82	93	6	32	L 1	18,898
39	Mon, Jan 19, 1998	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		88	109	6	33	L 2	21,934
40	Wed, Jan 21, 1998	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		99	98	7	33	W 1	14,212
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sat, Jan 24, 1998	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	W	OT	113	107	8	33	W 2	15,778
42	Mon, Jan 26, 1998	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		91	87	9	33	W 3	14,458
43	Thu, Jan 29, 1998	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		84	80	10	33	W 4	9,629
44	Fri, Jan 30, 1998	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		97	123	10	34	L 1	14,170
45	Sun, Feb 1, 1998	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		90	97	10	35	L 2	20,792
46	Tue, Feb 3, 1998	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		105	110	10	36	L 3	14,344
47	Thu, Feb 5, 1998	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		101	93	11	36	W 1	14,292
48	Tue, Feb 10, 1998	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		86	93	11	37	L 1	23,881
49	Thu, Feb 12, 1998	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		94	103	11	38	L 2	14,348
50	Fri, Feb 13, 1998	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		115	130	11	39	L 3	14,263
51	Sun, Feb 15, 1998	Box Score		Miami Heat	L		95	116	11	40	L 4	16,888
52	Thu, Feb 19, 1998	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		86	123	11	41	L 5	30,172
53	Fri, Feb 20, 1998	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		89	94	11	42	L 6	17,856
54	Sun, Feb 22, 1998	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	W	OT	113	105	12	42	W 1	16,932
55	Thu, Feb 26, 1998	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		86	97	12	43	L 1	13,978
56	Fri, Feb 27, 1998	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	W	3OT	115	107	13	43	W 1	16,947
57	Tue, Mar 3, 1998	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		93	108	13	44	L 1	16,448
58	Wed, Mar 4, 1998	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		88	122	13	45	L 2	15,017
59	Fri, Mar 6, 1998	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L		91	113	13	46	L 3	18,156
60	Sun, Mar 8, 1998	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	L		106	113	13	47	L 4	16,098
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Tue, Mar 10, 1998	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		93	111	13	48	L 5	17,072
62	Fri, Mar 13, 1998	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		120	152	13	49	L 6	6,152
63	Sun, Mar 15, 1998	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W	OT	100	98	14	49	W 1	13,063
64	Tue, Mar 17, 1998	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		105	117	14	50	L 1	16,546
65	Thu, Mar 19, 1998	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W	OT	104	103	15	50	W 1	14,274
66	Fri, Mar 20, 1998	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		99	105	15	51	L 1	22,076
67	Sun, Mar 22, 1998	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		100	102	15	52	L 2	33,216
68	Tue, Mar 24, 1998	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	L		89	106	15	53	L 3	14,490
69	Thu, Mar 26, 1998	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		96	97	15	54	L 4	14,120
70	Sun, Mar 29, 1998	Box Score		Orlando Magic	L		68	95	15	55	L 5	16,876
71	Tue, Mar 31, 1998	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		105	114	15	56	L 6	16,086		at Toronto, Canada (Maple Leaf Gardens)
72	Wed, Apr 1, 1998	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		91	105	15	57	L 7	10,441
73	Fri, Apr 3, 1998	Box Score	@	Washington Wizards	L		112	120	15	58	L 8	18,324
74	Sun, Apr 5, 1998	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		104	116	15	59	L 9	15,808
75	Tue, Apr 7, 1998	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		105	114	15	60	L 10	13,288
76	Wed, Apr 8, 1998	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		100	107	15	61	L 11	14,168
77	Fri, Apr 10, 1998	Box Score		Miami Heat	L	OT	105	111	15	62	L 12	16,111
78	Sun, Apr 12, 1998	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		109	116	15	63	L 13	14,088
79	Tue, Apr 14, 1998	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		96	92	16	63	W 1	17,521
80	Thu, Apr 16, 1998	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		79	108	16	64	L 1	19,763
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 17, 1998	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		98	107	16	65	L 2	16,059
82	Sun, Apr 19, 1998	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		78	107	16	66	L 3	14,578		at Toronto, Canada (Maple Leaf Gardens)

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