1996-97 Washington Bullets Schedule and Results

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Record: 44-38, Finished 4th in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Jim Lynam (22-24), Bob Staak (0-1), Bernie Bickerstaff (22-13)

Executive: Wes Unseld

PTS/G: 99.4 (10th of 29) Opp PTS/G: 97.7 (18th of 29)

SRS: 1.77 (13th of 29) Pace: 92.4 (6th of 29)

Off Rtg: 106.6 (13th of 29) Def Rtg: 104.9 (13th of 29) Net Rtg: +1.7 (13th of 29)

Expected W-L: 46-36 (13th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +4000, Over-Under 46.5

Arena: US Airways Arena Attendance: 700,646 (12th of 29)

NBA 1997 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (0-3) versus Chicago Bulls (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	@	Orlando Magic	W		96	92	1	0	W 1	17,248
2	Sat, Nov 2, 1996	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L	OT	96	98	1	1	L 1	18,756
3	Wed, Nov 6, 1996	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		96	86	2	1	W 1	17,110
4	Fri, Nov 8, 1996	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	L		87	102	2	2	L 1	18,756
5	Sat, Nov 9, 1996	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L	OT	100	103	2	3	L 2	15,591
6	Tue, Nov 12, 1996	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		79	92	2	4	L 3	15,111
7	Wed, Nov 13, 1996	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		106	91	3	4	W 1	10,884
8	Fri, Nov 15, 1996	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		84	95	3	5	L 1	21,454
9	Sat, Nov 16, 1996	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		106	92	4	5	W 1	18,756	2:05
10	Wed, Nov 20, 1996	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L	2OT	110	115	4	6	L 1	18,756
11	Fri, Nov 22, 1996	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		88	76	5	6	W 1	18,756
12	Sat, Nov 23, 1996	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		95	90	6	6	W 2	16,508
13	Mon, Nov 25, 1996	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	W		105	98	7	6	W 3	12,224
14	Fri, Nov 29, 1996	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		81	110	7	7	L 1	12,457
15	Sat, Nov 30, 1996	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		99	103	7	8	L 2	18,756
16	Thu, Dec 5, 1996	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	L		80	82	7	9	L 3	15,222
17	Sat, Dec 7, 1996	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		118	126	7	10	L 4	18,756
18	Tue, Dec 10, 1996	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		73	85	7	11	L 5	19,763
19	Wed, Dec 11, 1996	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		106	95	8	11	W 1	11,275
20	Fri, Dec 13, 1996	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		108	104	9	11	W 2	18,756
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sun, Dec 15, 1996	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		110	102	10	11	W 3	16,005
22	Mon, Dec 16, 1996	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		97	89	11	11	W 4	17,317
23	Wed, Dec 18, 1996	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		107	114	11	12	L 1	19,023
24	Thu, Dec 19, 1996	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		102	93	12	12	W 1	7,399
25	Sun, Dec 22, 1996	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	L		87	91	12	13	L 1	15,751
26	Mon, Dec 23, 1996	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		106	84	13	13	W 1	20,219
27	Fri, Dec 27, 1996	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W		100	82	14	13	W 2	18,756
28	Sat, Dec 28, 1996	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		97	86	15	13	W 3	11,797		at Baltimore, MD
29	Mon, Dec 30, 1996	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	L		92	101	15	14	L 1	17,313
30	Thu, Jan 2, 1997	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		80	92	15	15	L 2	18,756
31	Sat, Jan 4, 1997	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	W		104	93	16	15	W 1	24,042
32	Wed, Jan 8, 1997	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W	OT	115	113	17	15	W 2	14,911
33	Fri, Jan 10, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		102	98	18	15	W 3	14,040
34	Sat, Jan 11, 1997	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		98	85	19	15	W 4	19,103
35	Mon, Jan 13, 1997	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L		95	98	19	16	L 1	14,921
36	Tue, Jan 14, 1997	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		107	108	19	17	L 2	23,891
37	Fri, Jan 17, 1997	Box Score		Miami Heat	L		92	103	19	18	L 3	12,756		at Baltimore, MD
38	Sat, Jan 18, 1997	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		112	106	20	18	W 1	16,752	2:09
39	Mon, Jan 20, 1997	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		79	95	20	19	L 1	19,763
40	Tue, Jan 21, 1997	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L		88	93	20	20	L 2	17,248
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Fri, Jan 24, 1997	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L	OT	105	117	20	21	L 3	15,325
42	Sat, Jan 25, 1997	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		113	105	21	21	W 1	18,756
43	Tue, Jan 28, 1997	Box Score		Orlando Magic	W		102	82	22	21	W 2	18,756
44	Fri, Jan 31, 1997	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		95	97	22	22	L 1	17,072
45	Sun, Feb 2, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		99	129	22	23	L 2	17,505
46	Mon, Feb 3, 1997	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		89	111	22	24	L 3	19,911
47	Wed, Feb 5, 1997	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		104	106	22	25	L 4	9,525
48	Tue, Feb 11, 1997	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		92	97	22	26	L 5	18,756
49	Fri, Feb 14, 1997	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		125	107	23	26	W 1	10,642		at Baltimore, MD
50	Sat, Feb 15, 1997	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		86	107	23	27	L 1	20,049
51	Mon, Feb 17, 1997	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		95	93	24	27	W 1	18,756
52	Wed, Feb 19, 1997	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		85	100	24	28	L 1	21,454
53	Fri, Feb 21, 1997	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		99	103	24	29	L 2	18,756
54	Sun, Feb 23, 1997	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		79	85	24	30	L 3	18,756
55	Tue, Feb 25, 1997	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		108	87	25	30	W 1	18,756
56	Thu, Feb 27, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		107	122	25	31	L 1	18,756
57	Sat, Mar 1, 1997	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		118	108	26	31	W 1	18,756
58	Tue, Mar 4, 1997	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		107	106	27	31	W 2	13,063
59	Thu, Mar 6, 1997	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W		99	95	28	31	W 3	14,879
60	Fri, Mar 7, 1997	Box Score		Miami Heat	L	OT	105	108	28	32	L 1	18,756
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Mar 9, 1997	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		93	99	28	33	L 2	18,756
62	Wed, Mar 12, 1997	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	W		104	82	29	33	W 1	11,007
63	Fri, Mar 14, 1997	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		105	96	30	33	W 2	16,652
64	Sat, Mar 15, 1997	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		93	100	30	34	L 1	18,756
65	Mon, Mar 17, 1997	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		109	85	31	34	W 1	16,178
66	Tue, Mar 18, 1997	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		86	85	32	34	W 2	15,142
67	Thu, Mar 20, 1997	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		90	96	32	35	L 1	16,285
68	Sat, Mar 22, 1997	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		108	104	33	35	W 1	18,756
69	Wed, Mar 26, 1997	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		105	92	34	35	W 2	16,023	1:58
70	Fri, Mar 28, 1997	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W		113	86	35	35	W 3	18,756
71	Sat, Mar 29, 1997	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		94	87	36	35	W 4	11,269		at Baltimore, MD
72	Tue, Apr 1, 1997	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		104	100	37	35	W 5	13,873
73	Thu, Apr 3, 1997	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		110	102	38	35	W 6	18,756
74	Fri, Apr 4, 1997	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L		95	97	38	36	L 1	18,788
75	Sun, Apr 6, 1997	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		120	114	39	36	W 1	16,785	2:02
76	Tue, Apr 8, 1997	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	L		94	100	39	37	L 1	17,159
77	Fri, Apr 11, 1997	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		109	90	40	37	W 1	18,756
78	Sat, Apr 12, 1997	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		97	99	40	38	L 1	24,042
79	Mon, Apr 14, 1997	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		131	110	41	38	W 1	12,220
80	Wed, Apr 16, 1997	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		103	90	42	38	W 2	18,756
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 18, 1997	Box Score		Orlando Magic	W		104	93	43	38	W 3	18,756
82	Sun, Apr 20, 1997	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		85	81	44	38	W 4	20,193

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	L	Streak	Attend.
1	Fri, Apr 25, 1997	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L	86	98	1	L 1	24,122
2	Sun, Apr 27, 1997	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L	104	109	2	L 2	24,267
3	Wed, Apr 30, 1997	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L	95	96	3	L 3	18,756

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