lead scoring centers 1997

Hakeem Olajuwon averaged the most points per game by a center in 1996-97, with 23.2 per game.

Interpreted as:
lead scoring with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games centers 1997
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
23.2
1996-97
78
36.6
9.2
3.0
1.5
2.2
9.3
18.3
51.0
0.1
0.2
31.3
4.5
5.7
78.7
55.8
2.2
7.0
3.6
2,852
1,810
716
236
117
173
281
249
+382
2Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
22.4
1996-97
78
37.0
10.7
2.0
0.9
2.4
8.4
17.2
48.8
0.0
0.1
22.2
5.6
7.5
75.4
54.8
2.2
8.4
3.4
2,887
1,751
834
156
69
189
269
250
+315
3Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
19.8
1996-97
66
35.2
9.9
1.6
0.8
2.9
7.2
13.4
53.4
0.0
0.1
11.1
5.5
8.6
64.2
57.8
2.9
7.1
3.4
2,320
1,310
656
104
56
189
226
272
+465
4Rony Seikaly
R. Seikaly
17.3
1996-97
74
35.3
9.5
1.2
0.7
1.4
6.2
12.3
50.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.8
6.8
71.4
56.7
3.7
5.8
2.9
2,615
1,277
701
92
49
107
218
275
-57
5Bryant Reeves
B. Reeves
16.2
1996-97
75
37.0
8.1
2.1
0.4
0.9
6.6
13.7
48.6
0.0
0.1
9.1
2.9
4.1
70.4
52.3
2.3
5.8
2.3
2,777
1,213
610
160
29
67
175
270
-539
6Marcus Camby
M. Camby
14.8
1996-97
63
30.1
6.3
1.5
1.0
2.1
6.0
12.3
48.2
0.0
0.2
14.3
2.9
4.2
69.3
52.3
2.1
4.2
2.1
1,897
935
394
97
66
130
134
214
-37
7Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
13.4
1996-97
69
25.5
7.9
2.1
0.9
1.2
4.8
9.5
49.8
0.7
1.9
37.1
3.2
4.2
77.7
59.2
1.7
6.3
2.2
1,762
928
547
146
63
84
151
203
+361
8Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
13.3
1996-97
80
37.2
11.6
1.4
0.6
3.3
4.8
9.0
52.7
0.0
0.0
3.8
5.4
70.5
58.4
3.4
8.3
2.3
2,973
1,066
929
110
49
264
186
249
+432
9Shawn Bradley
S. Bradley
13.2
1996-97
TOT
73
31.3
8.4
0.7
0.5
3.4
5.6
12.4
44.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.0
3.1
65.4
47.8
3.0
5.3
1.8
2,288
961
611
52
40
248
134
237
-243
10Otis Thorpe
O. Thorpe
13.1
1996-97
79
33.7
7.9
1.7
0.7
0.2
5.3
10.0
53.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.8
65.3
56.3
2.9
5.0
1.8
2,661
1,036
622
133
59
17
145
298
+282
11Tyrone Hill
T. Hill
12.9
1996-97
74
34.9
9.9
1.2
0.9
0.4
4.8
8.0
60.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.3
5.1
63.3
62.6
3.5
6.4
2.0
2,582
955
736
92
63
30
147
268
+243
12Vlade Divac
V. Divac
12.6
1996-97
81
35.1
9.0
3.7
1.3
2.2
5.2
10.5
49.4
0.1
0.6
23.4
2.2
3.2
68.3
53.3
3.0
6.0
2.4
2,840
1,024
725
301
103
180
193
277
+276
13Olden Polynice
O. Polynice
12.5
1996-97
82
35.3
9.4
2.2
0.6
1.0
5.4
11.8
45.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.7
3.1
56.2
47.6
3.3
6.1
2.0
2,893
1,025
772
178
46
80
166
298
-189
14Sam Perkins
S. Perkins
11.0
1996-97
81
24.4
3.7
1.3
0.9
0.6
3.6
8.2
43.9
1.5
3.8
39.5
2.3
2.8
81.7
58.4
0.9
2.8
1.0
1,976
889
300
103
69
49
77
134
+391
15Gheorghe Muresan
G. Muresan
10.6
1996-97
73
25.3
6.6
0.4
0.6
1.3
4.5
7.4
60.4
0.0
0.0
1.7
2.7
61.8
61.8
1.9
4.7
1.6
1,849
777
481
29
43
96
117
230
+236
16Isaac Austin
I. Austin
9.7
1996-97
82
22.9
5.8
1.2
0.5
0.5
3.9
7.8
50.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.8
66.4
53.6
1.7
4.2
2.0
1,881
792
478
101
45
43
161
244
+116
17Luc Longley
L. Longley
9.1
1996-97
59
24.9
5.6
2.4
0.4
1.1
3.7
8.2
45.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.6
2.0
79.2
49.9
2.1
3.6
1.9
1,472
537
332
141
23
66
111
191
+293
18Will Perdue
W. Perdue
8.7
1996-97
65
29.5
9.8
0.6
0.5
1.6
3.6
6.3
56.8
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.6
57.9
58.2
3.9
6.0
1.3
1,918
565
638
38
32
102
87
184
-186
19Armen Gilliam
A. Gilliam
8.6
1996-97
80
25.6
6.2
0.7
0.8
0.5
3.1
6.5
47.1
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.2
76.8
54.3
1.7
4.5
1.3
2,050
691
497
53
61
40
105
206
-138
20Dean Garrett
D. Garrett
8.0
1996-97
68
24.5
7.3
0.6
0.6
1.4
3.3
5.7
57.3
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.0
69.6
60.3
2.2
5.1
0.5
1,665
542
495
38
40
95
34
158
+34
21Hot Rod Williams
H. Rod Williams
8.0
1996-97
68
31.4
8.3
1.5
1.0
1.3
3.0
6.1
49.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.9
67.2
53.8
2.6
5.6
1.0
2,137
541
562
100
67
88
66
176
+117
22Marty Conlon
M. Conlon
7.8
1996-97
74
21.8
4.4
1.4
0.6
0.2
2.9
6.1
47.1
0.0
0.1
20.0
1.9
2.3
84.2
54.2
1.7
2.6
1.5
1,614
574
323
104
46
18
109
154
-236
23Antoine Carr
A. Carr
7.4
1996-97
82
17.8
2.4
0.9
0.3
0.8
3.1
6.4
48.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.5
78.0
52.2
0.7
1.6
0.9
1,460
603
195
74
24
63
75
214
+89
24Lorenzen Wright
L. Wright
7.3
1996-97
77
25.1
6.1
0.6
0.6
0.8
3.1
6.4
48.1
0.0
0.1
25.0
1.1
1.9
58.7
50.4
2.7
3.4
1.0
1,936
561
471
49
48
60
79
211
-168
25Greg Ostertag
G. Ostertag
7.3
1996-97
77
23.6
7.3
0.4
0.3
2.0
2.7
5.3
51.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.8
2.7
67.8
56.1
2.3
5.0
1.0
1,818
559
565
27
24
152
74
233
+562

More Rockets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

25.9

Durant

Kevin Durant

RPG

9.0

Sengun

Alperen Sengun

APG

6.2

Sengun

Alperen Sengun
Team Rankings

ORTG

117.7

9th

DRTG

113.2

8th

NETRTG

4.4

8th

3P%

36.3

8th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
4
48
28
.632
12.0
5
46
29
.613
13.5
6
Rockets Rockets
45
29
.608
14.0
7
42
33
.560
17.5
8
39
36
.520
20.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/31
@
8:00 PM
Wed
4/1
@
8:00 PM
Fri
4/3
@
8:00 PM
Sun
4/5
@
10:00 PM
Tue
4/7
@
11:00 PM
Last Game
HOU Rockets

45 - 29

134

Final

102

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25 - 51

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
54
21
.720
2
50
25
.667
4.0
3
48
27
.640
6.0
4
47
28
.627
7.0
5
42
32
.568
11.5
6
43
33
.566
11.5
7
41
34
.547
13.0
8
39
35
.527
14.5
9
40
36
.526
14.5
10
39
36
.520
15.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
29
45
.392
24.5
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
46
.387
25.0
13
Nets Nets - e
18
57
.240
36.0
14
17
58
.227
37.0
15
17
58
.227
37.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
60
16
.789
2
Spurs Spurs - y
57
18
.760
2.5
3
49
26
.653
10.5
4
48
28
.632
12.0
5
46
29
.613
13.5
6
45
29
.608
14.0
7
42
33
.560
17.5
8
39
36
.520
20.5
9
38
38
.500
22.0
10
36
39
.480
23.5
11
25
50
.333
34.5
12
25
51
.329
35.0
13
24
51
.320
35.5
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
55
.276
39.0
15
Kings Kings - e
19
57
.250
41.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
3/4
@
122-112
Wed
3/4
@
110-126
Wed
3/4
@
115-113
Wed
3/4
@
106-121
Wed
3/4
@
107-115

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/31
@
7:00 PM
Tue
3/31
@
7:30 PM
Tue
3/31
@
8:00 PM
Tue
3/31
@
8:00 PM
Tue
3/31
@
8:00 PM