most points by power forwards in 1997

Karl Malone scored the most points by a power forward in 1996-97, with 2,249 points.

NAMEPTSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Karl Malone
K. Malone
2,249
1996-97
UTA UTA
82
36.6
27.4
9.9
4.5
1.4
0.6
10.5
19.2
55.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
6.4
8.4
75.5
60.0
2.4
7.5
2.8
2,998
809
368
113
48
233
217
+768
2Tom Gugliotta
T. Gugliotta
1,672
1996-97
MIN MIN
81
38.7
20.6
8.7
4.1
1.6
1.1
7.3
16.5
44.2
0.3
1.1
25.8
5.7
7.0
82.0
52.6
2.3
6.4
3.6
3,131
702
335
130
89
293
237
-154
3Vin Baker
V. Baker
1,637
1996-97
MIL MIL
78
40.5
21.0
10.3
2.7
1.0
1.4
8.1
16.0
50.5
0.2
0.7
27.8
4.6
6.7
68.7
55.3
3.4
6.9
3.1
3,159
804
211
81
112
245
275
-63
4Shawn Kemp
S. Kemp
1,516
1996-97
SEA SEA
81
34.0
18.7
10.0
1.9
1.5
1.0
6.5
12.7
51.0
0.1
0.4
36.4
5.6
7.5
74.2
58.3
3.4
6.6
3.5
2,750
807
156
125
81
280
320
+462
5Shareef Abdur-Rahim
S. Abdur-Rahim
1,494
1996-97
VAN VAN
80
35.0
18.7
6.9
2.2
1.0
1.0
6.9
15.2
45.3
0.1
0.3
25.9
4.8
6.5
74.6
51.8
2.7
4.2
2.8
2,802
555
175
79
79
225
199
-596
6Joe Smith
J. Smith
1,493
1996-97
GSW GSW
80
38.6
18.7
8.5
1.6
0.9
1.1
7.3
16.2
45.4
0.2
0.6
26.1
3.8
4.7
81.4
51.2
3.3
5.2
2.4
3,086
679
125
74
86
192
244
-217
7Christian Laettner
C. Laettner
1,486
1996-97
ATL ATL
82
38.3
18.1
8.8
2.7
1.2
0.8
6.7
13.8
48.6
0.4
1.1
35.2
4.4
5.4
81.6
56.2
2.6
6.2
2.7
3,140
720
223
102
64
218
277
+582
8Chris Webber
C. Webber
1,445
1996-97
WAS WAS
72
39.0
20.1
10.3
4.6
1.7
1.9
8.4
16.2
51.8
0.8
2.1
39.7
2.5
4.3
56.5
55.4
3.3
7.0
3.2
2,806
743
331
122
137
230
258
+158
9Antoine Walker
A. Walker
1,435
1996-97
BOS BOS
82
36.2
17.5
9.0
3.2
1.3
0.6
7.0
16.5
42.5
0.6
1.9
32.7
2.8
4.5
63.1
47.4
3.5
5.5
2.8
2,970
741
262
105
53
230
271
-559
10Antonio McDyess
A. McDyess
1,352
1996-97
DEN DEN
74
34.7
18.3
7.3
1.4
0.8
1.7
7.2
15.6
46.3
0.1
0.5
17.1
3.7
5.2
70.8
50.9
2.1
5.2
2.7
2,565
537
106
62
126
199
276
-367
11Loy Vaught
L. Vaught
1,220
1996-97
LAC LAC
82
34.6
14.9
10.0
1.3
1.0
0.3
6.6
13.2
50.0
0.0
0.1
16.7
1.6
2.3
70.2
52.2
2.7
7.3
1.7
2,838
817
110
85
25
137
241
-415
12Anthony Mason
A. Mason
1,186
1996-97
CHA CHA
73
43.1
16.2
11.4
5.7
1.0
0.5
5.9
11.3
52.5
0.0
0.0
33.3
4.4
5.9
74.5
58.5
2.5
8.8
2.3
3,143
829
414
76
33
165
202
+118
13Elden Campbell
E. Campbell
1,148
1996-97
LAL LAL
77
32.7
14.9
8.0
1.6
0.6
1.5
5.7
12.2
46.9
0.0
0.1
25.0
3.4
4.8
71.1
52.0
2.7
5.3
1.7
2,516
615
126
46
117
130
276
+170
14Danny Manning
D. Manning
1,040
1996-97
PHX PHX
77
27.7
13.5
6.1
2.2
1.1
1.0
5.5
10.3
53.6
0.1
0.5
19.4
2.4
3.3
72.1
57.4
1.8
4.3
2.1
2,134
469
173
81
74
161
268
+112
15Derrick Coleman
D. Coleman
1,032
1996-97
PHI PHI
57
36.9
18.1
10.1
3.4
0.9
1.3
6.4
14.7
43.5
0.6
2.1
26.9
4.8
6.4
74.5
51.8
2.8
7.3
3.2
2,102
573
193
50
75
184
164
-206
16Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
1,016
1996-97
HOU HOU
53
37.9
19.2
13.5
4.7
1.3
0.5
6.3
13.1
48.4
1.1
3.9
28.3
5.4
7.8
69.4
58.1
4.0
9.5
2.8
2,009
716
248
69
25
151
153
+312
17Rasheed Wallace
R. Wallace
938
1996-97
POR POR
62
30.5
15.1
6.8
1.2
0.8
1.0
6.1
11.0
55.8
0.1
0.5
27.3
2.7
4.3
63.8
58.8
2.0
4.8
1.8
1,892
419
74
48
59
114
198
+327
18Chris Gatling
C. Gatling
891
1996-97
TOT
47
27.3
19.0
7.9
0.6
0.8
0.7
7.0
13.3
52.5
0.0
0.1
16.7
5.0
7.0
71.7
58.0
2.9
5.0
2.6
1,283
370
28
39
31
120
138
-90
19Gary Trent
G. Trent
882
1996-97
POR POR
82
23.4
10.8
5.2
1.1
0.6
0.4
4.4
8.2
53.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.0
2.8
69.9
56.9
1.9
3.3
1.6
1,918
428
87
48
35
129
186
+75
20Danny Ferry
D. Ferry
870
1996-97
CLE CLE
82
32.1
10.6
4.1
1.8
0.7
0.4
4.2
9.7
42.9
1.4
3.5
40.1
0.9
1.1
85.1
52.3
1.0
3.1
1.1
2,633
337
151
56
32
94
245
+144
21Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
864
1996-97
NYK NYK
80
35.9
10.8
9.8
2.8
1.4
0.3
4.2
8.7
48.8
0.1
0.2
26.3
2.3
2.8
80.8
54.5
3.1
6.7
2.1
2,873
781
221
111
21
171
305
+105
22Antonio Davis
A. Davis
858
1996-97
IND IND
82
28.5
10.5
7.3
0.8
0.5
1.0
3.8
7.8
48.0
0.0
0.2
7.1
2.9
4.4
66.6
53.6
2.3
5.0
1.7
2,335
598
65
42
84
141
260
+96
23Terry Mills
T. Mills
857
1996-97
DET DET
79
25.3
10.8
4.8
1.3
0.4
0.3
3.9
8.9
44.4
2.2
5.3
42.2
0.7
0.9
82.9
58.5
0.9
3.9
1.1
1,997
377
99
35
27
85
161
+472
24Horace Grant
H. Grant
845
1996-97
ORL ORL
67
37.3
12.6
9.0
2.4
1.5
1.0
5.3
10.4
51.5
0.0
0.1
16.7
1.9
2.7
71.5
54.6
3.1
5.9
1.5
2,496
600
163
101
65
99
157
+87
25Kevin Willis
K. Willis
842
1996-97
HOU HOU
75
26.2
11.2
7.5
0.9
0.6
0.4
4.7
9.7
48.1
0.0
0.2
14.3
1.9
2.7
69.3
51.5
1.9
5.5
1.6
1,964
561
71
42
32
119
216
+31
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10.4

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7.2

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114.1

22nd

DRTG

122.3

29th

NETRTG

-8.2

27th

3P%

34.5

25th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
Pelicans Pelicans
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz
22
60
.268
42.0
Last Game
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22 - 60

107

Final

131

LAL Lakers

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28.7

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28.4

Brunson

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28.1

Cunningham

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Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

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12.3

Wembanyama

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10.7

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Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

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8.6

Barnes

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7.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

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Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

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2.5

Eason

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2.4

Smart

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Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

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1.9

Mobley

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1.8

Allen

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Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

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3.5

Brooks

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3.3

Hachimura

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Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

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113.6

Davison

JD Davison

113.6

Proctor

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Thunder

125.0

Knicks

124.1

Spurs

117.5

Celtics

113.7

Cavaliers

113.2

Raptors

111.7
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Spurs

105.4

Magic

107.4

Rockets

108.5

Pistons

109.0

Celtics

110.7
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
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Thunder

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12.1

Celtics

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Pistons

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Cavaliers

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Spurs

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Cavaliers

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Warriors

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Rockets

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Kings

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EasternWLPCTGB
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Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
3/28
CHI CHI
@
MEM MEM
124-125
Sat
3/28
UTA UTA
@
PHX PHX
109-134
Sun
3/29
LAC LAC
@
MIL MIL
127-113
Sun
3/29
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
118-135
Sun
3/29
WAS WAS
@
POR POR
88-123

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
5/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Fri
5/22
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Sat
5/23
NYK NYK
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Sun
5/24
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:00 PM
Mon
5/25
NYK NYK
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM