Michael Jordan posted the most points in 1996-97, with 2,431 points.

Interpreted as:

NBA most points by a player scored 1997

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2,431	1996-97	CHI	82	37.9	29.6	5.9	4.3	1.7	0.5	11.2	23.1	48.6	1.4	3.6	37.4	5.9	7.0	83.3	56.7	1.4	4.5	2.0	3,106	482	352	140	44	166	156	+818
2	Karl Malone K. Malone	2,249	1996-97	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
3	Glen Rice G. Rice	2,115	1996-97	CHA	79	42.6	26.8	4.0	2.0	0.9	0.3	9.1	19.2	47.7	2.6	5.6	47.0	5.9	6.8	86.7	60.5	0.8	3.2	2.2	3,362	318	160	72	26	177	190	+176
4	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	2,095	1996-97	SAC	81	38.6	25.9	3.9	4.2	1.5	0.3	8.9	19.5	45.4	2.5	5.9	42.8	5.6	6.6	86.1	57.8	0.7	3.2	2.9	3,125	319	338	118	24	237	211	-109
5	Latrell Sprewell L. Sprewell	1,938	1996-97	GSW	80	41.9	24.2	4.6	6.3	1.7	0.6	8.1	18.1	44.9	1.8	5.2	35.4	6.2	7.3	84.3	57.0	0.7	3.9	4.0	3,353	366	507	132	45	322	153	-215
6	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	1,810	1996-97	HOU	78	36.6	23.2	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	716	236	117	173	281	249	+382
7	Kendall Gill K. Gill	1,789	1996-97	NJN	82	39.0	21.8	6.1	4.0	1.9	0.6	7.9	17.7	44.3	0.9	2.7	33.6	5.2	6.5	79.7	53.0	2.2	3.9	2.7	3,199	499	326	154	46	218	225	-185
8	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	1,787	1996-97	PHI	76	40.1	23.5	4.1	7.5	2.1	0.3	8.2	19.8	41.6	2.0	6.0	34.1	5.0	7.2	70.2	51.3	1.5	2.6	4.4	3,045	312	567	157	24	337	233	-439
9	Gary Payton G. Payton	1,785	1996-97	SEA	82	39.2	21.8	4.6	7.1	2.4	0.2	8.6	18.1	47.6	1.5	4.6	31.3	3.1	4.3	71.5	54.5	1.3	3.3	2.6	3,213	378	583	197	13	215	208	+624
10	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	1,751	1996-97	NYK	78	37.0	22.4	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	834	156	69	189	269	250	+315
11	Reggie Miller R. Miller	1,751	1996-97	IND	81	36.6	21.6	3.5	3.4	0.9	0.3	6.8	15.4	44.4	2.8	6.6	42.7	5.2	5.9	88.0	60.3	0.7	2.9	2.0	2,966	286	273	75	25	166	172	+99
12	Grant Hill G. Hill	1,710	1996-97	DET	80	39.3	21.4	9.0	7.3	1.8	0.6	7.8	15.7	49.6	0.1	0.4	30.3	5.6	7.9	71.1	55.6	1.5	7.5	3.2	3,147	721	583	144	48	259	186	+413
13	Glenn Robinson G. Robinson	1,689	1996-97	MIL	80	38.9	21.1	6.3	3.1	1.3	0.9	8.4	18.0	46.5	0.8	2.3	35.0	3.6	4.6	79.1	52.8	1.6	4.7	3.4	3,114	502	248	103	68	269	225	-145
14	Jerry Stackhouse J. Stackhouse	1,679	1996-97	PHI	81	39.1	20.7	4.2	3.1	1.1	0.8	6.6	16.1	40.7	1.3	4.2	29.8	6.3	8.2	76.6	52.4	1.9	2.2	3.9	3,166	338	253	93	63	316	219	-440
15	Tom Gugliotta T. Gugliotta	1,672	1996-97	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
16	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	1,656	1996-97	CHI	82	37.7	20.2	6.5	5.7	1.9	0.5	7.9	16.7	47.4	1.9	5.2	36.8	2.5	3.5	70.1	55.4	2.0	4.5	2.6	3,095	531	467	154	45	214	213	+807
17	Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	1,644	1996-97	MIA	81	38.7	20.3	3.4	8.6	1.9	0.1	7.1	17.1	41.5	2.5	7.3	34.4	3.6	4.5	79.9	53.2	0.6	2.8	2.8	3,136	277	695	151	9	230	165	+535
18	Vin Baker V. Baker	1,637	1996-97	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
19	Damon Stoudamire D. Stoudamire	1,634	1996-97	TOR	81	40.9	20.2	4.1	8.8	1.5	0.2	7.0	17.4	40.1	2.2	6.1	35.5	4.1	5.0	82.3	51.6	1.1	3.0	3.6	3,311	330	709	123	13	288	162	-213
20	Juwan Howard J. Howard	1,570	1996-97	WAS	82	40.5	19.1	8.0	3.8	1.1	0.3	7.8	16.0	48.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.6	4.7	75.6	52.9	2.5	5.5	3.0	3,324	652	311	93	23	246	259	+81
21	Terrell Brandon T. Brandon	1,519	1996-97	CLE	78	36.8	19.5	3.9	6.3	1.8	0.4	7.4	16.8	43.8	1.3	3.5	37.3	3.4	3.8	90.2	52.6	0.6	3.2	2.3	2,868	301	490	138	30	178	177	+128
22	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	1,516	1996-97	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
23	Shareef Abdur-Rahim S. Abdur-Rahim	1,494	1996-97	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
24	Joe Smith J. Smith	1,493	1996-97	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
25	Christian Laettner C. Laettner	1,486	1996-97	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