The Charlotte Hornets were 54-28 in 1996-97. They finished 4th in the Central Division and 6th in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the Eastern Conference First Round against the New York Knicks, 3 games to 0.

1996-97 Conference Standings

TEAMWLPCTGB
4
56
26
.683
13.0
5
54
28
.659
15.0
6
Hornets Hornets
54
28
.659
15.0
7
45
37
.549
24.0
8
44
38
.537
25.0

1996-97 Stats

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GPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
Team
82
241.5
98.9
39.1
24.6
7.3
4.3
36.4
77.3
47.1
7.2
16.9
42.8
18.8
24.2
77.7
56.2
11.1
28.0
14.7
20.8
Team Rank
18th
12th
26th
4th
26th
22nd
15th
21st
4th
5th
13th
1st
13th
21st
2nd
2nd
26th
17th
5th
6th
Opponent
82
241.5
97.0
40.6
21.7
6.5
4.1
37.3
81.1
46.0
5.9
16.6
35.7
16.5
22.6
73.0
53.3
13.1
27.5
13.9
21.7
Opponent Rank
18th
15th
12th
13th
2nd
6th
22nd
21st
16th
14th
12th
13th
5th
5th
6th
10th
21st
7th
28th
17th
Net
+1.9
-1.5
+2.9
+0.8
+0.2
-0.8
-3.8
+1.2
+1.3
+0.2
+7.1
+2.3
+1.5
+4.7
+2.9
-2.0
+0.5
+0.7
-1.0
Net Rank
11th
22nd
4th
9th
12th
19th
27th
12th
6th
11th
1st
6th
9th
1st
8th
28th
11th
20th
11th

Gallery

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
37
12
.755
2
32
18
.640
5.5
3
32
18
.640
5.5
4
30
21
.588
8.0
5
30
21
.588
8.0
6
29
21
.580
8.5
7
27
25
.519
11.5
8
25
24
.510
12.0
9
25
27
.481
13.5
10
24
27
.471
14.0
11
23
28
.451
15.0
12
19
29
.396
17.5
13
13
36
.265
24.0
14
13
36
.265
24.0
15
13
38
.255
25.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
40
11
.784
2
33
16
.673
6.0
3
33
18
.647
7.0
4
31
17
.646
7.5
5
30
19
.612
9.0
6
31
20
.608
9.0
7
31
20
.608
9.0
8
27
24
.529
13.0
9
23
26
.469
16.0
10
23
28
.451
17.0
11
19
29
.396
19.5
12
19
31
.380
20.5
13
16
35
.314
24.0
14
13
39
.250
27.5
15
12
39
.235
28.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
1/7
@
114-112
Wed
1/7
@
122-131
Wed
1/7
@
114-116
Thu
1/8
@
117-125
Thu
1/8
@
128-107

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
2/4
@
7:00 PM
Wed
2/4
@
7:30 PM
Wed
2/4
@
8:00 PM
Wed
2/4
@
8:00 PM
Wed
2/4
@
9:30 PM