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.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule

1996-97 Conference Standings

TEAMWLPCTGB
4
Hawks Hawks
56
26
.683
13.0
5
Pistons Pistons
54
28
.659
15.0
6
Hornets Hornets
54
28
.659
15.0
7
Magic Magic
45
37
.549
24.0
8
Bullets Bullets
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 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
16
5
.762
4.5
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
.737
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
15
6
.714
5.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
15
6
.714
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
14
8
.636
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
17
5
.773
2
Knicks Knicks
14
7
.667
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
15
8
.652
2.5
4
Heat Heat
14
8
.636
3.0
5
Celtics Celtics
13
9
.591
4.0
6
Magic Magic
13
9
.591
4.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/6
CHA CHA
@
MIA MIA
108-126
Thu
11/6
UTA UTA
@
MIN MIN
97-137
Thu
11/6
OKC OKC
@
SAC SAC
132-101
Thu
11/6
GSW GSW
@
DEN DEN
104-129
Fri
11/7
DAL DAL
@
WAS WAS
111-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/5
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
UTA UTA
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Fri
12/5
SAS SAS
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Fri
12/5
DEN DEN
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM