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 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
15
5
.750
5.0
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
13
8
.619
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
17
5
.773
2
Raptors Raptors
15
7
.682
2.0
3
Knicks Knicks
14
7
.667
2.5
4
Heat Heat
14
8
.636
3.0
5
Magic Magic
13
9
.591
4.0
6
Celtics Celtics
12
9
.571
4.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/6
TOR TOR
@
ATL ATL
109-97
Thu
11/6
DET DET
@
BKN BKN
125-107
Thu
11/6
HOU HOU
@
SAS SAS
110-121
Thu
11/6
CHI CHI
@
MIL MIL
110-126
Thu
11/6
DAL DAL
@
MEM MEM
104-118

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/4
BOS BOS
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Thu
12/4
GSW GSW
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Thu
12/4
UTA UTA
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
Thu
12/4
LAL LAL
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Thu
12/4
MIN MIN
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM