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
20
1
.952
2
Lakers Lakers
14
4
.778
4.5
3
Rockets Rockets
13
4
.765
5.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
14
5
.737
5.0
5
Spurs Spurs
13
5
.722
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
11
8
.579
8.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
16
4
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
13
6
.684
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
14
7
.667
2.5
4
Heat Heat
13
7
.650
3.0
5
Hawks Hawks
13
8
.619
3.5
6
Magic Magic
12
8
.600
4.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
11/2
UTA UTA
@
BOS BOS
105-103
Sun
11/2
DAL DAL
@
HOU HOU
102-110
Sun
11/2
DET DET
@
MEM MEM
114-106
Sun
11/2
SAC SAC
@
DEN DEN
124-130
Sun
11/2
LAL LAL
@
POR POR
123-115

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/30
NOP NOP
@
LAL LAL
9:30 PM
Mon
12/1
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Mon
12/1
ATL ATL
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Mon
12/1
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Mon
12/1
LAC LAC
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM