The Cleveland Cavaliers were 42-40 in 1996-97. They finished 5th in the Central Division and 9th in the Eastern Conference.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule

1996-97 Conference Standings

TEAMWLPCTGB
7
Magic Magic
45
37
.549
24.0
8
Bullets Bullets
44
38
.537
25.0
9
Cavaliers Cavaliers
42
40
.512
27.0
10
Pacers Pacers
39
43
.476
30.0
11
Bucks Bucks
33
49
.402
36.0

1996-97 Stats

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GPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
Team
82
242.1
87.5
37.4
20.9
8.0
3.8
33.0
72.8
45.3
5.9
15.7
37.6
15.6
21.6
72.3
53.1
11.1
26.3
14.5
23.0
Team Rank
7th
29th
29th
19th
16th
27th
29th
29th
17th
15th
21st
5th
28th
28th
19th
18th
27th
27th
4th
19th
Opponent
82
242.1
85.6
37.0
20.1
6.7
4.3
30.3
68.8
44.1
5.6
15.0
37.3
19.4
26.1
74.2
53.4
10.3
26.7
16.2
21.3
Opponent Rank
7th
1st
1st
5th
3rd
7th
1st
1st
9th
6th
3rd
27th
18th
18th
20th
14th
1st
2nd
8th
22nd
Net
+1.8
+0.5
+0.8
+1.3
-0.4
+2.6
+4.1
+1.1
+0.3
+0.7
+0.3
-3.7
-4.5
-1.9
-0.3
+0.8
-0.3
-1.7
+1.6
Net Rank
12th
11th
11th
5th
21st
5th
2nd
13th
12th
10th
13th
29th
29th
23rd
16th
7th
17th
4th
26th

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

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
Heat Heat
14
7
.667
2.5
4
Knicks Knicks
14
7
.667
2.5
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