The Cleveland Cavaliers were 42-40 in 1996-97. They finished 5th in the Central Division and 9th in the Eastern Conference.
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Grayson Allen scores 27, Naz Reid adds 25 as Hornets beat Cavaliers 124-112 to snap 6-game skid
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Jalen Brunson scores 31 to power Knicks past Cavs 109-97 in rematch of last year's Eastern finalists
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LeBron James has a rough return to Cleveland with only his 10th regular-season single-digit game
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Cavaliers hold LeBron James to 8 points in his Ohio return, rout 76ers 119-95
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Cavaliers beat 76ers 119-95 as LeBron James is held to 8 points in return to Cleveland
1996-97 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
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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 |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2.5 | |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.0 | |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3.5 | |
| 7 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.0 | |
| 8 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.5 | |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5.0 | |
| 10 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5.0 | |
| 11 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6.0 | |
| 12 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 6.0 | |
| 13 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 6.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 7.0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 9 | .100 | 7.5 |
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Bucks| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | ||
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 1.0 | |
| 4 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1.5 | |
| 5 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1.5 | |
| 6 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1.5 | |
| 7 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2.0 | |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2.5 | |
| 9 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2.5 | |
| 10 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.5 | |
| 11 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5.5 | |
| 12 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.5 | |
| 13 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 6.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 9 | .100 | 8.0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 9 | .100 | 8.0 |
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