The Portland Trail Blazers were 49-33 in 1996-97. They finished 3rd in the Pacific Division and 5th in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference First Round against the Los Angeles Lakers, 3 games to 1.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 | |
4 | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8.0 | |
5 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | |
6 | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 | |
7 | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 |
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 242.1 | 99.0 | 43.3 | 20.9 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 36.6 | 78.8 | 46.4 | 6.1 | 17.1 | 35.8 | 19.7 | 27.6 | 71.3 | 54.4 | 12.9 | 30.4 | 16.5 | 23.5 |
Team Rank | 7th | 11th | 4th | 21st | 20th | 9th | 9th | 15th | 9th | 13th | 12th | 16th | 9th | 6th | 26th | 10th | 12th | 3rd | 24th | 24th | |
Opponent | 82 | 242.1 | 94.8 | 38.4 | 20.8 | 8.0 | 5.2 | 34.1 | 78.3 | 43.6 | 5.6 | 15.6 | 35.7 | 21.0 | 28.4 | 73.9 | 52.2 | 11.6 | 26.8 | 15.1 | 23.0 |
Opponent Rank | 7th | 11th | 4th | 9th | 11th | 19th | 7th | 11th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 14th | 25th | 26th | 17th | 7th | 3rd | 3rd | 23rd | 6th | |
Net | +4.2 | +4.9 | +0.1 | -0.2 | +0.1 | +2.5 | +0.5 | +2.8 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +0.0 | -1.3 | -0.8 | -2.5 | +2.2 | +1.3 | +3.6 | +1.4 | +0.5 | ||
Net Rank | 9th | 1st | 16th | 17th | 13th | 6th | 10th | 4th | 11th | 7th | 16th | 20th | 19th | 25th | 10th | 3rd | 2nd | 24th | 15th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | 13 | .755 | ||
| 2 | 35 | 19 | .648 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 35 | 20 | .636 | 6.0 | |
| 4 | 34 | 21 | .618 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 32 | 23 | .582 | 9.0 | |
| 6 | 30 | 24 | .556 | 10.5 | |
| 7 | 28 | 25 | .528 | 12.0 | |
| 8 | 28 | 27 | .509 | 13.0 | |
| 9 | 26 | 29 | .473 | 15.0 | |
| 10 | 26 | 30 | .464 | 15.5 | |
| 11 | 24 | 31 | .436 | 17.0 | |
| 12 | 22 | 30 | .423 | 17.5 | |
| 13 | 15 | 38 | .283 | 25.0 | |
| 14 | 15 | 40 | .273 | 26.0 | |
| 15 | 14 | 39 | .264 | 26.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 | 13 | .759 | ||
| 2 | 37 | 16 | .698 | 3.5 | |
| 3 | 33 | 19 | .635 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 34 | 20 | .630 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 32 | 21 | .604 | 8.5 | |
| 6 | 33 | 22 | .600 | 8.5 | |
| 7 | 32 | 22 | .593 | 9.0 | |
| 8 | 29 | 25 | .537 | 12.0 | |
| 9 | 26 | 28 | .481 | 15.0 | |
| 10 | 25 | 28 | .472 | 15.5 | |
| 11 | 20 | 32 | .385 | 20.0 | |
| 12 | 19 | 34 | .358 | 21.5 | |
| 13 | 17 | 37 | .315 | 24.0 | |
| 14 | 15 | 40 | .273 | 26.5 | |
| 15 | 12 | 43 | .218 | 29.5 |