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 | 32 | 10 | .762 | ||
| 2 | 27 | 16 | .628 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 26 | 18 | .591 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 27 | 19 | .587 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 24 | 19 | .558 | 8.5 | |
| 6 | 25 | 20 | .556 | 8.5 | |
| 7 | 23 | 20 | .535 | 9.5 | |
| 8 | 23 | 22 | .511 | 10.5 | |
| 9 | 22 | 22 | .500 | 11.0 | |
| 10 | 21 | 25 | .457 | 13.0 | |
| 11 | 18 | 25 | .419 | 14.5 | |
| 12 | 17 | 28 | .378 | 16.5 | |
| 13 | 12 | 30 | .286 | 20.0 | |
| 14 | 10 | 33 | .233 | 22.5 | |
| 15 | 10 | 35 | .222 | 23.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37 | 8 | .822 | ||
| 2 | 31 | 14 | .689 | 6.0 | |
| 3 | 30 | 15 | .667 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 26 | 16 | .619 | 9.5 | |
| 5 | 27 | 17 | .614 | 9.5 | |
| 6 | 26 | 17 | .605 | 10.0 | |
| 7 | 27 | 18 | .600 | 10.0 | |
| 8 | 25 | 21 | .543 | 12.5 | |
| 9 | 23 | 22 | .511 | 14.0 | |
| 10 | 20 | 24 | .455 | 16.5 | |
| 11 | 18 | 24 | .429 | 17.5 | |
| 12 | 19 | 26 | .422 | 18.0 | |
| 13 | 15 | 30 | .333 | 22.0 | |
| 14 | 12 | 33 | .267 | 25.0 | |
| 15 | 10 | 36 | .217 | 27.5 |