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 | 34 | 11 | .756 | ||
| 2 | 29 | 17 | .630 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 28 | 18 | .609 | 6.5 | |
| 4 | 29 | 19 | .604 | 6.5 | |
| 5 | 28 | 20 | .583 | 7.5 | |
| 6 | 25 | 21 | .543 | 9.5 | |
| 7 | 25 | 22 | .532 | 10.0 | |
| 8 | 23 | 22 | .511 | 11.0 | |
| 9 | 23 | 23 | .500 | 11.5 | |
| 10 | 23 | 25 | .479 | 12.5 | |
| 11 | 19 | 28 | .404 | 16.0 | |
| 12 | 18 | 27 | .400 | 16.0 | |
| 13 | 12 | 33 | .267 | 22.0 | |
| 14 | 11 | 34 | .244 | 23.0 | |
| 15 | 11 | 36 | .234 | 24.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | 10 | .792 | ||
| 2 | 31 | 15 | .674 | 6.0 | |
| 3 | 31 | 16 | .660 | 6.5 | |
| 4 | 28 | 16 | .636 | 8.0 | |
| 5 | 28 | 17 | .622 | 8.5 | |
| 6 | 28 | 19 | .596 | 9.5 | |
| 7 | 28 | 19 | .596 | 9.5 | |
| 8 | 26 | 22 | .542 | 12.0 | |
| 9 | 23 | 25 | .479 | 15.0 | |
| 10 | 22 | 24 | .478 | 15.0 | |
| 11 | 19 | 27 | .413 | 18.0 | |
| 12 | 18 | 26 | .409 | 18.0 | |
| 13 | 15 | 32 | .319 | 22.5 | |
| 14 | 12 | 36 | .250 | 26.0 | |
| 15 | 12 | 37 | .245 | 26.5 |