The Seattle SuperSonics were 57-25 in 1996-97. They finished 1st in the Pacific Division and 2nd in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference Semifinals against the Houston Rockets, 4 games to 3.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 64 | 18 | .780 | ||
2 | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 | |
3 | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 | |
4 | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8.0 | |
5 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.2 | 100.9 | 40.0 | 23.5 | 11.0 | 4.7 | 36.5 | 78.2 | 46.7 | 6.8 | 19.3 | 35.3 | 21.0 | 28.0 | 75.2 | 55.7 | 12.3 | 27.7 | 15.0 | 22.0 |
Team Rank | 22nd | 4th | 22nd | 6th | 1st | 16th | 12th | 19th | 8th | 9th | 7th | 18th | 3rd | 5th | 8th | 4th | 17th | 19th | 8th | 14th | |
Opponent | 82 | 241.2 | 93.2 | 39.9 | 21.4 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 33.6 | 76.3 | 44.1 | 7.5 | 20.0 | 37.3 | 18.5 | 24.9 | 74.1 | 53.4 | 12.4 | 27.5 | 18.7 | 23.5 |
Opponent Rank | 22nd | 7th | 9th | 11th | 7th | 18th | 5th | 5th | 8th | 29th | 29th | 25th | 13th | 12th | 19th | 16th | 10th | 7th | 1st | 5th | |
Net | +7.7 | +0.1 | +2.2 | +3.3 | -0.4 | +2.9 | +1.9 | +2.6 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -2.0 | +2.6 | +3.1 | +1.1 | +2.3 | -0.1 | +0.2 | -3.7 | -1.5 | ||
Net Rank | 3rd | 13th | 7th | 1st | 19th | 3rd | 7th | 6th | 20th | 17th | 22nd | 3rd | 4th | 11th | 9th | 14th | 13th | 1st | 6th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | 18 | .714 | ||
| 2 | 43 | 21 | .672 | 2.5 | |
| 3 | 41 | 25 | .621 | 5.5 | |
| 4 | 40 | 25 | .615 | 6.0 | |
| 5 | 36 | 27 | .571 | 9.0 | |
| 6 | 35 | 28 | .556 | 10.0 | |
| 7 | 36 | 29 | .554 | 10.0 | |
| 8 | 34 | 30 | .531 | 11.5 | |
| 9 | 33 | 31 | .516 | 12.5 | |
| 10 | 32 | 33 | .492 | 14.0 | |
| 11 | 27 | 36 | .429 | 18.0 | |
| 12 | 26 | 38 | .406 | 19.5 | |
| 13 | 17 | 47 | .266 | 28.5 | |
| 14 | 16 | 47 | .254 | 29.0 | |
| 15 | 15 | 49 | .234 | 30.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | 15 | .773 | ||
| 2 | 47 | 17 | .734 | 3.0 | |
| 3 | 40 | 24 | .625 | 10.0 | |
| 4 | 39 | 24 | .619 | 10.5 | |
| 5 | 39 | 25 | .609 | 11.0 | |
| 6 | 39 | 26 | .600 | 11.5 | |
| 7 | 37 | 27 | .578 | 13.0 | |
| 8 | 32 | 32 | .500 | 18.0 | |
| 9 | 32 | 32 | .500 | 18.0 | |
| 10 | 31 | 34 | .477 | 19.5 | |
| 11 | 23 | 40 | .365 | 26.5 | |
| 12 | 21 | 43 | .328 | 29.0 | |
| 13 | 21 | 45 | .318 | 30.0 | |
| 14 | 20 | 45 | .308 | 30.5 | |
| 15 | 15 | 50 | .231 | 35.5 |