The Cleveland Cavaliers were 42-40 in 1996-97. They finished 5th in the Central Division and 9th in the Eastern Conference.
Scores & Schedules
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PHI Team Leaders
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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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