The Charlotte Hornets were 54-28 in 1996-97. They finished 4th in the Central Division and 6th in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the Eastern Conference First Round against the New York Knicks, 3 games to 0.
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Porter and Randle power the Nets to their 2nd win of the season, 114-104 over the Hornets
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Cade Cunningham scores 33 points to help the Pistons rout the Hornets 124-91
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Coby White set to return for Hornets, Kon Knueppel 'right around the corner'
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Tyrese Maxey scores 38 as 76ers beat Hornets 109-104 without LeBron James, Joel Embiid
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AJ Dybantsa sharp in his home debut as the Wizards smother Charlotte 95-79
1996-97 Stats
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 | 241.5 | 98.9 | 39.1 | 24.6 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 36.4 | 77.3 | 47.1 | 7.2 | 16.9 | 42.8 | 18.8 | 24.2 | 77.7 | 56.2 | 11.1 | 28.0 | 14.7 | 20.8 |
Team Rank | 18th | 12th | 26th | 4th | 26th | 22nd | 15th | 21st | 4th | 5th | 13th | 1st | 13th | 21st | 2nd | 2nd | 26th | 17th | 5th | 6th | |
Opponent | 82 | 241.5 | 97.0 | 40.6 | 21.7 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 37.3 | 81.1 | 46.0 | 5.9 | 16.6 | 35.7 | 16.5 | 22.6 | 73.0 | 53.3 | 13.1 | 27.5 | 13.9 | 21.7 |
Opponent Rank | 18th | 15th | 12th | 13th | 2nd | 6th | 22nd | 21st | 16th | 14th | 12th | 13th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 10th | 21st | 7th | 28th | 17th | |
Net | +1.9 | -1.5 | +2.9 | +0.8 | +0.2 | -0.8 | -3.8 | +1.2 | +1.3 | +0.2 | +7.1 | +2.3 | +1.5 | +4.7 | +2.9 | -2.0 | +0.5 | +0.7 | -1.0 | ||
Net Rank | 11th | 22nd | 4th | 9th | 12th | 19th | 27th | 12th | 6th | 11th | 1st | 6th | 9th | 1st | 8th | 28th | 11th | 20th | 11th |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.0 | |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.5 | |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.5 | |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.5 | |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.5 | |
| 9 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.5 | |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.0 | |
| 11 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.0 | |
| 12 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 5.0 | |
| 13 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 1 | .857 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .778 | ||
| 3 | 7 | 2 | .778 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0.5 | |
| 5 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0.5 | |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0.5 | |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.0 | |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1.5 | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.0 | |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.5 | |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.5 | |
| 12 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4.5 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.5 |


