1996-97 regular-season record
Historical regular season
Historical regular seasonChicago Bulls: 69 wins and 13 losses in the certified regular-season scope below.
The record
| Team | Played | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bulls | 82 | 69 | 13 |
| Utah Jazz | 82 | 64 | 18 |
| Miami Heat | 82 | 61 | 21 |
| Houston Rockets | 82 | 57 | 25 |
| New York Knicks | 82 | 57 | 25 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 82 | 57 | 25 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 82 | 56 | 26 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 82 | 56 | 26 |
| Charlotte Hornets (1988 franchise) | 82 | 54 | 28 |
| Detroit Pistons | 82 | 54 | 28 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 82 | 49 | 33 |
| Orlando Magic | 82 | 45 | 37 |
| Washington Bullets | 82 | 44 | 38 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 82 | 42 | 40 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 82 | 40 | 42 |
| Phoenix Suns | 82 | 40 | 42 |
| Indiana Pacers | 82 | 39 | 43 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 82 | 36 | 46 |
| Sacramento Kings | 82 | 34 | 48 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 82 | 33 | 49 |
| Golden State Warriors | 82 | 30 | 52 |
| Toronto Raptors | 82 | 30 | 52 |
| New Jersey Nets | 82 | 26 | 56 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 82 | 24 | 58 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 82 | 22 | 60 |
| Denver Nuggets | 82 | 21 | 61 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 82 | 20 | 62 |
| Boston Celtics | 82 | 15 | 67 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 82 | 14 | 68 |
Across the aggregate-safe scope: highest combined game score 257 points; largest winning margin 47 points.
Notable games
- Opening night: Chicago Bulls 107, Boston Celtics 98 (1 November 1996)
- Opening night: Dallas Mavericks 92, Denver Nuggets 91 (1 November 1996)
- Opening night: Indiana Pacers 89, Detroit Pistons 95 (1 November 1996)
- Opening night: Los Angeles Clippers 97, Golden State Warriors 85 (1 November 1996)
- Opening night: Sacramento Kings 85, Houston Rockets 96 (1 November 1996)
- Opening night: Phoenix Suns 82, Los Angeles Lakers 96 (1 November 1996)
- Opening night: Atlanta Hawks 81, Miami Heat 94 (1 November 1996)
- Opening night: San Antonio Spurs 78, Minnesota Timberwolves 82 (1 November 1996)
- Opening night: Cleveland Cavaliers 90, New Jersey Nets 77 (1 November 1996)
- Opening night: Washington Bullets 96, Orlando Magic 92 (1 November 1996)
- Opening night: Milwaukee Bucks 111, Philadelphia 76ers 103 (1 November 1996)
- Opening night: New York Knicks 107, Toronto Raptors 99 (1 November 1996)
- Opening night: Seattle SuperSonics 91, Utah Jazz 99 (1 November 1996)
- Opening night: Portland Trail Blazers 114, Vancouver Grizzlies 85 (1 November 1996)
- Biggest winning margin: Indiana Pacers 127, Vancouver Grizzlies 80 (4 December 1996)
- Christmas Day: Detroit Pistons 83, Chicago Bulls 95 (25 December 1996)
- Christmas Day: Los Angeles Lakers 108, Phoenix Suns 87 (25 December 1996)
- Highest combined score: Denver Nuggets 123, Chicago Bulls 134 (18 February 1997)
Scope: 1996-97. These are frozen historical regular-season records. Playoffs, play-in and current-season results are outside this page.
Data & credits
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Details
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