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42-40, Finished 5th in NBA Central Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 87.5 points per game, Allowed 85.6 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 47-35)
Coached by Mike Fratello (42-40)
Arena: Gund Arena / Attendance: 692,684 (14th of 29 available)
SRS: 2.32 (11th of 29) / Pace Factor: 82.9 (29th of 29)
Offensive Rating: 104.6 (21st of 29) / Defensive Rating: 102.4 (4th of 29)
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1996-97 Statistics / Schedule / Game Log / Splits / Starting Lineups
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 82 | 19855 | 2704 | 5972 | .453 | 483 | 1284 | .376 | 1282 | 1773 | .723 | 909 | 2159 | 3068 | 1714 | 655 | 315 | 1188 | 1882 | 7173 | 87.5 |
| Opponent | 82 | 19855 | 2488 | 5638 | .441 | 459 | 1230 | .373 | 1587 | 2138 | .742 | 845 | 2186 | 3031 | 1647 | 549 | 350 | 1331 | 1748 | 7022 | 85.6 |
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| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terrell Brandon | G | 5-11 | 180 | 26 | 78 | 78 | 2868 | 575 | 1313 | .438 | 101 | 271 | .373 | 268 | 297 | .902 | 48 | 253 | 301 | 490 | 138 | 30 | 178 | 177 | 1519 |
| 2 | Chris Mills | F | 6-6 | 215 | 27 | 80 | 79 | 3167 | 405 | 894 | .453 | 86 | 220 | .391 | 176 | 209 | .842 | 118 | 379 | 497 | 198 | 86 | 41 | 120 | 222 | 1072 |
| 3 | Tyrone Hill | C-F | 6-9 | 240 | 28 | 74 | 70 | 2582 | 357 | 595 | .600 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 241 | 381 | .633 | 259 | 477 | 736 | 92 | 63 | 30 | 147 | 268 | 955 |
| 4 | Danny Ferry | F | 6-10 | 230 | 30 | 82 | 48 | 2633 | 341 | 794 | .429 | 114 | 284 | .401 | 74 | 87 | .851 | 82 | 255 | 337 | 151 | 56 | 32 | 94 | 245 | 870 |
| 5 | Bobby Phills | G | 6-5 | 210 | 27 | 69 | 65 | 2375 | 328 | 766 | .428 | 85 | 216 | .394 | 125 | 174 | .718 | 63 | 182 | 245 | 233 | 113 | 21 | 135 | 174 | 866 |
| 6 | Bob Sura | G | 6-5 | 200 | 23 | 82 | 23 | 2269 | 253 | 587 | .431 | 53 | 164 | .323 | 196 | 319 | .614 | 76 | 232 | 308 | 390 | 90 | 33 | 181 | 218 | 755 |
| 7 | Vitaly Potapenko | C-F | 6-10 | 280 | 21 | 80 | 3 | 1238 | 186 | 423 | .440 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 92 | 125 | .736 | 105 | 112 | 217 | 40 | 26 | 34 | 109 | 216 | 465 |
| 8 | Mark West | C-F | 6-10 | 230 | 36 | 70 | 43 | 959 | 100 | 180 | .556 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 56 | .482 | 69 | 117 | 186 | 19 | 11 | 55 | 52 | 142 | 227 | |
| 9 | Donny Marshall | F | 6-7 | 230 | 24 | 56 | 0 | 548 | 52 | 160 | .325 | 33 | 87 | .379 | 38 | 54 | .704 | 22 | 48 | 70 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 32 | 60 | 175 |
| 10 | Antonio Lang | F-G | 6-8 | 205 | 24 | 64 | 1 | 843 | 68 | 162 | .420 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 35 | 48 | .729 | 52 | 75 | 127 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 50 | 111 | 171 |
| 11 | Reggie Geary | G | 6-2 | 187 | 23 | 39 | 0 | 246 | 22 | 58 | .379 | 8 | 21 | .381 | 5 | 11 | .455 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 36 | 57 |
| 12 | Carl Thomas | G | 6-4 | 175 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 77 | 9 | 24 | .375 | 2 | 12 | .167 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
| 13 | Shawnelle Scott | C | 6-10 | 250 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 50 | 8 | 16 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .364 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terrell Brandon | G | 5-11 | 180 | 26 | 78 | 78 | 36.8 | 7.4 | 16.8 | .438 | 1.3 | 3.5 | .373 | 3.4 | 3.8 | .902 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 19.5 |
| 2 | Chris Mills | F | 6-6 | 215 | 27 | 80 | 79 | 39.6 | 5.1 | 11.2 | .453 | 1.1 | 2.8 | .391 | 2.2 | 2.6 | .842 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 13.4 |
| 3 | Tyrone Hill | C-F | 6-9 | 240 | 28 | 74 | 70 | 34.9 | 4.8 | 8.0 | .600 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.3 | 5.1 | .633 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 9.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 12.9 |
| 4 | Bobby Phills | G | 6-5 | 210 | 27 | 69 | 65 | 34.4 | 4.8 | 11.1 | .428 | 1.2 | 3.1 | .394 | 1.8 | 2.5 | .718 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 12.6 |
| 5 | Danny Ferry | F | 6-10 | 230 | 30 | 82 | 48 | 32.1 | 4.2 | 9.7 | .429 | 1.4 | 3.5 | .401 | 0.9 | 1.1 | .851 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 10.6 |
| 6 | Bob Sura | G | 6-5 | 200 | 23 | 82 | 23 | 27.7 | 3.1 | 7.2 | .431 | 0.6 | 2.0 | .323 | 2.4 | 3.9 | .614 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 9.2 |
| 7 | Vitaly Potapenko | C-F | 6-10 | 280 | 21 | 80 | 3 | 15.5 | 2.3 | 5.3 | .440 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .500 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .736 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 5.8 |
| 8 | Mark West | C-F | 6-10 | 230 | 36 | 70 | 43 | 13.7 | 1.4 | 2.6 | .556 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | .482 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 3.2 | |
| 9 | Donny Marshall | F | 6-7 | 230 | 24 | 56 | 0 | 9.8 | 0.9 | 2.9 | .325 | 0.6 | 1.6 | .379 | 0.7 | 1.0 | .704 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 3.1 |
| 10 | Antonio Lang | F-G | 6-8 | 205 | 24 | 64 | 1 | 13.2 | 1.1 | 2.5 | .420 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.8 | .729 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
| 11 | Reggie Geary | G | 6-2 | 187 | 23 | 39 | 0 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 | .379 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .381 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .455 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| 12 | Shawnelle Scott | C | 6-10 | 250 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .364 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | |
| 13 | Carl Thomas | G | 6-4 | 175 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 1.3 | .375 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .167 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.000 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terrell Brandon | G | 5-11 | 180 | 26 | 78 | 78 | 2868 | 7.2 | 16.5 | .438 | 1.3 | 3.4 | .373 | 3.4 | 3.7 | .902 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 19.1 |
| 2 | Shawnelle Scott | C | 6-10 | 250 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 50 | 5.8 | 11.5 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 7.9 | .364 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 14.4 | |
| 3 | Vitaly Potapenko | C-F | 6-10 | 280 | 21 | 80 | 3 | 1238 | 5.4 | 12.3 | .440 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .500 | 2.7 | 3.6 | .736 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 13.5 |
| 4 | Tyrone Hill | C-F | 6-9 | 240 | 28 | 74 | 70 | 2582 | 5.0 | 8.3 | .600 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.4 | 5.3 | .633 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 10.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 13.3 |
| 5 | Bobby Phills | G | 6-5 | 210 | 27 | 69 | 65 | 2375 | 5.0 | 11.6 | .428 | 1.3 | 3.3 | .394 | 1.9 | 2.6 | .718 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 13.1 |
| 6 | Chris Mills | F | 6-6 | 215 | 27 | 80 | 79 | 3167 | 4.6 | 10.2 | .453 | 1.0 | 2.5 | .391 | 2.0 | 2.4 | .842 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 12.2 |
| 7 | Bob Sura | G | 6-5 | 200 | 23 | 82 | 23 | 2269 | 4.0 | 9.3 | .431 | 0.8 | 2.6 | .323 | 3.1 | 5.1 | .614 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 12.0 |
| 8 | Danny Ferry | F | 6-10 | 230 | 30 | 82 | 48 | 2633 | 4.7 | 10.9 | .429 | 1.6 | 3.9 | .401 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .851 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 11.9 |
| 9 | Donny Marshall | F | 6-7 | 230 | 24 | 56 | 0 | 548 | 3.4 | 10.5 | .325 | 2.2 | 5.7 | .379 | 2.5 | 3.5 | .704 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 11.5 |
| 10 | Carl Thomas | G | 6-4 | 175 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 77 | 4.2 | 11.2 | .375 | 0.9 | 5.6 | .167 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.000 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 9.8 |
| 11 | Mark West | C-F | 6-10 | 230 | 36 | 70 | 43 | 959 | 3.8 | 6.8 | .556 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.1 | .482 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 8.5 | |
| 12 | Reggie Geary | G | 6-2 | 187 | 23 | 39 | 0 | 246 | 3.2 | 8.5 | .379 | 1.2 | 3.1 | .381 | 0.7 | 1.6 | .455 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 5.3 | 8.3 |
| 13 | Antonio Lang | F-G | 6-8 | 205 | 24 | 64 | 1 | 843 | 2.9 | 6.9 | .420 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .000 | 1.5 | 2.0 | .729 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 7.3 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terrell Brandon | G | 5-11 | 180 | 26 | 78 | 2868 | 21.5 | .526 | .476 | 2.1 | 11.7 | 6.8 | 35.6 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 11.0 | 28.3 | 111 | 102 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Tyrone Hill | C-F | 6-9 | 240 | 28 | 74 | 2582 | 17.8 | .626 | .600 | 12.9 | 24.4 | 18.6 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 16.2 | 17.6 | 117 | 101 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 9.1 |
| 3 | Chris Mills | F | 6-6 | 215 | 27 | 80 | 3167 | 14.1 | .544 | .501 | 4.8 | 15.8 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 10.9 | 17.5 | 111 | 103 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 8.1 |
| 4 | Danny Ferry | F | 6-10 | 230 | 30 | 82 | 2633 | 11.7 | .523 | .501 | 4.0 | 12.8 | 8.3 | 10.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 10.1 | 17.6 | 106 | 105 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 5.1 |
| 5 | Bob Sura | G | 6-5 | 200 | 23 | 82 | 2269 | 14.8 | .519 | .476 | 4.3 | 13.5 | 8.8 | 30.2 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 103 | 102 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 |
| 6 | Bobby Phills | G | 6-5 | 210 | 27 | 69 | 2375 | 13.9 | .514 | .484 | 3.4 | 10.1 | 6.7 | 18.1 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 13.8 | 20.6 | 103 | 102 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
| 7 | Mark West | C-F | 6-10 | 230 | 36 | 70 | 959 | 9.9 | .555 | .556 | 9.2 | 16.1 | 12.6 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 20.3 | 13.4 | 99 | 102 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 8 | Antonio Lang | F-G | 6-8 | 205 | 24 | 64 | 843 | 8.0 | .467 | .420 | 7.9 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 21.4 | 13.8 | 90 | 101 | -0.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| 9 | Donny Marshall | F | 6-7 | 230 | 24 | 56 | 548 | 9.1 | .476 | .428 | 5.2 | 11.6 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 14.8 | 19.7 | 94 | 102 | -0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| 10 | Vitaly Potapenko | C-F | 6-10 | 280 | 21 | 80 | 1238 | 9.5 | .486 | .441 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 18.6 | 23.7 | 91 | 104 | -1.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
| 11 | Reggie Geary | G | 6-2 | 187 | 23 | 39 | 246 | 8.7 | .454 | .448 | 2.1 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 24.7 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 19.3 | 15.8 | 95 | 103 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 12 | Shawnelle Scott | C | 6-10 | 250 | 24 | 16 | 50 | 18.7 | .480 | .500 | 20.5 | 21.2 | 20.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 20.8 | 113 | 102 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 13 | Carl Thomas | G | 6-4 | 175 | 27 | 19 | 77 | 8.5 | .430 | .417 | 5.0 | 17.2 | 11.0 | 18.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 86 | 103 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Rk | Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Ferry | $4,643,000 |
| 2 | Tyrone Hill | $3,480,000 |
| 3 | Mark West | $2,000,000 |
| 4 | Bobby Phills | $1,808,000 |
| 5 | Terrell Brandon | $1,312,000 |
| 6 | Chris Mills | $1,235,000 |
| 7 | Vitaly Potapenko | $1,068,000 |
| 8 | Bob Sura | $864,000 |
| 9 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas | $720,000 |
| 10 | Antonio Lang | $520,000 |
| 11 | Donny Marshall | $450,000 |
| 12 | Shawnelle Scott | $300,000 |
| 13 | Carl Thomas | $247,500 |
| 14 | Reggie Geary | $220,000 |