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1996-97 Phoenix Suns Team Game Log

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Record: 40-42, Finished 4th in NBA Pacific Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Cotton Fitzsimmons (0-8), Danny Ainge (40-34)

PTS/G: 102.8 (3rd of 29) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 102.2 (25th of 29)
SRS: 0.21 (15th of 29) ▪ Pace: 93.2 (3rd of 29)
Off Rtg: 109.3 (6th of 29) ▪ Def Rtg: 108.6 (20th of 29)
Expected W-L: 43-39 (15th of 29)

Arena: America West Arena ▪ Attendance: 779,943 (7th of 29)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference First Round (3-2) versus Seattle SuperSonics

Regular Season

TOV do not include team TOV
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 1 1996-11-01 @ LAL L 240 32 91 3 13 15 21 15 36 21 11 4 12 25 82 31 63 6 18 28 40 11 51 26 6 8 23 26 96
2 2 1996-11-02 HOU L 240 35 87 6 20 19 26 8 30 18 8 4 5 18 95 39 84 13 32 19 27 19 58 30 3 4 17 24 110
3 3 1996-11-05 MIN L 240 37 81 3 10 18 26 19 42 26 7 3 14 28 95 35 65 4 8 24 34 7 33 22 6 6 16 23 98
4 4 1996-11-07 SEA L 240 35 82 4 19 24 29 13 42 27 8 7 19 29 98 35 80 9 33 24 42 18 51 21 13 7 22 28 103
5 5 1996-11-09 @ PHI L 240 34 83 3 17 24 34 13 33 24 8 5 18 33 95 37 72 9 22 29 39 13 44 27 8 8 27 32 112
6 6 1996-11-11 @ CHI L 240 29 74 3 13 18 27 11 46 17 5 2 17 19 79 39 90 7 24 12 17 15 48 28 8 3 11 19 97
7 7 1996-11-12 @ MIL L 265 38 89 4 18 9 14 10 40 22 7 4 19 22 89 39 95 2 9 19 24 22 60 16 8 6 17 16 99
8 8 1996-11-14 @ VAN L 240 34 82 6 19 15 19 15 49 23 5 3 22 20 89 37 88 6 27 12 16 12 36 26 12 6 11 17 92
9 9 1996-11-17 LAL L 240 36 85 4 19 12 15 11 38 24 12 1 14 18 88 34 69 10 24 24 35 6 42 26 9 2 20 19 102
10 10 1996-11-20 CHI L 240 40 93 5 16 14 21 15 46 21 10 0 16 29 99 45 92 9 20 14 22 16 49 28 8 9 17 25 113
11 11 1996-11-21 @ HOU L 240 44 89 8 19 9 12 10 32 26 11 3 14 25 105 40 77 7 26 28 37 13 45 21 9 4 18 16 115
12 12 1996-11-24 MIA L 240 24 68 2 12 34 38 6 34 12 8 7 14 25 84 33 80 7 24 14 19 14 48 22 6 3 20 33 87
13 13 1996-11-26 @ DEN L 240 40 86 7 16 21 31 11 36 15 14 4 12 19 108 44 83 9 18 20 24 11 46 28 5 7 19 25 117
14 14 1996-11-27 NJN W 240 40 83 3 8 16 19 10 47 28 4 4 17 21 99 28 88 4 16 17 27 15 44 15 10 6 12 16 77
15 15 1996-11-29 @ SEA L 240 36 82 5 16 15 16 13 46 24 5 1 18 25 92 40 80 7 22 18 30 9 40 29 13 3 13 16 105
16 16 1996-12-04 GSW W 240 41 79 6 12 30 39 11 50 36 9 4 16 22 118 31 87 1 12 24 28 13 39 17 9 5 13 27 87
17 17 1996-12-06 @ SAC W 240 35 68 6 11 25 36 9 37 25 8 3 23 18 101 38 84 5 13 14 19 17 44 17 9 1 19 26 95
18 18 1996-12-08 IND W 240 37 73 10 20 22 32 11 38 25 5 4 14 28 106 33 76 5 14 22 33 12 41 19 7 1 13 32 93
19 19 1996-12-10 SAS W 240 40 89 4 19 9 15 15 38 28 15 4 13 16 93 28 67 6 14 14 16 10 39 15 8 2 25 20 76
20 20 1996-12-12 @ UTA W 240 31 72 9 18 24 26 8 41 17 8 2 19 25 95 34 75 4 12 15 19 8 40 25 12 7 20 25 87
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
21 21 1996-12-13 @ MIN L 240 40 79 7 16 18 21 13 38 19 6 4 21 21 105 43 88 7 15 15 16 15 37 27 9 8 12 22 108
22 22 1996-12-15 VAN W 240 41 79 7 17 14 21 9 41 33 12 6 11 18 103 35 79 2 14 12 19 9 39 19 6 1 15 17 84
23 23 1996-12-16 @ LAC L 265 44 92 4 15 29 41 13 45 20 7 2 11 24 121 49 91 6 14 18 24 11 45 26 5 8 11 31 122
24 24 1996-12-18 WSB W 240 40 74 2 7 32 44 12 42 29 4 3 13 22 114 42 89 6 16 17 22 14 40 28 8 5 12 34 107
25 25 1996-12-21 @ SAS L 240 37 81 4 15 10 16 8 39 18 8 3 13 21 88 37 80 6 19 21 26 12 48 27 9 1 11 16 101
26 26 1996-12-23 DEN L 265 49 113 8 19 3 9 17 52 35 4 1 12 20 109 44 92 11 24 13 19 8 45 28 6 7 15 19 112
27 27 1996-12-25 LAL L 240 26 74 4 14 31 41 8 39 19 7 3 12 25 87 41 84 8 17 18 30 9 53 22 9 3 11 27 108
28 28 1996-12-28 @ VAN W 240 38 85 5 21 22 25 22 46 28 8 4 15 16 103 38 70 5 13 17 22 6 30 24 7 8 15 18 98
29 29 1996-12-30 SAC W 240 38 74 5 10 19 28 8 37 24 12 1 12 24 100 34 83 4 15 16 20 16 45 19 4 1 16 24 88
30 30 1997-01-02 @ CLE L 240 34 69 4 15 22 26 9 26 25 8 3 20 20 94 40 74 7 20 16 21 12 36 28 12 2 19 27 103
31 31 1997-01-03 @ IND L 240 39 82 7 13 19 25 11 35 21 7 2 11 27 104 37 70 10 21 33 40 13 45 22 4 4 16 28 117
32 32 1997-01-05 @ BOS L 240 41 76 1 11 19 24 6 41 20 6 6 26 24 102 39 85 3 11 28 31 8 34 20 18 5 13 22 109
33 33 1997-01-07 @ ATL L 265 38 90 9 23 18 26 12 45 24 5 4 12 27 103 36 88 8 25 25 34 13 51 18 8 5 15 21 105
34 34 1997-01-08 @ WSB L 265 46 87 5 11 16 20 6 32 25 10 2 18 27 113 45 90 2 6 23 29 16 48 27 10 2 18 19 115
35 35 1997-01-10 CHH W 240 37 86 5 16 23 30 13 49 27 8 3 7 17 102 33 78 5 12 19 22 4 40 19 5 5 12 26 90
36 36 1997-01-13 @ DAL W 240 38 81 2 10 27 34 13 44 19 12 5 18 24 105 40 90 4 18 14 21 15 42 22 11 5 18 22 98
37 37 1997-01-14 DEN W 240 46 91 2 7 16 20 12 43 27 7 3 13 20 110 39 89 11 28 12 16 11 37 27 6 5 16 23 101
38 38 1997-01-16 @ UTA L 240 29 63 3 10 30 40 7 42 23 8 5 24 22 91 38 89 1 7 18 24 16 43 26 11 5 15 28 95
39 39 1997-01-18 NYK W 240 33 80 4 9 35 41 16 47 21 7 1 12 21 105 36 81 6 18 20 26 15 46 20 6 11 16 30 98
40 40 1997-01-20 DET W 240 33 73 5 14 18 24 11 40 18 7 0 14 13 89 32 75 11 23 11 14 9 39 16 10 2 13 22 86
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
41 41 1997-01-22 UTA L 240 35 73 6 17 23 27 10 37 24 10 3 19 20 99 44 80 5 13 18 21 7 29 27 12 4 15 20 111
42 42 1997-01-24 POR L 240 43 83 2 15 17 26 11 40 29 4 3 14 27 105 41 83 8 16 25 37 13 45 27 8 5 10 21 115
43 43 1997-01-27 @ MIA L 240 37 74 10 13 13 21 6 32 21 9 5 18 18 97 48 76 13 20 16 19 3 31 33 13 8 13 19 125
44 44 1997-01-29 @ ORL L 240 42 87 7 19 14 16 11 32 24 6 0 10 23 105 40 80 8 24 24 29 14 41 27 6 4 15 17 112
45 45 1997-01-30 @ NJN L 240 38 87 7 20 18 25 14 49 24 3 10 11 26 101 38 89 9 18 28 32 17 49 25 4 7 7 21 113
46 46 1997-02-01 @ TOR L 240 32 86 6 21 16 24 16 43 23 5 3 16 21 86 42 86 11 25 15 22 13 51 34 10 15 14 20 110
47 47 1997-02-02 @ DET W 240 44 75 7 15 11 20 12 38 29 12 4 16 19 106 39 75 6 20 13 20 8 24 27 10 3 18 17 97
48 48 1997-02-05 ATL W 240 38 81 4 14 19 24 14 48 26 8 8 9 19 99 31 88 7 22 12 13 11 39 20 4 2 14 22 81
49 49 1997-02-11 @ POR L 240 38 81 8 24 24 30 7 32 19 8 1 9 28 108 38 74 5 18 30 40 9 39 24 5 3 11 24 111
50 50 1997-02-12 BOS W 240 48 82 5 10 30 36 14 54 33 11 8 15 26 131 35 90 4 18 26 34 8 31 24 15 3 12 24 100
51 51 1997-02-14 LAC W 240 46 87 5 14 13 16 18 48 31 10 5 16 22 110 37 80 8 18 11 17 13 31 28 7 4 19 22 93
52 52 1997-02-16 @ MIN L 240 34 84 6 16 22 30 11 36 20 11 4 13 20 96 41 77 4 12 21 28 7 42 30 8 9 15 25 107
53 53 1997-02-18 @ NYK L 240 36 81 13 19 9 13 14 39 26 9 3 17 19 94 38 79 5 16 14 19 16 47 21 8 2 17 10 95
54 54 1997-02-19 @ CHH L 240 39 72 7 19 30 33 10 30 29 4 3 14 24 115 46 83 14 22 17 26 15 31 34 9 3 11 24 123
55 55 1997-02-21 CLE W 240 35 64 9 16 15 26 7 36 23 8 2 18 21 94 30 73 7 15 21 26 13 36 23 10 1 14 22 88
56 56 1997-02-23 DAL L 240 34 81 7 19 11 12 10 33 27 7 4 12 14 86 36 80 3 11 13 18 16 45 21 5 3 14 12 88
57 57 1997-02-26 PHI W 240 41 87 8 15 21 23 12 42 26 9 2 12 25 111 42 86 5 15 15 24 13 37 22 5 2 18 21 104
58 58 1997-03-02 @ DAL W 265 38 83 9 25 24 32 8 40 22 4 7 12 23 109 43 99 5 24 17 23 18 53 21 9 8 14 27 108
59 59 1997-03-05 POR L 240 34 83 2 16 29 38 15 47 26 7 2 20 21 99 41 78 16 24 23 30 6 38 28 12 3 16 26 121
60 60 1997-03-07 SAC W 240 38 84 4 15 24 30 10 46 27 12 6 13 20 104 31 75 7 18 18 31 12 43 17 6 4 23 24 87
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
61 61 1997-03-09 ORL W 240 46 80 11 18 18 21 11 45 34 14 4 14 17 121 34 86 5 18 12 13 13 35 22 6 3 16 18 85
62 62 1997-03-11 TOR L 240 37 89 10 27 17 20 18 47 29 7 6 10 21 101 41 95 10 19 13 23 24 52 25 7 7 10 17 105
63 63 1997-03-13 @ LAC W 240 41 80 8 18 22 26 8 41 24 7 9 13 16 112 41 98 4 16 10 11 18 44 18 8 4 12 20 96
64 64 1997-03-15 DAL W 240 36 78 8 24 21 24 12 45 24 6 6 11 20 101 30 76 1 10 15 26 11 38 19 5 3 14 22 76
65 65 1997-03-17 @ GSW W 240 42 78 16 27 16 24 11 40 28 10 2 15 27 116 40 80 1 14 14 27 16 43 20 4 4 15 19 95
66 66 1997-03-18 LAC L 240 37 87 6 22 31 36 15 43 19 7 4 17 24 111 44 85 10 19 23 29 11 47 33 10 5 17 31 121
67 67 1997-03-20 SAS W 240 42 83 6 14 23 30 11 38 36 8 4 7 15 113 43 82 8 18 12 14 8 37 27 5 6 10 20 106
68 68 1997-03-22 @ HOU W 240 42 82 10 21 10 13 5 41 33 5 2 14 12 104 42 97 5 17 10 12 17 49 30 9 1 9 15 99
69 69 1997-03-25 MIL W 240 39 74 6 19 33 38 7 37 29 8 9 11 15 117 48 92 6 18 10 16 13 43 34 7 1 12 30 112
70 70 1997-03-26 @ SEA W 240 38 75 13 31 20 29 7 33 27 8 4 17 17 109 42 81 5 21 18 21 10 39 25 15 5 16 26 107
71 71 1997-03-28 GSW W 265 40 89 10 26 32 36 9 39 29 11 10 13 21 122 43 90 8 18 21 29 12 50 30 6 5 19 31 115
72 72 1997-03-30 SEA W 240 39 73 15 28 14 25 7 31 29 10 2 20 18 107 43 79 8 17 12 16 13 44 28 14 2 22 25 106
73 73 1997-04-02 HOU W 240 42 85 9 23 16 22 6 42 28 11 4 8 18 109 39 87 9 25 9 14 12 46 23 4 2 17 18 96
74 74 1997-04-04 @ DEN W 240 49 96 9 19 15 16 14 36 32 12 6 8 15 122 41 95 10 28 21 21 28 54 18 3 6 18 16 113
75 75 1997-04-05 @ POR W 240 33 79 8 25 25 30 10 38 23 11 7 13 13 99 37 87 4 16 12 15 15 47 20 8 1 19 23 90
76 76 1997-04-08 MIN W 240 40 81 7 21 28 37 12 43 27 9 4 11 18 115 39 89 6 13 23 29 15 44 19 6 3 14 31 107
77 77 1997-04-10 @ SAC W 240 44 84 5 18 8 15 8 38 30 7 4 16 21 101 38 82 8 21 15 24 11 43 29 11 3 18 18 99
78 78 1997-04-11 @ LAL L 240 33 83 8 22 24 36 17 40 21 3 5 13 22 98 46 96 8 20 14 19 19 49 25 8 12 12 24 114
79 79 1997-04-13 @ GSW W 240 36 83 10 29 23 25 7 39 24 8 3 8 17 105 38 90 5 17 16 25 19 51 15 7 3 13 19 97
80 80 1997-04-15 UTA L 240 47 87 9 20 19 25 10 35 34 8 3 8 26 122 45 78 5 13 32 39 9 37 33 8 2 13 20 127
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
81 81 1997-04-18 @ SAS W 240 42 83 8 18 14 21 7 38 36 6 6 8 7 106 40 97 6 17 9 10 20 51 18 8 2 12 18 95
82 82 1997-04-19 VAN L 240 43 93 9 27 12 22 12 34 28 9 5 7 14 107 50 84 10 13 11 18 11 44 40 4 8 15 20 121

Playoffs

TOV do not include team TOV
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 1 1997-04-25 @ SEA W 240 33 72 13 31 27 37 7 33 24 11 5 17 17 106 38 88 8 16 17 19 18 45 17 9 3 17 29 101
2 2 1997-04-27 @ SEA L 240 21 78 5 24 31 38 16 49 16 7 5 22 27 78 45 92 9 28 23 30 14 50 24 14 9 12 30 122
3 3 1997-04-29 SEA W 240 37 79 11 29 25 32 11 42 22 9 9 12 18 110 35 83 12 30 21 26 14 42 24 8 6 13 23 103
4 4 1997-05-01 SEA L 265 44 97 10 30 17 23 7 43 33 9 4 15 24 115 38 89 16 33 30 36 11 53 33 10 5 17 22 122
5 5 1997-05-03 @ SEA L 240 37 87 12 31 6 9 9 35 19 5 3 14 24 92 41 82 9 25 25 31 13 43 29 8 1 11 18 116