G
Date
Opponent
Tm
Opp
W
L
Streak
Notes
1
Fri, Nov 1, 1996
New York Knicks
L
99
107
0
1
L 1
2
Sat, Nov 2, 1996
@
Charlotte Hornets
L
98
109
0
2
L 2
3
Tue, Nov 5, 1996
Dallas Mavericks
W
100
96
1
2
W 1
4
Fri, Nov 8, 1996
Los Angeles Lakers
W
93
92
2
2
W 2
5
Mon, Nov 11, 1996
Denver Nuggets
L
93
104
2
3
L 1
6
Wed, Nov 13, 1996
Philadelphia 76ers
W
110
98
3
3
W 1
7
Thu, Nov 14, 1996
@
New York Knicks
L
96
99
3
4
L 1
8
Sat, Nov 16, 1996
@
Orlando Magic
L
87
92
3
5
L 2
9
Tue, Nov 19, 1996
Seattle SuperSonics
L
98
106
3
6
L 3
10
Thu, Nov 21, 1996
Cleveland Cavaliers
L
81
89
3
7
L 4
11
Sat, Nov 23, 1996
Atlanta Hawks
L
88
91
3
8
L 5
12
Tue, Nov 26, 1996
Sacramento Kings
L
87
98
3
9
L 6
13
Wed, Nov 27, 1996
Charlotte Hornets
W
92
88
4
9
W 1
14
Sat, Nov 30, 1996
@
Minnesota Timberwolves
L
70
79
4
10
L 1
15
Mon, Dec 2, 1996
Houston Rockets
W
100
89
5
10
W 1
16
Tue, Dec 3, 1996
@
Cleveland Cavaliers
L
74
93
5
11
L 1
17
Thu, Dec 5, 1996
Washington Bullets
W
82
80
6
11
W 1
18
Sat, Dec 7, 1996
@
Atlanta Hawks
L
75
101
6
12
L 1
19
Sun, Dec 8, 1996
Chicago Bulls
W
97
89
7
12
W 1
20
Tue, Dec 10, 1996
Golden State Warriors
L
91
101
7
13
L 1
G
Date
Opponent
Tm
Opp
W
L
Streak
Notes
21
Wed, Dec 11, 1996
@
Boston Celtics
L
3OT
113
115
7
14
L 2
22
Sat, Dec 14, 1996
@
Miami Heat
L
88
89
7
15
L 3
23
Mon, Dec 16, 1996
Detroit Pistons
L
92
98
7
16
L 4
24
Tue, Dec 17, 1996
@
New Jersey Nets
W
97
88
8
16
W 1
25
Thu, Dec 19, 1996
Milwaukee Bucks
W
96
93
9
16
W 2
26
Fri, Dec 20, 1996
@
Cleveland Cavaliers
L
82
91
9
17
L 1
27
Sun, Dec 22, 1996
@
Indiana Pacers
L
92
111
9
18
L 2
28
Thu, Dec 26, 1996
New Jersey Nets
W
98
96
10
18
W 1
at Hamilton, Canada
29
Fri, Dec 27, 1996
@
Washington Bullets
L
82
100
10
19
L 1
30
Thu, Jan 2, 1997
@
Orlando Magic
L
OT
94
96
10
20
L 2
31
Sat, Jan 4, 1997
@
Detroit Pistons
L
74
118
10
21
L 3
32
Tue, Jan 7, 1997
Los Angeles Clippers
L
80
87
10
22
L 4
33
Thu, Jan 9, 1997
Utah Jazz
W
110
96
11
22
W 1
34
Sat, Jan 11, 1997
@
New Jersey Nets
W
123
106
12
22
W 2
35
Sun, Jan 12, 1997
Orlando Magic
L
85
88
12
23
L 1
36
Wed, Jan 15, 1997
@
Seattle SuperSonics
L
78
122
12
24
L 2
37
Fri, Jan 17, 1997
@
Portland Trail Blazers
W
94
92
13
24
W 1
38
Sun, Jan 19, 1997
@
Vancouver Grizzlies
L
92
100
13
25
L 1
39
Tue, Jan 21, 1997
Minnesota Timberwolves
W
118
106
14
25
W 1
40
Thu, Jan 23, 1997
Miami Heat
L
87
99
14
26
L 1
G
Date
Opponent
Tm
Opp
W
L
Streak
Notes
41
Sat, Jan 25, 1997
@
Chicago Bulls
L
98
110
14
27
L 2
42
Tue, Jan 28, 1997
Portland Trail Blazers
W
120
84
15
27
W 1
43
Wed, Jan 29, 1997
@
Philadelphia 76ers
L
99
101
15
28
L 1
44
Sat, Feb 1, 1997
Phoenix Suns
W
110
86
16
28
W 1
45
Mon, Feb 3, 1997
Boston Celtics
L
102
114
16
29
L 1
46
Wed, Feb 5, 1997
Cleveland Cavaliers
W
89
84
17
29
W 1
47
Tue, Feb 11, 1997
@
Milwaukee Bucks
L
96
101
17
30
L 1
48
Wed, Feb 12, 1997
@
Atlanta Hawks
L
84
106
17
31
L 2
49
Fri, Feb 14, 1997
Milwaukee Bucks
L
102
106
17
32
L 3
at Toronto, Canada (Maple Leaf Gardens)
50
Sun, Feb 16, 1997
Detroit Pistons
L
89
92
17
33
L 4
at Toronto, Canada (Maple Leaf Gardens)
51
Mon, Feb 17, 1997
@
Indiana Pacers
L
103
105
17
34
L 5
52
Wed, Feb 19, 1997
@
San Antonio Spurs
W
125
92
18
34
W 1
53
Thu, Feb 20, 1997
@
Houston Rockets
L
97
107
18
35
L 1
54
Sat, Feb 22, 1997
@
Dallas Mavericks
W
99
92
19
35
W 1
55
Tue, Feb 25, 1997
@
Denver Nuggets
W
OT
124
122
20
35
W 2
56
Thu, Feb 27, 1997
@
Utah Jazz
L
114
118
20
36
L 1
57
Fri, Feb 28, 1997
@
Los Angeles Clippers
L
92
94
20
37
L 2
58
Mon, Mar 3, 1997
Boston Celtics
L
103
107
20
38
L 3
59
Wed, Mar 5, 1997
New York Knicks
L
94
100
20
39
L 4
60
Fri, Mar 7, 1997
San Antonio Spurs
L
103
106
20
40
L 5
G
Date
Opponent
Tm
Opp
W
L
Streak
Notes
61
Sun, Mar 9, 1997
Vancouver Grizzlies
W
81
77
21
40
W 1
62
Tue, Mar 11, 1997
@
Phoenix Suns
W
105
101
22
40
W 2
63
Thu, Mar 13, 1997
@
Sacramento Kings
W
103
96
23
40
W 3
64
Sat, Mar 15, 1997
@
Golden State Warriors
L
102
106
23
41
L 1
65
Sun, Mar 16, 1997
@
Los Angeles Lakers
L
OT
90
98
23
42
L 2
66
Tue, Mar 18, 1997
Philadelphia 76ers
W
117
105
24
42
W 1
at Toronto, Canada (Maple Leaf Gardens)
67
Wed, Mar 19, 1997
@
Detroit Pistons
W
99
97
25
42
W 2
68
Fri, Mar 21, 1997
Charlotte Hornets
L
97
102
25
43
L 1
69
Sun, Mar 23, 1997
Atlanta Hawks
L
79
90
25
44
L 2
70
Tue, Mar 25, 1997
Indiana Pacers
L
84
98
25
45
L 3
71
Thu, Mar 27, 1997
Chicago Bulls
L
83
96
25
46
L 4
72
Fri, Mar 28, 1997
@
Washington Bullets
L
86
113
25
47
L 5
73
Sun, Mar 30, 1997
Miami Heat
W
102
97
26
47
W 1
74
Wed, Apr 2, 1997
@
Philadelphia 76ers
W
112
90
27
47
W 2
75
Sat, Apr 5, 1997
@
Miami Heat
L
84
98
27
48
L 1
76
Tue, Apr 8, 1997
Washington Bullets
W
100
94
28
48
W 1
77
Thu, Apr 10, 1997
Orlando Magic
L
69
105
28
49
L 1
78
Sat, Apr 12, 1997
Indiana Pacers
L
89
100
28
50
L 2
79
Mon, Apr 14, 1997
@
Chicago Bulls
L
100
117
28
51
L 3
80
Tue, Apr 15, 1997
@
Milwaukee Bucks
L
85
92
28
52
L 4
G
Date
Opponent
Tm
Opp
W
L
Streak
Notes
81
Fri, Apr 18, 1997
@
Charlotte Hornets
W
108
100
29
52
W 1
82
Sun, Apr 20, 1997
@
Boston Celtics
W
125
94
30
52
W 2