1997-98 Charlotte Hornets Schedule and Results

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Record: 51-31, Finished 3rd in NBA Central Division

Coach: Dave Cowens (51-31)

Executive: Bob Bass

PTS/G: 96.6 (10th of 29) Opp PTS/G: 94.6 (14th of 29)

SRS: 2.45 (12th of 29) Pace: 89.4 (20th of 29)

Off Rtg: 107.5 (11th of 29) Def Rtg: 105.3 (15th of 29) Net Rtg: +2.2 (12th of 29)

Expected W-L: 47-35 (12th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +1800, Over-Under 50.5

Arena: Charlotte Coliseum Attendance: 959,634 (2nd of 29)

NBA 1998 Playoffs:
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-1) versus Atlanta Hawks (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (1-4) versus Chicago Bulls (Series Stats)

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1997-98 Charlotte Hornets Menu

Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 31, 1997	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		85	97	0	1	L 1	24,042
2	Sat, Nov 1, 1997	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L		90	106	0	2	L 2	19,006
3	Mon, Nov 3, 1997	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W		112	99	1	2	W 1	14,587
4	Wed, Nov 5, 1997	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		110	103	2	2	W 2	24,042
5	Fri, Nov 7, 1997	Box Score	@	Washington Wizards	W		107	92	3	2	W 3	18,756		at Landover, MD
6	Sat, Nov 8, 1997	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		89	82	4	2	W 4	24,042
7	Fri, Nov 14, 1997	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		92	105	4	3	L 1	23,894
8	Sat, Nov 15, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		130	96	5	3	W 1	24,042
9	Wed, Nov 19, 1997	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		106	92	6	3	W 2	24,042
10	Fri, Nov 21, 1997	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		119	102	7	3	W 3	24,042
11	Sat, Nov 22, 1997	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		95	94	8	3	W 4	15,802
12	Tue, Nov 25, 1997	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		90	85	9	3	W 5	22,617
13	Fri, Nov 28, 1997	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		91	97	9	4	L 1	24,042
14	Sat, Nov 29, 1997	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		80	98	9	5	L 2	21,938
15	Tue, Dec 2, 1997	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		121	102	10	5	W 1	21,166
16	Thu, Dec 4, 1997	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		92	102	10	6	L 1	13,898
17	Sat, Dec 6, 1997	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		79	90	10	7	L 2	19,763
18	Tue, Dec 9, 1997	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	W		95	82	11	7	W 1	16,325
19	Wed, Dec 10, 1997	Box Score		Washington Wizards	W		104	101	12	7	W 2	21,155
20	Fri, Dec 12, 1997	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		79	77	13	7	W 3	24,042
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sat, Dec 13, 1997	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		85	84	14	7	W 4	18,361
22	Wed, Dec 17, 1997	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		99	90	15	7	W 5	20,691
23	Fri, Dec 19, 1997	Box Score	@	Washington Wizards	L		86	106	15	8	L 1	19,107
24	Sat, Dec 20, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		100	109	15	9	L 2	24,042
25	Mon, Dec 22, 1997	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W		81	79	16	9	W 1	23,449
26	Tue, Dec 23, 1997	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		96	102	16	10	L 1	17,781	2:24
27	Fri, Dec 26, 1997	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		96	88	17	10	W 1	24,042
28	Sat, Dec 27, 1997	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L		87	96	17	11	L 1	17,248
29	Mon, Dec 29, 1997	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		120	101	18	11	W 1	16,285
30	Fri, Jan 2, 1998	Box Score		Miami Heat	W	OT	99	88	19	11	W 2	24,042
31	Sun, Jan 4, 1998	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		90	106	19	12	L 1	13,275
32	Tue, Jan 6, 1998	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		81	102	19	13	L 2	17,072
33	Wed, Jan 7, 1998	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		91	89	20	13	W 1	19,189
34	Fri, Jan 9, 1998	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	W		98	90	21	13	W 2	15,251
35	Sun, Jan 11, 1998	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		98	93	22	13	W 3	17,505
36	Tue, Jan 13, 1998	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		68	81	22	14	L 1	22,805
37	Thu, Jan 15, 1998	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L	OT	94	95	22	15	L 2	16,716
38	Fri, Jan 16, 1998	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		71	76	22	16	L 3	24,042
39	Mon, Jan 19, 1998	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W		109	88	23	16	W 1	21,934
40	Wed, Jan 21, 1998	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		79	110	23	17	L 1	23,967
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Thu, Jan 22, 1998	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		93	86	24	17	W 1	23,603
42	Sat, Jan 24, 1998	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		94	92	25	17	W 2	14,004
43	Tue, Jan 27, 1998	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W	2OT	120	113	26	17	W 3	22,760
44	Fri, Jan 30, 1998	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		97	95	27	17	W 4	18,624	2:12
45	Sat, Jan 31, 1998	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		83	103	27	18	L 1	24,042
46	Tue, Feb 3, 1998	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		93	89	28	18	W 1	24,042	2:19
47	Thu, Feb 5, 1998	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	W		108	93	29	18	W 2	21,984
48	Tue, Feb 10, 1998	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		91	99	29	19	L 1	19,763
49	Wed, Feb 11, 1998	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		90	92	29	20	L 2	24,042
50	Fri, Feb 13, 1998	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		103	96	30	20	W 1	24,042
51	Mon, Feb 16, 1998	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		90	96	30	21	L 1	19,911
52	Wed, Feb 18, 1998	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		77	88	30	22	L 2	9,335
53	Fri, Feb 20, 1998	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		99	115	30	23	L 3	19,023
54	Sat, Feb 21, 1998	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		111	98	31	23	W 1	9,846
55	Mon, Feb 23, 1998	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		118	98	32	23	W 2	7,323
56	Wed, Feb 25, 1998	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		98	88	33	23	W 3	17,477
57	Sat, Feb 28, 1998	Box Score		Orlando Magic	W		90	80	34	23	W 4	24,042
58	Mon, Mar 2, 1998	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		112	83	35	23	W 5	22,247
59	Wed, Mar 4, 1998	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	W		112	102	36	23	W 6	22,493
60	Fri, Mar 6, 1998	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		104	98	37	23	W 7	24,042
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Mar 8, 1998	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		109	100	38	23	W 8	16,450
62	Wed, Mar 11, 1998	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		85	78	39	23	W 9	23,890
63	Fri, Mar 13, 1998	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	W		100	82	40	23	W 10	17,248
64	Sat, Mar 14, 1998	Box Score		Washington Wizards	L		80	83	40	24	L 1	24,042
65	Mon, Mar 16, 1998	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		109	87	41	24	W 1	22,212
66	Wed, Mar 18, 1998	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		111	85	42	24	W 2	23,305
67	Fri, Mar 20, 1998	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		92	82	43	24	W 3	19,752
68	Tue, Mar 24, 1998	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	W		106	89	44	24	W 4	14,490
69	Thu, Mar 26, 1998	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		94	80	45	24	W 5	23,086
70	Fri, Mar 27, 1998	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		96	133	45	25	L 1	16,611
71	Sun, Mar 29, 1998	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		82	97	45	26	L 2	19,764
72	Tue, Mar 31, 1998	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		101	93	46	26	W 1	23,831
73	Fri, Apr 3, 1998	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		96	89	47	26	W 2	24,042
74	Sat, Apr 4, 1998	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L		88	101	47	27	L 1	15,200
75	Mon, Apr 6, 1998	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		115	125	47	28	L 2	17,362
76	Wed, Apr 8, 1998	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		101	109	47	29	L 3	19,535
77	Fri, Apr 10, 1998	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		87	99	47	30	L 4	24,042
78	Sun, Apr 12, 1998	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		88	86	48	30	W 1	24,042
79	Tue, Apr 14, 1998	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		104	82	49	30	W 2	14,013
80	Wed, Apr 15, 1998	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		109	103	50	30	W 3	23,440
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 17, 1998	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		104	121	50	31	L 1	15,899
82	Sun, Apr 19, 1998	Box Score		Orlando Magic	W		89	76	51	31	W 1	24,042

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Thu, Apr 23, 1998	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W	97	87	1	0	W 1	19,176
2	Sat, Apr 25, 1998	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W	92	85	2	0	W 2	20,390
3	Tue, Apr 28, 1998	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L	64	96	2	1	L 1	19,745
4	Fri, May 1, 1998	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W	91	82	3	1	W 1	22,074
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
5	Sun, May 3, 1998	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L	70	83	3	2	L 1	23,844
6	Wed, May 6, 1998	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W	78	76	4	2	W 1	23,844
7	Fri, May 8, 1998	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L	89	103	4	3	L 1	23,799
8	Sun, May 10, 1998	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L	80	94	4	4	L 2	23,799
9	Wed, May 13, 1998	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L	84	93	4	5	L 3	23,844

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