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NBA Ranking 1996-97
Last Updated: 2025-10-16 20:30:52 Central Daylight Time
| Rank |
Team |
Rating |
Record |
W/L% |
Offensive P/G |
Defensive P/G |
| 1 |
Chicago Bulls |
1.000 |
(84-17) |
0.832 |
101.149 |
91.337 |
| 2 |
Utah Jazz |
0.865 |
(77-25) |
0.755 |
101.725 |
94.010 |
| 3 |
Seattle SuperSonics |
0.788 |
(63-31) |
0.670 |
101.436 |
94.160 |
| 4 |
Miami Heat |
0.743 |
(69-30) |
0.697 |
93.303 |
88.717 |
| 5 |
Atlanta Hawks |
0.740 |
(60-32) |
0.652 |
94.174 |
89.641 |
| 6 |
Detroit Pistons |
0.712 |
(56-31) |
0.644 |
93.690 |
88.862 |
| 7 |
Houston Rockets |
0.694 |
(66-32) |
0.673 |
100.704 |
96.663 |
| 8 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
0.678 |
(60-31) |
0.659 |
99.527 |
95.571 |
| 9 |
New York Knicks |
0.664 |
(63-29) |
0.685 |
94.902 |
91.935 |
| 10 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
0.615 |
(50-36) |
0.581 |
98.523 |
94.872 |
| 11 |
Charlotte Hornets |
0.582 |
(54-31) |
0.635 |
98.765 |
97.271 |
| 12 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
0.574 |
(42-40) |
0.512 |
87.561 |
85.549 |
| 13 |
Washington Bullets |
0.559 |
(44-41) |
0.518 |
99.200 |
97.847 |
| 14 |
Indiana Pacers |
0.523 |
(39-43) |
0.476 |
95.354 |
94.378 |
| 15 |
Orlando Magic |
0.478 |
(47-40) |
0.540 |
93.563 |
94.345 |
| 16 |
Phoenix Suns |
0.467 |
(42-45) |
0.483 |
102.667 |
102.770 |
| 17 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
0.389 |
(33-49) |
0.402 |
95.341 |
97.232 |
| 18 |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
0.370 |
(40-45) |
0.471 |
96.247 |
98.071 |
| 19 |
Toronto Raptors |
0.346 |
(30-52) |
0.366 |
95.476 |
98.598 |
| 20 |
Los Angeles Clippers |
0.334 |
(36-49) |
0.424 |
97.012 |
99.729 |
| 21 |
Sacramento Kings |
0.297 |
(34-48) |
0.415 |
96.439 |
99.817 |
| 22 |
New Jersey Nets |
0.270 |
(26-56) |
0.317 |
97.244 |
101.805 |
| 23 |
Golden State Warriors |
0.256 |
(30-52) |
0.366 |
99.646 |
104.354 |
| 24 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
0.187 |
(22-60) |
0.268 |
100.183 |
106.720 |
| 25 |
Denver Nuggets |
0.165 |
(21-61) |
0.256 |
97.720 |
104.171 |
| 26 |
Dallas Mavericks |
0.161 |
(24-58) |
0.293 |
90.622 |
96.976 |
| 27 |
Boston Celtics |
0.144 |
(15-67) |
0.183 |
100.585 |
107.915 |
| 28 |
San Antonio Spurs |
0.095 |
(20-62) |
0.244 |
90.463 |
98.341 |
| 29 |
Vancouver Grizzlies |
0.000 |
(14-68) |
0.171 |
89.183 |
99.415 |
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