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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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