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The 1996–97 NBA season was the 51st season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league used this season to celebrate its 50th anniversary, which included the unveiling of the league's list of its 50 greatest players .
One notable highlight of the season was the Lakers holding the Dallas Mavericks to just two points in the third quarter, in an 87–80 home win on April 6, 1997. It was the fewest points scored in a quarter of a game in NBA history. [66] [67] [68] [69]
Until 2020, this was the Spurs' last season in which they failed to make the playoffs, due in large part to turning the lottery pick they earned in 1997 into perennial All-Star Tim Duncan, [26] [27] who would create a dynasty that won them their first championship 2 years later, then four more championships in 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014.
The Trail Blazers would hover around .500 for most of the first half of the season, holding a 25–23 record at the All-Star break. [15] At mid-season, the team traded Aaron McKie to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Stacey Augmon.
After a 5–4 start to the season, the Heat went on a nine-game winning streak, then won eleven straight games between January and February, held a 36–12 record at the All-Star break, [25] and won eight straight in March, as they won their first Division title by finishing in first place in the Atlantic Division with a record of 61 wins and ...
The Bulls entered the season as defending NBA champions, having defeated the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1996 NBA Finals in six games, winning their fourth NBA championship. During the off-season, the Bulls signed 43-year old free agent All-Star center Robert Parish, who won three championships with the Boston Celtics in the 1980s.
The 1996–97 NBA season was the 76ers 48th season in the National Basketball Association, and 34th season in Philadelphia. [1] This season is most memorable when the 76ers won the Draft Lottery, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and selected point guard Allen Iverson out of Georgetown University with the first overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft .
The 1996–97 NBA season was the Hawks' 48th season in the National Basketball Association, and 29th season in Atlanta. [1] During this season, Hawks owner Ted Turner was the then-vice chairman of Time Warner after acquiring Turner Broadcasting System .