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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 .
Michael Jordan won his NBA record 8th scoring title. The Boston Celtics played their first season at the FleetCenter (now TD Garden). The 1996 NBA All-Star Game was played at the Alamodome in San Antonio, with the East defeating the West 129–118. Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls was named the game's MVP.
For the other teams, use: Dallas Mavericks team=DAL; Denver Nuggets team=DEN; Golden State Warriors team=GSW; Houston Rockets team=HOU; Los Angeles Clippers team=LAC; Los Angeles Lakers team=LAL
3.1 Season standings. 3.2 Record vs. opponents. 4 Player statistics. ... The 1996–97 NBA season was the Spurs' 21st season in the National Basketball Association, ...
For the other teams, use: Atlanta Hawks – ATL; Boston Celtics – BOS; Charlotte Hornets – CHH; Cleveland Cavaliers – CLE; Detroit Pistons – DET
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 Trail Blazers had the seventh best team defensive rating in the NBA. [31] The Trail Blazers faced off against the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference First Round of the NBA Playoffs, and were defeated 1–3, marking the fifth straight year they were eliminated in the first round. [32] [33] [34] [35]
In the 1995–96 NBA season, Johnson made a short-lived second comeback as a player from January 1996 to May 1996.In this time, he had bulked up from his self-reported weight of 235 lb in 1992, [55] to 255 lb in order to play power forward, a much more physical position than his usual point guard role.