1996–97 Denver Nuggets season
1996–97 Denver Nuggets season | |
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Head coach | Bernie Bickerstaff Dick Motta |
Arena | McNichols Sports Arena |
Results | |
Record | 21–61 (.256) |
Place | Division: 5th (Midwest) Conference: 12th (Western) |
Playoff finish | DNQ |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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Local media | |
Television | Fox Sports Rocky Mountain, KWGN |
The 1996-97 NBA season was the Nuggets' 21st season in the NBA and 30th season as a franchise.[1] The Nuggets got off to a slow start losing nine of their first 13 games as Bernie Bickerstaff was forced out as head coach and replaced by Dick Motta. After playing 52 games with the Nuggets, Mark Jackson was traded back to the Indiana Pacers midway through the season. With a 17-35 record at midseason, the Nuggets struggled and went on to lose 26 of their final 30 games finishing fifth in the Midwest Division with an awful 21-61 record.
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Draft picks
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1 | 23 | Efthimios Rentzias | C | ![]() |
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2 | 37 | Jeff McInnis | PG/SG | ![]() |
North Carolina |
Roster
Denver Nuggets roster
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Regular season
Season standings
Midwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Utah Jazz | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 38–3 | 26–15 | 19–5 |
x-Houston Rockets | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7 | 30–11 | 27–14 | 19–5 |
x-Minnesota Timberwolves | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24 | 25–16 | 15–26 | 16–8 |
Dallas Mavericks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40 | 14–27 | 10–31 | 9–15 |
Denver Nuggets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43 | 12–29 | 9–32 | 7–17 |
San Antonio Spurs | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44 | 12–29 | 8–33 | 8–16 |
Vancouver Grizzlies | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50 | 8–33 | 6–35 | 6–18 |
# | Western Conference | ||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c-Utah Jazz | 64 | 18 | .780 | – |
2 | y-Seattle SuperSonics | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7 |
3 | x-Houston Rockets | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7 |
4 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8 |
5 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15 |
6 | x-Minnesota Timberwolves | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24 |
7 | x-Phoenix Suns | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24 |
8 | x-Los Angeles Clippers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28 |
9 | Sacramento Kings | 34 | 48 | .415 | 30 |
10 | Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34 |
11 | Dallas Mavericks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40 |
12 | Denver Nuggets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43 |
13 | San Antonio Spurs | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44 |
14 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
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Player statistics
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Awards and records
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Transactions
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