1995-96 National Basketball Association season

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Seasons
1994-95 1995-96 1996-97

Teams and Alignment

Conference Division Team Primary Venue Municipality
Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Boston Celtics TD Garden Boston
Miami HEAT Miami Arena Miami
New Jersey Nets Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
New York Knickerbockers Madison Square Garden Manhattan, New York
Orlando Magic Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida
Philadelphia 76ers The Spectrum Philadelphia
Washington Bullets Capital Centre Lake Arbor, Maryland
Central Division Atlanta Hawks Omni Coliseum Atlanta
Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Chicago Bulls United Center Chicago
Cleveland Cavaliers Rocket Arena Cleveland
Detroit Pistons The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan
Indiana Pacers Market Square Arena Indianapolis
Milwaukee Bucks Bradley Center Milwaukee
Toronto Raptors Rogers Centre Old Toronto, Toronto
Western Conference Midwest Division Dallas Mavericks Reunion Arena Dallas
Denver Nuggets McNichols Sports Arena Denver
Houston Rockets The Summit Houston
Minnesota Timberwolves Target Center Minneapolis
San Antonio Spurs Alamodome San Antonio
Utah Jazz Delta Center Salt Lake City
Vancouver Grizzlies Rogers Arena Vancouver, British Columbia
Pacific Division Golden State Warriors Oakland Arena Oakland, California
Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles
Los Angeles Lakers Kia Forum Inglewood, California
Phoenix Suns Mortgage Matchup Center Phoenix
Portland Trail Blazers Moda Center Portland, Oregon
Sacramento Kings ARCO Arena (1988) Sacramento, California
Seattle SuperSonics Climate Pledge Arena Seattle

Changes

  • Boston Garden relocate from Boston Garden to TD Garden.
  • Portland Trail Blazers relocate from Veterans Memorial Coliseum to Moda Center.
  • Seattle SuperSonics relocate from Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington to Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.
  • Toronto Raptors enfranchised in Eastern Conference Central Division, playing at Rogers Centre in Old Toronto, Toronto.
  • Vancouver Grizzlies enfranchised in Western Conference Midwest Division, playing at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Regular Season Results

Conference Division Team W L GB
Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Orlando Magic 60 22
New York Knickerbockers 47 35 13
Miami HEAT 42 40 18
Washington Bullets 39 43 21
Boston Celtics 33 49 27
New Jersey Nets 30 52 30
Philadelphia 76ers 18 64 42
Central Division Chicago Bulls 72 10
Indiana Pacers 52 30 20
Cleveland Cavaliers 47 35 25
Atlanta Hawks 46 36 26
Detroit Pistons 46 36 26
Charlotte Hornets 41 41 31
Milwaukee Bucks 25 57 47
Toronto Raptors 21 61 51
Western Conference Midwest Division San Antonio Spurs 59 23
Utah Jazz 55 27 4
Houston Rockets 48 34 11
Denver Nuggets 35 47 24
Minnesota Timberwolves 26 56 33
Dallas Mavericks 26 56 33
Vancouver Grizzlies 15 67 44
Pacific Division Seattle SuperSonics 64 18
Los Angeles Lakers 53 29 11
Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 20
Phoenix Suns 41 41 23
Sacramento Kings 39 43 25
Golden State Warriors 36 46 28
Los Angeles Clippers 29 53 35

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Five) Team (Best-of-Seven) Team (Best-of-Seven) Team (Best-of-Seven) Champions
Chicago Bulls 3 Chicago Bulls 4 Chicago Bulls 4 Chicago Bulls 4 Chicago Bulls
Miami HEAT 0
Cleveland Cavaliers 0 New York Knickerbockers 1
New York Knickerbockers 3
Orlando Magic 3 Orlando Magic 4 Orlando Magic 0
Detroit Pistons 0
Indiana Pacers 2 Atlanta Hawks 1
Atlanta Hawks 3
Seattle SuperSonics 3 Seattle SuperSonics 4 Seattle SuperSonics 4 Seattle SuperSonics 2
Sacramento Kings 1
Los Angeles Lakers 1 Houston Rockets 0
Houston Rockets 3
San Antonio Spurs 3 San Antonio Spurs 2 Utah Jazz 3
Phoenix Suns 1
Utah Jazz 3 Utah Jazz 4
Portland Trail Blazers 2

Special Event Results

Event Away Score Home
NBA All-Star Game Eastern Conference 129-118 Western Conference

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area Metropolitan Statistical Area Metropolitan Division County / Equivalent Municipality Venue Team / Event Regular Postseason Total
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division Fulton County, Georgia Atlanta Omni Coliseum Atlanta Hawks 41 Four 45
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area Boston, MA Metropolitan Division Suffolk County, Massachusetts Boston TD Garden Boston Celtics 41 41
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte Hornets 41 41
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division Cook County, Illinois Chicago United Center Chicago Bulls 41 10 51
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area Cuyahoga County, Ohio Cleveland Rocket Arena Cleveland Cavaliers 41 Two 43
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division Dallas County, Texas Dallas Reunion Arena Dallas Mavericks 41 41
Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area Denver County, Colorado Denver McNichols Sports Arena Denver Nuggets 41 41
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division Oakland County, Michigan Auburn Hills, Michigan The Palace of Auburn Hills Detroit Pistons 41 One 42
Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area Hamilton, Ontario TD Coliseum Toronto Raptors Two Two
Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Harris County, Texas Houston The Summit Houston Rockets 41 Four 45
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Marion County, Indiana Indianapolis Market Square Arena Indiana Pacers 41 Three 44
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division Orange County, California Anaheim, California Honda Center Los Angeles Clippers Eight Eight
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division Los Angeles County, California Inglewood, California Kia Forum Los Angeles Lakers 41 Two 43
Los Angeles Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles Clippers 33 33
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL Combined Statistical Area Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division Miami-Dade County, Florida Miami Miami Arena Miami HEAT 41 One 42
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Milwaukee Bradley Center Milwaukee Bucks 41 41
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Hennepin County, Minnesota Minneapolis Target Center Minnesota Timberwolves 41 41
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division Bergen County, New Jersey East Rutherford, New Jersey Meadowlands Arena New Jersey Nets 41 41
New York County, New York Manhattan, New York Madison Square Garden New York Knickerbockers 41 Three 44
Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL Combined Statistical Area Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area Orange County, Florida Orlando, Florida Orlando Arena Orlando Magic 41 Seven 48
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Philadelphia The Spectrum Philadelphia 76ers 41 41
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area Maricopa County, Arizona Phoenix Mortgage Matchup Center Phoenix Suns 41 Two 43
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area Multnomah County, Oregon Portland, Oregon Moda Center Portland Trail Blazers 41 Two 43
Sacramento-Roseville, CA Combined Statistical Area Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Sacramento County, California Sacramento, California ARCO Arena (1988) Sacramento Kings 41 Two 43
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID Combined Statistical Area Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area Salt Lake County, Utah Salt Lake City Delta Center Utah Jazz 41 Nine 50
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Kerrville, TX Combined Statistical Area San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Bexar County, Texas San Antonio Alamodome San Antonio Spurs 41 Five 46
NBA All-Star Game One
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division Alameda County, California Oakland, California Oakland Arena Golden State Warriors 41 41
Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division King County, Washington Seattle Climate Pledge Arena Seattle SuperSonics 41 11 52
Toronto Census Metropolitan Area Old Toronto, Toronto Rogers Centre Toronto Raptors 39 39
Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area Vancouver, British Columbia Rogers Arena Vancouver Grizzlies 41 41
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area Baltimore CFG Bank Arena Washington Bullets Four Four
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division Prince George's County, Maryland Lake Arbor, Maryland Capital Centre Washington Bullets 37 37
Total 1,189 68 1,258