1996-97 record: 54-28 (tied for third in Central)

Per-game Averages

	Points (rank)	FG% (rank)	Rebounds (rank)	Turnovers (rank)
HORNETS	98.9 (12)	.471 (4)	39.1 (26)	14.7 (5)
OPPONENTS	97.0 (15)	.460 (16)	40.6 (12)	13.9 (28)

 

Anthony Mason and Glen Rice finished first and second in the NBA in minutes per game last year. They also became the third pair of teammates—and the first in 29 years—to average more than 42 minutes per game in the same season (minimum 50 games; the NBA began tabulating minutes played for the 1951-52 season). And the Hornets notched the best record of any of the six teams that featured such a dynamic duo.

Teammates Who Averaged More than 42 Minutes per Game in a Season

	MPG		MPG	W-L (Pct.)
1951-52 Philadelphia Warriors	Paul Arizin	44.5	Andy Phillip	44.4	33-33 (.500)
1964-65 Cincinnati Royals	Oscar Robertson	45.6	Jerry Lucas	43.4	48-32 (.600)
1965-66 Cincinnati Royals	Oscar Robertson	46.0	Jerry Lucas	44.5	45-35 (.563)
1966-67 Cincinnati Royals	Jerry Lucas	43.9	Oscar Robertson	43.9	39-42 (.481)
1967-68 Cincinnati Royals	Jerry Lucas	44.1	Oscar Robertson	42.5	39-43 (.476)
1996-97 Charlotte Hornets	Anthony Mason	43.1	Glen Rice	42.6	54-28 (.659)