1996-97 record: 49-33 (third in Pacific)

Per-game Averages

	Points (rank)	FG% (rank)	Rebounds (rank)	Turnovers (rank)
BLAZERS	99.0 (11)	.464 (9)	43.3 (4)	16.5 (24)
OPPONENTS	94.8 (11)	.436 (5)	38.4 (4)	15.1 (23)

 

Although the Blazers ranked just fourth in the league with 43.3 rebounds per game last season, they outrebounded their opponents 58 times, tying with the Bulls for best in the NBA. But Portland's winning percentage in such games was below the league average for teams that outrebounded their opponents, and far worse than Chicago's.

Most Games Outrebounding Opponents				Most Games Outrebounded by Opponents
	Games	W-L	Pct.		Games	W-L	Pct.
Bulls	58	53-5	.914	Celtics	58	10-48	.172
Trail Blazers	58	37-21	.638	Grizzlies	57	7-50	.123
Knicks	57	41-16	.719	Mavericks	53	14-39	.264
Jazz	52	46-6	.885	Magic	51	21-30	.412
Hawks	48	41-7	.854	Timberwolves	50	22-28	.440
League average		737-410	.643	League average		410-737	.357