No game in our box scores falls on September 16. The nearest date before it · September 15, 2020: the Denver Nuggets visited the Los Angeles Clippers, in the playoffs. Denver Nuggets 104, Los Angeles Clippers 89. WWikipediaβ
From the vault · March 30, 2019 · 2019 NCAA tournament, Elite Eight: The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Purdue Boilermakers 80β75 in overtime in the Elite Eight of the 2019 NCAA tournament.
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1996-97 Phoenix Suns
NBA Β· Western Conference Β· Pacific Division Β· 40β42 (27β25 conference) Β· 6th in the conference Β· Lost First Round 2β3 Β· AdjEM -1.7 (15th)
4 Γ 12 min, 24-second clock, arc 22 ft
Team leaders
- 20.1Kevin Johnson
- 14.6Cedric Ceballos
- 13.8Rex Chapman
- 9.3Kevin Johnson
- 9.0Jason Kidd
- 2.8Rex Chapman
- 2.4Jason Kidd
- 1.5Kevin Johnson
- 1.1Wesley Person
Roster and season stats (25)
| # | Player | Pos | Ht | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | USG% | FG% Β± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Kevin Johnson | G | 6β²1β³ | 70 | 37.9 | 20.1 | 3.6 | 9.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.1 | .496 | .441 | .852 | .621 | .222 | -2.4 | |
| 1 | G | 6β²7β³ | 44 | 26.1 | 14.6 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.5 | .464 | .259 | .737 | .523 | .243 | +1.6 | ||
| 3 | F | 6β²4β³ | 65 | 28.3 | 13.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 | .443 | .350 | .832 | .548 | .221 | +3.7 | ||
| 15 | Danny Manning | G | 6β²10β³ | 77 | 27.8 | 13.5 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | .536 | .194 | .721 | .569 | .223 | +1.2 | |
| 11 | G | 6β²6β³ | 80 | 29.1 | 13.5 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | .453 | .413 | .798 | .564 | .192 | -1.1 | ||
Michael Finley | G | 6β²7β³ | 27 | 29.5 | 13.0 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 | .475 | .255 | .812 | .534 | .210 | -1.6 | ||
Sam Cassell | G | 6β²3β³ | 25 | 21.6 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.4 | .415 | .306 | .855 | .542 | .298 | +1.3 | ||
| 32 | Jason Kidd | G | 6β²4β³ | 33 | 35.5 | 11.6 | 4.8 | 9.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 2.3 | .423 | .400 | .688 | .514 | .169 | +3.5 | |
| 2 | G | 6β²9β³ | 41 | 24.8 | 9.3 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 | .553 | .704 | .582 | .166 | +0.1 | |||
| 18 | C | 6β²11β³ | 68 | 31.4 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .490 | .000 | .672 | .530 | .120 | -1.7 | ||
Robert Horry | G | 6β²10β³ | 32 | 22.4 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | .421 | .308 | .640 | .503 | .166 | +0.9 | ||
| 23 | Wayman Tisdale | F | 6β²9β³ | 53 | 14.7 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | .426 | .625 | .439 | .249 | +0.1 | ||
A.C. Green | F | 6β²9β³ | 27 | 20.4 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | .477 | .000 | .646 | .507 | .139 | -4.5 | ||
| 40 | F | 6β²10β³ | 35 | 12.7 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | .446 | .600 | .712 | .493 | .212 | -5.3 | ||
| G | 6β²8β³ | 10 | 8.2 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .500 | .727 | .544 | .191 | +3.5 | ||||
| 13 | Steve Nash | F | 6β²3β³ | 65 | 10.5 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .423 | .418 | .824 | .535 | .165 | -1.4 | |
Joe Kleine | C | 7β²0β³ | 24 | 15.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | .400 | 1.000 | .722 | .440 | .133 | +0.9 | ||
| G | 6β²2β³ | 13 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .471 | .300 | .250 | .501 | .218 | +2.6 | |||
| 45 | F | 6β²10β³ | 6 | 13.6 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .417 | .600 | .478 | .107 | +3.5 | |||
| G | 8 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .316 | .167 | .750 | .417 | .231 | -6.8 | ||||
| F | 6β²6β³ | 7 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .316 | .250 | .500 | .351 | .193 | +10.4 | |||
| F | 6β²11β³ | 20 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .536 | .500 | .535 | .176 | -0.4 | ||||
| C | 20 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .385 | .450 | .408 | .154 | -0.5 | |||||
| 6β²7β³ | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||||||
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On/off: teammate shooting
| Player | G | On FGA | FG% on | FG% off | FG% Β± | 3P% on | 3P% off | 3P% Β± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kevin Johnson | 68 | 3,485 | .468 | .492 | -2.4 | .372 | .378 | -0.7 |
| 80 | 3,062 | .467 | .478 | -1.1 | .317 | .372 | -5.5 | |
| 66 | 3,060 | .470 | .487 | -1.7 | .383 | .384 | -0.1 | |
Danny Manning | 77 | 2,665 | .466 | .453 | +1.2 | .378 | .367 | +1.2 |
| 65 | 2,322 | .488 | .452 | +3.7 | .360 | .362 | -0.2 | |
Jason Kidd | 33 | 1,631 | .498 | .464 | +3.5 | .405 | .376 | +3.0 |
| 48 | 1,339 | .471 | .469 | +0.1 | .360 | .393 | -3.3 | |
| 42 | 1,337 | .491 | .476 | +1.6 | .429 | .384 | +4.5 | |
Michael Finley | 27 | 1,082 | .436 | .452 | -1.6 | .347 | .331 | +1.6 |
Robert Horry | 32 | 964 | .462 | .453 | +0.9 | .333 | .327 | +0.7 |
Steve Nash | 63 | 960 | .458 | .472 | -1.4 | .337 | .361 | -2.4 |
Wayman Tisdale | 55 | 931 | .473 | .472 | +0.1 | .354 | .368 | -1.4 |
A.C. Green | 27 | 817 | .419 | .463 | -4.5 | .333 | .330 | +0.4 |
Sam Cassell | 25 | 656 | .460 | .447 | +1.3 | .287 | .357 | -7.0 |
| 33 | 514 | .440 | .493 | -5.3 | .330 | .383 | -5.3 | |
Joe Kleine | 24 | 481 | .462 | .452 | +0.9 | .333 | .320 | +1.3 |
| 20 | 152 | .474 | .478 | -0.4 | .400 | .397 | +0.3 | |
| 18 | 128 | .469 | .474 | -0.5 | .400 | .358 | +4.2 | |
| 6 | 107 | .505 | .470 | +3.5 | .472 | .299 | +17.3 | |
| 10 | 106 | .462 | .427 | +3.5 | .273 | .283 | -1.0 | |
| 7 | 85 | .565 | .461 | +10.4 | .500 | .348 | +15.2 | |
| 11 | 82 | .500 | .474 | +2.6 | .381 | .363 | +1.8 | |
| 8 | 62 | .419 | .487 | -6.8 | .444 | .402 | +4.3 |
How teammates shot with the player on the floor and off it, in the games he played; his own shots count on neither side. Lineups are rebuilt from the play-by-play (97% of the team's attempts placed), regular season, players with 50 or more teammate attempts on. A rise can mean he opens shots up, or only who he shares the floor with: starters play beside starters.
Schedule and results (93 games)
| Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Type | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-10-11 | vs | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 1996-10-13 | vs | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 1996-10-16 | vs | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 1996-10-18 | vs | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 1996-10-23 | vs | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 1996-10-26 | vs | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 1996-11-01 | @ | L 82β96 | 0β1 | ||
| 1996-11-02 | vs | L 95β110 | 0β2 | ||
| 1996-11-05 | vs | L 95β98 | 0β3 | ||
| 1996-11-07 | vs | L 98β103 | 0β4 | ||
| 1996-11-09 | @ | L 95β112 | 0β5 | ||
| 1996-11-11 | @ | L 79β97 | 0β6 | ||
| 1996-11-12 | @ | L 89β99 | 0β7 | ||
| 1996-11-14 | @ | L 89β92 | 0β8 | ||
| 1996-11-17 | vs | L 88β102 | 0β9 | ||
| 1996-11-20 | vs | L 99β113 | 0β10 | ||
| 1996-11-21 | @ | L 105β115 | 0β11 | ||
| 1996-11-24 | vs | L 84β87 | 0β12 | ||
| 1996-11-26 | @ | L 108β117 | 0β13 | ||
| 1996-11-27 | vs | W 99β77 | 1β13 | ||
| 1996-11-29 | @ | L 92β105 | 1β14 | ||
| 1996-12-04 | vs | W 118β87 | 2β14 | ||
| 1996-12-06 | @ | W 101β95 | 3β14 | ||
| 1996-12-08 | vs | W 106β93 | 4β14 | ||
| 1996-12-10 | vs | W 93β76 | 5β14 | ||
| 1996-12-12 | @ | W 95β87 | 6β14 | ||
| 1996-12-13 | @ | L 105β108 | 6β15 | ||
| 1996-12-15 | vs | W 103β84 | 7β15 | ||
| 1996-12-16 | @ | L 121β122 | 7β16 | ||
| 1996-12-18 | vs | W 114β107 | 8β16 | ||
| 1996-12-21 | @ | L 88β101 | 8β17 | ||
| 1996-12-23 | vs | L 109β112 | 8β18 | ||
| 1996-12-25 | vs | L 87β108 | 8β19 | ||
| 1996-12-28 | @ | W 103β98 | 9β19 | ||
| 1996-12-30 | vs | W 100β88 | 10β19 | ||
| 1997-01-02 | @ | L 94β103 | 10β20 | ||
| 1997-01-03 | @ | L 104β117 | 10β21 | ||
| 1997-01-05 | @ | L 102β109 | 10β22 | ||
| 1997-01-07 | @ | L 103β105 | 10β23 | ||
| 1997-01-08 | @ | L 113β115 | 10β24 | ||
| 1997-01-10 | vs | W 102β90 | 11β24 | ||
| 1997-01-13 | @ | W 105β98 | 12β24 | ||
| 1997-01-14 | vs | W 110β101 | 13β24 | ||
| 1997-01-16 | @ | L 91β95 | 13β25 | ||
| 1997-01-18 | vs | W 105β98 | 14β25 | ||
| 1997-01-20 | vs | W 89β86 | 15β25 | ||
| 1997-01-22 | vs | L 99β111 | 15β26 | ||
| 1997-01-24 | vs | L 105β115 | 15β27 | ||
| 1997-01-27 | @ | L 97β125 | 15β28 | ||
| 1997-01-29 | @ | L 105β112 | 15β29 | ||
| 1997-01-30 | @ | L 101β113 | 15β30 | ||
| 1997-02-01 | @ | L 86β110 | 15β31 | ||
| 1997-02-02 | @ | W 106β97 | 16β31 | ||
| 1997-02-05 | vs | W 99β81 | 17β31 | ||
| 1997-02-11 | @ | L 108β111 | 17β32 | ||
| 1997-02-12 | vs | W 131β100 | 18β32 | ||
| 1997-02-14 | vs | W 110β93 | 19β32 | ||
| 1997-02-16 | @ | L 96β107 | 19β33 | ||
| 1997-02-18 | @ | L 94β95 | 19β34 | ||
| 1997-02-19 | @ | L 115β123 | 19β35 | ||
| 1997-02-21 | vs | W 94β88 | 20β35 | ||
| 1997-02-23 | vs | L 86β88 | 20β36 | ||
| 1997-02-26 | vs | W 111β104 | 21β36 | ||
| 1997-03-02 | @ | W 109β108 | 22β36 | ||
| 1997-03-05 | vs | L 99β121 | 22β37 | ||
| 1997-03-07 | vs | W 104β87 | 23β37 | ||
| 1997-03-09 | vs | W 121β85 | 24β37 | ||
| 1997-03-11 | vs | L 101β105 | 24β38 | ||
| 1997-03-13 | @ | W 112β96 | 25β38 | ||
| 1997-03-15 | vs | W 101β76 | 26β38 | ||
| 1997-03-17 | @ | W 116β95 | 27β38 | ||
| 1997-03-18 | vs | L 111β121 | 27β39 | ||
| 1997-03-20 | vs | W 113β106 | 28β39 | ||
| 1997-03-22 | @ | W 104β99 | 29β39 | ||
| 1997-03-25 | vs | W 117β112 | 30β39 | ||
| 1997-03-26 | @ | W 109β107 | 31β39 | ||
| 1997-03-28 | vs | W 122β115 | 32β39 | ||
| 1997-03-30 | vs | W 107β106 | 33β39 | ||
| 1997-04-02 | vs | W 109β96 | 34β39 | ||
| 1997-04-04 | @ | W 122β113 | 35β39 | ||
| 1997-04-05 | @ | W 99β90 | 36β39 | ||
| 1997-04-08 | vs | W 115β107 | 37β39 | ||
| 1997-04-10 | @ | W 101β99 | 38β39 | ||
| 1997-04-11 | @ | L 98β114 | 38β40 | ||
| 1997-04-13 | @ | W 105β97 | 39β40 | ||
| 1997-04-15 | vs | L 122β127 | 39β41 | ||
| 1997-04-18 | @ | W 106β95 | 40β41 | ||
| 1997-04-19 | vs | L 107β121 | 40β42 | ||
| 1997-04-25 | @ | W 106β101 | 41β42 | Playoffs | |
| 1997-04-27 | @ | L 78β122 | 41β43 | Playoffs | |
| 1997-04-29 | vs | W 110β103 | 42β43 | Playoffs | |
| 1997-05-01 | vs | L 115β122 | 42β44 | Playoffs | |
| 1997-05-03 | @ | L 92β116 | 42β45 | Playoffs |
Coaching staff: Danny Ainge (Assistant Coach)









