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The 1996-1997 Indiana Pacers Schedule
Indiana Pacers Roster
| number | Player | pos. | height | weight | College/year | Yrs in League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Jerome Allen | G | 6-4 | 184 | Pennsylvania '95 | 1 |
| 2 | Vincent Askew | G-F | 6-6 | 235 | Memphis '87 | 8 |
| 4 | Travis Best | G | 5-11 | 182 | Georgia tech '95 | 1 |
| 25 | Erick Dampier | C | 6-11 | 265 | Miss State '95 | R |
| 33 | Antonio Davis | F | 6-9 | 230 | UTEP '90 | 3 |
| 32 | Dale Davis | F | 6-11 | 230 | Clemson "91 | 5 |
| 27 | Duane Ferrell | F | 6-7 | 215 | Georgia Tech '88 | 8 |
| 20 | Fred Hoiberg | G | 6-4 | 203 | Iowa State '95 | 1 |
| 8 | Eddie Johnson | F | 6-7 | 215 | Illinois '81 | 14 |
| 9 | Derrick McKey | F | 6-10 | 225 | Alabama '88 | 9 |
| 31 | Reggie Miller | G | 6-7 | 185 | UCLA '87 | 9 |
| 5 | Jalen Rose | G | 6-8 | 210 | Michigan '95 | 2 |
| 55 | Brent Scott | F-C | 6-10 | 250 | Rice '93 | R |
| 45 | Rik Smits | C | 7-4 | 265 | Marist '88 | 8 |
| 3 | Haywoode Workman | G | 6-3 | 180 | Oral Roberts '89 | 5 |
Head Coach: Larry Brown (North Carolina '63)
Assistant Coaches: Gar Heard (Oklahoma '70), Bill Blair (VMI '64), Billy King (Duke '88)
Trainers: David Craig (Purdue '70), Will Sevening (Wisconsin-Lacrosse '90)
NBA EAST
as of 12/3/96
| Atlantic Div. | W | L | Pct. | GB | Streak | Home | Away | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Heat | 18 | 6 | .750 | - | L1 | 6-4 | 12-2 | 10-6 |
| New York Knicks | 16 | 6 | .727 | 1 | W7 | 9-4 | 7-2 | 7-4 |
| Washington Bullets | 11 | 11 | .500 | 6 | W4 | 6-6 | 5-5 | 6-9 |
| Orlando Magic | 9 | 10 | .474 | 6 1/2 | L2 | 5-5 | 4-5 | 7-5 |
| Philadelphia 76's | 7 | 16 | .304 | 10 1/2 | L8 | 4-8 | 3-8 | 5-11 |
| New Jersey Nets | 5 | 14 | .263 | 10 1/2 | L3 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 1-10 |
| Boston Celtics | 5 | 17 | .227 | 12 | L3 | 5-8 | 0-9 | 3-13 |
| Central Div. | W | L | Pct. | GB | Streak | Home | Away | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bulls | 21 | 3 | .875 | - | W4 | 10-1 | 11-2 | 10-2 |
| Detroit Pistons | 18 | 4 | .818 | 2 | W2 | 10-2 | 8-2 | 14-2 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 14 | 8 | .636 | 5 1/2 | W2 | 8-4 | 6-4 | 7-7 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 13 | 8 | .619 | 6 | W3 | 8-1 | 5-7 | 8-7 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 13 | 9 | .591 | 6 1/2 | W3 | 8-5 | 5-4 | 9-6 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 13 | 10 | .565 | 7 | W1 | 7-2 | 6-8 | 8-7 |
| Indiana Pacers | 10 | 11 | .476 | 9 | W2 | 4-4 | 6-7 | 4-5 |
| Toronto Raptors | 8 | 16 | .333 | 12 1/2 | W1 | 7-8 | 1-8 | 5-11 |
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