# 1996–97 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 1996–97 NBA season was the 76ers 48th season in the National Basketball Association, and 34th season in Philadelphia. This season is most memorable when the 76ers won the Draft Lottery, and selected point guard Allen Iverson out of Georgetown University with the first overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft. After two seasons at Georgetown, Iverson quickly established himself as one of the premier point guards in the NBA. During the off-season, the Sixers signed free agents Don MacLean, Mark Davis, Lucious Harris, and Michael Cage.
Under new head coach Johnny Davis, the Sixers played around .500 in November with a 7–8 start to the season. However, they struggled and lost 23 of their next 24 games, including 10 and 13-game losing streaks posted respectively, and held a 12–34 record at the All-Star break. The Sixers lost ten of their final eleven games, and finished sixth in the Atlantic Division with a 22–60 record.
Iverson had a successful rookie season, scoring 30 points in his NBA debut in a 111–103 home loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on November 1, 1996, and finishing the season averaging 23.5 points, 7.5 assists and 2.1 steals per game. He was named Rookie of the Year, and was a member of the NBA All-Rookie First Team, while also winning the MVP award in the Rookie Game during the All-Star Weekend in Cleveland, Ohio. Iverson also set a rookie record of scoring 40 or more points in five consecutive games in April, plus scoring a season-high of 50 points in a road game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 12, 1997, despite the Sixers losing all five of those games.
In addition, second-year star Jerry Stackhouse finished second on the team in scoring averaging 20.7 points per game, while Derrick Coleman averaged 18.1 points, 10.1 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, but only played 57 games due to a finger injury, and Clarence Weatherspoon provided the team with 12.2 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. Off the bench, MacLean contributed 10.9 points per game, but only played just 37 games due to a hip injury, while Davis provided with 8.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, and starting center Scott Williams averaged 5.8 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. Iverson also finished tied in seventeenth place in Most Valuable Player voting, and Davis finished tied in seventh place in Sixth Man of the Year voting.
The team also moved into the new 20,000 plus seat CoreStates Center (now the Wells Fargo Center), after calling The Spectrum home from 1967 to 1996. Davis and General Manager Brad Greenberg were both fired after Iverson's first season with the club. Following the season, MacLean, Harris and Cage were all traded to the New Jersey Nets.

## Offseason
### NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 1 | Allen Iverson | PG/SG | United States | Georgetown |
| 2 | 31 | Mark Hendrickson | SF | United States | Washington State |
| 2 | 32 | Ryan Minor (from Toronto) | SG | United States | Oklahoma |
| 2 | 48 | Jamie Feick (from Detroit) | PF | United States | Michigan State |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Atlantic Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Miami Heat | 61 | 21 | .744 | – | 29–12 | 32–9 | 16–8 |
| x-New York Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 | 31–10 | 26–15 | 19–6 |
| x-Orlando Magic | 45 | 37 | .549 | 16 | 26–15 | 19–22 | 13–11 |
| x-Washington Bullets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 17 | 25–16 | 19–22 | 14–10 |
| New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 35 | 16–25 | 10–31 | 11–13 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 22 | 60 | .268 | 39 | 11–30 | 11–30 | 11–14 |
| Boston Celtics | 15 | 67 | .183 | 46 | 11–30 | 4–37 | 1–23 |
1996–97 NBA East standings :
| # | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-Chicago Bulls | 69 | 13 | .841 | – |
| 2 | y-Miami Heat | 61 | 21 | .744 | 8 |
| 3 | x-New York Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 12 |
| 4 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 56 | 26 | .683 | 13 |
| 5 | x-Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15 |
| 6 | x-Charlotte Hornets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15 |
| 7 | x-Orlando Magic | 45 | 37 | .549 | 24 |
| 8 | x-Washington Bullets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 25 |
| 9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 27 |
| 10 | Indiana Pacers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 30 |
| 11 | Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 36 |
| 12 | Toronto Raptors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 39 |
| 13 | New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 43 |
| 14 | Philadelphia 76ers | 22 | 60 | .268 | 47 |
| 15 | Boston Celtics | 15 | 67 | .183 | 54 |

### Record vs. opponents

1996-97 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | VAN | WAS |
| Atlanta | — | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Boston | 1–3 | — | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| Charlotte | 3–1 | 4–0 | — | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Chicago | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Cleveland | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Dallas | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Detroit | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Golden State | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Houston | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Indiana | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Miami | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Milwaukee | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Minnesota | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| New Jersey | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| New York | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Orlando | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Philadelphia | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Portland | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 |
| Sacramento | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 0–2 |
| San Antonio | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | — | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Toronto | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Utah | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Vancouver | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | — | 1–1 |
| Washington | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |

### Season schedule

| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | 76ers points | Opponent points | Record | Streak | OT |
| 1 | November 1 | Milwaukee | Loss | 103 | 111 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |
| 2 | November 2 | @ Chicago | Loss | 86 | 115 | 0-2 | Lost 2 | |
| 3 | November 5 | Detroit | Loss | 81 | 83 | 0-3 | Lost 3 | |
| 4 | November 8 | @ Boston | Win | 115 | 105 | 1-3 | Won 1 | |
| 5 | November 9 | Phoenix | Win | 112 | 95 | 2-3 | Won 2 | |
| 6 | November 12 | @ New York | Win | 101 | 97 | 3-3 | Won 3 | |
| 7 | November 13 | @ Toronto | Loss | 98 | 110 | 3-4 | Lost 1 | |
| 8 | November 15 | Cleveland | Loss | 89 | 105 | 3-5 | Lost 2 | |
| 9 | November 16 | @ Miami | Win | 91 | 89 | 4-5 | Won 1 | |
| 10 | November 20 | Indiana | Loss | 92 | 103 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |
| 11 | November 22 | @ Washington | Loss | 76 | 88 | 4-7 | Lost 2 | |
| 12 | November 23 | New York | Win | 109 | 92 | 5-7 | Won 1 | |
| 13 | November 26 | LA Lakers | Loss | 88 | 100 | 5-8 | Lost 1 | |
| 14 | November 29 | Orlando | Win | 100 | 91 | 6-8 | Won 1 | |
| 15 | November 30 | Vancouver | Win | 96 | 90 | 7-8 | Won 2 | |
| 16 | December 4 | @ San Antonio | Loss | 103 | 113 | 7-9 | Lost 1 | |
| 17 | December 5 | @ Dallas | Loss | 102 | 106 | 7-10 | Lost 2 | |
| 18 | December 7 | @ Houston | Loss | 108 | 123 | 7-11 | Lost 3 | |
| 19 | December 9 | Seattle | Loss | 94 | 118 | 7-12 | Lost 4 | |
| 20 | December 11 | Miami | Loss | 79 | 84 | 7-13 | Lost 5 | |
| 21 | December 13 | @ Charlotte | Loss | 75 | 84 | 7-14 | Lost 6 | |
| 22 | December 14 | @ Atlanta | Loss | 81 | 106 | 7-15 | Lost 7 | |
| 23 | December 17 | Charlotte | Loss | 84 | 93 | 7-16 | Lost 8 | |
| 24 | December 20 | New York | Loss | 103 | 110 | 7-17 | Lost 9 | |
| 25 | December 21 | Chicago | Loss | 105 | 111 | 7-18 | Lost 10 | |
| 26 | December 26 | @ Denver | Win | 118 | 89 | 8-18 | Won 1 | |
| 27 | December 28 | @ Utah | Loss | 84 | 110 | 8-19 | Lost 1 | |
| 28 | December 29 | @ LA Lakers | Loss | 102 | 115 | 8-20 | Lost 2 | |
| 29 | January 2 | @ Seattle | Loss | 82 | 96 | 8-21 | Lost 3 | |
| 30 | January 3 | @ Golden State | Loss | 114 | 122 | 8-22 | Lost 4 | OT |
| 31 | January 5 | @ Sacramento | Loss | 106 | 107 | 8-23 | Lost 5 | |
| 32 | January 7 | @ Orlando | Loss | 88 | 109 | 8-24 | Lost 6 | |
| 33 | January 8 | Dallas | Loss | 93 | 111 | 8-25 | Lost 7 | |
| 34 | January 10 | Houston | Loss | 99 | 120 | 8-26 | Lost 8 | |
| 35 | January 13 | Utah | Loss | 96 | 97 | 8-27 | Lost 9 | OT |
| 36 | January 15 | Golden State | Loss | 111 | 128 | 8-28 | Lost 10 | |
| 37 | January 17 | New Jersey | Loss | 103 | 105 | 8-29 | Lost 11 | OT |
| 38 | January 19 | @ Indiana | Loss | 107 | 111 | 8-30 | Lost 12 | |
| 39 | January 20 | Milwaukee | Loss | 104 | 114 | 8-31 | Lost 13 | |
| 40 | January 22 | @ Boston | Win | 127 | 125 | 9-31 | Won 1 | OT |
| 41 | January 24 | Sacramento | Loss | 92 | 107 | 9-32 | Lost 1 | |
| 42 | January 25 | @ Detroit | Loss | 95 | 104 | 9-33 | Lost 2 | |
| 43 | January 29 | Toronto | Win | 101 | 99 | 10-33 | Won 1 | |
| 44 | January 31 | Orlando | Loss | 99 | 109 | 10-34 | Lost 1 | |
| 45 | February 1 | @ Milwaukee | Win | 109 | 100 | 11-34 | Won 1 | |
| 46 | February 5 | San Antonio | Win | 113 | 97 | 12-34 | Won 2 | |
| 47 | February 11 | @ Cleveland | Loss | 94 | 105 | 12-35 | Lost 1 | |
| 48 | February 13 | @ New York | Loss | 92 | 107 | 12-36 | Lost 2 | |
| 49 | February 15 | @ Miami | Loss | 99 | 125 | 12-37 | Lost 3 | |
| 50 | February 16 | Denver | Loss | 97 | 112 | 12-38 | Lost 4 | |
| 51 | February 18 | Miami | Loss | 83 | 111 | 12-39 | Lost 5 | |
| 52 | February 20 | LA Clippers | Win | 101 | 84 | 13-39 | Won 1 | |
| 53 | February 22 | Portland | Win | 97 | 80 | 14-39 | Won 2 | |
| 54 | February 25 | @ LA Clippers | Loss | 93 | 98 | 14-40 | Lost 1 | |
| 55 | February 26 | @ Phoenix | Loss | 104 | 111 | 14-41 | Lost 2 | |
| 56 | February 28 | @ Vancouver | Win | 104 | 100 | 15-41 | Won 1 | |
| 57 | March 2 | @ Portland | Loss | 95 | 112 | 15-42 | Lost 1 | |
| 58 | March 4 | Washington | Loss | 106 | 107 | 15-43 | Lost 2 | |
| 59 | March 6 | Atlanta | Loss | 104 | 117 | 15-44 | Lost 3 | |
| 60 | March 9 | @ Washington | Win | 99 | 93 | 16-44 | Won 1 | |
| 61 | March 11 | @ Minnesota | Loss | 100 | 104 | 16-45 | Lost 1 | |
| 62 | March 12 | Chicago | Loss | 104 | 108 | 16-46 | Lost 2 | |
| 63 | March 14 | Minnesota | Win | 109 | 95 | 17-46 | Won 1 | |
| 64 | March 15 | Charlotte | Loss | 99 | 107 | 17-47 | Lost 1 | |
| 65 | March 18 | @ Toronto | Loss | 105 | 117 | 17-48 | Lost 2 | |
| 66 | March 19 | New York | Loss | 100 | 111 | 17-49 | Lost 3 | |
| 67 | March 21 | New Jersey | Win | 112 | 110 | 18-49 | Won 1 | |
| 68 | March 26 | @ New Jersey | Loss | 105 | 123 | 18-50 | Lost 1 | |
| 69 | March 28 | Boston | Win | 113 | 105 | 19-50 | Won 1 | |
| 70 | March 30 | @ Detroit | Win | 96 | 92 | 20-50 | Won 2 | |
| 71 | April 1 | @ Orlando | Win | 105 | 93 | 21-50 | Won 3 | |
| 72 | April 2 | Toronto | Loss | 90 | 112 | 21-51 | Lost 1 | |
| 73 | April 4 | Indiana | Loss | 103 | 114 | 21-52 | Lost 2 | |
| 74 | April 5 | @ Charlotte | Loss | 113 | 115 | 21-53 | Lost 3 | |
| 75 | April 7 | @ Chicago | Loss | 102 | 128 | 21-54 | Lost 4 | |
| 76 | April 9 | Atlanta | Loss | 101 | 116 | 21-55 | Lost 5 | |
| 77 | April 11 | @ Milwaukee | Loss | 118 | 126 | 21-56 | Lost 6 | |
| 78 | April 12 | @ Cleveland | Loss | 118 | 125 | 21-57 | Lost 7 | |
| 79 | April 14 | Washington | Loss | 110 | 131 | 21-58 | Lost 8 | |
| 80 | April 16 | @ New Jersey | Win | 113 | 105 | 22-58 | Won 1 | |
| 81 | April 18 | Boston | Loss | 113 | 119 | 22-59 | Lost 1 | |
| 82 | April 19 | @ Atlanta | Loss | 104 | 136 | 22-60 | Lost 2 | |

## Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | AVG |
| Allen Iverson | 76 | 312 | 567 | 157 | 24 | 1787 | 23.5 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | 81 | 338 | 253 | 93 | 63 | 1679 | 20.7 |
| Derrick Coleman | 57 | 573 | 193 | 50 | 75 | 1032 | 18.1 |
| Clarence Weatherspoon | 82 | 679 | 140 | 74 | 86 | 1003 | 12.2 |
| Mark Davis | 75 | 323 | 135 | 85 | 31 | 639 | 8.5 |
| Don McLean | 37 | 140 | 37 | 12 | 10 | 402 | 10.9 |
| Rex Walters | 59 | 107 | 113 | 28 | 3 | 402 | 6.8 |
| Scott Williams | 62 | 397 | 41 | 44 | 41 | 362 | 5.8 |
| Lucious Harris | 54 | 71 | 50 | 41 | 3 | 293 | 5.4 |
| Doug Overton | 61 | 68 | 101 | 24 | 0 | 217 | 3.6 |
| Michael Cage | 82 | 320 | 43 | 48 | 42 | 151 | 1.8 |
| Mark Hendrickson | 29 | 92 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 85 | 2.9 |
| Adrian Caldwell | 27 | 111 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 72 | 2.7 |
| Mark Bradtke | 36 | 68 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 1.6 |
| Frankie King | 7 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2.9 |
| Joe Courtney | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.0 |

## Award winners

* Allen Iverson, NBA Rookie of the Year Award
* Allen Iverson, NBA All-Rookie Team First Team