FloaterClutch
Clutch finishes · 1996–97

49 games decided by one point

Every 1996–97 game with a final margin of one point, all stages, oldest first, with each team's top scorer. 135 more games were decided by two or three points.

DateFinalOTStageWinner's top scorerLoser's top scorer
Nov 1DAL 92 @ DEN 91Regular seasonJim Jackson DAL 28LaPhonso Ellis DEN 21
Nov 7MIN 94 @ POR 95OTRegular seasonRasheed Wallace POR 25Tom Gugliotta MIN 25
Nov 8LAL 92 @ TOR 93Regular seasonDamon Stoudamire TOR 21Shaquille O'Neal LAL 25
Nov 9POR 102 @ SAC 103Regular seasonMitch Richmond SAC 29Arvydas Sabonis POR 21
Nov 13DEN 94 @ DET 95OTRegular seasonGrant Hill DET 27Antonio McDyess DEN 20
Nov 16UTA 88 @ DAL 87Regular seasonJohn Stockton UTA 23Chris Gatling DAL 23
Nov 18SAC 84 @ VAN 83Regular seasonBilly Owens SAC 17Bryant Reeves VAN 19
Nov 26POR 101 @ HOU 102OTRegular seasonCharles Barkley HOU 30Kenny Anderson POR 32
Nov 30BOS 77 @ MIA 78Regular seasonTim Hardaway MIA 19Eric Williams BOS 14
Dec 10DEN 88 @ ATL 89Regular seasonChristian Laettner ATL 22Dale Ellis DEN 21
Dec 13POR 119 @ LAL 120OTRegular seasonShaquille O'Neal LAL 34Kenny Anderson POR 34
Dec 14TOR 88 @ MIA 89Regular seasonAlonzo Mourning MIA 26Walt Williams TOR 18
Dec 14DAL 105 @ SAS 106Regular seasonDavid Robinson SAS 27George McCloud DAL 28
Dec 16PHX 121 @ LAC 122OTRegular seasonMalik Sealy LAC 28Danny Manning PHX 24
Dec 17HOU 92 @ VAN 93Regular seasonShareef Abdur-Rahim VAN 22Hakeem Olajuwon HOU 23
Dec 21BOS 100 @ NJN 101Regular seasonRobert Pack NJN 29Dino Radja BOS 24
Dec 29MIA 95 @ MIL 94Regular seasonTim Hardaway MIA 36Vin Baker MIL 26
Jan 5PHI 106 @ SAC 107Regular seasonMahmoud Abdul-Rauf SAC 25Derrick Coleman PHI 35
Jan 13UTA 97 @ PHI 96OTRegular seasonKarl Malone UTA 28Mark Davis PHI 24
Jan 14WSB 107 @ CHI 108Regular seasonMichael Jordan CHI 39Chris Webber WSB 33
Jan 16CLE 87 @ DEN 88OTRegular seasonLaPhonso Ellis DEN 27Vitaly Potapenko CLE 16
Jan 21NYK 87 @ CHI 88Regular seasonMichael Jordan CHI 51Patrick Ewing NYK 19
Jan 22POR 97 @ SEA 98Regular seasonDetlef Schrempf SEA 26Gary Trent POR 24
Jan 25DEN 83 @ VAN 82Regular seasonLaPhonso Ellis DEN 18Bryant Reeves VAN 23
Jan 26LAL 104 @ SEA 103Regular seasonNick Van Exel LAL 25Gary Payton SEA 25
Jan 28CHH 98 @ IND 97Regular seasonGlen Rice CHH 30Reggie Miller IND 26
Feb 2POR 102 @ MIN 103Regular seasonTom Gugliotta MIN 27Kenny Anderson POR 26
Feb 4CLE 79 @ MIL 78Regular seasonTerrell Brandon CLE 23Elliot Perry MIL 16
Feb 5MIA 118 @ BOS 117Regular seasonVoshon Lenard MIA 28Rick Fox BOS 33
Feb 14CHI 89 @ ATL 88Regular seasonMichael Jordan CHI 30Christian Laettner ATL 21
Feb 18PHX 94 @ NYK 95Regular seasonPatrick Ewing NYK 31Wesley Person PHX 22
Feb 22CHH 93 @ ATL 92Regular seasonAnthony Mason CHH 25Christian Laettner ATL 24
Feb 26NYK 96 @ POR 95OTRegular seasonPatrick Ewing NYK 27Rasheed Wallace POR 20
Feb 28SEA 96 @ MIA 95Regular seasonGary Payton SEA 27Tim Hardaway MIA 29
Mar 2PHX 109 @ DAL 108OTRegular seasonJason Kidd PHX 23Michael Finley DAL 24
Mar 4WSB 107 @ PHI 106Regular seasonCalbert Cheaney WSB 24Jerry Stackhouse PHI 25
Mar 6ORL 94 @ LAC 93Regular seasonAnfernee Hardaway ORL 21Loy Vaught LAC 28
Mar 6BOS 121 @ CHH 122OTRegular seasonGlen Rice CHH 48Eric Williams BOS 25
Mar 12ORL 96 @ HOU 95Regular seasonAnfernee Hardaway ORL 31Hakeem Olajuwon HOU 32
Mar 14CHI 98 @ NJN 99Regular seasonSam Cassell NJN 28Michael Jordan CHI 36
Mar 16DAL 89 @ SAC 88Regular seasonErick Strickland DAL 21Mitch Richmond SAC 26
Mar 18WSB 86 @ DAL 85Regular seasonChris Webber WSB 20Michael Finley DAL 18
Mar 21LAL 97 @ MIA 98Regular seasonVoshon Lenard MIA 25Elden Campbell LAL 24
Mar 22NYK 79 @ MIL 80Regular seasonArmen Gilliam MIL 20Patrick Ewing NYK 25
Mar 26POR 88 @ CHH 87Regular seasonClifford Robinson POR 25Glen Rice CHH 33
Mar 28IND 116 @ CHH 115Regular seasonReggie Miller IND 39Matt Geiger CHH 25
Mar 30SEA 106 @ PHX 107Regular seasonRex Chapman PHX 25Hersey Hawkins SEA 31
Apr 12NYK 100 @ MIA 99Regular seasonPatrick Ewing NYK 25Tim Hardaway MIA 28
Apr 30CHI 96 @ WSB 95PlayoffsMichael Jordan CHI 28Rod Strickland WSB 24