1995–96 Atlanta Hawks season

The 1995–96 NBA season was the Hawks' 47th season in the National Basketball Association, and 28th season in Atlanta.^[1] The Hawks received the 16th overall pick in the 1995 NBA draft, and selected Alan Henderson out of Indiana University.^[2][3][4][5] During the off-season, the team re-acquired former Hawks guard and one-time Slam Dunk champion Spud Webb from the Sacramento Kings; Webb played for the Hawks from 1985 to 1991.^[6][7][8][9] The team also replaced Stacey Augmon as the team's starting small forward with Ken Norman, as Augmon played a sixth man role off the bench for the first half of the season. The Hawks played above .500 with a 9–5 start in November, but then struggled losing 10 of their 14 games in December. After 28 games, Norman was benched as Augmon returned to the lineup for the remainder of the season, as the Hawks posted a ten-game winning streak in January,^{[10][11][12][13]} and held a 26–21 record at the All-Star break.^[14] At midseason, Webb was traded along with Andrew Lang to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Christian Laettner and Sean Rooks.^{[15][16][17][18]} The Hawks finished fourth in the Central Division with a 46–36 record.^[19]

1995–96 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coach	Lenny Wilkens
General manager	Pete Babcock
Owners	Ted Turner / Turner Broadcasting System
Arena	Omni Coliseum
Results
Record	46–36 (.561)
Place	Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Conference semifinals (lost to Magic 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WATL SportSouth
Radio	WCNN
< 1994–95 1996–97 >

Head coach Lenny Wilkens reached a significant milestone, becoming the first NBA coach ever to reach 1,000 victories, after a 74–68 home win against his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 1, 1996;^{[20][21][22][23]} Wilkens also finished in sixth place in Coach of the Year voting.^[24][25] Steve Smith led the Hawks in scoring averaging 18.1 points per game, while Mookie Blaylock averaged 15.7 points, 5.9 assists and 2.6 steals per game, while finishing third in the league with 231 three-point field goals, which was a franchise record for the team, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In addition, Grant Long provided the team with 13.1 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, while Augmon provided with 12.7 points and 1.4 steals per game. Off the bench, sixth man Craig Ehlo contributed 8.5 points per game, and Henderson averaged 6.4 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.^[26] Norman averaged 8.9 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in 34 games, but did not participate in the playoffs, and feuded with coach Wilkens after being benched.^[27][28]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Hawks faced the Indiana Pacers for the third consecutive season. They would eliminate the 3rd-seeded Pacers in a hard fought five-game series.^{[29][30][31][32]} However, in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, they would be eliminated by the Orlando Magic in five games.^{[33][34][35][36][37]} Following the season, Augmon and Long were both traded to the Detroit Pistons,^{[38][39][40][41]} while Ehlo signed as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics,^[42][43][44] and Rooks signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.^[45]

For the season, the Hawks changed their primary logo, which showed a hawk spreading its wings and holding a basketball, and added black and brown to their color scheme of red and yellow.^[46] The team also added new uniforms, which had the Hawks' logo on the front of their jerseys, while adding half-black and half-red road uniforms.^[47][48] The logo remained in use until 2007, while the basic design lasted until 2015, and the new uniforms lasted until 1999.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1995 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	16	Alan Henderson	PF	United States	Indiana
2	42	Donnie Boyce	SG	United States	Colorado
2	45	Tony Brown	PF/C	United States	Providence

Roster

1995–96 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F 2 Augmon, Stacey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–08–01 UNLV G 10 Blaylock, Mookie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1967–03–20 Oklahoma G 24 Boyce, Donnie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1973–09–02 Colorado F 50 Bullard, Matt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967–06–05 Iowa G 3 Ehlo, Craig 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1961–08–11 Washington State F 44 Henderson, Alan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1972–12–02 Indiana G 22 Jordan, Reggie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1968–01–26 New Mexico State C 32 Laettner, Christian 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1969–08–17 Duke F 43 Long, Grant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966–03–12 Eastern Michigan F 5 Norman, Ken   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1964–09–05 Illinois C 45 Rooks, Sean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1969–09–09 Arizona G 8 Smith, Steve 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1969–03–31 Michigan State	Head coach Lenny Wilkens Assistant coach(es) Dick Helm Jerry Powell Gary Wortman Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended   Injured Roster Last transaction: {{{access-date}}}

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
z – Chicago Bulls	72	10	.878	–	39‍–‍2	33‍–‍8	24–4	82
x – Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	20.0	32‍–‍9	20‍–‍21	19–9	82
x – Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	25.0	26‍–‍15	21‍–‍20	13–15	82
x – Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	26.0	26‍–‍15	20‍–‍21	15–13	82
x – Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	26.0	30‍–‍11	16‍–‍25	15–13	82
Charlotte Hornets	41	41	.500	31.0	25‍–‍16	16‍–‍25	13–15	82
Milwaukee Bucks	25	57	.305	47.0	14‍–‍27	11‍–‍30	8–20	82
Toronto Raptors	21	61	.256	51.0	15‍–‍26	6‍–‍35	5–23	82

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z – Chicago Bulls	72	10	.878	–	82
2	y – Orlando Magic	60	22	.732	12.0	82
3	x – Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	20.0	82
4	x – Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	25.0	82
5	x – New York Knicks	47	35	.573	25.0	82
6	x – Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	26.0	82
7	x – Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	26.0	82
8	x – Miami Heat	42	40	.512	30.0	82
9	Charlotte Hornets	41	41	.500	31.0	82
10	Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	33.0	82
11	Boston Celtics	33	49	.402	39.0	82
12	New Jersey Nets	30	52	.366	42.0	82
13	Milwaukee Bucks	25	57	.305	47.0	82
14	Toronto Raptors	21	61	.256	51.0	82
15	Philadelphia 76ers	18	64	.220	54.0	82

^[49]

Record vs. opponents

1995–96 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	—	4–0	3–1	0–4	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–1	2–2	2–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–3
Boston	0–4	—	2–2	0–3	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	0–4	1–3	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–2
Charlotte	1–3	2–2	—	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–3	3–0	0–4	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1
Chicago	4–0	3–0	3–1	—	4–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	4–0	2–0	3–0	3–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	4–0
Cleveland	1–3	3–1	1–3	0–4	—	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	1–2	3–1	1–2	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–1
Dallas	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	—	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	4–0	0–2
Denver	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	—	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	0–4	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1
Detroit	2–2	1–2	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	4–0	0–4	1–3	4–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	1–2
Golden State	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	—	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	4–0	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–2	—	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Indiana	3–1	4–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	—	2–0	1–1	3–0	3–1	1–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	0–2	2–0	3–0
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	—	0–4	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	1–3	3–1	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	4–0	—	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Miami	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	0–3	1–1	0–2	—	3–0	1–1	5–0	1–3	1–3	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	0–2	1–1	2–2
Milwaukee	2–2	1–3	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–3	—	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3
Minnesota	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0	0–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	0–2
New Jersey	0–4	2–2	3–0	0–3	2–1	1–1	2–0	0–4	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	0–5	3–1	1–1	—	2–2	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–2
New York	1–2	4–0	0–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	—	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	3–1
Orlando	2–2	3–1	4–0	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	—	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	4–0
Philadelphia	1–2	0–4	1–3	0–4	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	—	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–3
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	—	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0
Portland	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	—	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–3	2–2	0–2
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	4–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	—	1–3	0–4	2–0	0–4	2–2	0–2
San Antonio	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–2	4–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	3–1	—	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1
Seattle	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	4–0	2–2	—	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1
Toronto	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	0–4	1–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	1–1	3–1
Utah	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	4–0	1–3	1–3	2–0	—	4–0	1–1
Vancouver	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	0–4	—	0–2
Washington	3–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	0–4	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	—

Game log

1995–96 game log Total: 46–36 (home: 26–15; road: 20–21)
November: 9–5 (home: 4–2; road: 5–3) Game Date Team Score High points Location Attendance Record 1 November 3 Indiana Pacers L 106-111 Omni Coliseum 0-1 2 November 4 Orlando Magic W 124-91 Omni Coliseum 1-1 3 November 6 @ Utah Jazz L 96-105 Delta Center 1-2 4 November 8 @ Los Angeles Clippers W 100-92 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 2-2 5 November 9 @ Golden State Warriors W 125-121 Oakland Coliseum Arena 3-2 6 November 11 @ Dallas Mavericks W 113-100 Reunion Arena 4-2 7 November 14 Charlotte Hornets W 111-104 Omni Coliseum 5-2 8 November 17 Miami Heat L 88-91 Omni Coliseum 5-3 9 November 19 @ Sacramento Kings W 108-94 ARCO Arena 6-3 10 November 21 @ Denver Nuggets L 99-107 McNichols Sports Arena 6-4 11 November 22 @ Phoenix Suns L 112-117 America West Arena 6-5 12 November 25 Toronto Raptors W 114-102 Omni Coliseum 7-5 13 November 28 @ New York Knicks W 102-97 (OT) Madison Square Garden 8-5 14 November 29 Philadelphia 76ers W 106-81 Omni Coliseum 9-5
December: 4–10 (home: 3–6; road: 1–4) Game Date Team Score High points Location Attendance Record 15 December 1 Dallas Mavericks L 98-106 Omni Coliseum 9-6 16 December 2 @ Detroit Pistons L 96-104 The Palace Of Auburn Hills 9-7 17 December 6 @ Washington Bullets L 79-96 US Airways Arena 9-8 18 December 7 San Antonio Spurs L 102-104 Omni Coliseum 9-9 19 December 9 New York Knicks L 92-101 Omni Coliseum 9-10 20 December @ Boston Celtics W 108-103 Fleet Center 10-10 21 December 12 Minnesota Timberwolves L 78-85 Omni Coliseum 10-11 22 December 14 Chicago Bulls L 108-127 Omni Coliseum 10-12 23 December 16 Denver Nuggets W 95-86 Omni Coliseum 11-12 24 December 22 New Jersey Nets W 94-91 Omni Coliseum 12-12 25 December 23 @ Milwaukee Bucks L 111-115 Bradley Center 12-13 26 December 26 Los Angeles Clippers W 94-88 Omni Coliseum 13-13 27 December 29 Golden State Warriors L 96-117 Omni Coliseum 13-14 28 December 30 @ Chicago Bulls L 93-95 United Center 13-15
January: 11–4 (home: 8–2; road: 3–2) Game Date Team Score High points Location Attendance Record 29 January 2 Seattle SuperSonics L 88-111 Omni Coliseum 13-16 30 January 4 Toronto Raptors W 104-101 (OT) Omni Coliseum 14-16 31 January 6 @ Charlotte Hornets L 90-96 Charlotte Coliseum 14-17 32 January 9 Sacramento Kings W 104-88 Omni Coliseum 15-17 33 January 11 @ Toronto Raptors W 87-79 SkyDome 16-17 34 January 13 Boston Celtics W 108-105 Omni Coliseum 17-17 35 January 15 Detroit Pistons W 96-88 Omni Coliseum 18-17 36 January 17 Indiana Pacers W 102-93 Omni Coliseum 19-17 37 January 19 @ Philadelphia 76ers W 82-77 Spectrum 20-17 38 January 20 Miami Heat W 98-78 Omni Coliseum 21-17 39 January 22 Houston Rockets W 105-96 Omni Coliseum 22-17 40 January 23 @ Cleveland Cavaliers W 84-72 Gund Arena 23-17 41 January 26 Orlando Magic W 96-84 Omni Coliseum 24-17 42 January 30 @ Indiana Pacers L 90-107 Market Square Arena 24-18 43 January 31 Phoenix Suns L 84-120 Omni Coliseum 24-19
February: 7–5 (home: 3–1; road: 4–4) Game Date Team Score High points Location Attendance Record 44 February 2 @ Orlando Magic L 95-108 Orlando Arena 24-20 45 February 4 Charlotte Hornets W 106-104 Omni Coliseum 25-20 46 February 7 @ Miami Heat L 89-101 Miami Arena 25-21 47 February 8 Washington Bullets W 98-92 Omni Coliseum 26-21 48 February 14 @ Los Angeles Lakers L 86-87 Great Western Forum 26-22 49 February 16 @ Vancouver Grizzlies W 110-100 General Motors Place 27-22 50 February 18 @ Portland Trail Blazers W 93-90 Rose Garden Arena 28-22 51 February 19 @ Seattle SuperSonics L 94-102 KeyArena at Seattle Center 28-23 52 February 22 Chicago Bulls L 91-96 Omni Coliseum 28-24 53 February 23 @ New York Knicks W 108-97 Madison Square Garden 29-24 54 February 25 @ Minnesota Timberwolves W 92-76 Target Center 30-24 55 February 28 Portland Trail Blazers W 90-88 Omni Coliseum 31-24
March: 9–7 (home: 5–1; road: 4–6) Game Date Team Score High points Location Attendance Record 56 March 1 Cleveland Cavaliers W 74-68 Omni Coliseum 32-24 57 March 2 @ Milwaukee Bucks L 106-110 Bradley Center 32-25 58 March 4 @ Detroit Pistons L 93-99 The Palace Of Auburn Hills 32-26 59 March 7 @ Cleveland Cavaliers W 83-72 Gund Arena 33-26 60 March 8 Milwaukee Bucks W 94-91 Omni Coliseum 34-26 61 March 10 @ Washington Bullets L 91-99 US Airways Arena 34-27 62 March 12 Utah Jazz W 115-89 Omni Coliseum 35-27 63 March 14 @ Houston Rockets L 106-114 The Summit 35-28 64 March 16 @ San Antonio Spurs L 92-119 Alamodome 35-29 65 March 20 Vancouver Grizzlies W 98-93 Omni Coliseum 36-29 66 March 22 @ Charlotte Hornets W 117-92 Charlotte Coliseum 37-29 67 March 23 Detroit Pistons W 92-84 Omni Coliseum 38-29 68 March 26 @ Toronto Raptors W 114-111 SkyDome 39-29 69 March 28 @ Chicago Bulls L 80-111 United Center 39-30 70 March 29 Los Angeles Lakers L 89-102 Omni Coliseum 39-31 71 March 31 @ Boston Celtics W 93-92 Fleet Center 40-31
April: 6–5 (home: 3–3; road: 3–2) Game Date Team Score High points Location Attendance Record 72 April 2 Boston Celtics W 109-89 Omni Coliseum 41-31 73 April 4 Washington Bullets L 110-113 Omni Coliseum 41-32 74 April 5 @ New Jersey Nets W 82-70 Brendan Byrne Arena 42-32 75 April 6 Philadelphia 76ers L 99-100 Omni Coliseum 42-33 76 April 8 @ Indiana Pacers L 95-97 Market Square Arena 42-34 77 April 12 Milwaukee Bucks W 104-97 Omni Coliseum 43-34 78 April 14 @ New Jersey Nets W 99-90 Brendan Byrne Arena 44-34 79 April 16 Cleveland Cavaliers L 77-80 Omni Coliseum 44-35 80 April 18 @ Orlando Magic L 104-119 Orlando Arena 44-36 81 April 20 New Jersey Nets W 121-99 Omni Coliseum 45-36 82 April 21 @ Miami Heat W 104-92 Miami Arena 46-36
1995–96 season schedule

Playoffs

1996 playoff game log
First Round: 3–2 (home: 1–1; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 25 @ Indiana W 92–80 Steve Smith (27) Grant Long (14) Mookie Blaylock (9) Market Square Arena 16,438 1–0 2 April 27 @ Indiana L 94–102 (OT) Steve Smith (25) Christian Laettner (9) Mookie Blaylock (7) Market Square Arena 16,709 1–1 3 April 29 Indiana W 90–83 Steve Smith (26) Christian Laettner (8) Mookie Blaylock (7) Omni Coliseum 11,290 2–1 4 May 2 Indiana L 75–83 Steve Smith (19) Grant Long (12) Mookie Blaylock (5) Omni Coliseum 15,482 2–2 5 May 5 @ Indiana W 89–87 Mookie Blaylock (23) Christian Laettner (11) three players tied (3) Market Square Arena 16,731 3–2
Conference semifinals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 8 @ Orlando L 105–117 Stacey Augmon (23) Alan Henderson (8) Steve Smith (9) Orlando Arena 17,248 0–1 2 May 10 @ Orlando L 94–120 Mookie Blaylock (25) Christian Laettner (6) Steve Smith (5) Orlando Arena 17,248 0–2 3 May 12 Orlando L 96–103 Christian Laettner (26) Grant Long (13) Mookie Blaylock (8) Omni Coliseum 15,476 0–3 4 May 13 Orlando W 104–99 Steve Smith (35) Grant Long (7) Mookie Blaylock (11) Omni Coliseum 12,645 1–3 5 May 15 @ Orlando L 88–96 Grant Long (24) Grant Long (13) Mookie Blaylock (7) Orlando Arena 17,248 1–4
1996 schedule

Player statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Stacey Augmon	77	49	29.8	.491	.250	.792	3.9	1.8	1.4	.4	12.7
Mookie Blaylock	81	81	35.7	.405	.371	.747	4.1	5.9	2.6	.2	15.7
Donnie Boyce	8	0	5.1	.391	.500	.500	1.3	.4	.4	.1	3.0
Matt Bullard	46	0	10.0	.407	.361	.800	1.3	.4	.4	.2	3.8
Craig Ehlo	79	8	22.3	.428	.371	.786	3.2	1.7	1.1	.1	8.5
Ron Grandison	4	0	4.8	.500	.000	.	1.5	.3	.0	.0	1.0
Alan Henderson	79	4	17.9	.442	.000	.595	4.5	.6	.6	.5	6.4
Reggie Jordan	24	0	10.3	.507	.	.579	2.2	1.2	.5	.3	3.9
Tim Kempton	3	0	3.7	.	.	.	.7	.3	.0	.0	.0
Christian Laettner	30	27	32.6	.489	.000	.823	7.9	2.3	1.0	.9	14.2
Andrew Lang	51	51	35.6	.454	.000	.805	6.5	1.2	.7	1.7	12.9
Grant Long	82	82	36.7	.471	.360	.763	9.6	2.2	1.3	.4	13.1
Todd Mundt	24	0	4.9	.406	.	.625	1.0	.1	.0	.2	1.3
Howard Nathan	5	0	3.0	.556	.	.750	.0	.4	.6	.0	2.6
Ken Norman	34	28	22.6	.465	.393	.354	3.9	1.9	.4	.5	8.9
Sean Rooks	16	0	13.4	.552	.000	.674	3.2	.6	.3	.9	5.8
Steve Smith	80	80	35.7	.432	.331	.826	4.1	2.8	.9	.2	18.1
Spud Webb	51	0	16.0	.468	.316	.851	1.2	2.7	.5	.0	5.9

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Stacey Augmon	10	10	31.4	.486	.000	.825	3.6	2.7	1.1	.6	10.3
Mookie Blaylock	10	10	42.6	.421	.393	.667	4.3	6.4	2.2	.8	17.1
Donnie Boyce	1	0	2.0	.000	.000	.	.	.	.	.	.
Matt Bullard	4	0	12.8	.333	.500	.500	1.5	.	.	.5	3.5
Craig Ehlo	9	0	19.0	.293	.278	.714	2.0	1.0	1.0	.2	4.0
Alan Henderson	10	0	14.5	.575	.	.700	2.7	.7	.1	.4	5.3
Reggie Jordan	10	0	5.9	.538	.	.429	.6	.9	.5	.1	1.7
Christian Laettner	10	10	33.4	.484	.333	.704	6.9	1.5	1.2	1.0	15.7
Grant Long	10	10	36.2	.396	.250	.800	8.6	2.8	.7	.4	11.4
Sean Rooks	10	0	14.0	.571	.	.619	2.7	.7	.4	.4	4.5
Steve Smith	10	10	42.1	.439	.410	.808	4.1	3.2	1.3	1.3	21.7

Awards and records

Awards

• Mookie Blaylock, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

Records

Transactions

Trades

February 22, 1996

• Traded Andrew Lang and Spud Webb to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Christian Laettner and Sean Rooks.

Free agents

October 5, 1995

• Signed Howard Nathan as a free agent.
• Signed Matt Bullard as a free agent.

October 30, 1995

• Signed Todd Mundt as a free agent.
• Waived Cuonzo Martin.
• Waived Gaylon Nickerson.

December 14, 1995

• Signed Tim Kempton as a free agent.
• Waived Howard Nathan.

January 5, 1996

• Waived Tim Kempton.

January 16, 1996

• Signed Ron Grandison as a free agent.

February 22, 1996

• Signed Howard Nathan to a 10-day contract.

March 2, 1996

• Waived Howard Nathan.

March 6, 1996

• Signed Reggie Jordan to the first of two 10-day contracts.

March 9, 1996

• Waived Todd Mundt.

March 26, 1996

• Signed Reggie Jordan to a contract for the rest of the season.

Additions Player Signed Former team

Subtractions Player Left New team

Player Transactions Citation:^[50]

See also

• 1995–96 NBA season

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