1997–98 Toronto Raptors season

1997–98 Toronto Raptors season
1997–98 Toronto Raptors season
Head coach	Darrell Walker (resigned); Butch Carter (interim);
General manager	Isiah Thomas (through November 20, 1997); Glen Grunwald (after November 20, 1997);
Owner(s)	Allan Slaight
Arena	SkyDome; Maple Leaf Gardens;
Results
Record	16–66 (.195)
Place	Division: 8th (Central); Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	TSN; The Score; CKVR;
Radio	CFRB
< 1996–97	1998–99 >

The 1997–98 NBA season was the Raptors' third season in the National Basketball Association.^[1] In the 1997 NBA draft, the Raptors selected high school basketball star Tracy McGrady with the ninth overall pick,^[2]^[3] and acquired second-year forward John Wallace from the New York Knicks during the off-season.^[4]^[5] In November, Isiah Thomas resigned as the team's General Manager, and later took up a job as color analyst for the NBA on NBC.^[6]^[7] After a 1–2 start, the Raptors struggled posting a 17-game losing streak leading to a dreadful 1–19 start. The team later on improved in January with a 6–8 record, including a four-game winning streak.

At midseason, scoring leader Damon Stoudamire was traded along with Walt Williams, and Carlos Rogers to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Kenny Anderson, Gary Trent and rookie guard Alvin Williams.^[8]^[9] However, Anderson refused to play for the Canadian team and was dealt along with Popeye Jones, and Žan Tabak to the Boston Celtics in exchange for top draft pick Chauncey Billups and Dee Brown.^[10]^[11] The team also released Shawn Respert to free agency, where he later on signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks.^[12] After an 11–38 start, head coach Darrell Walker resigned and was replaced with Butch Carter for the remainder of the season, as the Raptors finished last place in the Central Division with a franchise worst record of 16–66.^[13]

Doug Christie averaged 16.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game, while Wallace averaged 14.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, and second-year star Marcus Camby provided the team with 12.1 points, 7.4 rebounds and led the league with 3.7 blocks per game. In addition, Reggie Slater contributed 8.0 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, while McGrady provided with 7.0 points and 4.2 rebounds per game off the bench, and Miller averaged 6.3 points and rebounds per game each.^[14]

This was also the Raptors' final full season playing at the SkyDome. Following the season, Camby was traded to the New York Knicks,^[15]^[16]^[17] while Billups was traded to the Denver Nuggets,^[18] Trent signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks,^[19] Oliver Miller was released to free agency, and Sharone Wright, who only played just seven games this season due to an off-season car accident, retired after just four seasons in the NBA.^[20]^[21]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	9	Tracy McGrady	SG/SF	United States

Roster

1997–98 Toronto Raptors roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
G	3	Billups, Chauncey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	1976–09–25	Colorado
G	7	Brown, Dee	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1968–11–29	Jacksonville
F/C	21	Camby, Marcus	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1974–03–22	UMass
G	13	Christie, Doug	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1970–05–09	Pepperdine
G	00	Garner, Chris	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	156 lb (71 kg)	1975–02–02	Memphis
F	1	McGrady, Tracy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1979–05–24	Mt. Zion Christian Academy HS (NC)
C	2	Miller, Oliver	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	1970–04–06	Arkansas
F	9	Rogers, Roy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1973–08–19	Alabama
F	35	Slater, Reggie	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1970–08–27	Wyoming
F	12	Thomas, John	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	1975–09–08	Minnesota
F	33	Trent, Gary	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1974–09–22	Ohio
F	44	Wallace, John	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1974–02–09	Syracuse
G	22	Williams, Alvin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1974–08–06	Villanova
C	4	Wright, Sharone	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1973–01–30	Clemson

Head coach

Butch Carter

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 19, 1998

Regular season

In February 1998, Damon Stoudamire was traded by the Raptors along with Walt Williams and Carlos Rogers to the Portland Trail Blazers, for Kenny Anderson, Alvin Williams, Gary Trent, two first-round draft choices, a second-round draft choice and an amount of money. Anderson refused to report to the team, because he did not want to play in Canada. He was then sent along with Popeye Jones and Žan Tabak to the Boston Celtics for Chauncey Billups, Dee Brown, John Thomas and Roy Rogers.

Highs

In his second year Marcus Camby lead the league in blocks with 3.7 per game

Lows

A seventeen-game losing streak at the start of the season. Their season was over before it even started.

Season standings

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Chicago Bulls	62	20	.756	–	37–4	25–16	21–7
x-Indiana Pacers	58	24	.707	4	32–9	26–15	19–9
x-Charlotte Hornets	51	31	.622	11	32–9	19–22	16–12
x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	12	29–12	21–20	19–9
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	15	27–14	20–21	14–14
Detroit Pistons	37	45	.451	25	25–16	12–29	12–16
Milwaukee Bucks	36	46	.439	26	21–20	15–26	9–19
Toronto Raptors	16	66	.195	46	9–32	7–34	2–26

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Chicago Bulls	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Miami Heat	55	27	.671	7
3	x-Indiana Pacers	58	24	.707	4
4	x-Charlotte Hornets	51	31	.622	11
5	x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	12
6	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	15
7	x-New York Knicks	43	39	.524	19
8	x-New Jersey Nets	43	39	.524	19

9	Washington Wizards	42	40	.512	20
10	Orlando Magic	41	41	.500	21
11	Detroit Pistons	37	45	.451	25
12	Boston Celtics	36	46	.439	26
12	Milwaukee Bucks	36	46	.439	26
14	Philadelphia 76ers	31	51	.378	31
15	Toronto Raptors	16	66	.195	46

Record vs. opponents

1997-98 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	—	2–1	4–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	4–0
Boston	1–2	—	1–2	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–0	0–2	2–0	3–2
Charlotte	0–4	2–1	—	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2
Chicago	3–1	3–1	3–1	—	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–1	4–0	1–1	4–0	4–0	3–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	3–1
Cleveland	0–4	3–1	2–2	2–2	—	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–2	2–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	1–2
Dallas	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	—	3–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–4	0–4	2–2	1–1	0–4	4–0	1–1
Denver	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	—	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1
Detroit	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	2–0	—	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	1–2	2–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–0	0–2	0–2	2–2
Golden State	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	3–1	0–2	—	1–3	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2
Houston	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	3–1	—	1–1	4–0	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	4–0	2–2	1–3	2–0	0–4	3–1	1–1
Indiana	3–1	4–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	0–2	3–1	4–0	2–0	2–1	2–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	4–0
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	3–1	0–4	0–2	—	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–4	3–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	—	1–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–2	4–0	4–0	1–3	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1
Miami	3–1	4–0	1–3	1–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	—	3–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2
Milwaukee	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–3	—	1–1	0–4	3–1	2–1	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–2
Minnesota	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	4–0	0–4	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–3	4–0	0–2
New Jersey	2–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	0–2	—	2–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–3
New York	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–4	2–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–2	—	4–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–3
Orlando	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–2	2–0	1–3	0–4	—	4–0	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–1
Philadelphia	1–3	1–3	1–2	1–2	1–3	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	0–4	1–1	2–0	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	3–1
Phoenix	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–0	4–0	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	—	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	1–3	4–0	1–1
Portland	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	—	3–1	2–2	0–4	2–0	3–1	2–2	1–1
Sacramento	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–2	0–4	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–3	—	0–4	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	4–0	4–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	0–4	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	4–0	—	2–2	2–0	1–3	4–0	1–1
Seattle	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	3–1	2–2	—	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Toronto	0–4	0–3	0–4	0–4	1–3	1–1	2–0	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	—	0–2	1–1	0–3
Utah	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	4–0	2–0	4–0	4–0	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–0	—	4–0	0–2
Vancouver	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	3–1	2–0	3–1	1–3	0–2	3–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–4	0–4	1–1	0–4	—	1–1
Washington	0–4	2–3	2–2	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–0	2–0	1–1	—

Game log

1997–98 game log

October: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 31	@ Miami	L 101–114	Doug Christie, Walt Williams (18)	Marcus Camby (12)	Walt Williams (4)	Miami Arena 14,795	0-1

November: 1–14 (home: 1–7; road: 0–7)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
2	November 1	@ Atlanta	L 85–90	Damon Stoudamire (21)	Popeye Jones (7)	Damon Stoudamire (6)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum 8,539	0-2
3	November 4	Golden State	W 104–86	John Wallace (17)	Doug Christie (8)	Damon Stoudamire (13)	SkyDome 16,624	1-2
4	November 6	Seattle	L 92–109	Damon Stoudamire (22)	Marcus Camby (9)	Damon Stoudamire (7)	SkyDome 15,459	1-3
5	November 8	@ Orlando	L 87–96	Marcus Camby (17)	Doug Christie (7)	Damon Stoudamire (9)	Orlando Arena 17,248	1-4
6	November 10	San Antonio	L 98–100	Doug Christie (26)	Popeye Jones (12)	Damon Stoudamire (13)	SkyDome 18,174	1-5
7	November 12	New York	L 70–93	John Wallace (13)	Popeye Jones (7)	Damon Stoudamire (7)	SkyDome 18,143	1-6
8	November 14	@ Boston	L 99–103	Walt Williams (25)	Walt Williams (12)	Damon Stoudamire (9)	FleetCenter 17,224	1-7
9	November 15	Indiana	L 77–105	John Wallace (17)	Tracy McGrady (11)	Damon Stoudamire (14)	SkyDome 17,188	1-8
10	November 18	Boston	L 109–122	John Wallace (30)	John Wallace (12)	Shawn Respert, Damon Stoudamire (6)	SkyDome 16,343	1-9
11	November 20	@ Houston	L 97–127	Damon Stoudamire (25)	Damon Stoudamire (11)	Damon Stoudamire (4)	Compaq Center 16,285	1-10
12	November 22	@ Miami	L 104–108	John Wallace (28)	Žan Tabak (9)	Damon Stoudamire (11)	Miami Arena 14,381	1-11
13	November 24	Portland	L 90–91	Damon Stoudamire (29)	Popeye Jones, Reggie Slater (7)	Damon Stoudamire (11)	SkyDome 15,051	1-12
14	November 26	Atlanta	L 104–109 (2OT)	John Wallace (30)	Popeye Jones (16)	Damon Stoudamire (13)	SkyDome 15,639	1-13
15	November 28	@ Dallas	L 91–93	Doug Christie (27)	John Wallace (10)	Damon Stoudamire (6)	Reunion Arena 13,327	1-14
16	November 30	@ L.A. Lakers	L 99–105	John Wallace (25)	Popeye Jones (9)	Damon Stoudamire (11)	Great Western Forum 14,940	1-15

December: 3–11 (home: 1–5; road: 2–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
17	December 3	@ Utah	L 98–115	Damon Stoudamire (25)	Oliver Miller (8)	Oliver Miller (4)	Delta Center 19,590	1-16
18	December 5	@ Phoenix	L 91–110	John Wallace (20)	Oliver Miller (9)	Damon Stoudamire (4)	America West Arena 19,023	1-17
19	December 7	Detroit	L 83–93	John Wallace (23)	Oliver Miller (9)	Damon Stoudamire (9)	SkyDome 16,289	1-18
20	December 9	Charlotte	L 82–95	Damon Stoudamire (20)	Oliver Miller (12)	Damon Stoudamire (7)	SkyDome 16,325	1-19
21	December 10	@ Philadelphia	W 104–97	Walt Williams (39)	Oliver Miller (11)	Damon Stoudamire (14)	CoreStates Center 11,833	2-19
22	December 13	@ Chicago	L 70–97	John Wallace (14)	John Wallace (7)	Chris Garner, Damon Stoudamire (3)	United Center 23,867	2-20
23	December 15	Indiana	L 101–108	Marcus Camby (28)	Oliver Miller (8)	Damon Stoudamire (15)	SkyDome 14,562	2-21
24	December 17	Boston	L 83–88	Tracy McGrady (17)	Oliver Miller (8)	Damon Stoudamire (5)	SkyDome 14,771	2-22
25	December 19	Milwaukee	W 92–91	Damon Stoudamire (36)	Marcus Camby (14)	Damon Stoudamire (8)	SkyDome 15,076	3-22
26	December 20	Washington	L 92–94	Marcus Camby, Damon Stoudamire (18)	Damon Stoudamire (7)	Damon Stoudamire (8)	SkyDome 15,434	3-23
27	December 22	@ Charlotte	L 79–81	Damon Stoudamire (21)	Doug Christie, Damon Stoudamire (7)	Doug Christie (6)	Charlotte Coliseum 23,449	3-24
28	December 27	@ New York	W 97–94	Damon Stoudamire (30)	Reggie Slater (11)	Damon Stoudamire (5)	Madison Square Garden 19,763	4-24
29	December 30	@ Detroit	L 95–100	Damon Stoudamire (36)	Oliver Miller (11)	Damon Stoudamire (8)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 19,087	4-25
30	December 31	@ Washington	L 91–118	Damon Stoudamire (19)	Tracy McGrady, Damon Stoudamire (5)	Damon Stoudamire (7)	MCI Center 19,651	4-26

January: 6–8 (home: 4–5; road: 2–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
31	January 2	Detroit	L 88–91	Doug Christie (23)	Doug Christie (8)	Damon Stoudamire (16)	SkyDome 17,292	4-27
32	January 3	@ Indiana	L 77–89	John Wallace (18)	Oliver Miller (12)	Damon Stoudamire (6)	Market Square Arena 16,259	4-28
33	January 5	Houston	L 96–120	Oliver Miller (22)	Doug Christie, Žan Tabak (7)	Damon Stoudamire (12)	SkyDome 16,375	4-29
34	January 7	Orlando	L 81–83	Damon Stoudamire (26)	Doug Christie (12)	Damon Stoudamire (7)	SkyDome 15,168	4-30
35	January 10	@ Cleveland	W 102–93	Damon Stoudamire (34)	Oliver Miller (11)	Damon Stoudamire (7)	Gund Arena 17,864	5-30
36	January 12	New Jersey	L 100–108	Damon Stoudamire (19)	Marcus Camby (13)	Damon Stoudamire (6)	SkyDome 14,376	5-31
37	January 14	L.A. Clippers	W 109–101	Damon Stoudamire (36)	Marcus Camby, Oliver Miller (6)	Damon Stoudamire (11)	SkyDome 15,073	6-31
38	January 17	New York	L 82–93	Marcus Camby (22)	Carlos Rogers (11)	Damon Stoudamire (10)	SkyDome 18,898	6-32
39	January 19	@ Charlotte	L 88–109	Žan Tabak (23)	Žan Tabak (7)	Damon Stoudamire (12)	Charlotte Coliseum 21,934	6-33
40	January 21	Sacramento	W 99–98	Damon Stoudamire (36)	Marcus Camby (18)	Damon Stoudamire (11)	SkyDome 14,212	7-33
41	January 24	Minnesota	W 113–107 (OT)	Doug Christie (31)	Marcus Camby, Oliver Miller (12)	Damon Stoudamire (10)	SkyDome 15,778	8-33
42	January 26	Philadelphia	W 91–87	Doug Christie (26)	Marcus Camby (10)	Damon Stoudamire (8)	SkyDome 14,458	9-33
43	January 29	@ Denver	W 84–80	Damon Stoudamire (22)	Oliver Miller (8)	Damon Stoudamire (5)	McNichols Sports Arena 9,629	10-33
44	January 30	@ Sacramento	L 97–123	John Wallace (18)	Marcus Camby, Carlos Rogers (6)	Doug Christie, John Wallace (3)	ARCO Arena 14,170	10-34

February: 3–9 (home: 2–4; road: 1–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
45	February 1	@ Portland	L 90–97	Damon Stoudamire (21)	John Wallace (9)	Damon Stoudamire (9)	Rose Garden 20,792	10-35
46	February 3	Phoenix	L 105–110	Doug Christie, Walt Williams (24)	Marcus Camby (10)	Damon Stoudamire (8)	SkyDome 14,344	10-36
47	February 5	Dallas	W 101–93	Damon Stoudamire (21)	Marcus Camby (16)	Damon Stoudamire (8)	SkyDome 14,292	11-36
48	February 10	@ Chicago	L 86–93	Damon Stoudamire (19)	Marcus Camby (11)	Damon Stoudamire, Walt Williams (4)	United Center 23,881	11-37
49	February 12	Cleveland	L 94–103	Doug Christie (26)	Oliver Miller (8)	Oliver Miller (10)	SkyDome 14,348	11-38
50	February 13	@ New Jersey	L 115–130	John Wallace (29)	John Wallace (12)	John Wallace (6)	Continental Airlines Arena 14,263	11-39
51	February 15	Miami	L 95–116	John Wallace (27)	Tracy McGrady (8)	Chris Garner (7)	SkyDome 16,888	11-40
52	February 19	Chicago	L 86–123	John Wallace (19)	Oliver Miller (7)	Doug Christie (5)	SkyDome 30,172	11-41
53	February 20	@ Milwaukee	L 89–94	Doug Christie (23)	Marcus Camby (10)	Oliver Miller (4)	Bradley Center 17,856	11-42
54	February 22	Vancouver	W 113–105 (OT)	Chauncey Billups (27)	Gary Trent (15)	Doug Christie (7)	SkyDome 16,932	12-42
55	February 26	@ San Antonio	L 86–97	Doug Christie (17)	Gary Trent (10)	Oliver Miller (6)	Alamodome 13,978	12-43
56	February 27	@ Orlando	W 115–107 (3OT)	Doug Christie (35)	Marcus Camby (13)	Dee Brown (9)	Orlando Arena 16,947	13-43

March: 2–13 (home: 1–7; road: 1–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
57	March 3	Utah	L 93–108	Chauncey Billups (26)	Gary Trent (7)	Oliver Miller (8)	SkyDome 16,448	13-44
58	March 4	@ Cleveland	L 88–122	Doug Christie (16)	Marcus Camby, Oliver Miller (5)	Dee Brown, John Wallace (4)	Gund Arena 15,017	13-45
59	March 6	@ Minnesota	L 91–113	Chauncey Billups (20)	Marcus Camby (9)	Oliver Miller (4)	Target Center 18,156	13-46
60	March 8	@ Vancouver	L 106–113	Dee Brown (21)	Doug Christie (8)	Oliver Miller (8)	General Motors Place 16,098	13-47
61	March 10	@ Seattle	L 93–111	John Wallace (25)	John Wallace (9)	Doug Christie, John Wallace (5)	KeyArena 17,072	13-48
62	March 13	@ L.A. Clippers	L 120–152	Reggie Slater (20)	Oliver Miller (7)	Oliver Miller (4)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 6,152	13-49
63	March 15	@ Golden State	W 100–98 (OT)	Doug Christie (24)	Marcus Camby (16)	Oliver Miller (4)	The New Arena in Oakland 13,063	14-49
64	March 17	Atlanta	L 105–117	Doug Christie (30)	Oliver Miller (9)	Doug Christie (8)	SkyDome 16,546	14-50
65	March 19	Denver	W 104–103 (OT)	Dee Brown (24)	Doug Christie (9)	Dee Brown, Doug Christie, Oliver Miller (5)	SkyDome 14,274	15-50
66	March 20	@ Detroit	L 99–105	Chauncey Billups (22)	Marcus Camby (8)	Doug Christie (7)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	15-51
67	March 22	Chicago	L 100–102	John Wallace (26)	Doug Christie, Tracy McGrady (9)	Tracy McGrady (8)	SkyDome 33,216	15-52
68	March 24	Charlotte	L 89–106	Marcus Camby (20)	John Wallace (10)	Chauncey Billups (6)	SkyDome 14,490	15-53
69	March 26	Cleveland	L 96–97	Doug Christie (26)	Marcus Camby (13)	Doug Christie (8)	SkyDome 14,120	15-54
70	March 29	Orlando	L 68–95	Doug Christie (20)	Oliver Miller (11)	Chauncey Billups (4)	SkyDome 16,876	15-55
71	March 31	L.A. Lakers	L 105–114	Chauncey Billups (21)	Marcus Camby, Gary Trent (7)	Chauncey Billups, Oliver Miller (6)	Maple Leaf Gardens 16,086	15-56

April: 1–10 (home: 0–4; road: 1–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
72	April 1	@ Atlanta	L 91–105	Doug Christie, Gary Trent (14)	Marcus Camby, Tracy McGrady (9)	Doug Christie (3)	Georgia Dome 10,441	15-57
73	April 3	@ Washington	L 112–120	Dee Brown (30)	Gary Trent (10)	Dee Brown (6)	MCI Center 18,324	15-58
74	April 5	@ Philadelphia	L 104–116	Gary Trent (25)	Tracy McGrady (13)	Dee Brown (6)	CoreStates Center 15,808	15-59
75	April 7	@ Milwaukee	L 105–114	Doug Christie (20)	Reggie Slater (8)	Doug Christie (5)	Bradley Center 13,288	15-60
76	April 8	Milwaukee	L 100–107	Gary Trent (24)	Chauncey Billups, Tracy McGrady (9)	Doug Christie (8)	SkyDome 14,168	15-61
77	April 10	Miami	L 105–111 (OT)	Doug Christie (26)	Tracy McGrady (15)	Doug Christie (7)	SkyDome 16,111	15-62
78	April 12	New Jersey	L 109–116	Dee Brown (30)	Marcus Camby (11)	Tracy McGrady (6)	SkyDome 14,088	15-63
79	April 14	@ New Jersey	W 96–92	Doug Christie (23)	Marcus Camby (12)	Chauncey Billups, Doug Christie (4)	Continental Airlines Arena 17,521	16-63
80	April 16	@ New York	L 79–108	Doug Christie (14)	Doug Christie, Tracy McGrady (7)	Dee Brown (4)	Madison Square Garden 19,763	16-64
81	April 17	@ Indiana	L 98–107	Doug Christie (24)	Gary Trent (12)	Chauncey Billups (5)	Market Square Arena 16,059	16-65
82	April 19	Philadelphia	L 78–107	Doug Christie (16)	Marcus Camby (11)	Doug Christie (4)	Copps Coliseum 14,578	16-66

1997–98 season 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

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Chauncey Billups*	29	26	31.7	.349	.316	.919	2.7	3.3	1.03	.07	11.3
Dee Brown*	31	2	29.3	.446	.411	.907	2.9	3.3	1.23	.55	12.2
Marcus Camby	63	58	31.8	.412	.000	.611	7.4	1.8	1.08	3.65	12.1
Doug Christie	78	78	37.7	.428	.326	.829	5.2	3.6	2.44	.73	16.5
Chris Garner	38	0	7.7	.329	.286	.429	.6	1.2	.55	.11	1.4
Tim Kempton*	5	0	6.4	.286	.000	.000	1.0	.4	.20	.40	.8
Bob McCann	1	0	5.0	.000	.000	.000	1.0	.0	.00	.00	.0
Tracy McGrady	64	17	18.4	.450	.341	.712	4.2	1.5	.77	.95	7.0
Oliver Miller	64	53	25.4	.461	.000	.604	6.3	3.1	.91	1.13	6.3
Roy Rogers*	6	0	11.5	.353	.000	.250	2.0	.2	.17	.67	2.2
Reggie Slater	78	28	21.3	.460	.000	.630	3.9	.9	.58	.38	8.0
Ed Stokes	4	0	4.3	.333	.000	.500	1.0	.3	.25	.50	.8
John Thomas*	21	0	8.0	.424	.000	.714	1.7	.2	.14	.14	2.0
Gary Trent*	13	7	27.3	.438	.000	.633	8.0	1.1	.62	.62	12.2
John Wallace	82	36	28.8	.478	.500	.717	4.5	1.3	.76	1.23	14.0
Alvin Williams*	13	3	15.9	.364	.500	.636	1.6	1.5	.62	.08	3.2
Sharone Wright	7	0	6.3	.500	.000	.500	1.3	.6	.00	.00	2.3

* Statistics include only games with the Raptors

Awards and records

Transactions

References

^ 1997–98 Toronto Raptors
^ Wise, Mike (June 26, 1997). "After Duncan, Utah Forward Steals Show". The New York Times. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
^ Cotton, Anthony (June 26, 1997). "No. 1 Pick Turns Duncan into Spur of Moment". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
^ Roberts, Selena (October 10, 1997). "PRO BASKETBALL; Knicks Finally Get Wish: Dudley". The New York Times. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
^ Sheridan, Chris (October 9, 1997). "Appeals Panel Clears Dudley Trade". Associated Press. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
^ Press, Associated (November 21, 1997). "N.B.A.; Thomas Resigns as G.M." The New York Times. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
^ Hirsley, Michael (November 26, 1997). "NBC's New No. 1 Team Is Costas, Thomas". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
^ Popper, Steve (February 14, 1998). "PRO BASKETBALL; The Trade Comes, to Stoudamire's Relief". The New York Times. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^ Press, Associated (February 14, 1998). "Stoudamire Finally Traded to Portland". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
^ Wise, Mike (February 19, 1998). "BASKETBALL; Kenny Anderson Is Traded to Celtics in 7-Player Deal". The New York Times. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
^ Press, Associated (February 19, 1998). "Celtics Land Anderson in Deal with Raptors". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
^ "1997-98 Misc News". Eskimo.com. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
^ "1997–98 Toronto Raptors Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
^ "1997–98 Toronto Raptors Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
^ Roberts, Selena (June 25, 1998). "PRO BASKETBALL; Knicks Part with Oakley to Get Toronto's Camby". The New York Times. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
^ "Raptors Trade Camby to Knicks". Associated Press. June 25, 1998. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
^ Press, Associated (June 26, 1998). "Knicks Exchange Oakley for Camby". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
^ Wise, Mike (February 4, 1999). "PRO BASKETBALL; A Scrum for the Title". The New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
^ Evans, Richard (January 24, 1999). "NBA Free Agent Frenzy". Deseret News. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
^ Press, Associated (July 30, 1997). "Wright to Miss 3 Months". The New York Times. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
^ "Raptors' Sharone Wright Injured in Car Wreck". Associated Press. July 26, 1997. Retrieved October 6, 2022.

External links

[1] 1997–98 Toronto Raptors

[2] Wise, Mike (June 26, 1997). "After Duncan, Utah Forward Steals Show". The New York Times. Retrieved July 25, 2021.

[3] Cotton, Anthony (June 26, 1997). "No. 1 Pick Turns Duncan into Spur of Moment". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 24, 2022.

[4] Roberts, Selena (October 10, 1997). "PRO BASKETBALL; Knicks Finally Get Wish: Dudley". The New York Times. Retrieved October 18, 2022.

[5] Sheridan, Chris (October 9, 1997). "Appeals Panel Clears Dudley Trade". Associated Press. Retrieved June 25, 2022.

[6] Press, Associated (November 21, 1997). "N.B.A.; Thomas Resigns as G.M." The New York Times. Retrieved July 12, 2022.

[7] Hirsley, Michael (November 26, 1997). "NBC's New No. 1 Team Is Costas, Thomas". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 4, 2021.

[8] Popper, Steve (February 14, 1998). "PRO BASKETBALL; The Trade Comes, to Stoudamire's Relief". The New York Times. Retrieved July 1, 2022.

[9] Press, Associated (February 14, 1998). "Stoudamire Finally Traded to Portland". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 26, 2017.

[10] Wise, Mike (February 19, 1998). "BASKETBALL; Kenny Anderson Is Traded to Celtics in 7-Player Deal". The New York Times. Retrieved July 4, 2021.

[11] Press, Associated (February 19, 1998). "Celtics Land Anderson in Deal with Raptors". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 23, 2022.

[12] "1997-98 Misc News". Eskimo.com. Retrieved November 9, 2022.

[results-13] "1997–98 Toronto Raptors Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

[roster-14] "1997–98 Toronto Raptors Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

[15] Roberts, Selena (June 25, 1998). "PRO BASKETBALL; Knicks Part with Oakley to Get Toronto's Camby". The New York Times. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

[16] "Raptors Trade Camby to Knicks". Associated Press. June 25, 1998. Retrieved September 5, 2022.

[17] Press, Associated (June 26, 1998). "Knicks Exchange Oakley for Camby". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 29, 2022.

[18] Wise, Mike (February 4, 1999). "PRO BASKETBALL; A Scrum for the Title". The New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2022.

[19] Evans, Richard (January 24, 1999). "NBA Free Agent Frenzy". Deseret News. Retrieved June 25, 2022.

[20] Press, Associated (July 30, 1997). "Wright to Miss 3 Months". The New York Times. Retrieved October 6, 2017.

[21] "Raptors' Sharone Wright Injured in Car Wreck". Associated Press. July 26, 1997. Retrieved October 6, 2022.

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