1997–98 Toronto Raptors season

The 1997–98 NBA season was the third season for the Toronto Raptors in the National Basketball Association.^[1] The Raptors received the ninth overall pick in the 1997 NBA draft, and selected small forward, and high school basketball star Tracy McGrady,^[2][3][4] and acquired second-year forward John Wallace from the New York Knicks in a three-team trade during the off-season.^[5][6][7] In November, Isiah Thomas resigned as General Manager, and later took up a job as color analyst for the NBA on NBC.^[8][9][10]

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
Local media
Television	TSN The Score CKVR
Radio	CFRB
< 1996–97 1998–99 >

After a 1–2 start to the regular season, the Raptors struggled posting a 17-game losing streak, leading to a dreadful 1–19 start to the season. The team later on improved in January with a 6–8 record, including a four-game winning streak, and held an 11–36 record at the All-Star break.^[11]

At mid-season, the team traded Damon Stoudamire along with Walt Williams, and Carlos Rogers to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Kenny Anderson, Gary Trent and rookie point guard Alvin Williams, as head coach Darrell Walker resigned after 49 games;^[12][13][14] however, Anderson refused to play for the Raptors, and was then dealt along with Popeye Jones, and Žan Tabak to the Boston Celtics in exchange for rookie point guard, and top draft pick Chauncey Billups and Dee Brown.^[15][16][17] The team also released Shawn Respert to free agency, where he later on signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks.^[18] Under interim Butch Carter, the Raptors continued to struggle posting a 5–28 record for the remainder of the season, which included a 13-game losing streak between March and April, and losing 16 of their final 17 games. The Raptors finished in last place in the Central Division with a franchise worst record of 16–66.^[19]

Doug Christie averaged 16.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game, and led the Raptors with 100 three-point field goals, while Wallace averaged 14.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, and finished tied in eighth place in Most Improved Player voting,^[20] 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.^[21]

This was also the Raptors' final full season playing at the SkyDome. Following the season, Camby was traded to the New York Knicks,^[22][23][24] while Billups was traded to the Denver Nuggets,^[25][26][27] Trent signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks,^[28][29][30] 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 four seasons in the NBA.^[31][32][33]

Draft picks

Main article: 1997 NBA draft

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

Roster

1997–98 Toronto Raptors roster

Players

Coaches

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

Head coach Butch Carter Assistant(s) Bob Kloppenburg John Shumate Brendan Suhr Jim Thomas Bob Zuffelato Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Updated: 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
13	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) Maple Leaf Gardens 14,578 16–66
1997–98 season schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
John Wallace	SF	82	36	2,361	373	110	62	101	1,147	28.8	4.5	1.3	.8	1.2	14.0
Doug Christie	SG	78	78	2,939	404	282	190	57	1,287	37.7	5.2	3.6	2.4	.7	16.5
Reggie Slater	PF	78	28	1,662	305	74	45	30	625	21.3	3.9	.9	.6	.4	8.0
Oliver Miller	C	64	53	1,628	400	196	58	72	401	25.4	6.3	3.1	.9	1.1	6.3
Tracy McGrady	SF	64	17	1,179	269	98	49	61	451	18.4	4.2	1.5	.8	1.0	7.0
Marcus Camby	C	63	58	2,002	466	111	68	230	765	31.8	7.4	1.8	1.1	3.7	12.1
Damon Stoudamire†	PG	49	49	2,033	217	399	80	5	952	41.5	4.4	8.1	1.6	.1	19.4
Shawn Respert†	SG	47	4	696	73	44	29	1	257	14.8	1.6	.9	.6	.0	5.5
Žan Tabak†	C	39	29	752	154	36	15	27	248	19.3	3.9	.9	.4	.7	6.4
Chris Garner	PG	38	0	293	24	45	21	4	53	7.7	.6	1.2	.6	.1	1.4
Dee Brown†	SG	31	2	908	90	101	38	17	378	29.3	2.9	3.3	1.2	.5	12.2
Chauncey Billups†	PG	29	26	920	77	97	30	2	328	31.7	2.7	3.3	1.0	.1	11.3
Walt Williams†	SF	28	16	876	118	69	40	23	348	31.3	4.2	2.5	1.4	.8	12.4
John Thomas†	PF	21	0	167	36	4	3	3	43	8.0	1.7	.2	.1	.1	2.0
Carlos Rogers†	PF	18	0	351	65	16	9	8	108	19.5	3.6	.9	.5	.4	6.0
Popeye Jones	PF	14	4	352	102	18	10	3	120	25.1	7.3	1.3	.7	.2	8.6
Gary Trent†	PF	13	7	355	104	14	8	8	159	27.3	8.0	1.1	.6	.6	12.2
Alvin Williams†	SG	13	3	207	21	20	8	1	41	15.9	1.6	1.5	.6	.1	3.2
Sharone Wright	C	7	0	44	9	4	0	0	16	6.3	1.3	.6	.0	.0	2.3
Lloyd Daniels	SG	6	0	82	7	4	3	2	34	13.7	1.2	.7	.5	.3	5.7
Roy Rogers†	PF	6	0	69	12	1	1	4	13	11.5	2.0	.2	.2	.7	2.2
Tim Kempton†	PF	5	0	32	5	2	1	2	4	6.4	1.0	.4	.2	.4	.8
Ed Stokes	C	4	0	17	4	1	1	2	3	4.3	1.0	.3	.3	.5	.8
Bob McCann	SF	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	1.0	.0	.0	.0	.0

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Raptors only.

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