The 1995âÂÂ96 Toronto Raptors season was the first season for the Toronto Raptors in the National Basketball Association. The Raptors, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, became expansion teams in the NBA during the 1995âÂÂ96 season, and were the first teams in the league (or its predecessor the Basketball Association of America) to play in Canada since the 1946âÂÂ47 Toronto Huskies. Retired All-Star point guard, and former Detroit Pistons legend Isiah Thomas became the team's General Manager. The Raptors revealed a new primary logo of a dinosaur playing basketball, and got new pinstripe uniforms with the logo on the front of their jerseys, adding purple and red to their color scheme. The team played their home games at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which was also home to the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays.
In the 1995 NBA expansion draft, the Raptors selected veteran players like B.J. Armstrong, Oliver Miller, Willie Anderson, Tony Massenburg, Ed Pinckney, à ½an Tabak, Acie Earl and John Salley. However, Armstrong refused to play for the Raptors, and was traded to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for second-year forward Carlos Rogers and Victor Alexander. The team also signed free agents, former All-Star guard Alvin Robertson, and three-point specialist Tracy Murray. The Raptors received the seventh overall pick in the 1995 NBA draft, and selected point guard Damon Stoudamire from the University of Arizona, and also hired Brendan Malone as their first ever head coach.
The Raptors made their NBA regular season debut on November 3, 1995, in which the team defeated the New Jersey Nets at the SkyDome by a score of 94âÂÂ79; Robertson led the Raptors with 30 points, 7 rebounds and 5 steals. However, the team posted a seven-game losing streak afterwards, and later on held a 13âÂÂ34 record at the All-Star break. At mid-season, the Raptors traded Anderson, and Alexander to the New York Knicks in exchange for Doug Christie, and then traded Massenburg, and Pinckney to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for second-year forward Sharone Wright. Meanwhile, Salley was released to free agency, and later on signed with the Chicago Bulls. The team posted another seven-game losing streak in February, and lost 12 of their final 15 games of the season. The Raptors finished their inaugural season in last place in the Central Division with a record of 21 wins and 61 losses.
Stoudamire averaged 19.0 points, 9.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game, contributed 133 three-point field goals, and was named the NBA Rookie of the Year, and was also named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. In addition, Wright averaged 16.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in eleven games after the trade, while Murray contributed 16.2 points per game, and led the Raptors with 151 three-point field goals, Miller provided the team with 12.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.9 blocks per game, Christie contributed 10.1 points and 1.8 steals per game in 32 games, and Robertson averaged 9.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.2 steals per game. Off the bench, Tabak averaged 7.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, while Rogers provided with 7.7 points and 3.0 rebounds per game, and Earl contributed 7.5 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.
During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, Stoudamire was selected for the NBA Rookie Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference Rookie team. Stoudamire scored 19 points along with 11 assists and 4 steals, and was named the Rookie Game's Most Valuable Player, as the Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference, 94âÂÂ92. Meanwhile, before the mid-season trade, Christie participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest while playing for the Knicks. Murray finished tied in fifth place in Most Improved Player voting.
The Raptors finished third in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 950,330 at the SkyDome during the regular season. Following the season, Malone was fired as head coach after only one season with the Raptors, while Murray signed as a free agent with the Washington Bullets, Miller signed with the Dallas Mavericks, and Robertson retired after ten seasons in the NBA.
One notable highlight of the inaugural season occurred on March 24, 1996, in which the Raptors defeated the Bulls at the SkyDome by a score of 109âÂÂ108, in front of 36,131 fans in attendance. Three players posted double-doubles, as Stoudamire finished with 30 points and 11 assists, and also made 6 out of 8 three-point field-goal attempts, while Murray added 23 points and 12 rebounds, and Miller contributed 14 points and 12 rebounds. All-Star guard Michael Jordan led the Bulls with 36 points; the Bulls went on to finish with a league-best 72âÂÂ10 record.
The Raptors' new primary logo would remain in use until 2008, where they changed the background of the logo from purple to red, while the original logo with the dinosaur would last until 2015; the new pinstripe uniforms would remain in use until 1999.
The team's roster was then filled as a result of an expansion draft in 1995. Following a coin flip, Toronto was given first choice and selected Chicago Bulls point guard and three-point specialist B. J. Armstrong. Armstrong refused to report for training, and Thomas promptly traded him to the Golden State Warriors for power forwards Carlos Rogers and Victor Alexander. Thomas then selected a wide range of players in the expansion draft.
Subsequent to the expansion draft, the Raptors were given the seventh overall pick, after the Vancouver Grizzlies, in the 1995 NBA draft. They selected Damon Stoudamire, a point guard from the University of Arizona, around whom Thomas chose to base the franchise. The selection of Stoudamire was met with boos from fans at the 1995 NBA draft at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, many of whom wanted 1995 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player, Ed O'Bannon from the University of California, Los Angeles, who was taken with the ninth overall pick by the New Jersey Nets (and, unlike Stoudamire, would not have success and be out of the league after two seasons), The Raptors' second selection with the 35th overall pick was shooting guard Jimmy King from the University of Michigan, a senior and part of the recruiting class of 1991 that became known as The Fab Five.
The Raptors' first ever regular season game was played on November 3, 1995, against the New Jersey Nets at the SkyDome in front of 33,306 fans. Alvin Robertson scored the first points in Raptors history, as he hit a three pointer to give Toronto an early 3âÂÂ0 lead. The Raptors were led by Robertson, who scored a team high 30 points, as well as Damon Stoudamire, who had a double double in his first career game, scoring 10 points and adding 10 assists, as the Raptors defeated the Nets 94âÂÂ79.
The team played its first season in the Central Division, and before the inaugural season began, sales of Raptors merchandise ranked seventh in the league, marking a successful return of basketball to Canada. As GM, Isiah Thomas quickly staffed the management positions with his own personnel, naming long-time Detroit Pistons assistant Brendan Malone as the Raptors' head coach.
The Raptors concluded their inaugural season with a 21âÂÂ61 winâÂÂloss record, although they were one of the nine teams to defeat the 1995âÂÂ96 Chicago Bulls, who set an NBA best 72âÂÂ10 winâÂÂloss regular season record. With averages of 19.0 points and 9.3 assists per game, Stoudamire also won the 1995âÂÂ96 Rookie of the Year Award.
Stoudamire had a noteworthy rookie season with the Toronto Raptors averaging 9.3 assists and 19 points. He earned the nickname "Mighty Mouse" due to the fact he stands only 5'10" (1.77 m), and that he had a Mighty Mouse tattoo on his right arm going into his rookie season. Damon currently holds the record of having the third-highest assist average ever by a rookie, and rookie record setter for 3-pointers with 133, breaking the 3-point record previously held by Dennis Scott. Stoudamire was ranked second in scoring among all rookies in his rookie season, and led all rookies in minutes played and assists. He received the Shick Rookie of the Month Award twice and unanimously made the Shick All Rookie First Team. That same year Stoudamire was also awarded the Rookie of the Year Award for the 1995âÂÂ1996 season, receiving 76 of the 113 possible votes and the Most Valuable Player of the All-Star Rookie Game. Stoudamire holds the record for being the second-lowest draft pick (seventh overall) to ever win the Rookie of the Year Award, the lowest being Mark Jackson (eighteenth overall). Damon is also known as the shortest player at 5'10" to ever win this award. He did not play the last 10 games of his rookie season due to an injury, Tendinitis in his left knee. The Raptors went 2âÂÂ8 without him and finished 21âÂÂ61 in his and the Raptors' rookie season.
|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 | November 3 | New Jersey | | Alvin Robertson (30) | Alvin Robertson (7) | Damon Stoudamire (10) | SkyDome<br>33,306 | 1âÂÂ0 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 2 | November 4 | @ Indiana | | Damon Stoudamire (26) | John Salley (9) | Damon Stoudamire (11) | Market Square Arena<br>16,640 | 1-1 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 3 | November 7 | @ Chicago | | Willie Anderson (23) | Oliver Miller (9) | Damon Stoudamire (10) | United Center<br>23,102 | 1âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 4 | November 8 | Sacramento | | Tracy Murray (22) | Oliver Miller (11) | Willie Anderson (4) | SkyDome<br>16,793 | 1âÂÂ3 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 5 | November 10 | Phoenix | | Tracy Murray (23) | John Salley (11) | Damon Stoudamire (7) | SkyDome<br>25,207 | 1âÂÂ4 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 6 | November 11 | @ Charlotte | | Willie Anderson (24) | Willie Anderson (9) | Alvin Robertson (7) | Charlotte Coliseum<br>24,042 | 1âÂÂ5 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 7 | November 13 | Utah | | Willie Anderson, Alvin Robertson (22) | Ed Pinckney (10) | Damon Stoudamire (9) | SkyDome<br>18,351 | 1âÂÂ6 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 8 | November 15 | Houston | | Damon Stoudamire, à ½an Tabak (20) | à ½an Tabak (15) | Alvin Robertson (10) | SkyDome<br>20,831 | 1âÂÂ7 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 | November 17 | Minnesota | | Damon Stoudamire (20) | Oliver Miller, Damon Stoudamire (7) | Damon Stoudamire (13) | SkyDome<br>18,401 | 2âÂÂ7 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 | November 18 | @ Washington | | Damon Stoudamire (23) | Willie Anderson (9) | Damon Stoudamire (10) | USAir Arena<br>18,756 | 3âÂÂ7 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 | November 21 | Seattle | | Oliver Miller (23) | Damon Stoudamire (12) | Damon Stoudamire (11) | SkyDome<br>21,836 | 4âÂÂ7 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 12 | November 22 | @ Milwaukee | | Alvin Robertson (18) | Ed Pinckney (8) | Damon Stoudamire (9) | Bradley Center<br>14,959 | 4âÂÂ8 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 13 | November 25 | @ Atlanta | | Tracy Murray (22) | Ed Pinckney (13) | Damon Stoudamire (9) | Omni Coliseum<br>10,253 | 4âÂÂ9 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 | November 27 | Golden State | | Willie Anderson (26) | John Salley (9) | Damon Stoudamire (10) | SkyDome<br>19,563 | 5âÂÂ9 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 15 | November 28 | @ Cleveland | | Damon Stoudamire (18) | à ½an Tabak (8) | Willie Anderson (5) | Gund Arena<br>15,188 | 5âÂÂ10
|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 | December 1 | Philadelphia | | Willie Anderson (23) | Ed Pinckney (16) | Damon Stoudamire (10) | SkyDome<br>19,789 | 6âÂÂ10 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 17 | December 3 | Miami | | Oliver Miller (29) | Ed Pinckney (12) | Damon Stoudamire (15) | SkyDome<br>21,238 | 6âÂÂ11 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 18 | December 5 | @ Seattle | | Tracy Murray (23) | Oliver Miller, Alvin Robertson, à ½an Tabak (5) | Alvin Robertson, Damon Stoudamire (5) | KeyArena<br>17,072 | 6âÂÂ12 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 19 | December 7 | @ Portland | | Tracy Murray (28) | Ed Pinckney (15) | Damon Stoudamire (10) | Rose Garden<br>20,039 | 6âÂÂ13 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 20 | December 8 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Damon Stoudamire (20) | Ed Pinckney (8) | Damon Stoudamire (10) | Great Western Forum<br>12,982 | 6âÂÂ14 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 | December 10 | @ Vancouver | | Damon Stoudamire (24) | Ed Pinckney (16) | Damon Stoudamire (8) | General Motors Place<br>17,438 | 7âÂÂ14 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 22 | December 12 | Boston | | Damon Stoudamire (18) | Ed Pinckney (8) | Damon Stoudamire (9) | SkyDome<br>21,875 | 7âÂÂ15 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 23 | December 14 | Indiana | | Oliver Miller (22) | Oliver Miller (12) | Damon Stoudamire (13) | SkyDome<br>19,763 | 7âÂÂ16 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 24 | December 15 | @ Boston | | à ½an Tabak (18) | à ½an Tabak (8) | Alvin Robertson, Damon Stoudamire (7) | FleetCenter<br>17,580 | 7âÂÂ17 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 | December 17 | Orlando | | Damon Stoudamire (21) | Ed Pinckney (11) | Damon Stoudamire (10) | SkyDome<br>25,820 | 8âÂÂ17 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 26 | December 19 | Detroit | | Damon Stoudamire (19) | Oliver Miller (11) | Damon Stoudamire (8) | SkyDome<br>21,128 | 8âÂÂ18 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 27 | December 22 | @ Chicago | | à ½an Tabak (24) | Damon Stoudamire, à ½an Tabak (8) | Damon Stoudamire (13) | United Center<br>22,987 | 8âÂÂ19 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 28 | December 23 | @ New York | | Damon Stoudamire (25) | Ed Pinckney (10) | Damon Stoudamire (8) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,763 | 8-20 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 | December 26 | Milwaukee | | Damon Stoudamire (21) | Ed Pinckney (9) | Damon Stoudamire (11) | Copps Coliseum<br>17,242 | 9-20 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 30 | December 28 | @ Detroit | | Damon Stoudamire (27) | Oliver Miller (7) | Damon Stoudamire (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>21,454 | 9âÂÂ21
|- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 31 | January 3 | @ Orlando | | Alvin Robertson (27) | Oliver Miller (12) | Damon Stoudamire (13) | Orlando Arena<br>17,248 | 9-22 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 32 | January 4 | @ Atlanta | | Alvin Robertson (21) | Willie Anderson, Ed Pinckney (7) | Damon Stoudamire (10) | Omni Coliseum<br>7,194 | 9-23 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 33 | January 9 | Charlotte | | Tracy Murray (25) | Tony Massenburg (8) | Alvin Robertson, Damon Stoudamire (8) | SkyDome<br>20,326 | 9-24 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 34 | January 11 | Atlanta | | Damon Stoudamire (18) | Tony Massenburg, Carlos Rogers, à ½an Tabak (7) | Damon Stoudamire (9) | SkyDome<br>19,868 | 9-25 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 | January 13 | Washington | | Damon Stoudamire (29) | Tony Massenburg (11) | Damon Stoudamire (11) | SkyDome<br>25,432 | 10âÂÂ25 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 36 | January 15 | @ New Jersey | | Damon Stoudamire (18) | Oliver Miller (9) | Damon Stoudamire (11) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>10,034 | 10âÂÂ26 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 37 | January 16 | Indiana | | Damon Stoudamire (29) | Tony Massenburg (14) | Damon Stoudamire (10) | SkyDome<br>19,868 | 10âÂÂ27 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 38 | January 18 | Chicago | | Damon Stoudamire (26) | Tony Massenburg (8) | Damon Stoudamire (12) | SkyDome<br>36,118 | 10âÂÂ28 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 39 | January 21 | Boston | | Damon Stoudamire (23) | Tony Massenburg (14) | Damon Stoudamire (9) | SkyDome<br>24,334 | 11âÂÂ28 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 40 | January 23 | New Jersey | | Tracy Murray (16) | Tony Massenburg (8) | Damon Stoudamire (11) | SkyDome<br>20,915 | 12âÂÂ28 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 41 | January 25 | Vancouver | | Damon Stoudamire (22) | Oliver Miller (13) | Damon Stoudamire (12) | SkyDome<br>21,378 | 12âÂÂ29 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 42 | January 27 | @ Denver | | Damon Stoudamire (23) | Tony Massenburg (11) | Damon Stoudamire (5) | McNichols Sports Arena<br>16,635 | 12âÂÂ30 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 43 | January 30 | @ Sacramento | | Oliver Miller (18) | Tony Massenburg (5) | Damon Stoudamire (6) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 12âÂÂ31
|- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 44 | February 2 | @ Golden State | | Damon Stoudamire (25) | Oliver Miller (7) | Damon Stoudamire (11) | Oakland Coliseum<br>15,025 | 12âÂÂ32 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 45 | February 3 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Damon Stoudamire (25) | Oliver Miller (11) | Damon Stoudamire (6) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena<br>5,846 | 13âÂÂ32 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 46 | February 5 | Portland | | Tracy Murray, Damon Stoudamire (16) | Tony Massenburg (10) | Damon Stoudamire (7) | SkyDome<br>20,832 | 13âÂÂ33 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 47 | February 7 | Milwaukee | | Oliver Miller (21) | Oliver Miller (12) | Damon Stoudamire (6) | SkyDome<br>21,335 | 13âÂÂ34 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 48 | February 13 | @ Miami | | Damon Stoudamire (29) | Alvin Robertson (12) | Damon Stoudamire (7) | Miami Arena<br>14,286 | 14âÂÂ34 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 49 | February 15 | Cleveland | | Willie Anderson (17) | Oliver Miller (8) | Damon Stoudamire (7) | Copps Coliseum<br>17,242 | 14âÂÂ35 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 50 | February 17 | @ Detroit | | Oliver Miller (25) | Tracy Murray (7) | Damon Stoudamire (9) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>21,454 | 14âÂÂ36 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 51 | February 22 | @ Utah | | Damon Stoudamire (23) | Herb Williams (8) | Damon Stoudamire (6) | Delta Center<br>19,911 | 14âÂÂ37 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 52 | February 23 | @ Phoenix | | Damon Stoudamire (29) | Oliver Miller (8) | Damon Stoudamire (10) | America West Arena<br>19,023 | 14âÂÂ38 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 53 | February 25 | @ Dallas | | Damon Stoudamire (23) | à ½an Tabak (16) | Damon Stoudamire (10) | Reunion Arena<br>16,618 | 14âÂÂ39 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 54 | February 27 | @ Houston | | Tracy Murray (22) | à ½an Tabak (10) | Damon Stoudamire (19) | The Summit<br>16,200 | 14âÂÂ40 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 55 | February 29 | @ San Antonio | | Oliver Miller, Oliver Miller (13) | Oliver Miller (8) | Damon Stoudamire (5) | Alamodome<br>18,083 | 14âÂÂ41
|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 | March 3 | @ Cleveland | | Tracy Murray (29) | Doug Christie, Oliver Miller (5) | Doug Christie (6) | Gund Arena<br>18,409 | 15âÂÂ41 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 57 | March 5 | Detroit | | Sharone Wright (25) | Oliver Miller (8) | Damon Stoudamire (6) | SkyDome<br>22,968 | 15âÂÂ42 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 58 | March 6 | New York | | Sharone Wright (18) | Oliver Miller, Sharone Wright (8) | Damon Stoudamire (15) | SkyDome<br>21,998 | 15âÂÂ43 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 59 | March 8 | @ Miami | | Vincenzo Esposito (12) | Oliver Miller (10) | Damon Stoudamire (5) | Miami Arena<br>14,319 | 15âÂÂ44 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 60 | March 10 | Dallas | | Damon Stoudamire (25) | à ½an Tabak (14) | Damon Stoudamire (9) | SkyDome<br>21,873 | 16âÂÂ44 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 61 | March 12 | @ Philadelphia | | Tracy Murray (31) | Oliver Miller (11) | Doug Christie, Alvin Robertson (8) | CoreStates Spectrum<br>8,806 | 16âÂÂ45 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 62 | March 15 | @ Charlotte | | Oliver Miller, Damon Stoudamire, Sharone Wright (20) | Oliver Miller (10) | Damon Stoudamire (11) | Charlotte Coliseum<br>24,042 | 16âÂÂ46 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 63 | March 17 | @ Indiana | | Damon Stoudamire (23) | Tracy Murray (9) | Damon Stoudamire (12) | Market Square Arena<br>16,579 | 16âÂÂ47 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 64 | March 18 | Denver | | Tracy Murray (40) | Oliver Miller (9) | Damon Stoudamire (16) | SkyDome<br>20,324 | 16âÂÂ48 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 | March 20 | Charlotte | | Carlos Rogers, Damon Stoudamire (24) | Oliver Miller (15) | Damon Stoudamire (10) | SkyDome<br>22,033 | 17âÂÂ48 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 66 | March 22 | San Antonio | | Tracy Murray (29) | Oliver Miller (12) | Damon Stoudamire (13) | SkyDome<br>25,964 | 17âÂÂ49 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 67 | March 24 | Chicago | | Damon Stoudamire (30) | Oliver Miller, Tracy Murray (12) | Damon Stoudamire (11) | SkyDome<br>36,131 | 18âÂÂ49 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 68 | March 26 | Atlanta | | Tracy Murray, Damon Stoudamire (30) | Oliver Miller, Tracy Murray (9) | Damon Stoudamire (12) | SkyDome<br>21,473 | 18âÂÂ50 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 69 | March 27 | @ Philadelphia | | à ½an Tabak (26) | à ½an Tabak (11) | Alvin Robertson (6) | CoreStates Spectrum<br>7,411 | 18âÂÂ51 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 70 | March 29 | Orlando | | Damon Stoudamire (15) | Carlos Rogers (9) | Damon Stoudamire (5) | SkyDome<br>35,681 | 18âÂÂ52 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 71 | March 31 | L.A. Lakers | | Tracy Murray (32) | Tracy Murray (10) | Damon Stoudamire (15) | SkyDome<br>36,046 | 18âÂÂ53
|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 72 | April 2 | L.A. Clippers | | Tracy Murray (30) | Oliver Miller (15) | Damon Stoudamire (12) | SkyDome<br>21,135 | 19âÂÂ53 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 73 | April 4 | Cleveland | | Dwayne Whitfield (16) | Dwayne Whitfield (12) | Jimmy King (6) | SkyDome<br>21,173 | 19âÂÂ54 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 74 | April 6 | New York | | Tracy Murray (23) | Tracy Murray (8) | Doug Christie, Oliver Miller (5) | SkyDome<br>23,168 | 19âÂÂ55 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 75 | April 8 | @ Minnesota | | Doug Christie, Tracy Murray (21) | Oliver Miller, Alvin Robertson (10) | Alvin Robertson (7) | Target Center<br>13,011 | 19âÂÂ56 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 76 | April 9 | @ Milwaukee | | Alvin Robertson (25) | Alvin Robertson (10) | Doug Christie, Alvin Robertson (6) | Bradley Center<br>15,935 | 20âÂÂ56 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 77 | April 12 | @ Boston | | Acie Earl (40) | Acie Earl (12) | Jimmy King (6) | FleetCenter<br>17,930 | 20âÂÂ57 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 78 | April 14 | @ Washington | | Acie Earl (26) | Oliver Miller (17) | Oliver Miller (5) | USAir Arena<br>18,756 | 20âÂÂ58 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 79 | April 15 | @ New York | | Acie Earl (25) | Acie Earl (11) | Jimmy King (8) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,763 | 20âÂÂ59 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 80 | April 17 | @ New Jersey | | Acie Earl (28) | Alvin Robertson (13) | Alvin Robertson (8) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>14,688 | 20âÂÂ60 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 81 | April 19 | Washington | | Doug Christie (30) | Oliver Miller (13) | Oliver Miller (9) | SkyDome<br>24,454 | 21âÂÂ60 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 82 | April 21 | Philadelphia | | Oliver Miller (35) | Oliver Miller (12) | Oliver Miller, Alvin Robertson (9) | SkyDome<br>27,118 | 21âÂÂ61
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