| 13 || July 12 || @ Washington || 71-74 || Bullett, Stinson (19) || Mapp (8) || McCarty, Staley, Stinson (5) || MCI Center 12,124 || 5-8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || July 16 || @ Orlando || 56-50 || Staley (23) || Stinson (8) || Stinson (5) || TD Waterhouse Centre 8,826 || 6-8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || July 17 || Washington || 63-56 || Stinson (17) || Mapp (7) || Staley (5) || Charlotte Coliseum 7,819 || 7-8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || July 19 || Utah || 73-66 || Stinson (16) || Manning (7) || Staley (9) || Charlotte Coliseum 4,190 || 8-8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || July 21 || Minnesota || 67-76 || Mapp (22) || Bullett (10) || Staley (5) || Charlotte Coliseum 4,665 || 8-9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || July 23 || Houston || 62-75 || Stinson (18) || Bullett (7) || Staley (7) || Charlotte Coliseum 8,829 || 8-10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || July 25 || @ Detroit || 78-66 || Bullett (10) || Staley (9) || Staley (10) || Palace of Auburn Hills 7,215 || 9-10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || July 26 || @ New York || 75-69 || Mapp (18) || Mapp (18) || Staley (8) || Madison Square Garden 14,778 || 10-10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || July 28 || Detroit || 84-65 || Stinson (27) || 4 players (6) || Staley (7) || Charlotte Coliseum 6,588 || 11-10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || July 30 || New York || 62-58 || Mapp (14) || Mapp (10) || Staley (7) || Charlotte Coliseum 6,537 || 12-10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || July 31 || @ Minnesota || 56-52 || Stinson (7) || Bullett, Mapp (11) || Staley (5) || Target Center 12,690 || 13-10 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || August 2 || Cleveland || 62-56 || Stinson (18) || Bullett, Manning, Mapp (7) || Staley (5) || Charlotte Coliseum 5,841 || 14-10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || August 4 || Sacramento || 62-68 || || || || Charlotte Coliseum || 14-11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || August 6 || @ Houston || 51-81 || || || || Compaq Center || 14-12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || August 7 || Orlando || 64-60 || || || || Charlotte Coliseum ||