NBA Games Played on December 17, 2001
1 NBA Game
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| New Jersey Nets* | 15 | 7 | .682 | — | 96.1 | 91.1 |
| Boston Celtics* | 14 | 8 | .636 | 1.0 | 96.5 | 92.5 |
| Washington Wizards | 11 | 12 | .478 | 4.5 | 90.5 | 92.5 |
| Orlando Magic* | 12 | 14 | .462 | 5.0 | 103.0 | 99.3 |
| New York Knicks | 11 | 13 | .458 | 5.0 | 88.5 | 91.0 |
| Philadelphia 76ers* | 10 | 14 | .417 | 6.0 | 86.7 | 87.5 |
| Miami Heat | 5 | 17 | .227 | 10.0 | 84.0 | 88.5 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Detroit Pistons* | 14 | 7 | .667 | — | 96.9 | 91.5 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 13 | 7 | .650 | 0.5 | 94.5 | 93.6 |
| Indiana Pacers* | 13 | 12 | .520 | 3.0 | 98.3 | 98.7 |
| Toronto Raptors* | 12 | 12 | .500 | 3.5 | 93.2 | 93.2 |
| Charlotte Hornets* | 11 | 12 | .478 | 4.0 | 94.4 | 96.3 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 9 | 14 | .391 | 6.0 | 91.3 | 95.6 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 9 | 14 | .391 | 6.0 | 94.2 | 98.7 |
| Chicago Bulls | 4 | 18 | .182 | 10.5 | 83.2 | 94.7 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| San Antonio Spurs* | 17 | 4 | .810 | — | 101.3 | 92.2 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 16 | 6 | .727 | 1.5 | 101.5 | 94.2 |
| Dallas Mavericks* | 15 | 9 | .625 | 3.5 | 101.7 | 99.5 |
| Utah Jazz* | 11 | 13 | .458 | 7.5 | 96.7 | 98.6 |
| Denver Nuggets | 9 | 14 | .391 | 9.0 | 94.2 | 96.9 |
| Houston Rockets | 7 | 18 | .280 | 12.0 | 88.8 | 94.4 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 5 | 18 | .217 | 13.0 | 88.6 | 97.2 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 18 | 3 | .857 | — | 100.8 | 90.4 |
| Sacramento Kings* | 18 | 7 | .720 | 2.0 | 100.6 | 94.7 |
| Phoenix Suns | 14 | 11 | .560 | 6.0 | 99.5 | 95.6 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 13 | 11 | .542 | 6.5 | 96.6 | 94.1 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 11 | 11 | .500 | 7.5 | 95.7 | 94.9 |
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 11 | 15 | .423 | 9.5 | 96.9 | 99.2 |
| Golden State Warriors | 9 | 16 | .360 | 11.0 | 92.4 | 97.8 |
Please note that teams tied in the standings are sorted by team name and no tiebreakers are being applied to these standings.

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