NBA Games Played on December 17, 2002
7 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Boston Celtics* | 16 | 8 | .667 | — | 97.8 | 94.8 |
| New Jersey Nets* | 16 | 9 | .640 | 0.5 | 97.1 | 90.0 |
| Philadelphia 76ers* | 16 | 9 | .640 | 0.5 | 94.8 | 91.6 |
| Orlando Magic* | 13 | 13 | .500 | 4.0 | 97.8 | 99.5 |
| Washington Wizards | 11 | 13 | .458 | 5.0 | 90.2 | 88.8 |
| New York Knicks | 8 | 14 | .364 | 7.0 | 93.0 | 96.1 |
| Miami Heat | 6 | 18 | .250 | 10.0 | 84.7 | 90.5 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Indiana Pacers* | 18 | 6 | .750 | — | 98.4 | 93.1 |
| Detroit Pistons* | 16 | 7 | .696 | 1.5 | 87.3 | 83.6 |
| New Orleans Hornets* | 17 | 9 | .654 | 2.0 | 95.2 | 91.9 |
| Milwaukee Bucks* | 10 | 14 | .417 | 8.0 | 100.4 | 99.3 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 10 | 14 | .417 | 8.0 | 96.0 | 98.8 |
| Toronto Raptors | 8 | 16 | .333 | 10.0 | 89.3 | 95.7 |
| Chicago Bulls | 8 | 16 | .333 | 10.0 | 92.8 | 98.8 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 5 | 21 | .192 | 14.0 | 90.5 | 101.4 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Dallas Mavericks* | 21 | 3 | .875 | — | 105.9 | 93.4 |
| San Antonio Spurs* | 14 | 10 | .583 | 7.0 | 91.8 | 88.0 |
| Houston Rockets | 13 | 10 | .565 | 7.5 | 91.6 | 89.3 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 14 | 11 | .560 | 7.5 | 95.6 | 95.5 |
| Utah Jazz* | 12 | 11 | .522 | 8.5 | 94.3 | 91.5 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 7 | 19 | .269 | 15.0 | 94.9 | 100.3 |
| Denver Nuggets | 6 | 19 | .240 | 15.5 | 80.1 | 89.0 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Sacramento Kings* | 21 | 6 | .778 | — | 99.4 | 91.9 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 14 | 11 | .560 | 6.0 | 88.8 | 89.8 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 14 | 11 | .560 | 6.0 | 94.4 | 93.2 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 12 | 11 | .522 | 7.0 | 90.7 | 89.2 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 11 | 14 | .440 | 9.0 | 92.8 | 95.2 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 10 | 16 | .385 | 10.5 | 94.0 | 96.3 |
| Golden State Warriors | 8 | 16 | .333 | 11.5 | 98.0 | 100.5 |
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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