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NBA Games Played on March 17, 1996

Mar 16, 1996 Mar 17, 1996 Mar 18, 1996

8 NBA Games

New Jersey	106	Final
Boston	107	2OT

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT
New Jersey	24	28	14	24	7	9
Boston	32	13	23	22	7	10

PTS	A. Gilliam-NJN	30
TRB	S. Bradley-NJN	13

Phoenix	102	Final
Charlotte	103

	1	2	3	4
Phoenix	22	27	28	25
Charlotte	34	22	21	26

PTS	K. Johnson-PHO	30
TRB	H. Williams-PHO	10

Sacramento	84	Final
Cleveland	115

	1	2	3	4
Sacramento	26	13	24	21
Cleveland	32	33	19	31

PTS	T. Brandon-CLE	26
TRB	B. Owens-SAC	10

Denver	81	Final
Detroit	91

	1	2	3	4
Denver	22	15	17	27
Detroit	17	30	19	25

PTS	A. Houston-DET	28
TRB	G. Hill-DET	13

Toronto	96	Final
Indiana	105

	1	2	3	4
Toronto	21	27	29	19
Indiana	27	27	26	25

PTS	R. Miller-IND	27
TRB	R. Smits-IND	12

Orlando	98	Final
LA Lakers	97

	1	2	3	4
Orlando	25	27	24	22
LA Lakers	33	20	20	24

PTS	2 tied	26
TRB	H. Grant-ORL	17

Vancouver	85	Final
Minnesota	90

	1	2	3	4
Vancouver	27	19	24	15
Minnesota	16	25	27	22

PTS	2 tied	26
TRB	B. Reeves-VAN	11

Dallas	86	Final
Portland	112

	1	2	3	4
Dallas	18	19	25	24
Portland	33	22	27	30

PTS	C. Parks-DAL	25
TRB	C. Dudley-POR	10

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Orlando Magic*	49	17	.742	—	104.1	99.3
New York Knicks*	37	26	.587	10.5	97.4	95.0
Miami Heat*	32	33	.492	16.5	94.9	94.1
Washington Bullets	30	35	.462	18.5	102.2	100.8
New Jersey Nets	25	39	.391	23.0	94.3	97.5
Boston Celtics	25	40	.385	23.5	103.6	107.3
Philadelphia 76ers	13	51	.203	35.0	95.8	105.3
Central Division
Chicago Bulls*	57	7	.891	—	105.7	94.3
Indiana Pacers*	40	24	.625	17.0	99.7	96.4
Detroit Pistons*	37	27	.578	20.0	95.5	92.9
Cleveland Cavaliers*	36	28	.563	21.0	91.6	89.0
Atlanta Hawks*	35	29	.547	22.0	98.0	97.3
Charlotte Hornets	32	31	.508	24.5	103.9	103.4
Milwaukee Bucks	21	42	.333	35.5	95.7	100.5
Toronto Raptors	16	47	.254	40.5	96.5	102.8

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
San Antonio Spurs*	45	18	.714	—	104.2	97.2
Utah Jazz*	44	20	.688	1.5	103.7	97.5
Houston Rockets*	42	23	.646	4.0	102.6	99.5
Denver Nuggets	27	37	.422	18.5	97.9	101.0
Minnesota Timberwolves	21	43	.328	24.5	97.7	103.2
Dallas Mavericks	21	44	.323	25.0	103.6	108.1
Vancouver Grizzlies	11	51	.177	33.5	90.1	100.5
Pacific Division
Seattle SuperSonics*	49	14	.778	—	104.4	96.7
Los Angeles Lakers*	40	23	.635	9.0	103.2	99.4
Phoenix Suns*	32	33	.492	18.0	104.3	104.5
Portland Trail Blazers*	31	34	.477	19.0	99.7	98.9
Golden State Warriors	29	36	.446	21.0	102.8	104.0
Sacramento Kings*	28	35	.444	21.0	100.2	103.4
Los Angeles Clippers	23	41	.359	26.5	99.8	103.8

Please note that teams tied in the standings are sorted by team name and no tiebreakers are being applied to these standings.