NBA Games Played on December 20, 1996

Dec 19, 1996 Dec 20, 1996 Dec 21, 1996

8 NBA Games

New Jersey	95	Final
Atlanta	109

	1	2	3	4
New Jersey	17	23	26	29
Atlanta	30	38	19	22

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	K. Kittles-NJN	28
TRB	D. Mutombo-ATL	18

Toronto	82	Final
Cleveland	91

	1	2	3	4
Toronto	20	18	16	28
Cleveland	22	25	23	21

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	T. Hill-CLE	21
TRB	T. Hill-CLE	13

Vancouver	93	Final
Denver	108

	1	2	3	4
Vancouver	17	29	16	31
Denver	30	22	29	27

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	B. Stith-DEN	29
TRB	E. Johnson-DEN	20

Detroit	84	Final
Indiana	75

	1	2	3	4
Detroit	25	13	24	22
Indiana	18	18	22	17

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	L. Hunter-DET	20
TRB	O. Thorpe-DET	15

Utah	98	Final
Orlando	93

	1	2	3	4
Utah	17	18	29	34
Orlando	22	19	25	27

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	R. Seikaly-ORL	30
TRB	R. Seikaly-ORL	10

New York	110	Final
Philadelphia	103

	1	2	3	4
New York	20	28	26	36
Philadelphia	26	25	10	42

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	A. Houston-NYK	32
TRB	P. Ewing-NYK	14

Dallas	77	Final
Portland	107

	1	2	3	4
Dallas	23	22	10	22
Portland	29	20	31	27

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	C. Robinson-POR	21
TRB	2 tied	9

LA Clippers	86	Final
Seattle	102

	1	2	3	4
LA Clippers	26	25	11	24
Seattle	29	19	38	16

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	G. Payton-SEA	24
TRB	2 tied	12

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Miami Heat*	18	7	.720	—	91.9	88.2
New York Knicks*	17	7	.708	0.5	95.3	92.7
Washington Bullets*	12	12	.500	5.5	97.0	97.2
Orlando Magic*	9	12	.429	7.0	87.8	91.5
Philadelphia 76ers	7	17	.292	10.5	94.4	100.5
New Jersey Nets	5	16	.238	11.0	93.8	101.3
Boston Celtics	5	17	.227	11.5	95.2	101.9
Central Division
Chicago Bulls*	22	3	.880	—	102.9	89.4
Detroit Pistons*	20	4	.833	1.5	93.8	85.5
Cleveland Cavaliers	16	8	.667	5.5	89.3	82.0
Atlanta Hawks*	15	8	.652	6.0	91.0	85.5
Charlotte Hornets*	13	11	.542	8.5	92.6	93.0
Milwaukee Bucks	13	11	.542	8.5	98.4	95.6
Indiana Pacers	11	12	.478	10.0	92.5	90.5
Toronto Raptors	9	17	.346	13.5	91.5	95.2

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Houston Rockets*	21	4	.840	—	103.8	96.7
Utah Jazz*	20	4	.833	0.5	100.0	90.4
Dallas Mavericks	9	15	.375	11.5	93.8	99.6
Minnesota Timberwolves*	8	17	.320	13.0	92.2	98.8
Denver Nuggets	7	19	.269	14.5	94.4	98.7
San Antonio Spurs	5	17	.227	14.5	89.8	96.3
Vancouver Grizzlies	5	22	.185	17.0	87.2	98.8
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	19	8	.704	—	98.1	95.7
Seattle SuperSonics*	19	9	.679	0.5	103.5	95.8
Portland Trail Blazers*	14	12	.538	4.5	98.2	93.6
Los Angeles Clippers*	10	16	.385	8.5	91.8	95.6
Golden State Warriors	9	17	.346	9.5	98.8	102.8
Sacramento Kings	9	17	.346	9.5	91.2	98.0
Phoenix Suns*	8	16	.333	9.5	98.0	99.3

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