NBA Games Played on December 20, 2002
12 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Philadelphia 76ers* | 18 | 9 | .667 | — | 95.4 | 92.1 |
| New Jersey Nets* | 17 | 9 | .654 | 0.5 | 97.1 | 89.2 |
| Boston Celtics* | 17 | 9 | .654 | 0.5 | 97.5 | 94.8 |
| Orlando Magic* | 15 | 13 | .536 | 3.5 | 97.5 | 98.5 |
| Washington Wizards | 12 | 13 | .480 | 5.0 | 91.3 | 89.2 |
| New York Knicks | 8 | 14 | .364 | 7.5 | 93.0 | 96.1 |
| Miami Heat | 8 | 18 | .308 | 9.5 | 85.4 | 89.7 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Indiana Pacers* | 19 | 7 | .731 | — | 97.9 | 92.9 |
| Detroit Pistons* | 18 | 7 | .720 | 0.5 | 89.1 | 85.4 |
| New Orleans Hornets* | 18 | 10 | .643 | 2.0 | 95.4 | 92.4 |
| Milwaukee Bucks* | 10 | 15 | .400 | 8.5 | 99.7 | 99.1 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 10 | 15 | .400 | 8.5 | 95.4 | 98.9 |
| Chicago Bulls | 9 | 17 | .346 | 10.0 | 92.7 | 98.3 |
| Toronto Raptors | 8 | 18 | .308 | 11.0 | 88.5 | 95.8 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 5 | 23 | .179 | 15.0 | 91.6 | 102.0 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Dallas Mavericks* | 22 | 4 | .846 | — | 104.0 | 92.7 |
| San Antonio Spurs* | 16 | 10 | .615 | 6.0 | 91.4 | 87.7 |
| Houston Rockets | 15 | 10 | .600 | 6.5 | 92.1 | 88.7 |
| Utah Jazz* | 13 | 12 | .520 | 8.5 | 94.1 | 91.3 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 14 | 13 | .519 | 8.5 | 95.7 | 96.1 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 8 | 20 | .286 | 15.0 | 95.1 | 100.4 |
| Denver Nuggets | 6 | 21 | .222 | 16.5 | 79.9 | 88.7 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Sacramento Kings* | 21 | 7 | .750 | — | 98.7 | 91.6 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 15 | 11 | .577 | 5.0 | 88.7 | 89.2 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 14 | 11 | .560 | 5.5 | 91.8 | 90.2 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 14 | 13 | .519 | 6.5 | 93.9 | 92.9 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 11 | 16 | .407 | 9.5 | 92.2 | 94.9 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 10 | 18 | .357 | 11.0 | 93.6 | 96.7 |
| Golden State Warriors | 9 | 17 | .346 | 11.0 | 99.0 | 101.2 |
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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