NBA Games Played on December 21, 1996

Dec 20, 1996 Dec 21, 1996 Dec 22, 1996

9 NBA Games

Atlanta	93	Final
Charlotte	98

	1	2	3	4
Atlanta	23	15	17	38
Charlotte	22	27	23	26

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	C. Laettner-ATL	24
TRB	D. Mutombo-ATL	13

Miami	86	Final
Houston	66

	1	2	3	4
Miami	25	26	12	23
Houston	19	19	20	8

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PTS	V. Lenard-MIA	22
TRB	A. Mourning-MIA	17

Orlando	85	Final
Milwaukee	103

	1	2	3	4
Orlando	20	21	25	19
Milwaukee	32	21	27	23

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PTS	G. Robinson-MIL	24
TRB	G. Robinson-MIL	13

LA Lakers	88	Final
Minnesota	103

	1	2	3	4
LA Lakers	28	20	29	11
Minnesota	21	35	26	21

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PTS	K. Garnett-MIN	23
TRB	S. O'Neal-LAL	17

Boston	100	Final
New Jersey	101

	1	2	3	4
Boston	23	29	24	24
New Jersey	25	17	30	29

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PTS	R. Pack-NJN	29
TRB	S. Bradley-NJN	15

Detroit	92	Final
New York	95

	1	2	3	4
Detroit	17	24	23	28
New York	26	24	22	23

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PTS	P. Ewing-NYK	30
TRB	C. Oakley-NYK	12

Chicago	111	Final
Philadelphia	105

	1	2	3	4
Chicago	30	26	28	27
Philadelphia	32	23	28	22

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PTS	A. Iverson-PHI	32
TRB	D. Rodman-CHI	18

Portland	99	Final
Sacramento	101	OT

	1	2	3	4	OT
Portland	21	26	22	16	14
Sacramento	23	16	29	17	16

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	R. Wallace-POR	38
TRB	M. Smith-SAC	13

Phoenix	88	Final
San Antonio	101

	1	2	3	4
Phoenix	22	22	18	26
San Antonio	21	26	33	21

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PTS	S. Elliott-SAS	29
TRB	W. Perdue-SAS	12

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Miami Heat*	19	7	.731	—	91.7	87.4
New York Knicks*	18	7	.720	0.5	95.3	92.6
Washington Bullets*	12	12	.500	6.0	97.0	97.2
Orlando Magic*	9	13	.409	8.0	87.7	92.0
Philadelphia 76ers	7	18	.280	11.5	94.8	100.9
New Jersey Nets	6	16	.273	11.0	94.1	101.2
Boston Celtics	5	18	.217	12.5	95.4	101.8
Central Division
Chicago Bulls*	23	3	.885	—	103.2	90.0
Detroit Pistons*	20	5	.800	2.5	93.8	85.8
Cleveland Cavaliers	16	8	.667	6.0	89.3	82.0
Atlanta Hawks*	15	9	.625	7.0	91.1	86.0
Charlotte Hornets*	14	11	.560	8.5	92.8	93.0
Milwaukee Bucks	14	11	.560	8.5	98.6	95.2
Indiana Pacers	11	12	.478	10.5	92.5	90.5
Toronto Raptors	9	17	.346	14.0	91.5	95.2

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Utah Jazz*	20	4	.833	—	100.0	90.4
Houston Rockets*	21	5	.808	—	102.3	96.3
Dallas Mavericks	9	15	.375	11.0	93.8	99.6
Minnesota Timberwolves*	9	17	.346	12.0	92.7	98.4
Denver Nuggets	7	19	.269	14.0	94.4	98.7
San Antonio Spurs	6	17	.261	13.5	90.3	95.9
Vancouver Grizzlies	5	22	.185	16.5	87.2	98.8
Pacific Division
Seattle SuperSonics*	19	9	.679	—	103.5	95.8
Los Angeles Lakers*	19	9	.679	—	97.8	96.0
Portland Trail Blazers*	14	13	.519	4.5	98.3	93.9
Los Angeles Clippers*	10	16	.385	8.0	91.8	95.6
Sacramento Kings	10	17	.370	8.5	91.6	98.1
Golden State Warriors	9	17	.346	9.0	98.8	102.8
Phoenix Suns*	8	17	.320	9.5	97.6	99.3

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