NBA Games Played on December 22, 1996
6 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| 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 | 13 | .480 | 6.5 | 96.6 | 97.0 |
| 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 | 19 | .208 | 13.0 | 95.5 | 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 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 5.5 | 89.7 | 82.4 |
| Atlanta Hawks* | 15 | 9 | .625 | 7.0 | 91.1 | 86.0 |
| Charlotte Hornets* | 15 | 11 | .577 | 8.0 | 93.2 | 93.2 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 14 | 11 | .560 | 8.5 | 98.6 | 95.2 |
| Indiana Pacers | 12 | 12 | .500 | 10.0 | 93.3 | 90.5 |
| Toronto Raptors | 9 | 18 | .333 | 14.5 | 91.5 | 95.8 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Houston Rockets* | 21 | 5 | .808 | — | 102.3 | 96.3 |
| Utah Jazz* | 20 | 5 | .800 | 0.5 | 99.7 | 90.8 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 9 | 16 | .360 | 11.5 | 93.2 | 99.3 |
| 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 | 6 | 22 | .214 | 16.0 | 87.4 | 98.4 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 20 | 9 | .690 | — | 103.1 | 95.2 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 19 | 9 | .679 | 0.5 | 97.8 | 96.0 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 14 | 13 | .519 | 5.0 | 98.3 | 93.9 |
| Los Angeles Clippers* | 10 | 17 | .370 | 9.0 | 91.8 | 95.6 |
| Golden State Warriors | 10 | 17 | .370 | 9.0 | 98.7 | 102.4 |
| Sacramento Kings | 10 | 17 | .370 | 9.0 | 91.6 | 98.1 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 8 | 17 | .320 | 10.0 | 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.

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