NBA Games Played on December 24, 2002
No games played on this date.
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| New Jersey Nets* | 19 | 9 | .679 | — | 97.3 | 89.1 |
| Boston Celtics* | 18 | 9 | .667 | 0.5 | 97.2 | 94.3 |
| Philadelphia 76ers* | 18 | 10 | .643 | 1.0 | 94.8 | 91.7 |
| Orlando Magic* | 15 | 14 | .517 | 4.5 | 97.7 | 98.8 |
| Washington Wizards | 12 | 15 | .444 | 6.5 | 90.7 | 89.4 |
| New York Knicks | 8 | 16 | .333 | 9.0 | 92.5 | 95.9 |
| Miami Heat | 9 | 19 | .321 | 10.0 | 85.1 | 88.9 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Indiana Pacers* | 20 | 8 | .714 | — | 98.6 | 93.6 |
| Detroit Pistons* | 18 | 8 | .692 | 1.0 | 89.2 | 86.0 |
| New Orleans Hornets* | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2.5 | 95.3 | 92.6 |
| Milwaukee Bucks* | 12 | 15 | .444 | 7.5 | 99.8 | 98.9 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 11 | 16 | .407 | 8.5 | 94.9 | 98.6 |
| Chicago Bulls | 10 | 18 | .357 | 10.0 | 93.0 | 98.5 |
| Toronto Raptors | 8 | 19 | .296 | 11.5 | 89.2 | 96.3 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 24 | .200 | 15.0 | 90.7 | 100.6 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Dallas Mavericks* | 23 | 4 | .852 | — | 103.5 | 92.4 |
| San Antonio Spurs* | 18 | 10 | .643 | 5.5 | 91.7 | 87.7 |
| Utah Jazz* | 15 | 12 | .556 | 8.0 | 94.5 | 90.6 |
| Houston Rockets | 15 | 12 | .556 | 8.0 | 91.9 | 89.3 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 15 | 13 | .536 | 8.5 | 95.8 | 95.7 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 8 | 21 | .276 | 16.0 | 94.3 | 100.5 |
| Denver Nuggets | 6 | 22 | .214 | 17.5 | 80.2 | 88.8 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Sacramento Kings* | 22 | 8 | .733 | — | 98.9 | 92.1 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 17 | 11 | .607 | 4.0 | 89.5 | 89.6 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 15 | 11 | .577 | 5.0 | 91.4 | 89.8 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 14 | 15 | .483 | 7.5 | 93.2 | 92.4 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 12 | 16 | .429 | 9.0 | 92.2 | 94.7 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 11 | 18 | .379 | 10.5 | 94.1 | 97.1 |
| Golden State Warriors | 9 | 18 | .333 | 11.5 | 98.6 | 101.3 |
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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