NBA Games Played on December 9, 1996
2 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Miami Heat* | 15 | 5 | .750 | — | 93.6 | 88.4 |
| New York Knicks* | 12 | 6 | .667 | 2.0 | 96.5 | 93.4 |
| Orlando Magic* | 8 | 8 | .500 | 5.0 | 87.3 | 89.5 |
| Washington Bullets* | 7 | 10 | .412 | 6.5 | 95.6 | 97.1 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 12 | .368 | 7.5 | 97.1 | 101.8 |
| New Jersey Nets | 4 | 11 | .267 | 8.5 | 94.1 | 100.5 |
| Boston Celtics | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10.0 | 94.7 | 101.4 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Chicago Bulls* | 17 | 3 | .850 | — | 102.4 | 89.0 |
| Detroit Pistons* | 15 | 3 | .833 | 1.0 | 92.8 | 84.3 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 12 | 6 | .667 | 4.0 | 87.9 | 80.1 |
| Atlanta Hawks* | 11 | 8 | .579 | 5.5 | 88.5 | 85.8 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 10 | 8 | .556 | 6.0 | 98.4 | 95.3 |
| Charlotte Hornets* | 10 | 9 | .526 | 6.5 | 94.3 | 94.5 |
| Indiana Pacers | 8 | 9 | .471 | 7.5 | 93.5 | 90.0 |
| Toronto Raptors | 7 | 12 | .368 | 9.5 | 90.5 | 94.7 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Houston Rockets* | 17 | 2 | .895 | — | 104.3 | 96.4 |
| Utah Jazz* | 16 | 2 | .889 | 0.5 | 100.8 | 91.2 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 7 | 11 | .389 | 9.5 | 94.7 | 99.0 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 7 | 12 | .368 | 10.0 | 90.7 | 96.3 |
| Denver Nuggets | 5 | 15 | .250 | 12.5 | 94.0 | 100.4 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 3 | 15 | .167 | 13.5 | 88.0 | 95.7 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 3 | 18 | .143 | 15.0 | 86.4 | 98.5 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 16 | 6 | .727 | — | 103.1 | 95.0 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 15 | 7 | .682 | 1.0 | 96.5 | 93.9 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3.0 | 97.3 | 92.8 |
| Los Angeles Clippers* | 7 | 13 | .350 | 8.0 | 89.5 | 93.6 |
| Sacramento Kings | 7 | 13 | .350 | 8.0 | 90.8 | 98.4 |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 13 | .350 | 8.0 | 99.7 | 103.1 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10.0 | 95.7 | 99.9 |
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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