NBA Games Played on December 9, 2002
5 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Philadelphia 76ers* | 15 | 6 | .714 | — | 95.3 | 91.5 |
| Boston Celtics* | 14 | 6 | .700 | 0.5 | 97.1 | 94.4 |
| New Jersey Nets* | 14 | 7 | .667 | 1.0 | 97.8 | 89.4 |
| Orlando Magic* | 12 | 10 | .545 | 3.5 | 99.0 | 100.1 |
| Washington Wizards | 9 | 11 | .450 | 5.5 | 90.9 | 88.7 |
| New York Knicks | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8.5 | 92.3 | 96.2 |
| Miami Heat | 5 | 15 | .250 | 9.5 | 82.2 | 88.6 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Indiana Pacers* | 15 | 5 | .750 | — | 96.9 | 91.4 |
| New Orleans Hornets* | 15 | 7 | .682 | 1.0 | 95.5 | 91.4 |
| Detroit Pistons* | 12 | 7 | .632 | 2.5 | 86.2 | 84.1 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 10 | 10 | .500 | 5.0 | 97.1 | 97.8 |
| Milwaukee Bucks* | 9 | 11 | .450 | 6.0 | 98.9 | 98.0 |
| Toronto Raptors | 7 | 13 | .350 | 8.0 | 88.8 | 94.9 |
| Chicago Bulls | 5 | 15 | .250 | 10.0 | 92.7 | 101.1 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 3 | 19 | .136 | 13.0 | 88.5 | 101.1 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Dallas Mavericks* | 18 | 2 | .900 | — | 104.7 | 92.6 |
| Houston Rockets | 11 | 8 | .579 | 6.5 | 89.8 | 86.8 |
| San Antonio Spurs* | 12 | 9 | .571 | 6.5 | 91.2 | 87.2 |
| Utah Jazz* | 12 | 9 | .571 | 6.5 | 94.5 | 91.1 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 12 | 10 | .545 | 7.0 | 95.0 | 96.1 |
| Denver Nuggets | 6 | 15 | .286 | 12.5 | 79.1 | 87.2 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 3 | 18 | .143 | 15.5 | 93.3 | 100.8 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Sacramento Kings* | 18 | 5 | .783 | — | 99.4 | 91.5 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 11 | 9 | .550 | 5.5 | 95.4 | 93.9 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 10 | 10 | .500 | 6.5 | 87.2 | 89.6 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 9 | 9 | .500 | 6.5 | 89.1 | 87.8 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 9 | 12 | .429 | 8.0 | 93.2 | 95.1 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 9 | 13 | .409 | 8.5 | 94.3 | 96.3 |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 13 | .350 | 9.5 | 98.9 | 99.7 |
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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