NBA Games Played on December 17, 1996

Dec 16, 1996 Dec 17, 1996 Dec 18, 1996

8 NBA Games

LA Lakers	123	Final
Chicago	129	OT

	1	2	3	4	OT
LA Lakers	36	36	29	15	7
Chicago	22	35	26	33	13

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	N. Van Exel-LAL	36
TRB	D. Rodman-CHI	18

Atlanta	109	Final
Dallas	73

	1	2	3	4
Atlanta	27	35	19	28
Dallas	19	17	10	27

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	M. Blaylock-ATL	27
TRB	D. Mutombo-ATL	12

Indiana	103	Final
Miami	89

	1	2	3	4
Indiana	27	18	27	31
Miami	18	16	24	31

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	A. Mourning-MIA	25
TRB	A. Mourning-MIA	18

Toronto	97	Final
New Jersey	88

	1	2	3	4
Toronto	25	29	19	24
New Jersey	19	19	21	29

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	K. Kittles-NJN	27
TRB	J. Williams-NJN	18

Utah	94	Final
New York	99

	1	2	3	4
Utah	18	27	21	28
New York	22	18	35	24

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	K. Malone-UTA	29
TRB	K. Malone-UTA	14

Charlotte	93	Final
Philadelphia	84

	1	2	3	4
Charlotte	23	25	27	18
Philadelphia	27	22	25	10

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	D. Coleman-PHI	27
TRB	2 tied	11

Golden State	83	Final
Seattle	123

	1	2	3	4
Golden State	17	20	29	17
Seattle	34	36	27	26

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	H. Hawkins-SEA	30
TRB	L. Stewart-SEA	10

Houston	92	Final
Vancouver	93

	1	2	3	4
Houston	10	29	34	19
Vancouver	25	22	20	26

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	H. Olajuwon-HOU	23
TRB	H. Olajuwon-HOU	14

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Miami Heat*	18	6	.750	—	92.1	88.0
New York Knicks*	16	6	.727	1.0	95.5	91.3
Washington Bullets*	11	11	.500	6.0	96.4	96.6
Orlando Magic*	9	10	.474	6.5	87.2	90.6
Philadelphia 76ers	7	16	.304	10.5	94.0	100.0
New Jersey Nets	5	14	.263	10.5	94.4	101.0
Boston Celtics	5	17	.227	12.0	95.2	101.9
Central Division
Chicago Bulls*	21	3	.875	—	103.3	90.1
Detroit Pistons*	18	4	.818	2.0	93.5	86.3
Atlanta Hawks*	14	8	.636	6.0	90.2	85.1
Cleveland Cavaliers	14	8	.636	6.0	88.8	82.0
Milwaukee Bucks	13	9	.591	7.0	98.4	94.9
Charlotte Hornets*	13	10	.565	7.5	93.5	93.0
Indiana Pacers	10	11	.476	9.5	92.9	90.6
Toronto Raptors	8	16	.333	13.0	91.7	95.5

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Houston Rockets*	21	3	.875	—	103.9	96.0
Utah Jazz*	18	4	.818	2.0	100.3	90.5
Dallas Mavericks	8	14	.364	12.0	94.0	99.3
Minnesota Timberwolves*	8	15	.348	12.5	91.5	97.2
Denver Nuggets	5	19	.208	16.0	93.8	99.8
Vancouver Grizzlies	5	20	.200	16.5	86.6	98.2
San Antonio Spurs	4	17	.190	15.5	88.6	96.0
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	18	8	.692	—	97.6	95.3
Seattle SuperSonics*	17	9	.654	1.0	103.4	95.9
Portland Trail Blazers*	13	11	.542	4.0	97.7	93.8
Los Angeles Clippers*	10	14	.417	7.0	92.0	95.0
Sacramento Kings	8	16	.333	9.0	90.9	97.9
Golden State Warriors	8	17	.320	9.5	97.8	103.1
Phoenix Suns*	7	16	.304	9.5	97.3	98.9

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