NBA Games Played on December 19, 1996
7 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Miami Heat* | 18 | 7 | .720 | — | 91.9 | 88.2 |
| New York Knicks* | 16 | 7 | .696 | 1.0 | 94.7 | 92.2 |
| Washington Bullets* | 12 | 12 | .500 | 5.5 | 97.0 | 97.2 |
| Orlando Magic* | 9 | 11 | .450 | 6.5 | 87.6 | 91.2 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 16 | .304 | 10.0 | 94.0 | 100.0 |
| New Jersey Nets | 5 | 15 | .250 | 10.5 | 93.7 | 100.9 |
| Boston Celtics | 5 | 17 | .227 | 11.5 | 95.2 | 101.9 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Chicago Bulls* | 22 | 3 | .880 | — | 102.9 | 89.4 |
| Detroit Pistons* | 19 | 4 | .826 | 2.0 | 94.3 | 85.9 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 15 | 8 | .652 | 6.0 | 89.2 | 82.0 |
| Atlanta Hawks* | 14 | 8 | .636 | 6.5 | 90.2 | 85.1 |
| Charlotte Hornets* | 13 | 11 | .542 | 8.5 | 92.6 | 93.0 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 13 | 11 | .542 | 8.5 | 98.4 | 95.6 |
| Indiana Pacers | 11 | 11 | .500 | 9.5 | 93.3 | 90.8 |
| Toronto Raptors | 9 | 16 | .360 | 13.0 | 91.9 | 95.4 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Houston Rockets* | 21 | 4 | .840 | — | 103.8 | 96.7 |
| Utah Jazz* | 19 | 4 | .826 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 90.3 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 9 | 14 | .391 | 11.0 | 94.5 | 99.3 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 8 | 17 | .320 | 13.0 | 92.2 | 98.8 |
| Denver Nuggets | 6 | 19 | .240 | 15.0 | 93.8 | 99.0 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 5 | 17 | .227 | 14.5 | 89.8 | 96.3 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 5 | 21 | .192 | 16.5 | 87.0 | 98.5 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 19 | 8 | .704 | — | 98.1 | 95.7 |
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 18 | 9 | .667 | 1.0 | 103.5 | 96.1 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 13 | 12 | .520 | 5.0 | 97.9 | 94.3 |
| Los Angeles Clippers* | 10 | 15 | .400 | 8.0 | 92.1 | 95.3 |
| Golden State Warriors | 9 | 17 | .346 | 9.5 | 98.8 | 102.8 |
| Sacramento Kings | 9 | 17 | .346 | 9.5 | 91.2 | 98.0 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 8 | 16 | .333 | 9.5 | 98.0 | 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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