NBA Games Played on December 20, 2001
4 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| New Jersey Nets* | 16 | 7 | .696 | — | 97.0 | 92.0 |
| Boston Celtics* | 15 | 8 | .652 | 1.0 | 96.9 | 92.7 |
| Washington Wizards | 12 | 12 | .500 | 4.5 | 91.0 | 91.8 |
| Orlando Magic* | 13 | 14 | .481 | 5.0 | 102.9 | 98.9 |
| New York Knicks | 12 | 14 | .462 | 5.5 | 88.9 | 91.1 |
| Philadelphia 76ers* | 10 | 15 | .400 | 7.0 | 86.6 | 87.8 |
| Miami Heat | 5 | 18 | .217 | 11.0 | 82.7 | 88.8 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Milwaukee Bucks | 14 | 8 | .636 | — | 95.7 | 95.0 |
| Detroit Pistons* | 14 | 9 | .609 | 0.5 | 96.6 | 92.3 |
| Toronto Raptors* | 14 | 12 | .538 | 2.0 | 93.7 | 93.0 |
| Indiana Pacers* | 14 | 13 | .519 | 2.5 | 98.1 | 98.9 |
| Charlotte Hornets* | 12 | 13 | .480 | 3.5 | 94.4 | 96.0 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 10 | 15 | .400 | 5.5 | 92.0 | 95.4 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 9 | 16 | .360 | 6.5 | 93.7 | 99.0 |
| Chicago Bulls | 4 | 20 | .167 | 11.0 | 83.5 | 95.0 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| San Antonio Spurs* | 19 | 4 | .826 | — | 101.2 | 91.7 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 16 | 8 | .667 | 3.5 | 102.0 | 95.7 |
| Dallas Mavericks* | 17 | 9 | .654 | 3.5 | 102.3 | 99.7 |
| Utah Jazz* | 12 | 14 | .462 | 8.5 | 96.4 | 96.9 |
| Denver Nuggets | 9 | 15 | .375 | 10.5 | 94.1 | 97.1 |
| Houston Rockets | 7 | 20 | .259 | 14.0 | 89.3 | 95.1 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 19 | .240 | 14.0 | 89.3 | 97.5 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 19 | 3 | .864 | — | 101.0 | 90.9 |
| Sacramento Kings* | 19 | 8 | .704 | 2.5 | 100.3 | 95.2 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 14 | 11 | .560 | 6.5 | 96.6 | 94.0 |
| Phoenix Suns | 14 | 12 | .538 | 7.0 | 99.2 | 95.6 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 12 | 12 | .500 | 8.0 | 95.2 | 94.8 |
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 12 | 15 | .444 | 9.5 | 97.1 | 98.9 |
| Golden State Warriors | 10 | 16 | .385 | 11.0 | 92.7 | 97.5 |
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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