NBA Games Played on December 23, 1996
9 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Miami Heat* | 20 | 7 | .741 | — | 91.6 | 87.1 |
| New York Knicks* | 19 | 7 | .731 | 0.5 | 94.8 | 92.0 |
| Washington Bullets* | 13 | 13 | .500 | 6.5 | 97.0 | 96.5 |
| Orlando Magic* | 10 | 13 | .435 | 8.0 | 87.7 | 91.7 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 18 | .280 | 12.0 | 94.8 | 100.9 |
| New Jersey Nets | 6 | 17 | .261 | 12.0 | 93.5 | 101.7 |
| Boston Celtics | 5 | 19 | .208 | 13.5 | 95.5 | 101.8 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Chicago Bulls* | 24 | 3 | .889 | — | 103.6 | 89.7 |
| Detroit Pistons* | 20 | 5 | .800 | 3.0 | 93.8 | 85.8 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 17 | 9 | .654 | 6.5 | 89.5 | 82.7 |
| Atlanta Hawks* | 15 | 10 | .600 | 8.0 | 90.5 | 85.9 |
| Charlotte Hornets* | 15 | 11 | .577 | 8.5 | 93.2 | 93.2 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 15 | 11 | .577 | 8.5 | 97.9 | 94.5 |
| Indiana Pacers | 12 | 12 | .500 | 10.5 | 93.3 | 90.5 |
| Toronto Raptors | 9 | 18 | .333 | 15.0 | 91.5 | 95.8 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Houston Rockets* | 21 | 6 | .778 | — | 101.3 | 95.7 |
| Utah Jazz* | 20 | 6 | .769 | 0.5 | 99.7 | 91.4 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 10 | 17 | .370 | 11.0 | 93.2 | 98.4 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 9 | 16 | .360 | 11.0 | 93.2 | 99.3 |
| Denver Nuggets | 8 | 19 | .296 | 13.0 | 95.0 | 99.1 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 18 | .250 | 13.5 | 89.8 | 95.7 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 6 | 22 | .214 | 15.5 | 87.4 | 98.4 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 20 | 9 | .690 | — | 103.1 | 95.2 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 19 | 9 | .679 | 0.5 | 97.8 | 96.0 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 14 | 14 | .500 | 5.5 | 97.8 | 94.3 |
| Sacramento Kings | 11 | 17 | .393 | 8.5 | 91.9 | 97.7 |
| Golden State Warriors | 10 | 17 | .370 | 9.0 | 98.7 | 102.4 |
| Los Angeles Clippers* | 10 | 18 | .357 | 9.5 | 91.7 | 95.8 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 8 | 18 | .308 | 10.5 | 98.1 | 99.8 |
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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