NBA Games Played on December 29, 1996
4 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Miami Heat* | 23 | 7 | .767 | — | 92.2 | 86.9 |
| New York Knicks* | 20 | 8 | .714 | 2.0 | 94.3 | 91.6 |
| Washington Bullets* | 15 | 13 | .536 | 7.0 | 97.1 | 95.6 |
| Orlando Magic* | 10 | 15 | .400 | 10.5 | 87.2 | 92.0 |
| New Jersey Nets | 8 | 18 | .308 | 13.0 | 94.7 | 101.3 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 8 | 20 | .286 | 14.0 | 95.5 | 101.3 |
| Boston Celtics | 5 | 21 | .192 | 16.0 | 95.8 | 103.0 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Chicago Bulls* | 26 | 4 | .867 | — | 103.2 | 90.3 |
| Detroit Pistons* | 21 | 7 | .750 | 4.0 | 93.3 | 86.1 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 18 | 10 | .643 | 7.0 | 89.9 | 83.5 |
| Atlanta Hawks* | 16 | 11 | .593 | 8.5 | 91.0 | 86.9 |
| Charlotte Hornets* | 15 | 13 | .536 | 10.0 | 92.3 | 93.6 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 15 | 14 | .517 | 10.5 | 97.1 | 94.7 |
| Indiana Pacers | 13 | 14 | .481 | 11.5 | 93.7 | 91.7 |
| Toronto Raptors | 10 | 19 | .345 | 15.5 | 91.4 | 95.9 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Houston Rockets* | 23 | 6 | .793 | — | 101.4 | 95.5 |
| Utah Jazz* | 22 | 6 | .786 | 0.5 | 100.0 | 91.3 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 12 | 17 | .414 | 11.0 | 93.3 | 97.7 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 10 | 17 | .370 | 12.0 | 93.8 | 99.5 |
| Denver Nuggets | 8 | 21 | .276 | 15.0 | 94.9 | 99.9 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 20 | .231 | 15.5 | 89.5 | 96.2 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 6 | 24 | .200 | 17.5 | 87.7 | 99.0 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 22 | 9 | .710 | — | 99.0 | 96.1 |
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 21 | 10 | .677 | 1.0 | 102.4 | 94.9 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 16 | 15 | .516 | 6.0 | 98.2 | 94.3 |
| Sacramento Kings | 13 | 17 | .433 | 8.5 | 93.7 | 97.3 |
| Golden State Warriors | 11 | 18 | .379 | 10.0 | 99.1 | 102.6 |
| Los Angeles Clippers* | 10 | 19 | .345 | 11.0 | 91.9 | 96.0 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 9 | 19 | .321 | 11.5 | 97.9 | 100.0 |
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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