NBA Games Played on December 3, 1996
9 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Miami Heat* | 13 | 4 | .765 | — | 94.3 | 88.6 |
| Orlando Magic* | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.0 | 90.3 | 89.6 |
| New York Knicks* | 9 | 6 | .600 | 3.0 | 95.7 | 94.3 |
| Washington Bullets* | 7 | 8 | .467 | 5.0 | 95.2 | 96.2 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 8 | .467 | 5.0 | 95.8 | 98.3 |
| Boston Celtics | 4 | 11 | .267 | 8.0 | 94.7 | 101.4 |
| New Jersey Nets | 3 | 9 | .250 | 7.5 | 94.3 | 99.6 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Chicago Bulls* | 16 | 1 | .941 | — | 103.8 | 88.5 |
| Detroit Pistons* | 12 | 3 | .800 | 3.0 | 92.1 | 85.1 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 10 | 5 | .667 | 5.0 | 88.5 | 81.5 |
| Atlanta Hawks* | 10 | 7 | .588 | 6.0 | 87.6 | 85.6 |
| Charlotte Hornets* | 8 | 8 | .500 | 7.5 | 93.6 | 94.8 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 8 | 8 | .500 | 7.5 | 96.6 | 94.4 |
| Indiana Pacers | 6 | 8 | .429 | 8.5 | 91.6 | 90.9 |
| Toronto Raptors | 5 | 11 | .313 | 10.5 | 91.6 | 95.6 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Houston Rockets* | 15 | 2 | .882 | — | 103.8 | 96.1 |
| Utah Jazz* | 13 | 2 | .867 | 1.0 | 100.3 | 92.1 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 7 | 9 | .438 | 7.5 | 91.1 | 93.6 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 5 | 10 | .333 | 9.0 | 94.9 | 99.6 |
| Denver Nuggets | 5 | 13 | .278 | 10.5 | 93.6 | 99.4 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 2 | 13 | .133 | 12.0 | 86.3 | 93.3 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 2 | 15 | .118 | 13.0 | 85.5 | 97.0 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 14 | 5 | .737 | — | 102.2 | 95.6 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 13 | 6 | .684 | 1.0 | 97.2 | 94.6 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.5 | 96.3 | 92.1 |
| Los Angeles Clippers* | 7 | 10 | .412 | 6.0 | 90.8 | 92.9 |
| Golden State Warriors | 6 | 11 | .353 | 7.0 | 101.2 | 104.1 |
| Sacramento Kings | 6 | 12 | .333 | 7.5 | 90.5 | 99.1 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 1 | 14 | .067 | 11.0 | 93.1 | 101.5 |
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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