NBA Games Played on December 4, 1996
9 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Miami Heat* | 14 | 4 | .778 | — | 94.7 | 88.1 |
| New York Knicks* | 10 | 6 | .625 | 3.0 | 96.6 | 94.8 |
| Orlando Magic* | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4.0 | 87.9 | 89.2 |
| Washington Bullets* | 7 | 8 | .467 | 5.5 | 95.2 | 96.2 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 9 | .438 | 6.0 | 96.3 | 99.2 |
| Boston Celtics | 4 | 12 | .250 | 9.0 | 94.4 | 100.9 |
| New Jersey Nets | 3 | 10 | .231 | 8.5 | 94.8 | 100.3 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Chicago Bulls* | 16 | 1 | .941 | — | 103.8 | 88.5 |
| Detroit Pistons* | 13 | 3 | .813 | 2.5 | 92.6 | 85.4 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 11 | 5 | .688 | 4.5 | 88.2 | 80.0 |
| Atlanta Hawks* | 10 | 8 | .556 | 6.5 | 87.8 | 86.4 |
| Charlotte Hornets* | 8 | 8 | .500 | 7.5 | 93.6 | 94.8 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 8 | 8 | .500 | 7.5 | 96.6 | 94.4 |
| Indiana Pacers | 7 | 8 | .467 | 8.0 | 94.0 | 90.2 |
| 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* | 16 | 2 | .889 | — | 103.3 | 95.7 |
| Utah Jazz* | 14 | 2 | .875 | 1.0 | 100.3 | 91.0 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 7 | 9 | .438 | 8.0 | 91.1 | 93.6 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 5 | 11 | .313 | 10.0 | 93.9 | 99.7 |
| Denver Nuggets | 5 | 13 | .278 | 11.0 | 93.6 | 99.4 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 3 | 13 | .188 | 12.0 | 87.9 | 93.9 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 2 | 16 | .111 | 14.0 | 85.2 | 98.7 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 14 | 5 | .737 | — | 102.2 | 95.6 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 13 | 7 | .650 | 1.5 | 96.1 | 94.9 |
| 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 | 12 | .333 | 7.5 | 100.4 | 104.9 |
| Sacramento Kings | 6 | 12 | .333 | 7.5 | 90.5 | 99.1 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 2 | 14 | .125 | 10.5 | 94.7 | 100.6 |
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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