NBA Division Standings after Dec 28 in 1996-97 season

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division Home Away Div Cnf Icf
Miami 22-7 .759 ---- 7-5 15-2 4-2 12-6 10-1
New York 20-8 .714 1.5 12-4 8-4 6-3 11-5 9-3
Was Bullets 15-13 .536 6.5 8-6 7-7 4-1 8-9 7-4
Orlando 10-15 .400 10.0 6-7 4-8 2-5 8-9 2-6
Philadelphia 8-19 .296 13.0 4-10 4-9 5-3 5-13 3-6
New Jersey 7-18 .280 13.0 5-8 2-10 2-4 3-14 4-4
Boston 5-21 .192 15.5 5-9 0-12 0-5 3-15 2-6
Central Division Home Away Div Cnf Icf
Chicago 26-4 .867 ---- 13-1 13-3 8-2 16-3 10-1
Detroit 21-7 .750 4.0 12-3 9-4 9-4 17-5 4-2
Cleveland 18-10 .643 7.0 12-4 6-6 5-5 10-9 8-1
Atlanta 16-11 .593 8.5 10-1 6-10 5-5 10-10 6-1
Charlotte 15-13 .536 10.0 8-4 7-9 5-6 10-10 5-3
Milwaukee 15-13 .536 10.0 9-7 6-6 2-6 10-8 5-5
Indiana 13-13 .500 11.0 5-5 8-8 2-3 7-7 6-6
Toronto 10-19 .345 15.5 9-8 1-11 3-8 7-14 3-5
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Midwest Division Home Away Div Cnf Icf
Houston 23-6 .793 ---- 11-4 12-2 5-2 16-3 7-3
Utah 22-6 .786 0.5 15-2 7-4 5-3 14-4 8-2
Minnesota 12-17 .414 11.0 10-4 2-13 5-3 10-12 2-5
Dallas 10-17 .370 12.0 6-6 4-11 4-3 7-8 3-9
Denver 8-21 .276 15.0 4-9 4-12 2-6 6-11 2-10
San Antonio 6-19 .240 15.0 4-9 2-10 2-5 4-15 2-4
Vancouver 6-24 .200 17.5 5-10 1-14 3-4 4-13 2-11
Pacific Division Home Away Div Cnf Icf
LA Lakers 21-9 .700 ---- 12-2 9-7 8-0 13-5 8-4
Seattle 21-10 .677 0.5 10-4 11-6 10-1 16-5 5-5
Portland 15-15 .500 6.0 8-6 7-9 4-6 12-10 3-5
Sacramento 13-17 .433 8.0 9-7 4-10 3-6 9-10 4-7
Golden State 11-18 .379 9.5 7-8 4-10 2-7 8-12 3-6
LA Clippers 10-19 .345 10.5 6-9 4-10 3-6 8-11 2-8
Phoenix 9-19 .321 11.0 6-8 3-11 2-6 6-14 3-5
Was Bullets 97, Atlanta 86
Sacramento 126, Boston 96
Detroit 97, Charlotte 75
Chicago 102, Cleveland 97
Minnesota 103, Denver 96 (OT)
Houston 104, Golden State 95
New York 96, Orlando 85
Utah 110, Philadelphia 84
Phoenix 103, Vancouver 98
Dallas 95, Seattle 90