NBA Conference Standings after Dec 13 in 1996-97 season

EASTERN CONFERENCE* - division leaders
Home Away Div Cnf Icf
*Chicago 19-3 .864 ---- 8-1 11-2 4-1 10-2 9-1
Detroit 16-4 .800 2.0 9-2 7-2 6-2 12-2 4-2
*Miami 17-5 .773 2.0 5-3 12-2 3-2 9-5 8-0
New York 14-6 .700 4.0 7-4 7-2 4-3 7-4 7-2
Cleveland 13-8 .619 5.5 8-4 5-4 3-4 7-7 6-1
Atlanta 12-8 .600 6.0 7-1 5-7 4-4 7-7 5-1
Charlotte 12-9 .571 6.5 7-2 5-7 4-3 7-6 5-3
Milwaukee 11-9 .550 7.0 7-5 4-4 2-4 7-6 4-3
Orlando 9-9 .500 8.0 5-5 4-4 2-3 7-5 2-4
Was Bullets 9-11 .450 9.0 6-6 3-5 4-1 6-9 3-2
Indiana 9-11 .450 9.0 4-4 5-7 0-2 3-5 6-6
Philadelphia 7-14 .333 11.5 4-7 3-7 5-2 5-9 2-5
Toronto 7-14 .333 11.5 7-7 0-7 2-5 4-9 3-5
New Jersey 5-12 .294 11.5 3-7 2-5 1-4 1-8 4-4
Boston 5-15 .250 13.0 5-7 0-8 0-4 3-11 2-4
WESTERN CONFERENCE* - division leaders
Home Away Div Cnf Icf
*Houston 19-2 .905 ---- 10-1 9-1 5-0 13-1 6-1
Utah 17-3 .850 1.5 12-2 5-1 5-2 13-3 4-0
*LA Lakers 18-7 .720 3.0 11-2 7-5 7-0 12-4 6-3
Seattle 16-8 .667 4.5 6-3 10-5 7-1 11-3 5-5
Portland 13-10 .565 7.0 7-3 6-7 3-4 10-6 3-4
Dallas 8-12 .400 10.5 5-4 3-8 3-2 5-4 3-8
Minnesota 8-14 .364 11.5 6-3 2-11 3-3 7-10 1-4
LA Clippers 8-14 .364 11.5 4-7 4-7 1-2 6-7 2-7
Sacramento 8-14 .364 11.5 4-6 4-8 1-5 5-8 3-6
Golden State 8-15 .348 12.0 5-7 3-8 1-6 5-10 3-5
Phoenix 6-15 .286 13.0 4-6 2-9 2-4 4-10 2-5
Denver 5-18 .217 15.0 2-8 3-10 1-5 3-10 2-8
Vancouver 4-19 .174 16.0 3-8 1-11 2-2 3-8 1-11
San Antonio 3-17 .150 15.5 2-8 1-9 0-5 1-14 2-3
Indiana 97, Boston 94
Chicago 113, New Jersey 92
Was Bullets 108, Denver 104
Cleveland 101, Golden State 87
Vancouver 95, Orlando 93
Charlotte 84, Philadelphia 75
Minnesota 108, Phoenix 105
LA Lakers 120, Portland 119 (OT)