NBA Conference Standings after Dec 21 in 1996-97 season

EASTERN CONFERENCE* - division leaders
Home Away Div Cnf Icf
*Chicago 23-3 .885 ---- 10-1 13-2 6-1 13-2 10-1
Detroit 20-5 .800 2.5 11-2 9-3 8-2 16-3 4-2
*Miami 19-7 .731 4.0 6-5 13-2 3-2 10-6 9-1
New York 18-7 .720 4.5 10-4 8-3 5-3 9-5 9-2
Cleveland 16-8 .667 6.0 10-4 6-4 4-4 9-7 7-1
Atlanta 15-9 .625 7.0 9-1 6-8 4-5 9-8 6-1
Charlotte 14-11 .560 8.5 8-3 6-8 5-5 9-8 5-3
Milwaukee 14-11 .560 8.5 9-6 5-5 2-5 10-7 4-4
Was Bullets 12-12 .500 10.0 6-6 6-6 4-1 6-9 6-3
Indiana 11-12 .478 10.5 4-5 7-7 0-3 5-6 6-6
Orlando 9-13 .409 12.0 5-7 4-6 2-3 7-7 2-6
Toronto 9-17 .346 14.0 8-8 1-9 3-7 6-12 3-5
Philadelphia 7-18 .280 15.5 4-10 3-8 5-3 5-13 2-5
New Jersey 6-16 .273 15.0 4-8 2-8 2-4 2-12 4-4
Boston 5-18 .217 16.5 5-8 0-10 0-5 3-14 2-4
WESTERN CONFERENCE* - division leaders
Home Away Div Cnf Icf
*Utah 20-4 .833 ---- 13-2 7-2 5-2 13-3 7-1
Houston 21-5 .808 0.0 10-3 11-2 5-2 15-3 6-2
*LA Lakers 19-9 .679 3.0 11-2 8-7 7-0 12-5 7-4
Seattle 19-9 .679 3.0 8-4 11-5 10-1 14-4 5-5
Portland 14-13 .519 7.5 8-5 6-8 3-6 11-9 3-4
LA Clippers 10-16 .385 11.0 6-8 4-8 3-3 8-8 2-8
Dallas 9-15 .375 11.0 5-5 4-10 4-3 6-6 3-9
Sacramento 10-17 .370 11.5 6-7 4-10 2-6 7-10 3-7
Minnesota 9-17 .346 12.0 7-4 2-13 3-3 8-12 1-5
Golden State 9-17 .346 12.0 6-8 3-9 1-7 6-11 3-6
Phoenix 8-17 .320 12.5 6-6 2-11 2-5 5-12 3-5
Denver 7-19 .269 14.0 4-8 3-11 2-5 5-10 2-9
San Antonio 6-17 .261 13.5 4-8 2-9 2-5 4-14 2-3
Vancouver 5-22 .185 16.5 4-9 1-13 3-4 4-11 1-11
Charlotte 98, Atlanta 93
New Jersey 101, Boston 100
Chicago 111, Philadelphia 105
New York 95, Detroit 92
Minnesota 103, LA Lakers 88
Miami 86, Houston 66
Milwaukee 103, Orlando 85
San Antonio 101, Phoenix 88
Sacramento 101, Portland 99 (OT)