NBA Division Standings after Dec 21 in 1996-97 season

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division Home Away Div Cnf Icf
Miami 19-7 .731 ---- 6-5 13-2 3-2 10-6 9-1
New York 18-7 .720 0.5 10-4 8-3 5-3 9-5 9-2
Was Bullets 12-12 .500 6.0 6-6 6-6 4-1 6-9 6-3
Orlando 9-13 .409 8.0 5-7 4-6 2-3 7-7 2-6
Philadelphia 7-18 .280 11.5 4-10 3-8 5-3 5-13 2-5
New Jersey 6-16 .273 11.0 4-8 2-8 2-4 2-12 4-4
Boston 5-18 .217 12.5 5-8 0-10 0-5 3-14 2-4
Central Division 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
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
Indiana 11-12 .478 10.5 4-5 7-7 0-3 5-6 6-6
Toronto 9-17 .346 14.0 8-8 1-9 3-7 6-12 3-5
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Midwest Division 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
Dallas 9-15 .375 11.0 5-5 4-10 4-3 6-6 3-9
Minnesota 9-17 .346 12.0 7-4 2-13 3-3 8-12 1-5
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
Pacific Division Home Away Div Cnf Icf
LA Lakers 19-9 .679 ---- 11-2 8-7 7-0 12-5 7-4
Seattle 19-9 .679 ---- 8-4 11-5 10-1 14-4 5-5
Portland 14-13 .519 4.5 8-5 6-8 3-6 11-9 3-4
LA Clippers 10-16 .385 8.0 6-8 4-8 3-3 8-8 2-8
Sacramento 10-17 .370 8.5 6-7 4-10 2-6 7-10 3-7
Golden State 9-17 .346 9.0 6-8 3-9 1-7 6-11 3-6
Phoenix 8-17 .320 9.5 6-6 2-11 2-5 5-12 3-5
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)