NBA Conference Standings after Dec 12 in 1996-97 season

EASTERN CONFERENCE* - division leaders
Home Away Div Cnf Icf
*Chicago 18-3 .857 ---- 8-1 10-2 4-1 9-2 9-1
Detroit 16-4 .800 1.5 9-2 7-2 6-2 11-2 5-2
*Miami 17-5 .773 1.5 5-3 12-2 3-2 9-5 8-0
New York 14-6 .700 3.5 7-4 7-2 4-3 7-4 7-2
Atlanta 12-8 .600 5.5 7-1 5-7 4-4 7-7 5-1
Cleveland 12-8 .600 5.5 7-4 5-4 3-4 7-7 5-1
Cha Hornets 11-9 .550 6.5 6-2 5-7 4-3 6-6 5-3
Milwaukee 11-9 .550 6.5 7-5 4-4 2-4 7-6 4-3
Orlando 9-8 .529 7.0 5-5 4-3 2-3 7-5 2-3
Was Bullets 8-11 .421 9.0 5-6 3-5 4-1 6-9 2-2
Indiana 8-11 .421 9.0 3-4 5-7 0-2 2-5 6-6
Philadelphia 7-13 .350 10.5 4-7 3-6 5-2 5-8 2-5
Toronto 7-14 .333 11.0 7-7 0-7 2-5 4-9 3-5
New Jersey 5-11 .312 10.5 3-6 2-5 1-4 1-6 4-5
Boston 5-14 .263 12.0 5-7 0-7 0-4 3-10 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 17-7 .708 3.5 10-2 7-5 6-0 11-4 6-3
Seattle 16-8 .667 4.5 6-3 10-5 7-1 11-3 5-5
Portland 13-9 .591 6.5 7-3 6-6 3-3 10-5 3-4
Dallas 8-12 .400 10.5 5-4 3-8 3-2 5-4 3-8
Golden State 8-14 .364 11.5 5-7 3-7 1-6 5-10 3-4
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
Minnesota 7-14 .333 12.0 5-3 2-11 3-3 6-10 1-4
Phoenix 6-14 .300 12.5 4-6 2-8 2-4 4-9 2-5
Denver 5-17 .227 14.5 2-8 3-9 1-5 3-10 2-7
San Antonio 3-17 .150 15.5 2-8 1-9 0-5 1-14 2-3
Vancouver 3-19 .136 16.5 2-8 1-11 2-2 3-8 0-11
Sacramento 93, Dallas 86
Houston 115, Detroit 96
New York 90, Golden State 79
Phoenix 95, Utah 87
LA Clippers 97, San Antonio 94
Milwaukee 100, Seattle 97
Portland 99, Vancouver 78