NBA Conference Standings after Jan 28 in 1996-97 season

EASTERN CONFERENCE* - division leaders
Home Away Div Cnf Icf
*Chicago 38-5 .884 ---- 21-1 17-4 13-2 23-3 15-2
Detroit 31-11 .738 6.5 18-4 13-7 11-5 21-6 10-5
*Miami 31-12 .721 7.0 11-6 20-6 8-4 19-8 12-4
Atlanta 29-12 .707 8.0 19-1 10-11 8-5 18-11 11-1
New York 31-13 .705 7.5 19-4 12-9 13-3 20-8 11-5
Cha Hornets 25-18 .581 13.0 12-5 13-13 6-8 14-13 11-5
Cleveland 24-18 .571 13.5 16-8 8-10 7-8 12-13 12-5
Was Bullets 22-21 .512 16.0 12-9 10-12 6-6 12-17 10-4
Milwaukee 21-22 .488 17.0 12-12 9-10 4-11 12-16 9-6
Orlando 19-20 .487 17.0 10-8 9-12 7-6 16-14 3-6
Indiana 19-22 .463 18.0 8-10 11-12 4-7 10-12 9-10
Toronto 15-27 .357 22.5 12-11 3-16 3-10 7-19 8-8
New Jersey 11-30 .268 26.0 6-14 5-16 3-7 4-15 7-15
Boston 9-31 .225 27.5 8-15 1-16 0-12 3-24 6-7
Philadelphia 9-33 .214 28.5 4-17 5-16 6-5 6-18 3-15
WESTERN CONFERENCE* - division leaders
Home Away Div Cnf Icf
*Houston 32-11 .744 ---- 16-7 16-4 7-3 20-6 12-5
*LA Lakers 32-12 .727 0.5 19-4 13-8 12-2 21-7 11-5
Utah 30-13 .698 2.0 19-2 11-11 8-4 19-7 11-6
Seattle 30-13 .698 2.0 17-5 13-8 11-3 20-8 10-5
Portland 25-19 .568 7.5 14-8 11-11 8-7 21-11 4-8
Minnesota 19-24 .442 13.0 13-7 6-17 7-4 14-15 5-9
Sacramento 19-25 .432 13.5 12-10 7-15 3-9 11-16 8-9
Golden State 17-25 .405 14.5 10-11 7-14 2-8 11-15 6-10
LA Clippers 16-25 .390 15.0 9-12 7-13 4-7 13-13 3-12
Phoenix 15-28 .349 17.0 11-10 4-18 3-7 9-17 6-11
Dallas 14-27 .341 17.0 8-11 6-16 6-5 9-15 5-12
Denver 13-31 .295 19.5 7-15 6-16 4-10 9-18 4-13
San Antonio 11-29 .275 19.5 7-12 4-17 6-6 9-18 2-11
Vancouver 8-38 .174 25.5 6-20 2-18 3-9 5-25 3-13
Atlanta 112, LA Clippers 96
New York 109, Boston 107
Cha Hornets 98, Indiana 97
Chicago 111, Vancouver 96
Cleveland 84, New Jersey 62
Utah 114, Denver 99
Detroit 93, Milwaukee 84
LA Lakers 102, Dallas 83
Was Bullets 102, Orlando 82
Toronto 120, Portland 84
Sacramento 91, Minnesota 88