NBA Division Standings after Dec 20 in 1996-97 season

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division Home Away Div Cnf Icf
Miami 18-7 .720 ---- 6-5 12-2 3-2 10-6 8-1
New York 17-7 .708 0.5 9-4 8-3 5-3 8-5 9-2
Was Bullets 12-12 .500 5.5 6-6 6-6 4-1 6-9 6-3
Orlando 9-12 .429 7.0 5-7 4-5 2-3 7-6 2-6
Philadelphia 7-17 .292 10.5 4-9 3-8 5-3 5-12 2-5
New Jersey 5-16 .238 11.0 3-8 2-8 1-4 1-8 4-8
Boston 5-17 .227 11.5 5-8 0-9 0-4 3-13 2-4
Central Division Home Away Div Cnf Icf
Chicago 22-3 .880 ---- 10-1 12-2 6-1 12-2 10-1
Detroit 20-4 .833 1.5 11-2 9-2 8-2 15-2 5-2
Cleveland 16-8 .667 5.5 10-4 6-4 4-4 8-7 8-1
Atlanta 15-8 .652 6.0 9-1 6-7 4-4 8-7 7-1
Cha Hornets 13-11 .542 8.5 7-3 6-8 4-5 8-8 5-3
Milwaukee 13-11 .542 8.5 8-6 5-5 2-5 8-7 5-4
Indiana 11-12 .478 10.0 4-5 7-7 0-3 5-6 6-6
Toronto 9-17 .346 13.5 8-8 1-9 3-7 6-12 3-5
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Midwest Division Home Away Div Cnf Icf
Houston 21-4 .840 ---- 10-2 11-2 5-2 15-3 6-1
Utah 20-4 .833 0.5 13-2 7-2 5-2 13-3 7-1
Dallas 9-15 .375 11.5 5-5 4-10 4-3 6-6 3-9
Minnesota 8-17 .320 13.0 6-4 2-13 3-3 7-12 1-5
Denver 7-19 .269 14.5 4-8 3-11 2-5 5-10 2-9
San Antonio 5-17 .227 14.5 3-8 2-9 2-5 3-14 2-3
Vancouver 5-22 .185 17.0 4-9 1-13 3-4 4-11 1-11
Pacific Division Home Away Div Cnf Icf
LA Lakers 19-8 .704 ---- 11-2 8-6 7-0 12-4 7-4
Seattle 19-9 .679 0.5 8-4 11-5 10-1 14-4 5-5
Portland 14-12 .538 4.5 8-5 6-7 3-5 11-8 3-4
LA Clippers 10-16 .385 8.5 6-8 4-8 3-3 8-8 2-8
Golden State 9-17 .346 9.5 6-8 3-9 1-7 6-11 3-6
Sacramento 9-17 .346 9.5 5-7 4-10 1-6 6-10 3-7
Phoenix 8-16 .333 9.5 6-6 2-10 2-5 5-11 3-5
Portland 107, Dallas 77
Detroit 84, Indiana 75
Seattle 102, LA Clippers 86
Atlanta 109, New Jersey 95
New York 110, Philadelphia 103
Cleveland 91, Toronto 82
Utah 98, Orlando 93
Denver 108, Vancouver 93