NBA Division Standings after Dec 15 in 1996-97 season

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division Home Away Div Cnf Icf
Miami 18-5 .783 ---- 6-3 12-2 3-2 10-5 8-0
New York 15-6 .714 2.0 8-4 7-2 4-3 7-4 8-2
Was Bullets 10-11 .476 7.0 6-6 4-5 4-1 6-9 4-2
Orlando 9-10 .474 7.0 5-5 4-5 2-3 7-5 2-5
Philadelphia 7-15 .318 10.5 4-7 3-8 5-2 5-10 2-5
New Jersey 5-13 .278 10.5 3-7 2-6 1-4 1-9 4-4
Boston 5-16 .238 12.0 5-7 0-9 0-4 3-12 2-4
Central Division Home Away Div Cnf Icf
Chicago 20-3 .870 ---- 9-1 11-2 5-1 11-2 9-1
Detroit 17-4 .810 2.0 10-2 7-2 6-2 13-2 4-2
Cleveland 14-8 .636 5.5 8-4 6-4 3-4 7-7 7-1
Atlanta 13-8 .619 6.0 8-1 5-7 4-4 8-7 5-1
Milwaukee 12-9 .571 7.0 8-5 4-4 2-4 8-6 4-3
Charlotte 12-10 .545 7.5 7-2 5-8 4-4 7-7 5-3
Indiana 9-11 .450 9.5 4-4 5-7 0-2 3-5 6-6
Toronto 7-15 .318 12.5 7-7 0-8 2-5 4-10 3-5
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Midwest Division Home Away Div Cnf Icf
Houston 21-2 .913 ---- 10-1 11-1 5-0 15-1 6-1
Utah 18-3 .857 2.0 13-2 5-1 5-2 13-3 5-0
Dallas 8-13 .381 12.0 5-4 3-9 3-3 5-5 3-8
Minnesota 8-15 .348 13.0 6-4 2-11 3-3 7-10 1-5
Denver 5-19 .208 16.5 2-8 3-11 1-5 3-10 2-9
San Antonio 4-17 .190 16.0 3-8 1-9 1-5 2-14 2-3
Vancouver 4-20 .167 17.5 3-8 1-12 2-2 3-9 1-11
Pacific Division Home Away Div Cnf Icf
LA Lakers 18-7 .720 ---- 11-2 7-5 7-0 12-4 6-3
Seattle 16-9 .640 2.0 6-4 10-5 7-1 11-4 5-5
Portland 13-11 .542 4.5 7-4 6-7 3-4 10-7 3-4
LA Clippers 9-14 .391 8.0 5-7 4-7 2-2 7-7 2-7
Sacramento 8-15 .348 9.0 4-6 4-9 1-6 5-9 3-6
Golden State 8-16 .333 9.5 5-8 3-8 1-6 5-10 3-6
Phoenix 7-15 .318 9.5 5-6 2-9 2-4 5-10 2-5
Detroit 99, Boston 89
Houston 99, Portland 89
Phoenix 103, Vancouver 84
Was Bullets 110, Golden State 102