NBA BASKETBALL - STANDINGS AFTER FRIDAY 'S GAMES .
NEW YORK 1996-12-07
Standings of National
Basketball Association teams after games played on Friday
( tabulate under won , lost , percentage , games behind ) :
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC DIVISION
W L PCT GB
MIAMI 14 5 .737 -
NEW YORK 11 6 .647 2
ORLANDO 8 7 .533 4
WASHINGTON 7 9 .438 5 1/2
PHILADELPHIA 7 10 .412 6
NEW JERSEY 4 10 .286 7 1/2
BOSTON 4 13 .235 9
CENTRAL DIVISION
W L PCT GB
CHICAGO 17 1 .944 -
DETROIT 14 3 .824 2 1/2
CLEVELAND 11 6 .647 5 1/2
ATLANTA 10 8 .556 7
MILWAUKEE 8 8 .500 8
INDIANA 8 8 .500 8
CHARLOTTE 8 9 .471 8 1/2
TORONTO 6 11 .353 10 1/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
MIDWEST DIVISION
W L PCT GB
HOUSTON 16 2 .889 -
UTAH 15 2 .882 1/2
MINNESOTA 7 11 .389 9
DALLAS 6 11 .353 9 1/2
DENVER 5 14 .263 11 1/2
SAN ANTONIO 3 14 .176 12 1/2
VANCOUVER 3 16 .158 13 1/2
PACIFIC DIVISION
W L PCT GB
SEATTLE 15 5 .750 -
LA LAKERS 14 7 .667 1 1/2
PORTLAND 12 8 .600 3
LA CLIPPERS 7 11 .389 7
GOLDEN STATE 6 13 .316 8 1/2
SACRAMENTO 6 13 .316 8 1/2
PHOENIX 3 14 .176 10 1/2
SATURDAY , DECEMBER 7 SCHEDULE
TORONTO AT ATLANTA
LA CLIPPERS AT NEW YORK
MILWAUKEE AT WASHINGTON
DETROIT AT NEW JERSEY
MIAMI AT CHICAGO
VANCOUVER AT DALLAS
PHILADELPHIA AT HOUSTON
UTAH AT DENVER
CHARLOTTE AT SEATTLE