NBA BASKETBALL - STANDINGS AFTER THURSDAY 'S GAMES .
NEW YORK 1996-12-06
Standings of National
Basketball Association teams after games played on Thursday
( tabulate under won , lost , percentage , games behind ) :
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC DIVISION
W L PCT GB
MIAMI 14 4 .778 -
NEW YORK 10 6 .625 3
ORLANDO 8 6 .571 4
WASHINGTON 7 9 .438 6
PHILADELPHIA 7 10 .412 6 1/2
BOSTON 4 12 .250 9
NEW JERSEY 3 10 .231 8 1/2
CENTRAL DIVISION
W L PCT GB
CHICAGO 17 1 .944 -
DETROIT 13 3 .813 3
CLEVELAND 11 5 .688 5
ATLANTA 10 8 .556 7
CHARLOTTE 8 8 .500 8
MILWAUKEE 8 8 .500 8
INDIANA 7 8 .467 8 1/2
TORONTO 6 11 .353 10 1/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
MIDWEST DIVISION
W L PCT GB
HOUSTON 16 2 .889 -
UTAH 14 2 .875 1
MINNESOTA 7 10 .412 8 1/2
DALLAS 6 11 .353 9 1/2
DENVER 5 14 .263 11 1/2
SAN ANTONIO 3 13 .188 12
VANCOUVER 2 16 .111 14
PACIFIC DIVISION
W L PCT GB
SEATTLE 15 5 .750 -
LA LAKERS 13 7 .650 2
PORTLAND 11 8 .579 3 1/2
LA CLIPPERS 7 11 .389 7
GOLDEN STATE 6 12 .333 8
SACRAMENTO 6 12 .333 8
PHOENIX 2 14 .125 11
FRIDAY , DECEMBER 6
NEW JERSEY AT BOSTON
CLEVELAND AT DETROIT
NEW YORK AT MIAMI
PHOENIX AT SACRAMENTO
VANCOUVER AT SAN ANTONIO
MINNESOTA AT UTAH
CHARLOTTE AT PORTLAND
INDIANA AT GOLDEN STATE
ORLANDO AT LA LAKERS