NBA Games Played on December 18, 1996

Dec 17, 1996 Dec 18, 1996 Dec 19, 1996

8 NBA Games

New Jersey	81	Final
Cleveland	99

	1	2	3	4
New Jersey	25	16	17	23
Cleveland	22	21	32	24

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	T. Brandon-CLE	28
TRB	T. Hill-CLE	11

Sacramento	79	Final
Denver	95

	1	2	3	4
Sacramento	15	19	26	19
Denver	20	28	16	31

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	M. Richmond-SAC	32
TRB	E. Johnson-DEN	23

New York	78	Final
Detroit	112

	1	2	3	4
New York	21	22	15	20
Detroit	33	27	31	21

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	L. Hunter-DET	28
TRB	C. Oakley-NYK	11

Minnesota	96	Final
Golden State	123

	1	2	3	4
Minnesota	22	21	26	27
Golden State	25	35	27	36

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	J. Smith-GSW	30
TRB	J. Smith-GSW	12

LA Lakers	111	Final
Milwaukee	105

	1	2	3	4
LA Lakers	25	29	28	29
Milwaukee	32	29	19	25

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	G. Robinson-MIL	42
TRB	S. O'Neal-LAL	13

Indiana	102	Final
Orlando	95	2OT

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT
Indiana	26	20	26	16	4	10
Orlando	26	41	6	15	4	3

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	R. Miller-IND	34
TRB	A. Davis-IND	14

Washington	107	Final
Phoenix	114

	1	2	3	4
Washington	38	24	22	23
Phoenix	33	29	29	23

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	2 tied	22
TRB	C. Webber-WSB	12

Seattle	106	Final
Portland	102

	1	2	3	4
Seattle	23	30	23	30
Portland	26	27	22	27

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	S. Perkins-SEA	25
TRB	I. Rider-POR	11

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Miami Heat*	18	6	.750	—	92.1	88.0
New York Knicks*	16	7	.696	1.5	94.7	92.2
Washington Bullets*	11	12	.478	6.5	96.8	97.4
Orlando Magic*	9	11	.450	7.0	87.6	91.2
Philadelphia 76ers	7	16	.304	10.5	94.0	100.0
New Jersey Nets	5	15	.250	11.0	93.7	100.9
Boston Celtics	5	17	.227	12.0	95.2	101.9
Central Division
Chicago Bulls*	21	3	.875	—	103.3	90.1
Detroit Pistons*	19	4	.826	1.5	94.3	85.9
Cleveland Cavaliers	15	8	.652	5.5	89.2	82.0
Atlanta Hawks*	14	8	.636	6.0	90.2	85.1
Charlotte Hornets*	13	10	.565	7.5	93.5	93.0
Milwaukee Bucks	13	10	.565	7.5	98.7	95.6
Indiana Pacers	11	11	.500	9.0	93.3	90.8
Toronto Raptors	8	16	.333	13.0	91.7	95.5

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Houston Rockets*	21	3	.875	—	103.9	96.0
Utah Jazz*	18	4	.818	2.0	100.3	90.5
Dallas Mavericks	8	14	.364	12.0	94.0	99.3
Minnesota Timberwolves*	8	16	.333	13.0	91.7	98.3
Denver Nuggets	6	19	.240	15.5	93.8	99.0
Vancouver Grizzlies	5	20	.200	16.5	86.6	98.2
San Antonio Spurs	4	17	.190	15.5	88.6	96.0
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	19	8	.704	—	98.1	95.7
Seattle SuperSonics*	18	9	.667	1.0	103.5	96.1
Portland Trail Blazers*	13	12	.520	5.0	97.9	94.3
Los Angeles Clippers*	10	14	.417	7.5	92.0	95.0
Golden State Warriors	9	17	.346	9.5	98.8	102.8
Phoenix Suns*	8	16	.333	9.5	98.0	99.3
Sacramento Kings	8	17	.320	10.0	90.4	97.8

Please note that teams tied in the standings are sorted by team name and no tiebreakers are being applied to these standings.