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December Schedule

December Schedule Table
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS			Attend.	LOG	Arena	Notes
Sun, Dec 1, 1996	Sacramento Kings	66	Detroit Pistons	95	Box Score		14,063		The Palace of Auburn Hills
Sun, Dec 1, 1996	Portland Trail Blazers	70	Golden State Warriors	98	Box Score		12,510		San Jose Arena
Sun, Dec 1, 1996	Denver Nuggets	96	Los Angeles Lakers	104	Box Score		15,684		Great Western Forum
Sun, Dec 1, 1996	Utah Jazz	96	Seattle SuperSonics	90	Box Score		17,072		KeyArena at Seattle Center
Mon, Dec 2, 1996	Dallas Mavericks	108	Orlando Magic	102	Box Score	OT	16,753		Orlando Arena
Mon, Dec 2, 1996	Houston Rockets	89	Toronto Raptors	100	Box Score		17,108		SkyDome
Mon, Dec 2, 1996	Charlotte Hornets	97	Utah Jazz	107	Box Score		19,410		Delta Center
Tue, Dec 3, 1996	Boston Celtics	95	Atlanta Hawks	105	Box Score		7,364	1:59	Omni Coliseum
Tue, Dec 3, 1996	Toronto Raptors	74	Cleveland Cavaliers	93	Box Score		13,494		Gund Arena
Tue, Dec 3, 1996	Denver Nuggets	99	Golden State Warriors	114	Box Score		12,347		San Jose Arena
Tue, Dec 3, 1996	Charlotte Hornets	89	Los Angeles Clippers	96	Box Score		5,755		Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Tue, Dec 3, 1996	Seattle SuperSonics	106	Los Angeles Lakers	110	Box Score		17,505		Great Western Forum
Tue, Dec 3, 1996	Chicago Bulls	107	Milwaukee Bucks	104	Box Score		18,717		Bradley Center
Tue, Dec 3, 1996	Sacramento Kings	96	Minnesota Timberwolves	89	Box Score		11,191		Target Center
Tue, Dec 3, 1996	Miami Heat	99	New York Knicks	75	Box Score		19,763		Madison Square Garden (IV)
Tue, Dec 3, 1996	Indiana Pacers	98	Portland Trail Blazers	93	Box Score	OT	20,083		Rose Garden Arena
Wed, Dec 4, 1996	Atlanta Hawks	90	Detroit Pistons	100	Box Score		14,574		The Palace of Auburn Hills
Wed, Dec 4, 1996	Boston Celtics	89	Houston Rockets	94	Box Score		16,285	2:05	The Summit
Wed, Dec 4, 1996	Dallas Mavericks	79	Miami Heat	101	Box Score		14,658		Miami Arena
Wed, Dec 4, 1996	New York Knicks	109	New Jersey Nets	102	Box Score		20,049		Continental Airlines Arena
Wed, Dec 4, 1996	Cleveland Cavaliers	84	Orlando Magic	57	Box Score		16,632		Orlando Arena
Wed, Dec 4, 1996	Golden State Warriors	87	Phoenix Suns	118	Box Score		19,023		America West Arena
Wed, Dec 4, 1996	Philadelphia 76ers	103	San Antonio Spurs	113	Box Score		12,968		Alamodome
Wed, Dec 4, 1996	Los Angeles Lakers	75	Utah Jazz	101	Box Score		19,911		Delta Center
Wed, Dec 4, 1996	Indiana Pacers	127	Vancouver Grizzlies	80	Box Score		15,699		General Motors Place
Thu, Dec 5, 1996	Los Angeles Clippers	96	Chicago Bulls	114	Box Score		23,687		United Center
Thu, Dec 5, 1996	Philadelphia 76ers	102	Dallas Mavericks	106	Box Score		13,443		Reunion Arena
Thu, Dec 5, 1996	Portland Trail Blazers	115	Denver Nuggets	104	Box Score		9,679		McNichols Sports Arena
Thu, Dec 5, 1996	Minnesota Timberwolves	86	Seattle SuperSonics	117	Box Score		17,072		KeyArena at Seattle Center
Thu, Dec 5, 1996	Washington Bullets	80	Toronto Raptors	82	Box Score		15,222		SkyDome
Fri, Dec 6, 1996	New Jersey Nets	110	Boston Celtics	108	Box Score	OT	15,815	2:41	FleetCenter
Fri, Dec 6, 1996	Cleveland Cavaliers	81	Detroit Pistons	93	Box Score		17,806		The Palace of Auburn Hills
Fri, Dec 6, 1996	Indiana Pacers	86	Golden State Warriors	71	Box Score		14,164		San Jose Arena
Fri, Dec 6, 1996	Orlando Magic	81	Los Angeles Lakers	92	Box Score		17,505		Great Western Forum
Fri, Dec 6, 1996	New York Knicks	103	Miami Heat	85	Box Score		15,200		Miami Arena
Fri, Dec 6, 1996	Charlotte Hornets	93	Portland Trail Blazers	97	Box Score		20,034		Rose Garden Arena
Fri, Dec 6, 1996	Phoenix Suns	101	Sacramento Kings	95	Box Score		17,317		ARCO Arena (II)
Fri, Dec 6, 1996	Vancouver Grizzlies	105	San Antonio Spurs	89	Box Score		13,646		Alamodome
Fri, Dec 6, 1996	Minnesota Timberwolves	95	Utah Jazz	106	Box Score		19,911		Delta Center
Sat, Dec 7, 1996	Toronto Raptors	75	Atlanta Hawks	101	Box Score		11,422		Omni Coliseum
Sat, Dec 7, 1996	Miami Heat	83	Chicago Bulls	80	Box Score		23,861		United Center
Sat, Dec 7, 1996	Vancouver Grizzlies	85	Dallas Mavericks	96	Box Score		15,102		Reunion Arena
Sat, Dec 7, 1996	Utah Jazz	104	Denver Nuggets	91	Box Score		12,837		McNichols Sports Arena
Sat, Dec 7, 1996	Philadelphia 76ers	108	Houston Rockets	123	Box Score		16,285		The Summit
Sat, Dec 7, 1996	Detroit Pistons	95	New Jersey Nets	69	Box Score		12,018		Continental Airlines Arena
Sat, Dec 7, 1996	Los Angeles Clippers	80	New York Knicks	89	Box Score		19,763		Madison Square Garden (IV)
Sat, Dec 7, 1996	Charlotte Hornets	94	Seattle SuperSonics	92	Box Score		17,072		KeyArena at Seattle Center
Sat, Dec 7, 1996	Milwaukee Bucks	126	Washington Bullets	118	Box Score		18,756		US Airways Arena
Sun, Dec 8, 1996	Los Angeles Clippers	69	Cleveland Cavaliers	90	Box Score		13,732		Gund Arena
Sun, Dec 8, 1996	San Antonio Spurs	88	Golden State Warriors	114	Box Score		13,057		San Jose Arena
Sun, Dec 8, 1996	Minnesota Timberwolves	86	Los Angeles Lakers	110	Box Score		15,212		Great Western Forum
Sun, Dec 8, 1996	Boston Celtics	87	Milwaukee Bucks	100	Box Score		13,350	1:56	Bradley Center
Sun, Dec 8, 1996	Indiana Pacers	93	Phoenix Suns	106	Box Score		19,023		America West Arena
Sun, Dec 8, 1996	Orlando Magic	84	Sacramento Kings	91	Box Score		17,317		ARCO Arena (II)
Sun, Dec 8, 1996	Chicago Bulls	89	Toronto Raptors	97	Box Score		33,385		SkyDome
Mon, Dec 9, 1996	Seattle SuperSonics	118	Philadelphia 76ers	94	Box Score		15,505		CoreStates Center
Mon, Dec 9, 1996	Charlotte Hornets	107	Vancouver Grizzlies	91	Box Score		15,780		General Motors Place
Tue, Dec 10, 1996	Denver Nuggets	88	Atlanta Hawks	89	Box Score		6,356		Omni Coliseum
Tue, Dec 10, 1996	Miami Heat	76	Cleveland Cavaliers	74	Box Score		14,361		Gund Arena
Tue, Dec 10, 1996	Dallas Mavericks	100	Los Angeles Clippers	95	Box Score		5,174		Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Tue, Dec 10, 1996	Detroit Pistons	93	Milwaukee Bucks	85	Box Score		13,202		Bradley Center
Tue, Dec 10, 1996	Houston Rockets	96	Minnesota Timberwolves	94	Box Score		14,627		Target Center
Tue, Dec 10, 1996	Washington Bullets	73	New York Knicks	85	Box Score		19,763		Madison Square Garden (IV)
Tue, Dec 10, 1996	San Antonio Spurs	76	Phoenix Suns	93	Box Score		19,023		America West Arena
Tue, Dec 10, 1996	Orlando Magic	99	Portland Trail Blazers	93	Box Score		20,089		Rose Garden Arena
Tue, Dec 10, 1996	Los Angeles Lakers	92	Sacramento Kings	90	Box Score		17,317		ARCO Arena (II)
Tue, Dec 10, 1996	Golden State Warriors	101	Toronto Raptors	91	Box Score		15,132		SkyDome
Tue, Dec 10, 1996	Indiana Pacers	86	Utah Jazz	110	Box Score		19,911		Delta Center
Wed, Dec 11, 1996	Toronto Raptors	113	Boston Celtics	115	Box Score	3OT	14,760	3:08	FleetCenter
Wed, Dec 11, 1996	Denver Nuggets	97	Charlotte Hornets	101	Box Score		24,042		Charlotte Coliseum
Wed, Dec 11, 1996	Minnesota Timberwolves	86	Chicago Bulls	103	Box Score		23,505		United Center
Wed, Dec 11, 1996	Indiana Pacers	76	Los Angeles Lakers	79	Box Score		16,139		Great Western Forum
Wed, Dec 11, 1996	Seattle SuperSonics	101	New Jersey Nets	110	Box Score		14,279		Continental Airlines Arena
Wed, Dec 11, 1996	Miami Heat	84	Philadelphia 76ers	79	Box Score		13,201		CoreStates Center
Wed, Dec 11, 1996	Cleveland Cavaliers	95	Washington Bullets	106	Box Score		11,275		US Airways Arena
Thu, Dec 12, 1996	Detroit Pistons	96	Houston Rockets	115	Box Score		16,285		The Summit
Thu, Dec 12, 1996	San Antonio Spurs	94	Los Angeles Clippers	97	Box Score		11,349		Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Thu, Dec 12, 1996	Seattle SuperSonics	97	Milwaukee Bucks	100	Box Score		16,355		Bradley Center
Thu, Dec 12, 1996	Golden State Warriors	79	New York Knicks	90	Box Score		19,763		Madison Square Garden (IV)
Thu, Dec 12, 1996	Vancouver Grizzlies	78	Portland Trail Blazers	99	Box Score		20,042		Rose Garden Arena
Thu, Dec 12, 1996	Dallas Mavericks	86	Sacramento Kings	93	Box Score		17,317		ARCO Arena (II)
Thu, Dec 12, 1996	Phoenix Suns	95	Utah Jazz	87	Box Score		19,911		Delta Center
Fri, Dec 13, 1996	Philadelphia 76ers	75	Charlotte Hornets	84	Box Score		24,042		Charlotte Coliseum
Fri, Dec 13, 1996	Golden State Warriors	87	Cleveland Cavaliers	101	Box Score		15,410		Gund Arena
Fri, Dec 13, 1996	Boston Celtics	94	Indiana Pacers	97	Box Score		15,569	2:21	Market Square Arena
Fri, Dec 13, 1996	Portland Trail Blazers	119	Los Angeles Lakers	120	Box Score	OT	16,315		Great Western Forum
Fri, Dec 13, 1996	Phoenix Suns	105	Minnesota Timberwolves	108	Box Score		17,097		Target Center
Fri, Dec 13, 1996	Chicago Bulls	113	New Jersey Nets	92	Box Score		20,049		Continental Airlines Arena
Fri, Dec 13, 1996	Orlando Magic	93	Vancouver Grizzlies	95	Box Score		15,954		General Motors Place
Fri, Dec 13, 1996	Denver Nuggets	104	Washington Bullets	108	Box Score		18,756		US Airways Arena
Sat, Dec 14, 1996	Philadelphia 76ers	81	Atlanta Hawks	106	Box Score		12,473		Omni Coliseum
Sat, Dec 14, 1996	Charlotte Hornets	82	Chicago Bulls	87	Box Score		23,771		United Center
Sat, Dec 14, 1996	Sacramento Kings	94	Los Angeles Clippers	106	Box Score		7,269		Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Sat, Dec 14, 1996	Toronto Raptors	88	Miami Heat	89	Box Score		14,712		Miami Arena
Sat, Dec 14, 1996	New Jersey Nets	91	Milwaukee Bucks	101	Box Score		16,689		Bradley Center
Sat, Dec 14, 1996	Cleveland Cavaliers	101	Minnesota Timberwolves	93	Box Score		14,873		Target Center
Sat, Dec 14, 1996	Denver Nuggets	82	New York Knicks	89	Box Score		19,763		Madison Square Garden (IV)
Sat, Dec 14, 1996	Dallas Mavericks	105	San Antonio Spurs	106	Box Score		16,548		Alamodome
Sat, Dec 14, 1996	Houston Rockets	109	Seattle SuperSonics	100	Box Score		17,072		KeyArena at Seattle Center
Sat, Dec 14, 1996	Orlando Magic	68	Utah Jazz	101	Box Score		19,911		Delta Center
Sun, Dec 15, 1996	Boston Celtics	89	Detroit Pistons	99	Box Score		18,545	2:04	The Palace of Auburn Hills
Sun, Dec 15, 1996	Washington Bullets	110	Golden State Warriors	102	Box Score		16,005		San Jose Arena
Sun, Dec 15, 1996	Vancouver Grizzlies	84	Phoenix Suns	103	Box Score		19,023		America West Arena
Sun, Dec 15, 1996	Houston Rockets	99	Portland Trail Blazers	89	Box Score		21,318		Rose Garden Arena
Mon, Dec 16, 1996	Milwaukee Bucks	107	Boston Celtics	91	Box Score		15,030	1:59	FleetCenter
Mon, Dec 16, 1996	Phoenix Suns	121	Los Angeles Clippers	122	Box Score	OT	12,049		Arrowhead Pond	at Anaheim, CA
Mon, Dec 16, 1996	Washington Bullets	97	Sacramento Kings	89	Box Score		17,317		ARCO Arena (II)
Mon, Dec 16, 1996	Detroit Pistons	98	Toronto Raptors	92	Box Score		16,546		SkyDome
Tue, Dec 17, 1996	Los Angeles Lakers	123	Chicago Bulls	129	Box Score	OT	23,919		United Center
Tue, Dec 17, 1996	Atlanta Hawks	109	Dallas Mavericks	73	Box Score		14,805		Reunion Arena
Tue, Dec 17, 1996	Indiana Pacers	103	Miami Heat	89	Box Score		14,498		Miami Arena
Tue, Dec 17, 1996	Toronto Raptors	97	New Jersey Nets	88	Box Score		10,078		Continental Airlines Arena
Tue, Dec 17, 1996	Utah Jazz	94	New York Knicks	99	Box Score		19,763		Madison Square Garden (IV)
Tue, Dec 17, 1996	Charlotte Hornets	93	Philadelphia 76ers	84	Box Score		12,720		CoreStates Center
Tue, Dec 17, 1996	Golden State Warriors	83	Seattle SuperSonics	123	Box Score		17,072		KeyArena at Seattle Center
Tue, Dec 17, 1996	Houston Rockets	92	Vancouver Grizzlies	93	Box Score		16,205		General Motors Place
Wed, Dec 18, 1996	New Jersey Nets	81	Cleveland Cavaliers	99	Box Score		13,533		Gund Arena
Wed, Dec 18, 1996	Sacramento Kings	79	Denver Nuggets	95	Box Score		7,682		McNichols Sports Arena
Wed, Dec 18, 1996	New York Knicks	78	Detroit Pistons	112	Box Score		21,454		The Palace of Auburn Hills
Wed, Dec 18, 1996	Minnesota Timberwolves	96	Golden State Warriors	123	Box Score		12,818		San Jose Arena
Wed, Dec 18, 1996	Los Angeles Lakers	111	Milwaukee Bucks	105	Box Score		16,829		Bradley Center
Wed, Dec 18, 1996	Indiana Pacers	102	Orlando Magic	95	Box Score	2OT	17,248		Orlando Arena
Wed, Dec 18, 1996	Washington Bullets	107	Phoenix Suns	114	Box Score		19,023		America West Arena
Wed, Dec 18, 1996	Seattle SuperSonics	106	Portland Trail Blazers	102	Box Score		20,072		Rose Garden Arena
Thu, Dec 19, 1996	Chicago Bulls	93	Charlotte Hornets	72	Box Score		24,042		Charlotte Coliseum
Thu, Dec 19, 1996	San Antonio Spurs	115	Houston Rockets	101	Box Score		16,285		The Summit
Thu, Dec 19, 1996	Washington Bullets	102	Los Angeles Clippers	93	Box Score		7,399		Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Thu, Dec 19, 1996	Utah Jazz	94	Miami Heat	87	Box Score	OT	14,919		Miami Arena
Thu, Dec 19, 1996	Minnesota Timberwolves	105	Sacramento Kings	112	Box Score		17,317		ARCO Arena (II)
Thu, Dec 19, 1996	Milwaukee Bucks	93	Toronto Raptors	96	Box Score		15,321		SkyDome
Thu, Dec 19, 1996	Dallas Mavericks	105	Vancouver Grizzlies	98	Box Score		15,049		General Motors Place
Fri, Dec 20, 1996	New Jersey Nets	95	Atlanta Hawks	109	Box Score		12,884		Omni Coliseum
Fri, Dec 20, 1996	Toronto Raptors	82	Cleveland Cavaliers	91	Box Score		14,624		Gund Arena
Fri, Dec 20, 1996	Vancouver Grizzlies	93	Denver Nuggets	108	Box Score		10,020		McNichols Sports Arena
Fri, Dec 20, 1996	Detroit Pistons	84	Indiana Pacers	75	Box Score		16,110		Market Square Arena
Fri, Dec 20, 1996	Utah Jazz	98	Orlando Magic	93	Box Score		17,248		Orlando Arena
Fri, Dec 20, 1996	New York Knicks	110	Philadelphia 76ers	103	Box Score		16,919		CoreStates Center
Fri, Dec 20, 1996	Dallas Mavericks	77	Portland Trail Blazers	107	Box Score		20,123		Rose Garden Arena
Fri, Dec 20, 1996	Los Angeles Clippers	86	Seattle SuperSonics	102	Box Score		17,072		KeyArena at Seattle Center
Sat, Dec 21, 1996	Atlanta Hawks	93	Charlotte Hornets	98	Box Score		24,042		Charlotte Coliseum
Sat, Dec 21, 1996	Miami Heat	86	Houston Rockets	66	Box Score		16,285		The Summit
Sat, Dec 21, 1996	Orlando Magic	85	Milwaukee Bucks	103	Box Score		14,015		Bradley Center
Sat, Dec 21, 1996	Los Angeles Lakers	88	Minnesota Timberwolves	103	Box Score		18,127		Target Center
Sat, Dec 21, 1996	Boston Celtics	100	New Jersey Nets	101	Box Score		14,181	2:15	Continental Airlines Arena
Sat, Dec 21, 1996	Detroit Pistons	92	New York Knicks	95	Box Score		19,763		Madison Square Garden (IV)
Sat, Dec 21, 1996	Chicago Bulls	111	Philadelphia 76ers	105	Box Score		20,918		CoreStates Center
Sat, Dec 21, 1996	Portland Trail Blazers	99	Sacramento Kings	101	Box Score	OT	17,317		ARCO Arena (II)
Sat, Dec 21, 1996	Phoenix Suns	88	San Antonio Spurs	101	Box Score		16,053		Alamodome
Sun, Dec 22, 1996	Charlotte Hornets	102	Boston Celtics	98	Box Score		15,454	2:06	FleetCenter
Sun, Dec 22, 1996	Utah Jazz	94	Cleveland Cavaliers	100	Box Score		17,205		Gund Arena
Sun, Dec 22, 1996	Los Angeles Clippers	91	Golden State Warriors	97	Box Score		13,436		San Jose Arena
Sun, Dec 22, 1996	Toronto Raptors	92	Indiana Pacers	111	Box Score		14,533		Market Square Arena
Sun, Dec 22, 1996	Dallas Mavericks	79	Seattle SuperSonics	93	Box Score		17,072		KeyArena at Seattle Center
Sun, Dec 22, 1996	Washington Bullets	87	Vancouver Grizzlies	91	Box Score		15,751		General Motors Place
Mon, Dec 23, 1996	New Jersey Nets	81	Chicago Bulls	113	Box Score		23,601		United Center
Mon, Dec 23, 1996	Milwaukee Bucks	81	Houston Rockets	76	Box Score		16,285		The Summit
Mon, Dec 23, 1996	Utah Jazz	98	Minnesota Timberwolves	107	Box Score		14,434		Target Center
Mon, Dec 23, 1996	Atlanta Hawks	76	New York Knicks	82	Box Score		19,763		Madison Square Garden (IV)
Mon, Dec 23, 1996	Cleveland Cavaliers	84	Orlando Magic	89	Box Score		17,248		Orlando Arena
Mon, Dec 23, 1996	Denver Nuggets	112	Phoenix Suns	109	Box Score	OT	19,023		America West Arena
Mon, Dec 23, 1996	Washington Bullets	106	Portland Trail Blazers	84	Box Score		20,219		Rose Garden Arena
Mon, Dec 23, 1996	Los Angeles Clippers	88	Sacramento Kings	100	Box Score		17,317		ARCO Arena (II)
Mon, Dec 23, 1996	Miami Heat	90	San Antonio Spurs	79	Box Score		24,702		Alamodome
Wed, Dec 25, 1996	Detroit Pistons	83	Chicago Bulls	95	Box Score		23,744		United Center
Wed, Dec 25, 1996	Los Angeles Lakers	108	Phoenix Suns	87	Box Score		19,023		America West Arena
Thu, Dec 26, 1996	Chicago Bulls	103	Atlanta Hawks	108	Box Score		16,378		Omni Coliseum
Thu, Dec 26, 1996	Golden State Warriors	113	Dallas Mavericks	108	Box Score		13,365		Reunion Arena
Thu, Dec 26, 1996	Philadelphia 76ers	118	Denver Nuggets	89	Box Score		16,026		McNichols Sports Arena
Thu, Dec 26, 1996	Indiana Pacers	95	Detroit Pistons	89	Box Score	OT	21,454		The Palace of Auburn Hills
Thu, Dec 26, 1996	Orlando Magic	76	Miami Heat	96	Box Score		15,200		Miami Arena
Thu, Dec 26, 1996	Houston Rockets	101	Milwaukee Bucks	90	Box Score		18,717		Bradley Center
Thu, Dec 26, 1996	New York Knicks	80	Minnesota Timberwolves	88	Box Score		17,293		Target Center
Thu, Dec 26, 1996	Vancouver Grizzlies	88	Sacramento Kings	111	Box Score		17,317		ARCO Arena (II)
Thu, Dec 26, 1996	San Antonio Spurs	86	Seattle SuperSonics	94	Box Score		17,072		KeyArena at Seattle Center
Thu, Dec 26, 1996	New Jersey Nets	96	Toronto Raptors	98	Box Score		16,630		Copps Coliseum	at Hamilton, Canada
Thu, Dec 26, 1996	Portland Trail Blazers	94	Utah Jazz	99	Box Score		19,911		Delta Center
Fri, Dec 27, 1996	Miami Heat	101	Charlotte Hornets	86	Box Score		24,042		Charlotte Coliseum
Fri, Dec 27, 1996	Milwaukee Bucks	86	Cleveland Cavaliers	94	Box Score		19,164		Gund Arena
Fri, Dec 27, 1996	Portland Trail Blazers	102	Los Angeles Clippers	98	Box Score		6,713		Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Fri, Dec 27, 1996	Boston Celtics	102	Los Angeles Lakers	109	Box Score		17,505	2:15	Great Western Forum
Fri, Dec 27, 1996	Indiana Pacers	94	New Jersey Nets	105	Box Score		15,152		Continental Airlines Arena
Fri, Dec 27, 1996	Toronto Raptors	82	Washington Bullets	100	Box Score		18,756		US Airways Arena
Sat, Dec 28, 1996	Cleveland Cavaliers	97	Chicago Bulls	102	Box Score		23,792		United Center
Sat, Dec 28, 1996	Seattle SuperSonics	90	Dallas Mavericks	95	Box Score		18,042		Reunion Arena
Sat, Dec 28, 1996	Charlotte Hornets	75	Detroit Pistons	97	Box Score		21,454		The Palace of Auburn Hills
Sat, Dec 28, 1996	Golden State Warriors	95	Houston Rockets	104	Box Score		16,285		The Summit
Sat, Dec 28, 1996	Denver Nuggets	96	Minnesota Timberwolves	103	Box Score	OT	18,814		Target Center
Sat, Dec 28, 1996	Orlando Magic	85	New York Knicks	96	Box Score		19,763		Madison Square Garden (IV)
Sat, Dec 28, 1996	Boston Celtics	96	Sacramento Kings	126	Box Score		17,317	2:01	ARCO Arena (II)
Sat, Dec 28, 1996	Philadelphia 76ers	84	Utah Jazz	110	Box Score		19,911		Delta Center
Sat, Dec 28, 1996	Phoenix Suns	103	Vancouver Grizzlies	98	Box Score		16,757		General Motors Place
Sat, Dec 28, 1996	Atlanta Hawks	86	Washington Bullets	97	Box Score		11,797		Baltimore Arena	at Baltimore, MD
Sun, Dec 29, 1996	New Jersey Nets	110	Indiana Pacers	102	Box Score	OT	15,148		Market Square Arena
Sun, Dec 29, 1996	Philadelphia 76ers	102	Los Angeles Lakers	115	Box Score		17,505		Great Western Forum
Sun, Dec 29, 1996	Miami Heat	95	Milwaukee Bucks	94	Box Score		16,235		Bradley Center
Sun, Dec 29, 1996	San Antonio Spurs	86	Portland Trail Blazers	110	Box Score		20,049		Rose Garden Arena
Mon, Dec 30, 1996	Indiana Pacers	79	Chicago Bulls	81	Box Score		23,692		United Center
Mon, Dec 30, 1996	Minnesota Timberwolves	96	Cleveland Cavaliers	108	Box Score		16,587		Gund Arena
Mon, Dec 30, 1996	Boston Celtics	104	Denver Nuggets	102	Box Score		15,330	2:07	McNichols Sports Arena
Mon, Dec 30, 1996	Orlando Magic	85	Detroit Pistons	97	Box Score		21,454		The Palace of Auburn Hills
Mon, Dec 30, 1996	Seattle SuperSonics	91	Houston Rockets	99	Box Score		16,285		The Summit
Mon, Dec 30, 1996	Utah Jazz	101	Los Angeles Clippers	115	Box Score		7,865		Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Mon, Dec 30, 1996	New Jersey Nets	86	New York Knicks	98	Box Score		19,763		Madison Square Garden (IV)
Mon, Dec 30, 1996	Sacramento Kings	88	Phoenix Suns	100	Box Score		19,023		America West Arena
Mon, Dec 30, 1996	San Antonio Spurs	95	Vancouver Grizzlies	88	Box Score		15,749		General Motors Place
Mon, Dec 30, 1996	Charlotte Hornets	101	Washington Bullets	92	Box Score		17,313		US Airways Arena