Season:
Standings / Streaks
NBA 1996-97 Regular Season Standings
This page features the complete 1996-1997 NBA season standings, including conference and division ranks, wins, losses, percentage, games behind and teams that qualified for the playoffs
= NBA Champion
p = the team qualified for the Playoffs
NBA 1996-97 Conference Standings
Western Conference | ||||||
Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
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1. | Utah Jazz | 64 | 18 | .780 | - | p |
2. | Seattle Supersonics | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 | p |
3. | Houston Rockets | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 | p |
4. | Los Angeles Lakers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8.0 | p |
5. | Portland Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | p |
6. | Minnesota Timberwolves | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 | p |
7. | Phoenix Suns | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 | p |
8. | Los Angeles Clippers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 | p |
9. | Sacramento Kings | 34 | 48 | .415 | 30.0 | |
10. | Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 | |
11. | Dallas Mavericks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 | |
12. | Denver Nuggets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43.0 | |
13. | San Antonio Spurs | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44.0 | |
14. | Vancouver Grizzlies | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50.0 |
Eastern Conference | ||||||
Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
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1 | Chicago Bulls | 69 | 13 | .841 | - | p |
2 | Miami Heat | 61 | 21 | .744 | 8.0 | p |
3 | New York Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 12.0 | p |
4 | Atlanta Hawks | 56 | 26 | .683 | 13.0 | p |
5 | Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15.0 | p |
6 | Charlotte Hornets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15.0 | p |
7 | Orlando Magic | 45 | 37 | .549 | 24.0 | p |
8 | Washington Bullets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 25.0 | p |
9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 27.0 | |
10 | Indiana Pacers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 30.0 | |
11 | Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 36.0 | |
12 | Toronto Raptors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 39.0 | |
13 | New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 43.0 | |
14 | Philadelphia 76ers | 22 | 60 | .268 | 47.0 | |
15 | Boston Celtics | 15 | 67 | .183 | 54.0 |
NBA 1996-97 Division Standings
Midwest Division | ||||||
Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
1 | Utah Jazz | 64 | 18 | .780 | - | p |
2 | Houston Rockets | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 | p |
3 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 | p |
4 | Dallas Mavericks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 | |
5 | Denver Nuggets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43.0 | |
6 | San Antonio Spurs | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44.0 | |
7 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50.0 |
Pacific Division | ||||||
Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
1 | Seattle Supersonics | 57 | 25 | .695 | - | p |
2 | Los Angeles Lakers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 | p |
3 | Portland Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 | p |
4 | Phoenix Suns | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17.0 | p |
5 | Los Angeles Clippers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21.0 | p |
6 | Sacramento Kings | 34 | 48 | .415 | 23.0 | |
7 | Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 27.0 |
Atlantic Division | ||||||
Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
1 | Miami Heat | 61 | 21 | .744 | - | p |
2 | New York Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4.0 | p |
3 | Orlando Magic | 45 | 37 | .549 | 16.0 | p |
4 | Washington Bullets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 17.0 | p |
5 | New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 35.0 | |
6 | Philadelphia 76ers | 22 | 60 | .268 | 39.0 | |
7 | Boston Celtics | 15 | 67 | .183 | 46.0 |
Central Division | ||||||
Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
1 | Chicago Bulls | 69 | 13 | .841 | - | p |
2 | Atlanta Hawks | 56 | 26 | .683 | 13.0 | p |
3 | Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15.0 | p |
4 | Charlotte Hornets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15.0 | p |
5 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 27.0 | |
6 | Indiana Pacers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 30.0 | |
7 | Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 36.0 | |
8 | Toronto Raptors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 39.0 |
Abbreviations: W = Wins / L = Losses / Pct = Winning Percentage / GB = Games behind