Standings through 4/20/97. x = clinched playoff berth y = clinched division title WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division Home Road Last Team W L PCT GB W L W L Streak 10 yUtah Jazz ............. 64 18 0.780 - 38 3 26 15 Won 4 9-1 xHouston Rockets ....... 57 25 0.695 7.0 30 11 27 14 Won 4 8-2 xMinnesota Timberwolves 40 42 0.488 24.0 25 16 15 26 Lost 1 5-5 Dallas Mavericks ....... 24 58 0.293 40.0 14 27 10 31 Lost 2 2-8 Denver Nuggets ......... 21 61 0.256 43.0 12 29 9 32 Won 1 1-9 San Antonio Spurs ...... 20 62 0.244 44.0 12 29 8 33 Lost 6 2-8 Vancouver Grizzlies .... 14 68 0.171 50.0 8 33 6 35 Won 1 2-8 Pacific Division Home Road Last Team W L PCT GB W L W L Streak 10 ySeattle Sonics ........ 57 25 0.695 - 31 10 26 15 Won 3 7-3 xLos Angeles Lakers .... 56 26 0.683 1.0 31 10 25 16 Lost 1 7-3 xPortland Trailblazers . 49 33 0.598 8.0 29 12 20 21 Won 4 7-3 xPhoenix Suns .......... 40 42 0.488 17.0 25 16 15 26 Lost 1 7-3 xLos Angeles Clippers .. 36 46 0.439 21.0 21 20 15 26 Lost 3 5-5 Sacramento Kings ....... 34 48 0.415 23.0 22 19 12 29 Lost 1 5-5 Golden State Warriors .. 30 52 0.366 27.0 18 23 12 29 Lost 2 4-6 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Home Road Last Team W L PCT GB W L W L Streak 10 yMiami Heat ............ 61 21 0.744 - 29 12 32 9 Won 1 7-3 xNew York Knicks ....... 57 25 0.695 4.0 31 10 26 15 Won 3 6-4 xOrlando Magic ......... 45 37 0.549 16.0 26 15 19 22 Lost 3 5-5 xWashington Bullets .... 44 38 0.537 17.0 25 16 19 22 Won 4 7-3 New Jersey Nets ........ 26 56 0.317 35.0 16 25 10 31 Won 2 3-7 Philadelphia 76ers ..... 22 60 0.268 39.0 11 30 11 30 Lost 2 1-9 Boston Celtics ......... 15 67 0.183 46.0 11 30 4 37 Lost 1 2-8 Central Division Home Road Last Team W L PCT GB W L W L Streak 10 yChicago Bulls ......... 69 13 0.841 - 39 2 30 11 Lost 2 6-4 xAtlanta Hawks ......... 56 26 0.683 13.0 36 5 20 21 Lost 1 6-4 xCharlotte Hornets ..... 54 28 0.659 15.0 30 11 24 17 Lost 2 8-2 xDetroit Pistons ....... 54 28 0.659 15.0 30 11 24 17 Won 1 4-6 Cleveland Cavaliers .... 42 40 0.512 27.0 25 16 17 24 Lost 1 5-5 Indiana Pacers ......... 39 43 0.476 30.0 21 20 18 23 Lost 3 4-6 Milwaukee Bucks ........ 33 49 0.402 36.0 20 21 13 28 Won 1 4-6 Toronto Raptors ........ 30 52 0.366 39.0 18 23 12 29 Won 2 5-5 Western Conference Team W L GB 1. yUtah Jazz ............. 64 18 - 2. xHouston Rockets ....... 57 25 7.0 2. ySeattle Sonics ........ 57 25 7.0 4. xLos Angeles Lakers .... 56 26 8.0 5. xPortland Trailblazers . 49 33 15.0 6. xMinnesota Timberwolves 40 42 24.0 6. xPhoenix Suns .......... 40 42 24.0 8. xLos Angeles Clippers .. 36 46 28.0 9. Sacramento Kings ....... 34 48 30.0 10. Golden State Warriors .. 30 52 34.0 11. Dallas Mavericks ....... 24 58 40.0 12. Denver Nuggets ......... 21 61 43.0 13. San Antonio Spurs ...... 20 62 44.0 14. Vancouver Grizzlies .... 14 68 50.0 Eastern Conference Team W L GB 1. yChicago Bulls ......... 69 13 - 2. yMiami Heat ............ 61 21 8.0 3. xNew York Knicks ....... 57 25 12.0 4. xAtlanta Hawks ......... 56 26 13.0 5. xDetroit Pistons ....... 54 28 15.0 5. xCharlotte Hornets ..... 54 28 15.0 7. xOrlando Magic ......... 45 37 24.0 8. xWashington Bullets .... 44 38 25.0 9. Cleveland Cavaliers .... 42 40 27.0 10. Indiana Pacers ......... 39 43 30.0 11. Milwaukee Bucks ........ 33 49 36.0 12. Toronto Raptors ........ 30 52 39.0 13. New Jersey Nets ........ 26 56 43.0 14. Philadelphia 76ers ..... 22 60 47.0 15. Boston Celtics ......... 15 67 54.0 Games won/lost by # points 20- 15- 10- WINS LOSSES 6- 11- 16- >20 16 11 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 10 15 20 >20 Dallas ....... 1 1 4 4 5 2 2 3 2 4 3 2 2 3 19 9 7 9 Denver ....... 0 2 5 4 1 1 2 4 2 3 7 2 6 5 13 10 7 8 Houston ...... 8 5 7 21 5 5 2 3 1 2 1 0 4 3 2 6 3 4 Minnesota .... 1 5 8 10 2 3 4 6 1 1 2 2 2 1 12 14 4 4 San Antonio .. 0 1 6 5 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 4 4 17 14 12 9 Utah ......... 15 6 14 13 8 5 1 0 2 0 2 3 0 1 9 3 0 0 Vancouver .... 0 1 3 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 3 2 24 10 11 15 Golden State . 4 4 4 14 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 5 13 12 7 11 LA Clippers .. 2 2 9 12 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 0 6 3 10 8 11 4 LA Lakers .... 8 6 10 22 0 3 2 3 2 2 1 1 4 1 3 6 4 4 Phoenix ...... 6 6 5 15 3 0 1 2 2 2 3 6 2 2 9 11 3 4 Portland ..... 11 6 7 10 3 8 1 1 2 6 3 1 3 3 7 3 2 5 Sacramento ... 2 2 9 11 2 2 1 2 3 1 3 2 4 1 11 12 7 7 Seattle ...... 11 11 13 12 4 2 0 2 2 2 6 1 2 1 8 3 0 2 Boston ....... 1 2 2 6 0 1 0 3 0 4 5 3 3 5 17 13 6 11 Miami ........ 7 8 13 11 4 3 6 4 5 2 1 1 2 1 8 4 1 1 New Jersey ... 2 4 5 10 1 0 0 2 2 0 4 2 2 3 21 12 6 6 New York ..... 5 4 13 16 5 5 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 0 11 2 5 2 Orlando ...... 6 0 11 9 7 6 3 1 2 0 1 0 4 3 8 11 5 5 Philadelphia . 1 5 2 7 0 3 0 4 0 3 3 0 4 2 15 16 5 12 Washington ... 6 4 10 12 1 6 0 3 2 1 6 3 3 3 8 9 1 4 Atlanta ...... 12 4 16 11 6 2 1 3 1 2 0 1 2 2 8 5 4 2 Charlotte .... 1 3 12 24 3 3 1 4 3 2 2 1 3 2 6 4 1 7 Chicago ...... 17 14 12 10 3 4 2 4 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 0 3 0 Cleveland .... 5 7 7 15 1 1 4 1 1 1 2 1 6 8 8 8 5 1 Detroit ...... 9 4 11 22 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 14 6 2 0 Indiana ...... 4 6 12 5 2 2 5 2 1 1 5 3 4 1 16 7 2 4 Milwaukee .... 1 7 3 11 3 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 6 18 9 3 4 Toronto ...... 5 1 5 6 2 4 1 5 1 1 5 5 4 3 13 11 4 6 Win-Loss for last # games (H=home, R=road): L5 L10 L15 L20 HL5 HL10 HL15 HL20 RL5 RL10 RL15 RL20 Dallas ...... 1-4 2-8 2-13 3-17 1-4 3-7 4-11 5-15 1-4 1-9 2-13 4-16 Denver ...... 1-4 1-9 2-13 3-17 0-5 2-8 3-12 6-14 1-4 1-9 1-14 3-17 Houston ..... 4-1 8-2 12-3 15-5 5-0 8-2 12-3 15-5 4-1 7-3 11-4 11-9 Minnesota ... 2-3 5-5 7-8 9-11 2-3 5-5 7-8 11-9 3-2 4-6 7-8 10-10 San Antonio . 0-5 2-8 4-11 5-15 1-4 3-7 5-10 5-15 1-4 2-8 3-12 4-16 Utah ........ 4-1 9-1 14-1 19-1 5-0 10-0 14-1 19-1 4-1 9-1 13-2 16-4 Vancouver ... 2-3 2-8 3-12 3-17 0-5 1-9 2-13 3-17 2-3 2-8 2-13 4-16 Golden State 1-4 4-6 5-10 7-13 1-4 3-7 7-8 8-12 2-3 2-8 3-12 5-15 LA Clippers . 2-3 5-5 6-9 9-11 2-3 5-5 7-8 12-8 3-2 4-6 6-9 8-12 LA Lakers ... 4-1 7-3 11-4 14-6 4-1 8-2 10-5 14-6 3-2 6-4 9-6 12-8 Phoenix ..... 2-3 7-3 12-3 16-4 3-2 7-3 10-5 14-6 4-1 9-1 10-5 11-9 Portland .... 4-1 7-3 10-5 15-5 3-2 8-2 12-3 16-4 4-1 7-3 9-6 9-11 Sacramento .. 3-2 5-5 6-9 6-14 3-2 5-5 8-7 11-9 1-4 1-9 3-12 6-14 Seattle ..... 4-1 7-3 10-5 13-7 4-1 8-2 12-3 14-6 3-2 5-5 9-6 13-7 Boston ...... 2-3 2-8 2-13 3-17 1-4 2-8 2-13 3-17 1-4 1-9 2-13 2-18 Miami ....... 2-3 7-3 11-4 16-4 2-3 7-3 11-4 14-6 4-1 8-2 12-3 15-5 New Jersey .. 2-3 3-7 5-10 8-12 2-3 4-6 7-8 9-11 1-4 3-7 4-11 5-15 New York .... 4-1 6-4 8-7 11-9 2-3 5-5 10-5 14-6 4-1 6-4 10-5 14-6 Orlando ..... 2-3 5-5 7-8 11-9 2-3 5-5 9-6 13-7 3-2 6-4 9-6 10-10 Philadelphia 1-4 1-9 4-11 6-14 0-5 3-7 5-10 7-13 1-4 3-7 5-10 6-14 Washington .. 4-1 7-3 12-3 15-5 5-0 9-1 11-4 13-7 3-2 6-4 9-6 9-11 Atlanta ..... 3-2 6-4 11-4 13-7 4-1 9-1 13-2 16-4 3-2 5-5 8-7 10-10 Charlotte ... 3-2 8-2 11-4 14-6 4-1 7-3 11-4 15-5 4-1 8-2 11-4 14-6 Chicago ..... 2-3 6-4 11-4 15-5 4-1 9-1 14-1 19-1 3-2 6-4 9-6 13-7 Cleveland ... 3-2 5-5 6-9 8-12 2-3 5-5 9-6 10-10 2-3 4-6 5-10 8-12 Detroit ..... 3-2 4-6 6-9 9-11 2-3 5-5 9-6 13-7 2-3 4-6 7-8 10-10 Indiana ..... 2-3 4-6 8-7 9-11 1-4 4-6 7-8 11-9 3-2 5-5 5-10 9-11 Milwaukee ... 3-2 4-6 5-10 7-13 4-1 6-4 8-7 9-11 0-5 1-9 2-13 4-16 Toronto ..... 2-3 5-5 5-10 8-12 2-3 4-6 4-11 7-13 2-3 4-6 7-8 9-11 Month and Division Records Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Mid Pac Atl Cen Dallas ....... 4-10 6-7 4-11 5-7 3-14 2-9 9-15 7-21 6-8 2-14 Denver ....... 5-11 3-11 6-9 3-10 3-10 1-10 7-17 6-22 4-10 4-12 Houston ...... 15-1 9-5 8-7 5-7 11-3 9-2 19-5 21-7 9-5 8-8 Minnesota .... 7-8 5-10 9-6 8-3 6-10 5-5 16-8 12-16 9-5 3-13 San Antonio .. 2-13 5-7 4-11 2-12 5-10 2-9 8-16 4-24 3-11 5-11 Utah ......... 11-2 11-5 9-6 9-3 14-1 10-1 19-5 22-6 13-1 10-6 Vancouver .... 2-15 4-10 2-15 3-9 1-13 2-6 6-18 3-25 4-10 1-15 Golden State . 4-11 7-7 6-9 4-7 4-12 5-6 15-13 4-20 6-8 5-11 LA Clippers .. 6-10 5-9 6-6 8-4 6-11 5-6 16-12 10-14 5-9 5-11 LA Lakers .... 11-6 11-3 11-3 6-6 9-5 8-3 19-9 18-6 10-4 9-7 Phoenix ...... 1-14 9-5 5-11 6-6 12-3 7-3 14-14 13-11 6-8 7-9 Portland ..... 10-6 6-9 9-6 5-7 13-2 6-3 21-7 15-9 6-8 7-9 Sacramento ... 5-11 8-7 6-8 6-6 4-11 5-5 15-13 8-16 6-8 5-11 Seattle ...... 14-3 7-8 11-2 8-3 10-6 7-3 21-7 16-8 12-2 8-8 Boston ....... 4-10 2-11 4-11 1-13 2-14 2-8 3-11 4-10 1-23 7-23 Miami ........ 12-4 11-3 9-5 10-3 11-3 8-3 11-3 10-4 16-8 24-6 New Jersey ... 3-9 5-10 4-11 5-9 6-9 3-8 6-8 4-10 11-13 5-25 New York ..... 9-5 12-3 11-5 10-3 9-5 6-4 10-4 9-5 19-6 19-10 Orlando ...... 8-4 2-12 11-4 9-5 10-6 5-6 8-6 8-6 13-11 16-14 Philadelphia . 7-8 1-12 2-14 5-7 5-9 2-10 5-9 3-11 11-14 3-26 Washington ... 7-8 8-6 7-8 3-9 11-4 8-3 7-7 9-5 14-10 14-16 Atlanta ...... 9-7 7-4 14-2 8-5 12-4 6-4 11-3 11-3 17-9 17-11 Charlotte .... 8-6 8-7 10-6 10-3 9-4 9-2 11-3 9-5 20-6 14-14 Chicago ...... 15-1 12-3 13-1 10-2 12-2 7-4 12-2 13-1 20-6 24-4 Cleveland .... 9-5 10-5 5-9 7-5 6-10 5-6 8-6 8-6 13-13 13-15 Detroit ...... 11-3 11-4 10-4 10-3 7-8 5-6 12-2 8-6 17-9 17-11 Indiana ...... 5-8 8-7 8-7 6-7 8-7 4-7 9-5 8-6 11-15 11-17 Milwaukee .... 8-7 7-7 6-9 4-8 3-12 5-6 8-6 3-11 12-14 10-18 Toronto ...... 4-10 6-9 5-9 5-9 6-10 4-5 8-6 6-8 10-16 6-22 Division Records W-L HW HL RW RL Mid Pac Atl Cen Midwest 240-334 139 148 101 186 84-84 75-121 48-50 33-79 Pacific 302-272 177 110 125 162 121-75 84-84 51-47 46-66 Atlantic 270-304 149 138 121 166 50-48 47-51 85-85 88-120 Central 377-279 219 109 158 170 79-33 66-46 120-88 112-112 10 Largest Win Margins (home team listed first) 12/4 47 Van 80, Ind 127 4/16 44 Por 107, Den 63 1/15 44 Sea 122, Tor 78 1/4 44 Det 118, Tor 74 3/5 42 Chi 111, SA 69 4/13 40 Hou 113, Sea 73 12/17 40 Sea 123, GS 83 11/23 40 Por 105, Den 65 1/17 38 Van 68, Uta 106 3/25 37 GS 89, Sea 126 10 Lowest Scores (home team listed first) 12/4 57 Orl 57, Cle 84 3/25 59 SA 64, Cle 59 1/28 62 NJ 62, Cle 84 4/16 63 Por 107, Den 63 4/16 63 Cle 78, Orl 63 11/19 63 Cle 73, Atl 63 3/25 64 SA 64, Cle 59 2/21 64 Sea 84, NY 64 3/5 65 Uta 96, Dal 65 1/29 65 Cle 65, NY 75 10 Highest Scores (home team listed first) 4/19 136 Atl 136, Phi 104 4/9 136 Cha 136, Bos 111 2/18 134 Chi 134, Den 123 4/13 132 Mil 132, NJ 123 2/13 132 Den 117, LAL 132 1/20 132 Den 132, NJ 123 4/14 131 Phi 110, Was 131 2/12 131 Pho 131, Bos 100 2/2 129 LAL 129, Was 99 12/17 129 Chi 129, LAL 123