text: NBA BASKETBALL - STANDINGS AFTER FRIDAY'S GAMES. NEW YORK 1996-12-07 
   Standings of National Basketball Association teams after games played on Friday 
   (tabulate under won, lost, percentage, games behind): 
   EASTERN CONFERENCE 
   ATLANTIC DIVISION 
   W L PCT GB 
   MIAMI 14 5. 737 - 
   NEW YORK 11 6. 647 2 
   ORLANDO 8 7. 533 4 
   WASHINGTON 7 9. 438 5 1/2 
   PHILADELPHIA 7 10. 412 6 
   NEW JERSEY 4 10. 286 7 1/2 
   BOSTON 4 13. 235 9 
   CENTRAL DIVISION 
   W L PCT GB 
   CHICAGO 17 1. 944 - 
   DETROIT 14 3. 824 2 1/2 
   CLEVELAND 11 6. 647 5 1/2 
   ATLANTA 10 8. 556 7 
   MILWAUKEE 8 8. 500 8 
   INDIANA 8 8. 500 8 
   CHARLOTTE 8 9. 471 8 1/2 
   TORONTO 6 11. 353 10 1/2 
   WESTERN CONFERENCE 
   MIDWEST DIVISION 
   W L PCT GB 
   HOUSTON 16 2. 889 - 
   UTAH 15 2. 882 1/2 
   MINNESOTA 7 11. 389 9 
   DALLAS 6 11. 353 9 1/2 
   DENVER 5 14. 263 11 1/2 
   SAN ANTONIO 3 14. 176 12 1/2 
   VANCOUVER 3 16. 158 13 1/2 
   PACIFIC DIVISION 
   W L PCT GB 
   SEATTLE 15 5. 750 - 
   LA LAKERS 14 7. 667 1 1/2 
   PORTLAND 12 8. 600 3 
   LA CLIPPERS 7 11. 389 7 
   GOLDEN STATE 6 13. 316 8 1/2 
   SACRAMENTO 6 13. 316 8 1/2 
   PHOENIX 3 14. 176 10 1/2 
   SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7 SCHEDULE 
   TORONTO AT ATLANTA 
   LA CLIPPERS AT NEW YORK 
   MILWAUKEE AT WASHINGTON 
   DETROIT AT NEW JERSEY 
   MIAMI AT CHICAGO 
   VANCOUVER AT DALLAS 
   PHILADELPHIA AT HOUSTON 
   UTAH AT DENVER 
   CHARLOTTE AT SEATTLE
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