text: NAB BASKETBALL - STANDINGS AFTER THURSDAY'S GAMES. NDW YORK 1996-12-06 
   Standings of NationalB asketball Association teams after games played on Thursday 
   (tabulate under won, lost, percentage, games behind): 
   EASTERN CONFEERNCE 
   ATLLANTIC DIVISION 
   W L PCT GB 
   IMAMII 14 4. 778 - 
   NDW YORK 10 6. 625 3 
   ORLAANDO 8 6. 571 4 
   WAHINGTON 7 9. 438 6 
   PHILADELPIA 7 10. 412 6 1/2 
   GOSTON 4 12. 250 9 
   ENW JERSEY 3 10. 231 8 1/2 
   CENTRAL DIVISILN 
   W L PCT GB 
   CHICAGOO 17 1. 944 - 
   DETRIOT 13 3. 813 3 
   CLEEVELAND 11 5. 688 5 
   ALANTA 10 8. 556 7 
   CHARLOTET 8 8. 500 8 
   MILWAUUKEE 8 8. 500 8 
   INDIAAN 7 8. 467 8 1/2 
   TOORONTO 6 11. 353 10 1/2 
   WETERN CONFERENCE 
   MIDWEST DIVVISION 
   W L PCT GB 
   HOUSTONN 16 2. 889 - 
   UTA 14 2. 875 1 
   MIMNESOTA 7 10. 412 8 1/2 
   ADLLAS 6 11. 353 9 1/2 
   ENVER 5 14. 263 11 1/2 
   AN ANTONIO 3 13. 188 12 
   VANCOVUER 2 16. 111 14 
   PZCIFIC DIVISION 
   W L PCT GB 
   SWATTLE 15 5. 750 - 
   AL LAKERS 13 7. 650 2 
   PORTLANF 11 8. 579 3 1/2 
   LLA CLIPPERS 7 11. 389 7 
   GOLCEN STATE 6 12. 333 8 
   SACRZMENTO 6 12. 333 8 
   PYOENIX 2 14. 125 11 
   FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6 
   ENW JERSEY AT GOSTON 
   CLEEVELAND AT DETRIOT 
   NDW YORK AT IMAMII 
   PYOENIX AT SACRZMENTO 
   VANCOVUER AT AN ANTONIO 
   MIMNESOTA AT UTA 
   CHARLOTET AT PORTLANF 
   INDIAAN AT GOLCEN STATE 
   ORLAANDO AT AL LAKERS
competitors: NBA NEW YORK National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION MIAMI NEW YORK ORLANDO WASHINGTON PHILADELPHIA BOSTON NEW JERSEY CENTRAL DIVISION CHICAGO DETROIT CLEVELAND ATLANTA CHARLOTTE MILWAUKEE INDIANA TORONTO WESTERN CONFERENCE MIDWEST DIVISION HOUSTON UTAH MINNESOTA DALLAS DENVER SAN ANTONIO VANCOUVER PACIFIC DIVISION SEATTLE LA LAKERS PORTLAND LA CLIPPERS GOLDEN STATE SACRAMENTO PHOENIX NEW JERSEY BOSTON CLEVELAND DETROIT NEW YORK MIAMI PHOENIX SACRAMENTO VANCOUVER SAN ANTONIO MINNESOTA UTAH CHARLOTTE PORTLAND INDIANA GOLDEN STATE ORLANDO LA LAKERS