text: NBA BASKETBALL - STANDINGS AFTER THURSDAY'S GAMES. NEW YORK 1996-12-06 
   Standings of National Basketball Association teams after games played on Thursday 
   (tabulate under won, lost, percentage, games behind): 
   EASTERN CONFERENCE 
   ATLANTIC DIVISION 
   W L PCT GB 
   MIAMI 14 4. 778 - 
   NEW YORK 10 6. 625 3 
   ORLANDO 8 6. 571 4 
   WASHINGTON 7 9. 438 6 
   PHILADELPHIA 7 10. 412 6 1/2 
   BOSTON 4 12. 250 9 
   NEW JERSEY 3 10. 231 8 1/2 
   CENTRAL DIVISION 
   W L PCT GB 
   CHICAGO 17 1. 944 - 
   DETROIT 13 3. 813 3 
   CLEVELAND 11 5. 688 5 
   ATLANTA 10 8. 556 7 
   CHARLOTTE 8 8. 500 8 
   MILWAUKEE 8 8. 500 8 
   INDIANA 7 8. 467 8 1/2 
   TORONTO 6 11. 353 10 1/2 
   WESTERN CONFERENCE 
   MIDWEST DIVISION 
   W L PCT GB 
   HOUSTON 16 2. 889 - 
   UTAH 14 2. 875 1 
   MINNESOTA 7 10. 412 8 1/2 
   DALLAS 6 11. 353 9 1/2 
   DENVER 5 14. 263 11 1/2 
   SAN ANTONIO 3 13. 188 12 
   VANCOUVER 2 16. 111 14 
   PACIFIC DIVISION 
   W L PCT GB 
   SEATTLE 15 5. 750 - 
   LA LAKERS 13 7. 650 2 
   PORTLAND 11 8. 579 3 1/2 
   LA CLIPPERS 7 11. 389 7 
   GOLDEN STATE 6 12. 333 8 
   SACRAMENTO 6 12. 333 8 
   PHOENIX 2 14. 125 11 
   FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6 
   NEW JERSEY AT BOSTON 
   CLEVELAND AT DETROIT 
   NEW YORK AT MIAMI 
   PHOENIX AT SACRAMENTO 
   VANCOUVER AT SAN ANTONIO 
   MINNESOTA AT UTAH 
   CHARLOTTE AT PORTLAND 
   INDIANA AT GOLDEN STATE 
   ORLANDO AT LA LAKERS
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