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