Final Standings for the 1995-96 Season 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 ySan Antonio Spurs ..... 59 23 0.720 - 33 8 26 15 Lost 1 6-4 xUtah Jazz ............. 55 27 0.671 4.0 34 7 21 20 Won 3 5-5 xHouston Rockets ....... 48 34 0.585 11.0 27 14 21 20 Won 2 5-5 Denver Nuggets ......... 35 47 0.427 24.0 24 17 11 30 Won 1 4-6 Dallas Mavericks ....... 26 56 0.317 33.0 16 25 10 31 Won 1 4-6 Minnesota Timberwolves . 26 56 0.317 33.0 17 24 9 32 Lost 6 2-8 Vancouver Grizzlies .... 15 67 0.183 44.0 10 31 5 36 Won 2 3-7 Pacific Division Home Road Last Team W L PCT GB W L W L Streak 10 ySeattle Sonics ........ 64 18 0.780 - 38 3 26 15 Lost 1 7-3 xLos Angeles Lakers .... 53 29 0.646 11.0 30 11 23 18 Won 2 8-2 xPortland Trailblazers . 44 38 0.537 20.0 26 15 18 23 Lost 1 7-3 xPhoenix Suns .......... 41 41 0.500 23.0 25 16 16 25 Lost 1 4-6 xSacramento Kings ...... 39 43 0.476 25.0 26 15 13 28 Won 1 6-4 Golden State Warriors .. 36 46 0.439 28.0 23 18 13 28 Lost 2 5-5 Los Angeles Clippers ... 29 53 0.354 35.0 19 22 10 31 Lost 4 2-8 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Home Road Last Team W L PCT GB W L W L Streak 10 yOrlando Magic ......... 60 22 0.732 - 37 4 23 18 Won 4 6-4 xNew York Knicks ....... 47 35 0.573 13.0 26 15 21 20 Won 1 5-5 xMiami Heat ............ 42 40 0.512 18.0 26 15 16 25 Lost 1 5-5 Washington Bullets ..... 39 43 0.476 21.0 25 16 14 27 Lost 4 6-4 Boston Celtics ......... 33 49 0.402 27.0 18 23 15 26 Lost 1 5-5 New Jersey Nets ........ 30 52 0.366 30.0 20 21 10 31 Lost 2 1-9 Philadelphia 76ers ..... 18 64 0.220 42.0 11 30 7 34 Won 1 4-6 Central Division Home Road Last Team W L PCT GB W L W L Streak 10 yChicago Bulls ......... 72 10 0.878 - 39 2 33 8 Won 1 8-2 xIndiana Pacers ........ 52 30 0.634 20.0 32 9 20 21 Won 2 8-2 xCleveland Cavaliers ... 47 35 0.573 25.0 26 15 21 20 Lost 1 6-4 xAtlanta Hawks ......... 46 36 0.561 26.0 26 15 20 21 Won 2 5-5 xDetroit Pistons ....... 46 36 0.561 26.0 30 11 16 25 Won 1 6-4 Charlotte Hornets ...... 41 41 0.500 31.0 25 16 16 25 Lost 1 4-6 Milwaukee Bucks ........ 25 57 0.305 47.0 14 27 11 30 Lost 2 3-7 Toronto Raptors ........ 21 61 0.256 51.0 15 26 6 35 Lost 1 2-8 Western Conference Team W L GB 1. ySeattle Sonics ........ 64 18 - 2. ySan Antonio Spurs ..... 59 23 5.0 3. xUtah Jazz ............. 55 27 9.0 4. xLos Angeles Lakers .... 53 29 11.0 5. xHouston Rockets ....... 48 34 16.0 6. xPortland Trailblazers . 44 38 20.0 7. xPhoenix Suns .......... 41 41 23.0 8. xSacramento Kings ...... 39 43 25.0 9. Golden State Warriors .. 36 46 28.0 10. Denver Nuggets ......... 35 47 29.0 11. Los Angeles Clippers ... 29 53 35.0 12. Minnesota Timberwolves . 26 56 38.0 12. Dallas Mavericks ....... 26 56 38.0 14. Vancouver Grizzlies .... 15 67 49.0 Eastern Conference Team W L GB 1. yChicago Bulls ......... 72 10 - 2. yOrlando Magic ......... 60 22 12.0 3. xIndiana Pacers ........ 52 30 20.0 4. xCleveland Cavaliers ... 47 35 25.0 5. xNew York Knicks ....... 47 35 25.0 6. xAtlanta Hawks ......... 46 36 26.0 7. xDetroit Pistons ....... 46 36 26.0 8. xMiami Heat ............ 42 40 30.0 9. Charlotte Hornets ...... 41 41 31.0 10. Washington Bullets ..... 39 43 33.0 11. Boston Celtics ......... 33 49 39.0 12. New Jersey Nets ........ 30 52 42.0 13. Milwaukee Bucks ........ 25 57 47.0 14. Toronto Raptors ........ 21 61 51.0 15. Philadelphia 76ers ..... 18 64 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 ....... 2 1 4 7 4 1 3 4 0 4 0 5 1 2 15 17 6 6 Denver ....... 2 2 7 13 3 3 4 1 0 3 3 0 3 4 15 7 4 8 Houston ...... 3 4 9 17 5 4 3 2 1 3 4 2 1 3 8 9 2 2 Minnesota .... 3 2 5 5 3 3 1 2 2 1 5 3 1 4 19 5 6 12 San Antonio .. 9 5 15 19 1 1 4 2 3 1 1 2 1 3 7 4 3 1 Utah ......... 12 9 12 15 1 1 3 2 0 2 1 3 3 3 9 4 1 1 Vancouver .... 0 0 2 4 1 3 0 2 3 0 3 0 4 8 18 13 7 14 Golden State . 4 2 5 12 3 2 7 0 1 1 2 3 3 3 16 10 4 4 LA Clippers .. 1 2 7 8 5 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 3 21 8 8 5 LA Lakers .... 11 8 8 9 4 4 4 3 2 6 1 2 1 1 6 7 4 1 Phoenix ...... 5 2 9 12 5 4 2 1 1 2 2 1 3 5 12 8 4 4 Portland ..... 6 5 9 13 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 7 7 3 6 6 3 2 Sacramento ... 4 5 0 14 6 3 3 1 3 1 4 0 2 0 11 11 5 9 Seattle ...... 10 8 10 20 6 2 2 3 3 3 0 5 0 1 1 4 1 3 Boston ....... 4 3 4 8 3 3 0 2 6 2 2 3 2 6 11 7 6 10 Miami ........ 6 8 4 18 0 0 4 2 0 4 3 2 5 1 8 8 6 3 New Jersey ... 1 3 6 10 3 2 0 3 2 1 1 4 3 1 18 12 5 7 New York ..... 7 2 9 18 4 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 17 5 5 2 Orlando ...... 10 8 14 10 4 2 2 6 4 2 1 2 1 0 3 7 3 3 Philadelphia . 2 0 2 4 0 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 1 4 10 17 11 15 Washington ... 6 4 10 12 2 1 1 2 1 3 3 2 3 3 14 7 6 2 Atlanta ...... 5 4 9 14 4 1 6 2 1 2 3 3 2 3 11 4 3 5 Charlotte .... 2 4 8 16 2 3 1 2 3 0 5 4 2 4 12 7 1 6 Chicago ...... 21 11 13 15 2 5 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 Cleveland .... 9 4 11 8 3 2 5 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 10 10 5 2 Detroit ...... 6 6 10 14 1 1 1 4 3 4 1 5 2 3 10 7 1 3 Indiana ...... 2 7 11 19 2 1 4 2 4 3 3 2 2 1 13 3 1 2 Milwaukee .... 1 1 6 7 3 4 1 0 2 0 2 3 3 3 25 6 6 9 Toronto ...... 0 4 4 5 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 7 3 5 14 11 7 12 Win-Loss for last # games (H=home, R=road): L5 L10 L15 L20 HL5 HL10 HL15 HL20 RL5 RL10 RL15 RL20 Dallas ...... 2-3 4-6 5-10 5-15 2-3 3-7 5-10 7-13 1-4 2-8 4-11 4-16 Denver ...... 2-3 4-6 7-8 8-12 3-2 6-4 9-6 13-7 2-3 3-7 3-12 4-16 Houston ..... 3-2 5-5 6-9 8-12 4-1 5-5 8-7 12-8 1-4 3-7 6-9 8-12 Minnesota ... 0-5 2-8 4-11 7-13 1-4 4-6 6-9 8-12 1-4 3-7 4-11 6-14 San Antonio . 3-2 6-4 10-5 15-5 3-2 8-2 13-2 17-3 2-3 7-3 11-4 14-6 Utah ........ 3-2 5-5 8-7 12-8 3-2 7-3 12-3 17-3 2-3 4-6 7-8 9-11 Vancouver ... 2-3 3-7 4-11 4-16 1-4 2-8 2-13 3-17 2-3 2-8 2-13 2-18 Golden State 2-3 5-5 6-9 8-12 3-2 5-5 7-8 11-9 2-3 3-7 4-11 6-14 LA Clippers . 1-4 2-8 4-11 7-13 2-3 6-4 9-6 9-11 0-5 1-9 3-12 4-16 LA Lakers ... 4-1 8-2 11-4 13-7 5-0 7-3 11-4 15-5 3-2 6-4 10-5 14-6 Phoenix ..... 2-3 4-6 8-7 10-10 4-1 8-2 12-3 16-4 1-4 2-8 4-11 7-13 Portland .... 3-2 7-3 12-3 16-4 4-1 9-1 12-3 12-8 3-2 7-3 8-7 12-8 Sacramento .. 4-1 6-4 9-6 11-9 4-1 8-2 10-5 11-9 1-4 3-7 4-11 4-16 Seattle ..... 3-2 7-3 12-3 16-4 5-0 10-0 14-1 19-1 2-3 6-4 10-5 14-6 Boston ...... 3-2 5-5 7-8 10-10 2-3 5-5 8-7 9-11 3-2 5-5 6-9 8-12 Miami ....... 3-2 5-5 8-7 12-8 3-2 7-3 10-5 13-7 2-3 6-4 8-7 10-10 New Jersey .. 1-4 1-9 3-12 5-15 1-4 3-7 4-11 7-13 0-5 2-8 5-10 6-14 New York .... 2-3 5-5 7-8 11-9 2-3 6-4 8-7 13-7 3-2 6-4 8-7 9-11 Orlando ..... 4-1 6-4 10-5 13-7 3-2 6-4 11-4 16-4 4-1 8-2 11-4 14-6 Philadelphia 2-3 4-6 5-10 5-15 2-3 3-7 5-10 7-13 2-3 2-8 3-12 4-16 Washington .. 1-4 6-4 9-6 11-9 3-2 5-5 9-6 10-10 3-2 6-4 7-8 8-12 Atlanta ..... 3-2 5-5 8-7 11-9 2-3 6-4 10-5 14-6 3-2 6-4 7-8 11-9 Charlotte ... 2-3 4-6 7-8 10-10 1-4 5-5 8-7 11-9 4-1 6-4 7-8 9-11 Chicago ..... 4-1 8-2 12-3 17-3 3-2 8-2 13-2 18-2 5-0 9-1 12-3 15-5 Cleveland ... 3-2 6-4 9-6 12-8 3-2 6-4 8-7 13-7 3-2 6-4 8-7 11-9 Detroit ..... 3-2 6-4 8-7 11-9 5-0 9-1 13-2 16-4 1-4 2-8 5-10 8-12 Indiana ..... 4-1 8-2 11-4 13-7 5-0 8-2 12-3 14-6 3-2 5-5 8-7 10-10 Milwaukee ... 2-3 3-7 4-11 4-16 1-4 2-8 3-12 5-15 2-3 2-8 2-13 4-16 Toronto ..... 1-4 2-8 3-12 5-15 2-3 3-7 5-10 6-14 1-4 1-9 2-13 4-16 Month and Division Records Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Mid Pac Atl Cen Dallas ....... 5-8 3-11 6-8 5-9 3-14 4-6 10-14 9-19 4-10 3-13 Denver ....... 4-9 9-7 5-9 5-7 7-9 5-6 13-11 9-19 6-8 7-9 Houston ...... 11-4 11-4 7-8 9-4 4-9 6-5 15-9 16-12 6-8 11-5 Minnesota .... 3-9 4-11 4-10 5-9 8-8 2-9 10-14 7-21 3-11 6-10 San Antonio .. 8-4 11-4 9-5 9-5 16-0 6-5 19-5 20-8 10-4 10-6 Utah ......... 12-4 8-5 9-5 9-3 12-4 5-6 14-10 19-9 10-4 12-4 Vancouver .... 2-13 3-12 5-9 1-8 0-17 4-8 3-21 6-22 4-10 2-14 Golden State . 5-10 7-7 6-8 8-5 5-11 5-5 15-13 7-17 8-6 6-10 LA Clippers .. 7-8 4-11 5-8 3-10 8-8 2-8 13-15 8-16 6-7 2-15 LA Lakers .... 7-7 9-8 9-3 10-2 10-5 8-4 17-11 17-7 10-4 9-7 Phoenix ...... 6-7 7-7 6-9 9-4 8-8 5-6 14-14 9-15 10-4 8-8 Portland ..... 7-8 5-9 9-6 4-9 11-3 8-3 18-10 11-13 10-4 5-11 Sacramento ... 11-4 6-5 6-7 2-13 7-9 7-5 12-16 11-13 7-7 9-7 Seattle ...... 9-6 11-2 12-3 11-1 13-3 8-3 21-7 21-3 11-3 11-5 Boston ....... 5-7 7-9 4-11 4-9 8-8 5-5 5-9 5-9 12-12 11-19 Miami ........ 9-3 6-10 4-12 8-5 10-4 5-6 9-5 4-10 13-12 16-13 New Jersey ... 5-8 5-9 7-9 7-6 5-11 1-9 6-8 3-11 8-17 13-16 New York ..... 10-4 9-5 8-6 5-8 9-6 6-6 10-4 5-9 16-8 16-14 Orlando ...... 13-2 10-4 8-6 11-3 12-3 6-4 10-4 10-4 21-3 19-11 Philadelphia . 2-10 3-12 3-12 3-10 3-14 4-6 5-9 1-13 5-19 7-23 Washington ... 5-8 10-5 6-8 3-11 9-7 6-4 10-4 8-6 10-14 11-19 Atlanta ...... 9-5 4-10 11-4 7-5 9-7 6-5 7-7 7-7 17-9 15-13 Charlotte .... 7-8 7-8 7-5 7-6 8-8 5-6 8-6 7-7 13-13 13-15 Chicago ...... 12-2 13-1 14-0 11-3 12-2 10-2 13-1 12-2 23-3 24-4 Cleveland .... 6-8 9-4 8-8 10-2 7-9 7-4 8-6 10-4 16-10 13-15 Detroit ...... 5-9 10-5 6-6 7-6 11-5 7-5 9-5 10-4 12-14 15-13 Indiana ...... 6-6 9-6 14-2 8-6 7-8 8-2 8-6 8-6 17-9 19-9 Milwaukee .... 4-9 6-8 5-9 5-9 1-15 4-7 5-9 4-10 8-18 8-20 Toronto ...... 5-10 4-11 3-10 2-10 4-12 3-8 3-11 4-10 9-17 5-23 Division Records W-L HW HL RW RL Mid Pac Atl Cen Midwest 264-310 161 126 103 184 84-84 86-110 43-55 51-61 Pacific 306-268 187 100 119 168 110-86 84-84 62-35 50-63 Atlantic 269-305 163 124 106 181 55-43 36-62 85-85 93-115 Central 350-306 208 120 142 186 61-51 62-50 115-93 112-112 10 Largest Win Margins (home team listed first) 11/8 49 SA 111, Van 62 4/15 46 NY 125, Tor 79 3/5 41 Mia 113, Min 72 3/29 40 Tor 86, Orl 126 3/23 40 Sea 129, Phi 89 12/12 40 Sac 93, Hou 133 12/29 39 Sea 124, Bos 85 12/30 38 SA 122, Min 84 3/27 37 Sea 132, Cha 95 2/14 37 Sea 130, Min 93 10 Lowest Scores (home team listed first) 2/21 57 Phi 57, Mia 66 11/8 62 SA 111, Van 62 3/30 64 GS 64, Cle 90 1/13 65 Van 69, Mia 65 2/21 66 Phi 57, Mia 66 3/19 67 Chi 89, Sac 67 3/1 68 Atl 74, Cle 68 12/21 68 Sea 92, Van 68 3/15 69 Det 80, Cle 69 1/16 69 Por 87, Den 69 10 Highest Scores (home team listed first) 1/12 140 Pho 130, Dal 140 4/6 139 Tor 106, NY 139 2/29 137 Den 120, Dal 137 11/15 137 Pho 127, Den 137 4/12 136 Bos 136, Tor 108 2/8 136 Dal 136, Uta 133 12/27 135 Por 135, Bos 109 12/2 135 Was 135, Bos 107 2/8 133 Dal 136, Uta 133 12/12 133 Sac 93, Hou 133