NBA Standings — 1996-97

Name: NBA Standings 1996-97
Creator: Dunkwise

Regular-season records by conference for the 1996-97 season, with offensive/defensive ratings and Simple Rating System (SRS). Chicago Bulls won the title.

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Eastern Conference

#	Team	W–L	ORtg	DRtg	SRS
1	Chicago Bulls	69–13	114.4	102.4	+10.7
2	Miami Heat	61–21	106.8	100.6	+5.6
3	New York Knicks	57–25	104.4	101.0	+3.3
4	Atlanta Hawks	56–26	108.5	102.3	+5.5
5	Detroit Pistons	54–28	110.6	104.4	+5.5
6	Orlando Magic	45–37	105.6	106.0	-0.1
7	Cleveland Cavaliers	42–40	104.6	102.4	+2.3
8	Indiana Pacers	39–43	105.8	104.7	+1.5
9	Milwaukee Bucks	33–49	106.2	108.3	-1.4
10	Toronto Raptors	30–52	104.6	108.0	-2.6
11	Philadelphia 76ers	22–60	104.6	111.4	-5.9
12	Boston Celtics	15–67	103.9	111.4	-6.6

Western Conference

#	Team	W–L	ORtg	DRtg	SRS
1	Utah Jazz	64–18	113.6	104.0	+8.0
2	Houston Rockets	57–25	108.8	104.0	+3.9
3	Los Angeles Lakers	56–26	108.3	103.7	+3.7
4	Portland Trail Blazers	49–33	107.9	103.3	+3.6
5	Minnesota Timberwolves	40–42	105.5	107.1	-1.8
6	Phoenix Suns	40–42	109.3	108.6	+0.2
7	Los Angeles Clippers	36–46	105.1	107.6	-2.7
8	Sacramento Kings	34–48	105.0	108.7	-3.6
9	Golden State Warriors	30–52	107.2	112.2	-4.9
10	Dallas Mavericks	24–58	101.1	108.2	-6.5
11	Denver Nuggets	21–61	104.5	111.2	-6.4
12	San Antonio Spurs	20–62	103.3	112.3	-7.9