Template:1996–97 NBA Atlantic standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Miami Heat	61	21	.744	–	29–12	32–9	16–8
x-New York Knicks	57	25	.695	4	31–10	26–15	19–6
x-Orlando Magic	45	37	.549	16	26–15	19–22	13–11
x-Washington Bullets	44	38	.537	17	25–16	19–22	14–10
New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	35	16–25	10–31	11–13
Philadelphia 76ers	22	60	.268	39	11–30	11–30	11–14
Boston Celtics	15	67	.183	46	11–30	4–37	1–23

This is a template that was created to easily update every article with the 1996–97 NBA Atlantic Division standings. To use the update on any article, insert:

{{1996–97 NBA Atlantic standings}}

To highlight the Orlando Magic, insert:

{{1996–97 NBA Atlantic standings|team=ORL}}

For the other teams, use:

• Boston Celtics – BOS
• Miami Heat – MIA
• New York Knicks – NYK
• New Jersey Nets – NJN
• Philadelphia 76ers – PHI
• Washington Bullets – WSB