NBA Games Played on December 8, 1997

Dec 7, 1997 Dec 8, 1997 Dec 9, 1997

4 NBA Games

New Jersey	97	Final
Miami	105

	1	2	3	4
New Jersey	17	31	18	31
Miami	31	22	23	29

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PTS	T. Hardaway-MIA	23
TRB	I. Austin-MIA	13

Philadelphia	86	Final
Orlando	95

	1	2	3	4
Philadelphia	19	21	23	23
Orlando	26	25	16	28

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PTS	R. Seikaly-ORL	24
TRB	R. Seikaly-ORL	15

LA Lakers	99	Final
Portland	105

	1	2	3	4
LA Lakers	17	27	23	32
Portland	20	31	27	27

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PTS	I. Rider-POR	26
TRB	E. Campbell-LAL	12

Indiana	97	Final
Utah	106

	1	2	3	4
Indiana	26	30	24	17
Utah	28	29	27	22

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PTS	K. Malone-UTA	31
TRB	G. Ostertag-UTA	9

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Miami Heat*	13	5	.722	—	100.6	95.3
Orlando Magic	14	7	.667	0.5	92.6	93.6
New York Knicks*	11	8	.579	2.5	93.5	85.7
New Jersey Nets*	11	8	.579	2.5	95.7	93.5
Washington Wizards	8	11	.421	5.5	95.8	96.8
Boston Celtics	7	11	.389	6.0	96.2	100.8
Philadelphia 76ers	5	12	.294	7.5	93.7	98.0
Central Division
Atlanta Hawks*	15	3	.833	—	94.2	89.2
Cleveland Cavaliers*	12	6	.667	3.0	92.4	86.6
Chicago Bulls*	11	7	.611	4.0	90.3	85.8
Indiana Pacers*	11	7	.611	4.0	94.7	88.4
Charlotte Hornets*	10	7	.588	4.5	99.3	96.6
Milwaukee Bucks	11	8	.579	4.5	94.8	92.7
Detroit Pistons	8	12	.400	8.0	89.4	89.0
Toronto Raptors	1	18	.053	14.5	93.6	103.6

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Houston Rockets*	11	5	.688	—	101.1	96.8
Utah Jazz*	12	7	.632	0.5	97.3	93.2
San Antonio Spurs*	10	9	.526	2.5	92.2	93.5
Minnesota Timberwolves*	8	10	.444	4.0	100.5	100.6
Vancouver Grizzlies	7	13	.350	6.0	93.6	100.3
Dallas Mavericks	5	13	.278	7.0	90.5	98.6
Denver Nuggets	2	15	.118	9.5	90.9	98.8
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	15	4	.789	—	106.5	97.0
Seattle SuperSonics*	15	5	.750	0.5	98.2	91.1
Phoenix Suns*	11	5	.688	2.5	102.2	100.5
Portland Trail Blazers*	12	6	.667	2.5	97.4	92.3
Sacramento Kings	6	14	.300	9.5	93.3	99.2
Los Angeles Clippers	3	16	.158	12.0	96.7	105.4
Golden State Warriors	2	15	.118	12.0	89.4	104.0

Please note that teams tied in the standings are sorted by team name and no tiebreakers are being applied to these standings.