NBA Games Played on December 12, 1997
9 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Miami Heat* | 14 | 6 | .700 | — | 99.8 | 95.1 |
| Orlando Magic | 16 | 7 | .696 | -0.5 | 93.5 | 93.7 |
| New York Knicks* | 12 | 9 | .571 | 2.5 | 93.6 | 87.2 |
| New Jersey Nets* | 11 | 10 | .524 | 3.5 | 96.0 | 95.2 |
| Boston Celtics | 9 | 11 | .450 | 5.0 | 96.2 | 99.7 |
| Washington Wizards | 9 | 13 | .409 | 6.0 | 96.8 | 97.3 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 6 | 13 | .316 | 7.5 | 94.5 | 97.9 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Atlanta Hawks* | 16 | 5 | .762 | — | 92.3 | 89.1 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers* | 14 | 6 | .700 | 1.5 | 92.3 | 85.9 |
| Charlotte Hornets* | 13 | 7 | .650 | 2.5 | 98.3 | 95.1 |
| Indiana Pacers* | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3.5 | 94.7 | 88.7 |
| Chicago Bulls* | 12 | 9 | .571 | 4.0 | 90.5 | 86.3 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 11 | 10 | .524 | 5.0 | 93.8 | 92.2 |
| Detroit Pistons | 10 | 12 | .455 | 6.5 | 90.1 | 89.1 |
| Toronto Raptors | 2 | 19 | .095 | 14.0 | 93.6 | 102.9 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Houston Rockets* | 12 | 6 | .667 | — | 101.6 | 96.9 |
| Utah Jazz* | 13 | 8 | .619 | 0.5 | 96.1 | 92.8 |
| San Antonio Spurs* | 11 | 10 | .524 | 2.5 | 92.0 | 93.9 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 8 | 12 | .400 | 5.0 | 100.6 | 101.3 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 8 | 14 | .364 | 6.0 | 93.2 | 100.0 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 5 | 16 | .238 | 8.5 | 89.4 | 97.2 |
| Denver Nuggets | 2 | 18 | .100 | 11.0 | 90.1 | 99.0 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 17 | 5 | .773 | — | 99.2 | 91.7 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 16 | 5 | .762 | 0.5 | 106.4 | 97.0 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 13 | 5 | .722 | 2.0 | 102.0 | 98.4 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 13 | 7 | .650 | 3.0 | 97.2 | 92.9 |
| Sacramento Kings | 7 | 14 | .333 | 9.5 | 94.2 | 99.3 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 4 | 18 | .182 | 13.0 | 95.3 | 103.6 |
| Golden State Warriors | 3 | 16 | .158 | 12.5 | 89.5 | 102.9 |
Please note that teams tied in the standings are sorted by team name and no tiebreakers are being applied to these standings.

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