NBA Games Played on December 17, 1997

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9 NBA Games

Cleveland	83	Final
Atlanta	94

	1	2	3	4
Cleveland	23	20	18	22
Atlanta	23	20	25	26

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PTS	S. Smith-ATL	23
TRB	Z. Ilgauskas-CLE	14

Milwaukee	90	Final
Charlotte	99

	1	2	3	4
Milwaukee	25	18	20	27
Charlotte	25	34	15	25

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PTS	2 tied	24
TRB	T. Hill-MIL	18

LA Lakers	83	Final
Chicago	104

	1	2	3	4
LA Lakers	20	21	20	22
Chicago	32	25	23	24

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PTS	M. Jordan-CHI	36
TRB	D. Rodman-CHI	14

New York	80	Final
Indiana	87

	1	2	3	4
New York	25	15	20	20
Indiana	22	21	23	21

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PTS	P. Ewing-NYK	23
TRB	C. Oakley-NYK	15

Detroit	101	Final
New Jersey	105

	1	2	3	4
Detroit	27	27	12	35
New Jersey	28	25	28	24

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PTS	G. Hill-DET	25
TRB	J. Williams-NJN	22

Minnesota	94	Final
Philadelphia	90

	1	2	3	4
Minnesota	22	28	16	28
Philadelphia	19	28	24	19

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PTS	T. Gugliotta-MIN	30
TRB	T. Cummings-PHI	11

Vancouver	87	Final
San Antonio	98

	1	2	3	4
Vancouver	20	32	17	18
San Antonio	28	19	27	24

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PTS	D. Robinson-SAS	33
TRB	T. Duncan-SAS	13

Boston	88	Final
Toronto	83

	1	2	3	4
Boston	17	25	24	22
Toronto	22	13	26	22

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PTS	2 tied	18
TRB	A. Walker-BOS	9

Miami	74	Final
Washington	88

	1	2	3	4
Miami	12	20	21	21
Washington	32	16	21	19

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PTS	A. Mourning-MIA	24
TRB	I. Austin-MIA	13

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Orlando Magic	16	8	.667	—	92.9	94.2
Miami Heat*	15	8	.652	0.5	97.9	94.6
New York Knicks*	14	10	.583	2.0	92.7	86.7
New Jersey Nets*	13	10	.565	2.5	98.0	95.4
Boston Celtics	11	12	.478	4.5	95.2	97.9
Washington Wizards	11	14	.440	5.5	95.9	96.4
Philadelphia 76ers	6	16	.273	9.0	93.3	97.7
Central Division
Atlanta Hawks*	19	5	.792	—	92.7	88.9
Charlotte Hornets*	15	7	.682	3.0	97.7	94.4
Cleveland Cavaliers*	15	8	.652	3.5	92.0	86.4
Indiana Pacers*	15	8	.652	3.5	95.6	89.0
Chicago Bulls*	15	9	.625	4.0	92.2	86.2
Milwaukee Bucks	11	12	.478	7.5	93.2	92.3
Detroit Pistons	11	14	.440	8.5	90.2	89.0
Toronto Raptors	2	22	.083	17.0	92.5	102.3

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Houston Rockets*	13	7	.650	—	102.6	97.3
Utah Jazz*	14	9	.609	0.5	96.0	92.7
San Antonio Spurs*	14	10	.583	1.0	93.2	92.5
Minnesota Timberwolves*	10	13	.435	4.5	100.6	101.1
Vancouver Grizzlies	9	16	.360	6.5	93.6	100.8
Dallas Mavericks	5	18	.217	9.5	89.5	98.4
Denver Nuggets	2	20	.091	12.0	90.1	100.5
Pacific Division
Seattle SuperSonics*	19	5	.792	—	99.9	92.2
Los Angeles Lakers*	18	6	.750	1.0	106.0	97.0
Phoenix Suns*	13	8	.619	4.5	101.5	99.9
Portland Trail Blazers*	13	9	.591	5.0	96.4	93.2
Sacramento Kings	8	16	.333	11.0	93.9	98.3
Golden State Warriors	5	16	.238	12.5	90.4	101.8
Los Angeles Clippers	4	20	.167	15.0	95.5	104.0

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