NBA Games Played on February 17, 1997
7 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Miami Heat* | 39 | 12 | .765 | — | 94.3 | 88.5 |
| New York Knicks* | 37 | 14 | .725 | 2.0 | 94.9 | 91.0 |
| Orlando Magic* | 24 | 25 | .490 | 14.0 | 92.4 | 94.7 |
| Washington Bullets* | 24 | 27 | .471 | 15.0 | 97.8 | 98.3 |
| New Jersey Nets | 15 | 36 | .294 | 24.0 | 96.5 | 102.1 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 12 | 38 | .240 | 26.5 | 97.9 | 104.9 |
| Boston Celtics | 11 | 40 | .216 | 28.0 | 99.9 | 105.7 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Chicago Bulls* | 45 | 6 | .882 | — | 102.2 | 90.7 |
| Detroit Pistons* | 37 | 13 | .740 | 7.5 | 94.0 | 87.1 |
| Atlanta Hawks* | 33 | 17 | .660 | 11.5 | 93.7 | 88.8 |
| Charlotte Hornets* | 31 | 21 | .596 | 14.5 | 97.3 | 97.0 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 28 | 22 | .560 | 16.5 | 88.8 | 85.0 |
| Indiana Pacers | 24 | 26 | .480 | 20.5 | 94.3 | 93.1 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 24 | 27 | .471 | 21.0 | 95.6 | 95.1 |
| Toronto Raptors | 17 | 34 | .333 | 28.0 | 93.7 | 97.7 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Utah Jazz* | 36 | 14 | .720 | — | 99.9 | 92.6 |
| Houston Rockets* | 34 | 18 | .654 | 3.0 | 100.0 | 96.6 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 25 | 26 | .490 | 11.5 | 95.4 | 97.3 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 17 | 31 | .354 | 18.0 | 93.5 | 99.2 |
| Denver Nuggets | 17 | 35 | .327 | 20.0 | 97.9 | 101.8 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 12 | 37 | .245 | 23.5 | 89.1 | 95.5 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 11 | 44 | .200 | 27.5 | 89.5 | 99.8 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 37 | 14 | .725 | — | 99.8 | 95.4 |
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 36 | 15 | .706 | 1.0 | 102.2 | 93.7 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 28 | 24 | .538 | 9.5 | 98.6 | 96.1 |
| Sacramento Kings | 23 | 29 | .442 | 14.5 | 94.9 | 98.3 |
| Los Angeles Clippers* | 20 | 27 | .426 | 15.0 | 94.9 | 97.4 |
| Golden State Warriors | 19 | 30 | .388 | 17.0 | 99.5 | 103.5 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 19 | 33 | .365 | 18.5 | 100.0 | 101.6 |
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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