NBA Games Played on March 19, 1997
8 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Miami Heat* | 49 | 17 | .742 | — | 94.7 | 89.1 |
| New York Knicks* | 49 | 18 | .731 | 0.5 | 95.5 | 91.8 |
| Orlando Magic* | 36 | 29 | .554 | 12.5 | 93.4 | 94.4 |
| Washington Bullets* | 32 | 34 | .485 | 17.0 | 98.3 | 98.1 |
| New Jersey Nets | 20 | 45 | .308 | 28.5 | 96.8 | 102.0 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 17 | 49 | .258 | 32.0 | 98.5 | 104.6 |
| Boston Celtics | 13 | 55 | .191 | 37.0 | 100.4 | 107.0 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Chicago Bulls* | 57 | 9 | .864 | — | 103.2 | 91.4 |
| Detroit Pistons* | 47 | 19 | .712 | 10.0 | 93.8 | 87.4 |
| Atlanta Hawks* | 45 | 22 | .672 | 12.5 | 93.9 | 89.1 |
| Charlotte Hornets* | 43 | 24 | .642 | 14.5 | 97.9 | 96.5 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 35 | 30 | .538 | 21.5 | 87.8 | 85.2 |
| Indiana Pacers | 31 | 35 | .470 | 26.0 | 94.4 | 93.3 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 27 | 38 | .415 | 29.5 | 94.8 | 96.0 |
| Toronto Raptors | 25 | 42 | .373 | 32.5 | 95.9 | 98.5 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Utah Jazz* | 50 | 17 | .746 | — | 101.6 | 93.9 |
| Houston Rockets* | 44 | 22 | .667 | 5.5 | 99.0 | 95.4 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 33 | 33 | .500 | 16.5 | 96.0 | 97.1 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 22 | 43 | .338 | 27.0 | 91.9 | 97.8 |
| Denver Nuggets | 19 | 46 | .292 | 30.0 | 97.9 | 102.7 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 16 | 49 | .246 | 33.0 | 89.4 | 97.3 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 11 | 58 | .159 | 40.0 | 88.4 | 98.7 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 45 | 20 | .692 | — | 100.0 | 92.6 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 44 | 21 | .677 | 1.0 | 99.9 | 96.4 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 39 | 28 | .582 | 7.0 | 99.2 | 96.2 |
| Los Angeles Clippers* | 29 | 36 | .446 | 16.0 | 95.8 | 97.8 |
| Sacramento Kings | 28 | 39 | .418 | 18.0 | 95.2 | 98.6 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 27 | 39 | .409 | 18.5 | 101.1 | 101.1 |
| Golden State Warriors | 25 | 41 | .379 | 20.5 | 99.5 | 104.1 |
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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