NBA Games Played on January 2, 1998
14 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Miami Heat* | 20 | 10 | .667 | — | 96.3 | 92.8 |
| New York Knicks* | 17 | 13 | .567 | 3.0 | 92.0 | 86.7 |
| New Jersey Nets* | 17 | 13 | .567 | 3.0 | 98.2 | 96.7 |
| Orlando Magic | 17 | 14 | .548 | 3.5 | 90.6 | 93.5 |
| Boston Celtics | 15 | 14 | .517 | 4.5 | 95.4 | 97.1 |
| Washington Wizards | 16 | 17 | .485 | 5.5 | 96.8 | 95.8 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 8 | 22 | .267 | 12.0 | 91.8 | 97.1 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Chicago Bulls* | 21 | 10 | .677 | — | 94.0 | 87.9 |
| Indiana Pacers* | 20 | 10 | .667 | 0.5 | 95.8 | 89.1 |
| Charlotte Hornets* | 19 | 11 | .633 | 1.5 | 97.2 | 94.8 |
| Atlanta Hawks* | 19 | 11 | .633 | 1.5 | 93.4 | 91.4 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers* | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2.0 | 91.2 | 87.4 |
| Detroit Pistons | 15 | 17 | .469 | 6.5 | 90.9 | 89.3 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 14 | 16 | .467 | 6.5 | 94.0 | 94.0 |
| Toronto Raptors | 4 | 27 | .129 | 17.0 | 92.0 | 100.7 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Utah Jazz* | 19 | 11 | .633 | — | 97.1 | 93.4 |
| San Antonio Spurs* | 19 | 11 | .633 | — | 93.9 | 91.3 |
| Houston Rockets* | 16 | 11 | .593 | 1.5 | 102.5 | 99.3 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 15 | 15 | .500 | 4.0 | 99.8 | 99.4 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 10 | 22 | .313 | 10.0 | 93.9 | 101.3 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 5 | 26 | .161 | 14.5 | 88.9 | 97.6 |
| Denver Nuggets | 2 | 27 | .069 | 16.5 | 90.7 | 101.8 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 25 | 6 | .806 | — | 101.2 | 92.6 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 24 | 7 | .774 | 1.0 | 105.6 | 97.2 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 19 | 9 | .679 | 4.5 | 100.7 | 96.8 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 18 | 11 | .621 | 6.0 | 94.7 | 91.5 |
| Sacramento Kings | 12 | 20 | .375 | 13.5 | 92.9 | 97.2 |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 22 | .241 | 17.0 | 88.0 | 98.0 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 7 | 24 | .226 | 18.0 | 95.0 | 101.9 |
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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