NBA Games Played on April 2, 1997

Apr 1, 1997 Apr 2, 1997 Apr 3, 1997

8 NBA Games

Cleveland	96	Final
Boston	87

	1	2	3	4
Cleveland	27	23	14	32
Boston	26	17	19	25

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	A. Walker-BOS	25
TRB	T. Hill-CLE	11

Atlanta	84	Final
Charlotte	95

	1	2	3	4
Atlanta	26	19	15	24
Charlotte	22	28	22	23

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PTS	G. Rice-CHH	38
TRB	M. Blaylock-ATL	11

Denver	85	Final
LA Lakers	110

	1	2	3	4
Denver	26	16	18	25
LA Lakers	21	26	34	29

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	E. Jones-LAL	27
TRB	C. Blount-LAL	13

New Jersey	89	Final
Minnesota	94

	1	2	3	4
New Jersey	26	22	19	22
Minnesota	27	22	26	19

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PTS	K. Garnett-MIN	24
TRB	J. Jackson-NJN	9

Toronto	112	Final
Philadelphia	90

	1	2	3	4
Toronto	26	20	26	40
Philadelphia	23	23	24	20

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PTS	J. Stackhouse-PHI	36
TRB	D. Christie-TOR	15

Houston	96	Final
Phoenix	109

	1	2	3	4
Houston	25	19	23	29
Phoenix	30	24	21	34

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	H. Olajuwon-HOU	33
TRB	2 tied	16

Detroit	99	Final
San Antonio	92

	1	2	3	4
Detroit	20	27	22	30
San Antonio	23	23	22	24

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	G. Hill-DET	31
TRB	W. Perdue-SAS	16

Sacramento	87	Final
Utah	118

	1	2	3	4
Sacramento	18	10	34	25
Utah	36	31	31	20

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	K. Malone-UTA	23
TRB	G. Ostertag-UTA	11

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Miami Heat*	54	18	.750	—	95.0	89.4
New York Knicks*	52	21	.712	2.5	95.3	91.6
Orlando Magic*	40	32	.556	14.0	94.0	94.7
Washington Bullets*	37	35	.514	17.0	98.6	97.8
New Jersey Nets	23	49	.319	31.0	97.1	102.0
Philadelphia 76ers	21	51	.292	33.0	98.9	104.7
Boston Celtics	13	61	.176	42.0	100.1	106.9
Central Division
Chicago Bulls*	63	9	.875	—	103.4	91.7
Detroit Pistons*	51	22	.699	12.5	94.4	88.1
Atlanta Hawks*	50	23	.685	13.5	93.8	88.6
Charlotte Hornets*	46	26	.639	17.0	98.1	96.5
Cleveland Cavaliers	38	35	.521	25.5	87.1	85.2
Indiana Pacers	35	37	.486	28.0	95.2	93.8
Milwaukee Bucks	29	43	.403	34.0	94.6	96.3
Toronto Raptors	27	47	.365	37.0	95.5	98.4

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Utah Jazz*	55	17	.764	—	102.3	94.1
Houston Rockets*	49	24	.671	6.5	99.8	95.8
Minnesota Timberwolves*	36	37	.493	19.5	96.4	97.7
Dallas Mavericks	22	50	.306	33.0	90.8	97.2
Denver Nuggets	20	53	.274	35.5	98.0	103.7
San Antonio Spurs	18	54	.250	37.0	89.9	97.6
Vancouver Grizzlies	12	63	.160	44.5	89.0	99.3
Pacific Division
Seattle SuperSonics*	50	23	.685	—	100.9	93.0
Los Angeles Lakers*	50	23	.685	—	99.9	95.9
Portland Trail Blazers*	43	31	.581	7.5	98.8	95.6
Phoenix Suns*	34	39	.466	16.0	102.1	101.6
Los Angeles Clippers*	31	41	.431	18.5	95.8	98.3
Sacramento Kings	29	44	.397	21.0	95.2	99.3
Golden State Warriors	26	46	.361	23.5	99.3	104.3

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