NBA Games Played on December 27, 1997
8 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Miami Heat* | 18 | 9 | .667 | — | 96.7 | 93.2 |
| Orlando Magic | 17 | 12 | .586 | 2.0 | 91.7 | 94.3 |
| New York Knicks* | 16 | 12 | .571 | 2.5 | 92.1 | 86.4 |
| New Jersey Nets* | 15 | 12 | .556 | 3.0 | 98.3 | 96.4 |
| Washington Wizards | 15 | 15 | .500 | 4.5 | 96.8 | 95.7 |
| Boston Celtics | 13 | 13 | .500 | 4.5 | 95.2 | 97.2 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 19 | .269 | 10.5 | 92.0 | 97.3 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Chicago Bulls* | 19 | 9 | .679 | — | 92.6 | 86.4 |
| Indiana Pacers* | 18 | 9 | .667 | 0.5 | 95.4 | 88.9 |
| Atlanta Hawks* | 19 | 10 | .655 | 0.5 | 92.9 | 90.6 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers* | 17 | 10 | .630 | 1.5 | 92.0 | 87.9 |
| Charlotte Hornets* | 17 | 11 | .607 | 2.0 | 96.3 | 94.9 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 13 | 15 | .464 | 6.0 | 93.4 | 93.1 |
| Detroit Pistons | 13 | 16 | .448 | 6.5 | 90.7 | 89.0 |
| Toronto Raptors | 4 | 24 | .143 | 15.0 | 92.1 | 100.5 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| San Antonio Spurs* | 17 | 10 | .630 | — | 93.6 | 91.6 |
| Utah Jazz* | 17 | 11 | .607 | 0.5 | 96.1 | 93.4 |
| Houston Rockets* | 15 | 10 | .600 | 1.0 | 102.0 | 97.8 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 13 | 14 | .481 | 4.0 | 100.4 | 100.1 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 10 | 18 | .357 | 7.5 | 93.5 | 100.8 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 5 | 23 | .179 | 12.5 | 88.1 | 97.0 |
| Denver Nuggets | 2 | 25 | .074 | 15.0 | 89.5 | 100.2 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 22 | 6 | .786 | — | 101.4 | 93.4 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 22 | 6 | .786 | — | 105.9 | 97.1 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 17 | 8 | .680 | 3.5 | 101.2 | 97.2 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 16 | 10 | .615 | 5.0 | 96.1 | 92.4 |
| Sacramento Kings | 10 | 19 | .345 | 12.5 | 93.3 | 98.2 |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 20 | .259 | 14.5 | 88.4 | 98.1 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 24 | .200 | 17.0 | 95.0 | 102.6 |
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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