NBA Games Played on January 31, 1998
6 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Miami Heat* | 27 | 16 | .628 | — | 94.2 | 90.9 |
| New Jersey Nets* | 26 | 19 | .578 | 2.0 | 98.8 | 96.4 |
| New York Knicks* | 24 | 19 | .558 | 3.0 | 92.6 | 88.3 |
| Washington Wizards | 23 | 23 | .500 | 5.5 | 97.5 | 96.3 |
| Orlando Magic | 21 | 25 | .457 | 7.5 | 89.8 | 93.1 |
| Boston Celtics | 20 | 24 | .455 | 7.5 | 94.6 | 97.2 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 14 | 29 | .326 | 13.0 | 93.6 | 96.7 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Indiana Pacers* | 31 | 12 | .721 | — | 95.2 | 88.7 |
| Chicago Bulls* | 33 | 13 | .717 | -0.5 | 94.6 | 88.7 |
| Atlanta Hawks* | 28 | 18 | .609 | 4.5 | 93.5 | 91.7 |
| Charlotte Hornets* | 27 | 18 | .600 | 5.0 | 95.1 | 94.8 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers* | 26 | 18 | .591 | 5.5 | 92.2 | 88.3 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 22 | 22 | .500 | 9.5 | 95.3 | 95.4 |
| Detroit Pistons | 21 | 24 | .467 | 11.0 | 91.7 | 89.2 |
| Toronto Raptors | 10 | 34 | .227 | 21.5 | 92.5 | 100.3 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| San Antonio Spurs* | 32 | 14 | .696 | — | 93.1 | 89.0 |
| Utah Jazz* | 29 | 14 | .674 | 1.5 | 98.4 | 93.7 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 25 | 18 | .581 | 5.5 | 101.9 | 100.1 |
| Houston Rockets* | 21 | 22 | .488 | 9.5 | 100.4 | 99.9 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 13 | 33 | .283 | 19.0 | 94.7 | 101.5 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 8 | 36 | .182 | 23.0 | 89.8 | 97.4 |
| Denver Nuggets | 4 | 40 | .091 | 27.0 | 89.2 | 100.9 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 35 | 10 | .778 | — | 101.7 | 93.1 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 32 | 11 | .744 | 2.0 | 106.4 | 99.1 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 29 | 14 | .674 | 5.0 | 98.6 | 94.6 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 24 | 19 | .558 | 10.0 | 92.8 | 90.7 |
| Sacramento Kings | 19 | 26 | .422 | 16.0 | 94.6 | 97.6 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 10 | 36 | .217 | 25.5 | 95.7 | 103.6 |
| Golden State Warriors | 8 | 35 | .186 | 26.0 | 86.9 | 97.9 |
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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