NBA Games Played on December 5, 1997
11 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Miami Heat* | 12 | 5 | .706 | — | 100.3 | 95.2 |
| Orlando Magic | 12 | 7 | .632 | 1.0 | 93.0 | 94.8 |
| New Jersey Nets* | 11 | 7 | .611 | 1.5 | 95.7 | 92.8 |
| New York Knicks* | 10 | 7 | .588 | 2.0 | 94.6 | 85.7 |
| Washington Wizards | 7 | 11 | .389 | 5.5 | 94.8 | 96.5 |
| Boston Celtics | 7 | 11 | .389 | 5.5 | 96.2 | 100.8 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 4 | 11 | .267 | 7.0 | 94.3 | 99.5 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Atlanta Hawks* | 15 | 3 | .833 | — | 94.2 | 89.2 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers* | 11 | 6 | .647 | 3.5 | 92.4 | 86.7 |
| Charlotte Hornets* | 10 | 6 | .625 | 4.0 | 100.6 | 97.0 |
| Indiana Pacers* | 10 | 6 | .625 | 4.0 | 94.3 | 86.8 |
| Chicago Bulls* | 11 | 7 | .611 | 4.0 | 90.3 | 85.8 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 10 | 8 | .556 | 5.0 | 94.7 | 92.8 |
| Detroit Pistons | 7 | 12 | .368 | 8.5 | 89.2 | 89.3 |
| Toronto Raptors | 1 | 17 | .056 | 14.0 | 94.2 | 104.2 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Houston Rockets* | 10 | 5 | .667 | — | 100.7 | 96.1 |
| Utah Jazz* | 11 | 7 | .611 | 0.5 | 96.8 | 92.9 |
| San Antonio Spurs* | 10 | 9 | .526 | 2.0 | 92.2 | 93.5 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 8 | 9 | .471 | 3.0 | 100.4 | 99.8 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 7 | 13 | .350 | 5.5 | 93.6 | 100.3 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 5 | 12 | .294 | 6.0 | 89.6 | 98.1 |
| Denver Nuggets | 1 | 15 | .063 | 9.5 | 90.3 | 99.2 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 15 | 2 | .882 | — | 108.2 | 96.7 |
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 15 | 4 | .789 | 1.0 | 98.5 | 90.7 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 11 | 4 | .733 | 3.0 | 102.5 | 100.6 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 11 | 6 | .647 | 4.0 | 96.9 | 91.9 |
| Sacramento Kings | 5 | 14 | .263 | 11.0 | 93.0 | 100.0 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 3 | 14 | .176 | 12.0 | 98.0 | 107.0 |
| Golden State Warriors | 2 | 14 | .125 | 12.5 | 89.7 | 104.3 |
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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