NBA Games Played on December 16, 1997

Dec 15, 1997 Dec 16, 1997 Dec 17, 1997

9 NBA Games

Phoenix	90	Final
Cleveland	103

	1	2	3	4
Phoenix	22	28	19	21
Cleveland	27	28	18	30

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PTS	2 tied	21
TRB	S. Kemp-CLE	11

San Antonio	99	Final
Denver	85

	1	2	3	4
San Antonio	26	22	31	20
Denver	13	16	30	26

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PTS	D. Robinson-SAS	22
TRB	D. Robinson-SAS	14

Dallas	92	Final
Golden State	103

	1	2	3	4
Dallas	22	20	25	25
Golden State	23	26	23	31

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PTS	J. Smith-GSW	28
TRB	F. Spencer-GSW	13

Vancouver	91	Final
Houston	118

	1	2	3	4
Vancouver	24	19	22	26
Houston	32	30	23	33

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PTS	K. Willis-HOU	23
TRB	2 tied	10

Seattle	109	Final
LA Clippers	94

	1	2	3	4
Seattle	32	32	16	29
LA Clippers	28	25	20	21

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PTS	G. Payton-SEA	25
TRB	L. Wright-LAC	14

Utah	103	Final
Miami	95

	1	2	3	4
Utah	25	28	29	21
Miami	27	24	17	27

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PTS	K. Malone-UTA	29
TRB	P. Brown-MIA	8

LA Lakers	109	Final
Minnesota	96

	1	2	3	4
LA Lakers	24	30	24	31
Minnesota	24	17	27	28

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PTS	E. Jones-LAL	32
TRB	K. Garnett-MIN	18

Detroit	78	Final
New York	83

	1	2	3	4
Detroit	16	24	18	20
New York	27	18	24	14

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PTS	P. Ewing-NYK	31
TRB	2 tied	10

Portland	87	Final
Sacramento	94

	1	2	3	4
Portland	24	25	14	24
Sacramento	24	20	24	26

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PTS	C. Williamson-SAC	26
TRB	M. Stewart-SAC	15

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Miami Heat*	15	7	.682	—	99.0	94.9
Orlando Magic	16	8	.667	—	92.9	94.2
New York Knicks*	14	9	.609	1.5	93.2	86.7
New Jersey Nets*	12	10	.545	3.0	97.7	95.2
Boston Celtics	10	12	.455	5.0	95.5	98.6
Washington Wizards	10	14	.417	6.0	96.2	97.3
Philadelphia 76ers	6	15	.286	8.5	93.4	97.9
Central Division
Atlanta Hawks*	18	5	.783	—	92.6	89.1
Cleveland Cavaliers*	15	7	.682	2.5	92.4	86.0
Charlotte Hornets*	14	7	.667	3.0	97.7	94.6
Indiana Pacers*	14	8	.636	3.5	96.0	89.4
Chicago Bulls*	14	9	.609	4.0	91.7	86.3
Milwaukee Bucks	11	11	.500	6.5	93.3	92.0
Detroit Pistons	11	13	.458	7.5	89.8	88.4
Toronto Raptors	2	21	.087	16.0	92.9	102.9

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Houston Rockets*	13	7	.650	—	102.6	97.3
Utah Jazz*	14	9	.609	0.5	96.0	92.7
San Antonio Spurs*	13	10	.565	1.5	93.0	92.8
Minnesota Timberwolves*	9	13	.409	5.0	100.9	101.6
Vancouver Grizzlies	9	15	.375	6.0	93.8	101.0
Dallas Mavericks	5	18	.217	9.5	89.5	98.4
Denver Nuggets	2	20	.091	12.0	90.1	100.5
Pacific Division
Seattle SuperSonics*	19	5	.792	—	99.9	92.2
Los Angeles Lakers*	18	5	.783	0.5	107.0	96.7
Phoenix Suns*	13	8	.619	4.5	101.5	99.9
Portland Trail Blazers*	13	9	.591	5.0	96.4	93.2
Sacramento Kings	8	16	.333	11.0	93.9	98.3
Golden State Warriors	5	16	.238	12.5	90.4	101.8
Los Angeles Clippers	4	20	.167	15.0	95.5	104.0

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