NBA Games Played on January 17, 1997
9 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Miami Heat* | 28 | 10 | .737 | — | 92.2 | 87.7 |
| New York Knicks* | 27 | 10 | .730 | 0.5 | 94.7 | 90.9 |
| Washington Bullets* | 19 | 18 | .514 | 8.5 | 97.4 | 96.4 |
| Orlando Magic* | 15 | 19 | .441 | 11.0 | 88.1 | 91.9 |
| New Jersey Nets | 10 | 25 | .286 | 16.5 | 95.6 | 101.9 |
| Boston Celtics | 9 | 26 | .257 | 17.5 | 96.8 | 102.6 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 8 | 29 | .216 | 19.5 | 96.4 | 103.5 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Chicago Bulls* | 34 | 4 | .895 | — | 103.6 | 90.4 |
| Detroit Pistons* | 27 | 9 | .750 | 6.0 | 93.4 | 85.3 |
| Atlanta Hawks* | 24 | 11 | .686 | 8.5 | 91.3 | 86.3 |
| Charlotte Hornets* | 21 | 16 | .568 | 12.5 | 94.5 | 95.0 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 21 | 16 | .568 | 12.5 | 90.0 | 85.7 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 18 | 18 | .500 | 15.0 | 96.9 | 95.5 |
| Indiana Pacers | 17 | 19 | .472 | 16.0 | 94.4 | 92.4 |
| Toronto Raptors | 13 | 24 | .351 | 20.5 | 91.6 | 96.9 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Houston Rockets* | 30 | 9 | .769 | — | 100.0 | 94.7 |
| Utah Jazz* | 26 | 12 | .684 | 3.5 | 98.3 | 92.3 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 16 | 21 | .432 | 13.0 | 94.3 | 98.0 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 12 | 23 | .343 | 16.0 | 93.2 | 99.1 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 10 | 26 | .278 | 18.5 | 88.1 | 94.2 |
| Denver Nuggets | 10 | 28 | .263 | 19.5 | 95.5 | 100.3 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 7 | 32 | .179 | 23.0 | 87.7 | 99.3 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 28 | 11 | .718 | — | 102.1 | 93.4 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 28 | 11 | .718 | — | 98.0 | 94.6 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 21 | 17 | .553 | 6.5 | 98.0 | 94.0 |
| Golden State Warriors | 15 | 22 | .405 | 12.0 | 100.5 | 103.3 |
| Sacramento Kings | 16 | 24 | .400 | 12.5 | 93.5 | 97.7 |
| Los Angeles Clippers* | 14 | 22 | .389 | 12.5 | 92.8 | 95.7 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 13 | 25 | .342 | 14.5 | 99.1 | 100.6 |
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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