NBA Games Played on December 18, 1997

Dec 17, 1997 Dec 18, 1997 Dec 19, 1997

4 NBA Games

Phoenix	89	Final
Dallas	75

	1	2	3	4
Phoenix	12	26	32	19
Dallas	18	12	23	22

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PTS	R. Pack-DAL	23
TRB	S. Walker-DAL	16

Golden State	78	Final
LA Clippers	82

	1	2	3	4
Golden State	13	26	16	23
LA Clippers	33	10	20	19

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PTS	B. Barry-LAC	23
TRB	L. Wright-LAC	17

Utah	85	Final
Orlando	73

	1	2	3	4
Utah	18	19	29	19
Orlando	20	19	21	13

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PTS	K. Malone-UTA	30
TRB	2 tied	10

Denver	106	Final
Seattle	119

	1	2	3	4
Denver	24	26	19	37
Seattle	32	28	29	30

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PTS	2 tied	18
TRB	V. Baker-SEA	10

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Miami Heat*	15	8	.652	—	97.9	94.6
Orlando Magic	16	9	.640	—	92.1	93.8
New York Knicks*	14	10	.583	1.5	92.7	86.7
New Jersey Nets*	13	10	.565	2.0	98.0	95.4
Boston Celtics	11	12	.478	4.0	95.2	97.9
Washington Wizards	11	14	.440	5.0	95.9	96.4
Philadelphia 76ers	6	16	.273	8.5	93.3	97.7
Central Division
Atlanta Hawks*	19	5	.792	—	92.7	88.9
Charlotte Hornets*	15	7	.682	3.0	97.7	94.4
Cleveland Cavaliers*	15	8	.652	3.5	92.0	86.4
Indiana Pacers*	15	8	.652	3.5	95.6	89.0
Chicago Bulls*	15	9	.625	4.0	92.2	86.2
Milwaukee Bucks	11	12	.478	7.5	93.2	92.3
Detroit Pistons	11	14	.440	8.5	90.2	89.0
Toronto Raptors	2	22	.083	17.0	92.5	102.3

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*	15	9	.625	—	95.5	91.9
San Antonio Spurs*	14	10	.583	1.0	93.2	92.5
Minnesota Timberwolves*	10	13	.435	4.5	100.6	101.1
Vancouver Grizzlies	9	16	.360	6.5	93.6	100.8
Dallas Mavericks	5	19	.208	10.0	88.9	98.0
Denver Nuggets	2	21	.087	12.5	90.8	101.3
Pacific Division
Seattle SuperSonics*	20	5	.800	—	100.7	92.8
Los Angeles Lakers*	18	6	.750	1.5	106.0	97.0
Phoenix Suns*	14	8	.636	4.5	100.9	98.7
Portland Trail Blazers*	13	9	.591	5.5	96.4	93.2
Sacramento Kings	8	16	.333	11.5	93.9	98.3
Golden State Warriors	5	17	.227	13.5	89.8	100.9
Los Angeles Clippers	5	20	.200	15.0	95.0	102.9

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