NBA Games Played on January 19, 1997
6 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Miami Heat* | 28 | 11 | .718 | — | 92.1 | 87.9 |
| New York Knicks* | 27 | 11 | .711 | 0.5 | 94.8 | 91.3 |
| Washington Bullets* | 20 | 18 | .526 | 7.5 | 97.8 | 96.7 |
| Orlando Magic* | 16 | 19 | .457 | 10.0 | 88.5 | 91.8 |
| New Jersey Nets | 10 | 26 | .278 | 16.5 | 95.5 | 101.9 |
| Boston Celtics | 9 | 27 | .250 | 17.5 | 97.1 | 102.9 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 8 | 30 | .211 | 19.5 | 96.7 | 103.7 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Chicago Bulls* | 34 | 5 | .872 | — | 103.1 | 90.7 |
| Detroit Pistons* | 28 | 9 | .757 | 5.0 | 93.6 | 85.6 |
| Atlanta Hawks* | 25 | 11 | .694 | 7.5 | 91.4 | 85.8 |
| Charlotte Hornets* | 22 | 16 | .579 | 11.5 | 94.7 | 94.9 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 22 | 16 | .579 | 11.5 | 90.5 | 86.1 |
| Indiana Pacers | 18 | 19 | .486 | 15.0 | 94.9 | 92.8 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 18 | 19 | .486 | 15.0 | 96.2 | 95.4 |
| Toronto Raptors | 13 | 25 | .342 | 20.5 | 91.6 | 97.0 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Houston Rockets* | 31 | 9 | .775 | — | 100.1 | 94.5 |
| Utah Jazz* | 26 | 13 | .667 | 4.5 | 98.3 | 92.5 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 17 | 21 | .447 | 13.0 | 94.7 | 97.9 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 13 | 23 | .361 | 16.0 | 93.6 | 99.2 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 10 | 26 | .278 | 19.0 | 88.1 | 94.2 |
| Denver Nuggets | 10 | 29 | .256 | 20.5 | 95.7 | 100.4 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 8 | 32 | .200 | 23.0 | 88.0 | 99.1 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 28 | 11 | .718 | — | 102.1 | 93.4 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 28 | 12 | .700 | 0.5 | 98.0 | 94.7 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 22 | 17 | .564 | 6.0 | 98.1 | 94.0 |
| Sacramento Kings | 16 | 24 | .400 | 12.5 | 93.5 | 97.7 |
| Golden State Warriors | 15 | 23 | .395 | 12.5 | 100.3 | 103.4 |
| Los Angeles Clippers* | 14 | 23 | .378 | 13.0 | 93.0 | 96.0 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 14 | 25 | .359 | 14.0 | 99.2 | 100.5 |
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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