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NBA Games Played on December 19, 1997

Dec 18, 1997 Dec 19, 1997 Dec 20, 1997

8 NBA Games

LA Lakers	98	Final
Atlanta	96

	1	2	3	4
LA Lakers	36	23	12	27
Atlanta	32	27	15	22

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	S. Smith-ATL	25
TRB	2 tied	9

New York	104	Final
Cleveland	77

	1	2	3	4
New York	24	28	21	31
Cleveland	29	20	13	15

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PTS	P. Ewing-NYK	22
TRB	Z. Ilgauskas-CLE	13

Sacramento	98	Final
Houston	116

	1	2	3	4
Sacramento	29	22	26	21
Houston	20	29	30	37

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	K. Willis-HOU	28
TRB	C. Barkley-HOU	16

Detroit	90	Final
Indiana	98

	1	2	3	4
Detroit	17	16	22	35
Indiana	23	21	28	26

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	J. Stackhouse-DET	33
TRB	B. Dele-DET	14

Miami	91	Final
Philadelphia	84

	1	2	3	4
Miami	26	25	18	22
Philadelphia	24	21	19	20

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PTS	T. Hardaway-MIA	22
TRB	A. Mourning-MIA	13

Vancouver	91	Final
Portland	96

	1	2	3	4
Vancouver	21	19	25	26
Portland	18	17	27	34

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	I. Rider-POR	31
TRB	B. Grant-POR	14

Milwaukee	91	Final
Toronto	92

	1	2	3	4
Milwaukee	20	33	14	24
Toronto	20	26	19	27

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	D. Stoudamire-TOR	36
TRB	M. Camby-TOR	14

Charlotte	86	Final
Washington	106

	1	2	3	4
Charlotte	10	31	21	24
Washington	22	38	26	20

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	J. Howard-WAS	26
TRB	C. Webber-WAS	19

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Miami Heat*	16	8	.667	—	97.6	94.2
Orlando Magic	16	9	.640	0.5	92.1	93.8
New York Knicks*	15	10	.600	1.5	93.1	86.3
New Jersey Nets*	13	10	.565	2.5	98.0	95.4
Boston Celtics	11	12	.478	4.5	95.2	97.9
Washington Wizards	12	14	.462	5.0	96.3	96.0
Philadelphia 76ers	6	17	.261	9.5	92.9	97.4
Central Division
Atlanta Hawks*	19	6	.760	—	92.8	89.2
Indiana Pacers*	16	8	.667	2.5	95.7	89.0
Charlotte Hornets*	15	8	.652	3.0	97.2	94.9
Chicago Bulls*	15	9	.625	3.5	92.2	86.2
Cleveland Cavaliers*	15	9	.625	3.5	91.3	87.1
Milwaukee Bucks	11	13	.458	7.5	93.1	92.3
Detroit Pistons	11	15	.423	8.5	90.2	89.4
Toronto Raptors	3	22	.120	16.0	92.4	101.8

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Houston Rockets*	14	7	.667	—	103.2	97.3
Utah Jazz*	15	9	.625	0.5	95.5	91.9
San Antonio Spurs*	14	10	.583	1.5	93.2	92.5
Minnesota Timberwolves*	10	13	.435	5.0	100.6	101.1
Vancouver Grizzlies	9	17	.346	7.5	93.5	100.7
Dallas Mavericks	5	19	.208	10.5	88.9	98.0
Denver Nuggets	2	21	.087	13.0	90.8	101.3
Pacific Division
Seattle SuperSonics*	20	5	.800	—	100.7	92.8
Los Angeles Lakers*	19	6	.760	1.0	105.7	96.9
Phoenix Suns*	14	8	.636	4.5	100.9	98.7
Portland Trail Blazers*	14	9	.609	5.0	96.4	93.1
Sacramento Kings	8	17	.320	12.0	94.0	99.0
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.