NBA Games Played on January 20, 1998
5 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Miami Heat* | 24 | 14 | .632 | — | 94.9 | 91.7 |
| New York Knicks* | 22 | 16 | .579 | 2.0 | 92.2 | 87.4 |
| New Jersey Nets* | 22 | 17 | .564 | 2.5 | 97.5 | 95.7 |
| Washington Wizards | 21 | 20 | .512 | 4.5 | 97.7 | 96.6 |
| Orlando Magic | 20 | 21 | .488 | 5.5 | 89.9 | 93.0 |
| Boston Celtics | 17 | 21 | .447 | 7.0 | 94.7 | 97.6 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 13 | 23 | .361 | 10.0 | 94.1 | 96.4 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Indiana Pacers* | 26 | 11 | .703 | — | 95.5 | 88.4 |
| Chicago Bulls* | 28 | 12 | .700 | -0.5 | 93.9 | 88.8 |
| Atlanta Hawks* | 26 | 13 | .667 | 1.0 | 93.9 | 91.2 |
| Charlotte Hornets* | 23 | 16 | .590 | 4.0 | 95.3 | 94.0 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers* | 22 | 16 | .579 | 4.5 | 91.9 | 88.0 |
| Detroit Pistons | 18 | 20 | .474 | 8.5 | 92.0 | 89.8 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 18 | 22 | .450 | 9.5 | 95.1 | 95.6 |
| Toronto Raptors | 6 | 33 | .154 | 21.0 | 92.0 | 100.5 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Utah Jazz* | 26 | 12 | .684 | — | 98.2 | 93.4 |
| San Antonio Spurs* | 27 | 13 | .675 | — | 92.6 | 89.2 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 22 | 16 | .579 | 4.0 | 100.8 | 99.3 |
| Houston Rockets* | 18 | 18 | .500 | 7.0 | 100.3 | 99.9 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 11 | 30 | .268 | 16.5 | 94.2 | 101.5 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 7 | 32 | .179 | 19.5 | 90.0 | 97.9 |
| Denver Nuggets | 2 | 36 | .053 | 24.0 | 89.6 | 102.0 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 32 | 9 | .780 | — | 101.8 | 92.5 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 30 | 9 | .769 | 1.0 | 106.3 | 98.2 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 25 | 12 | .676 | 5.0 | 98.9 | 94.5 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 22 | 16 | .579 | 8.5 | 93.4 | 90.9 |
| Sacramento Kings | 17 | 23 | .425 | 14.5 | 93.4 | 97.3 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 10 | 31 | .244 | 22.0 | 96.7 | 103.7 |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 30 | .189 | 23.0 | 86.9 | 98.4 |
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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