NBA Games Played on January 23, 1998
8 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Miami Heat* | 26 | 14 | .650 | — | 95.0 | 91.5 |
| New York Knicks* | 23 | 16 | .590 | 2.5 | 92.4 | 87.5 |
| New Jersey Nets* | 23 | 18 | .561 | 3.5 | 98.0 | 96.2 |
| Washington Wizards | 21 | 21 | .500 | 6.0 | 97.4 | 96.7 |
| Orlando Magic | 20 | 23 | .465 | 7.5 | 89.7 | 93.2 |
| Boston Celtics | 18 | 22 | .450 | 8.0 | 94.5 | 97.4 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 14 | 24 | .368 | 11.0 | 94.0 | 96.1 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Chicago Bulls* | 30 | 12 | .714 | — | 94.4 | 88.8 |
| Indiana Pacers* | 27 | 12 | .692 | 1.5 | 95.6 | 89.0 |
| Atlanta Hawks* | 26 | 15 | .634 | 3.5 | 93.3 | 91.1 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers* | 23 | 16 | .590 | 5.5 | 92.4 | 88.2 |
| Charlotte Hornets* | 24 | 17 | .585 | 5.5 | 94.8 | 94.2 |
| Detroit Pistons | 20 | 20 | .500 | 9.0 | 92.0 | 88.9 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 19 | 22 | .463 | 10.5 | 95.0 | 95.3 |
| Toronto Raptors | 7 | 33 | .175 | 22.0 | 92.2 | 100.4 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| San Antonio Spurs* | 29 | 13 | .690 | — | 92.2 | 88.5 |
| Utah Jazz* | 27 | 13 | .675 | 1.0 | 98.3 | 93.5 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 23 | 16 | .590 | 4.5 | 100.9 | 99.2 |
| Houston Rockets* | 18 | 20 | .474 | 9.0 | 100.3 | 100.1 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 12 | 30 | .286 | 17.0 | 94.0 | 101.0 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 7 | 33 | .175 | 21.0 | 89.6 | 97.5 |
| Denver Nuggets | 2 | 38 | .050 | 26.0 | 88.8 | 101.4 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 32 | 9 | .780 | — | 101.8 | 92.5 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 31 | 9 | .775 | 0.5 | 106.6 | 98.5 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 26 | 13 | .667 | 5.0 | 99.0 | 94.6 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 23 | 17 | .575 | 8.5 | 93.4 | 91.0 |
| Sacramento Kings | 17 | 25 | .405 | 15.5 | 93.5 | 97.7 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 10 | 32 | .238 | 22.5 | 96.2 | 103.5 |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 32 | .179 | 24.0 | 86.7 | 98.2 |
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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