NBA Games Played on March 23, 1997

Mar 22, 1997 Mar 23, 1997 Mar 24, 1997

8 NBA Games

New Jersey	100	Final
Boston	91

	1	2	3	4
New Jersey	24	34	19	23
Boston	32	30	19	10

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	S. Cassell-NJN	30
TRB	A. Walker-BOS	13

Utah	120	Final
Denver	103

	1	2	3	4
Utah	24	35	31	30
Denver	20	27	28	28

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	K. Malone-UTA	35
TRB	2 tied	8

San Antonio	91	Final
LA Clippers	106

	1	2	3	4
San Antonio	22	19	27	23
LA Clippers	26	27	21	32

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	M. Sealy-LAC	30
TRB	W. Perdue-SAS	12

Miami	113	Final
Minnesota	108

	1	2	3	4
Miami	24	34	18	37
Minnesota	32	29	23	24

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	S. Marbury-MIN	27
TRB	T. Gugliotta-MIN	14

Portland	94	Final
New York	88

	1	2	3	4
Portland	17	28	22	27
New York	22	30	13	23

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	P. Ewing-NYK	35
TRB	P. Ewing-NYK	12

LA Lakers	84	Final
Orlando	110

	1	2	3	4
LA Lakers	14	24	20	26
Orlando	31	35	22	22

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	2 tied	21
TRB	H. Grant-ORL	16

Atlanta	90	Final
Toronto	79

	1	2	3	4
Atlanta	29	27	20	14
Toronto	17	28	18	16

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	M. Camby-TOR	37
TRB	D. Mutombo-ATL	13

Seattle	106	Final
Vancouver	92

	1	2	3	4
Seattle	34	22	21	29
Vancouver	19	23	23	27

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	G. Payton-SEA	31
TRB	2 tied	7

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Miami Heat*	51	17	.750	—	95.0	89.5
New York Knicks*	49	20	.710	2.5	95.2	91.7
Orlando Magic*	39	29	.574	12.0	93.9	94.3
Washington Bullets*	33	35	.485	18.0	98.3	98.1
New Jersey Nets	21	46	.313	29.5	97.1	102.0
Philadelphia 76ers	18	49	.269	32.5	98.7	104.6
Boston Celtics	13	57	.186	39.0	100.2	106.9
Central Division
Chicago Bulls*	59	9	.868	—	103.4	91.4
Detroit Pistons*	48	20	.706	11.0	94.0	87.8
Atlanta Hawks*	47	22	.681	12.5	93.8	88.7
Charlotte Hornets*	45	24	.652	14.5	98.0	96.5
Cleveland Cavaliers	36	31	.537	22.5	87.5	85.1
Indiana Pacers	31	36	.463	27.5	94.5	93.6
Milwaukee Bucks	28	39	.418	30.5	94.3	95.8
Toronto Raptors	25	44	.362	34.5	95.7	98.4

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Utah Jazz*	52	17	.754	—	101.9	94.1
Houston Rockets*	45	23	.662	6.5	99.0	95.4
Minnesota Timberwolves*	33	35	.485	18.5	96.3	97.6
Dallas Mavericks	22	45	.328	29.0	91.3	97.4
Denver Nuggets	19	49	.279	32.5	98.0	103.3
San Antonio Spurs	16	52	.235	35.5	90.0	97.9
Vancouver Grizzlies	12	59	.169	41.0	88.7	98.8
Pacific Division
Seattle SuperSonics*	48	20	.706	—	100.6	92.7
Los Angeles Lakers*	45	23	.662	3.0	99.5	96.4
Portland Trail Blazers*	41	29	.586	8.0	99.1	96.0
Los Angeles Clippers*	30	37	.448	17.5	95.9	97.9
Phoenix Suns*	29	39	.426	19.0	101.4	101.1
Sacramento Kings	29	40	.420	19.5	95.6	98.9
Golden State Warriors	25	43	.368	23.0	99.3	103.9

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