NBA Games Played on January 24, 1997
8 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Miami Heat* | 30 | 11 | .732 | — | 92.3 | 88.0 |
| New York Knicks* | 29 | 13 | .690 | 1.5 | 94.8 | 91.4 |
| Orlando Magic* | 19 | 19 | .500 | 9.5 | 89.6 | 92.4 |
| Washington Bullets* | 20 | 21 | .488 | 10.0 | 97.3 | 97.0 |
| New Jersey Nets | 11 | 28 | .282 | 18.0 | 96.6 | 102.8 |
| Boston Celtics | 9 | 29 | .237 | 19.5 | 98.3 | 104.0 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 9 | 32 | .220 | 21.0 | 97.5 | 104.6 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Chicago Bulls* | 36 | 5 | .878 | — | 102.3 | 90.1 |
| Detroit Pistons* | 29 | 11 | .725 | 6.5 | 93.4 | 85.9 |
| Atlanta Hawks* | 27 | 12 | .692 | 8.0 | 92.4 | 86.8 |
| Charlotte Hornets* | 24 | 17 | .585 | 12.0 | 95.7 | 95.7 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 22 | 18 | .550 | 13.5 | 89.6 | 86.3 |
| Indiana Pacers | 19 | 20 | .487 | 16.0 | 94.7 | 92.7 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 19 | 21 | .475 | 16.5 | 96.4 | 95.6 |
| Toronto Raptors | 14 | 26 | .350 | 21.5 | 92.2 | 97.3 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Houston Rockets* | 32 | 10 | .762 | — | 100.5 | 95.2 |
| Utah Jazz* | 28 | 13 | .683 | 3.5 | 98.5 | 92.2 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 19 | 22 | .463 | 12.5 | 95.0 | 97.5 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 13 | 26 | .333 | 17.5 | 93.6 | 99.6 |
| Denver Nuggets | 12 | 30 | .286 | 20.0 | 96.9 | 100.9 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 11 | 28 | .282 | 19.5 | 88.4 | 94.3 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 8 | 35 | .186 | 24.5 | 87.8 | 99.2 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 30 | 12 | .714 | — | 102.2 | 93.8 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 30 | 12 | .714 | — | 98.6 | 94.9 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 24 | 18 | .571 | 6.0 | 98.5 | 94.1 |
| Sacramento Kings | 18 | 24 | .429 | 12.0 | 93.9 | 97.4 |
| Los Angeles Clippers* | 16 | 24 | .400 | 13.0 | 93.5 | 96.6 |
| Golden State Warriors | 16 | 25 | .390 | 13.5 | 99.9 | 103.2 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 15 | 27 | .357 | 15.0 | 99.1 | 100.8 |
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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