NBA Games Played on January 8, 1997

Jan 7, 1997 Jan 8, 1997 Jan 9, 1997

9 NBA Games

San Antonio	83	Final
Boston	107

	1	2	3	4
San Antonio	20	21	24	18
Boston	25	26	32	24

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PTS	R. Fox-BOS	19
TRB	W. Perdue-SAS	14

Houston	81	Final
Cleveland	78

	1	2	3	4
Houston	20	15	23	23
Cleveland	13	21	24	20

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PTS	2 tied	26
TRB	C. Mills-CLE	14

Seattle	109	Final
Denver	99

	1	2	3	4
Seattle	27	34	26	22
Denver	22	34	25	18

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	2 tied	26
TRB	E. Johnson-DEN	13

Vancouver	109	Final
Golden State	95

	1	2	3	4
Vancouver	21	30	27	31
Golden State	30	19	21	25

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PTS	J. Smith-GSW	38
TRB	J. Smith-GSW	15

Charlotte	97	Final
LA Lakers	101

	1	2	3	4
Charlotte	25	21	24	27
LA Lakers	33	27	20	21

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	G. Rice-CHH	27
TRB	S. O'Neal-LAL	16

Utah	112	Final
Milwaukee	119	OT

	1	2	3	4	OT
Utah	23	15	32	29	13
Milwaukee	18	28	27	26	20

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PTS	2 tied	38
TRB	K. Malone-UTA	19

Dallas	111	Final
Philadelphia	93

	1	2	3	4
Dallas	20	41	27	23
Philadelphia	27	27	12	27

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PTS	G. McCloud-DAL	23
TRB	2 tied	9

Miami	85	Final
Portland	81

	1	2	3	4
Miami	20	25	25	15
Portland	27	23	18	13

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	T. Hardaway-MIA	28
TRB	A. Sabonis-POR	15

Phoenix	113	Final
Washington	115	OT

	1	2	3	4	OT
Phoenix	30	35	19	23	6
Washington	23	36	27	21	8

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	K. Johnson-PHO	34
TRB	2 tied	9

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Miami Heat*	25	9	.735	—	91.6	86.9
New York Knicks*	24	9	.727	0.5	94.0	90.4
Washington Bullets*	17	15	.531	7.0	97.2	96.1
Orlando Magic*	12	17	.414	10.5	88.2	92.7
New Jersey Nets	9	21	.300	14.0	93.8	100.1
Boston Celtics	8	23	.258	15.5	96.2	101.9
Philadelphia 76ers	8	25	.242	16.5	95.7	102.5
Central Division
Chicago Bulls*	29	4	.879	—	102.7	89.9
Detroit Pistons*	24	8	.750	4.5	93.8	85.7
Cleveland Cavaliers	21	12	.636	8.0	90.8	84.7
Atlanta Hawks*	19	11	.633	8.5	91.5	86.9
Charlotte Hornets*	18	15	.545	11.0	93.7	94.4
Milwaukee Bucks	17	16	.515	12.0	97.1	94.8
Indiana Pacers	15	16	.484	13.0	93.9	92.0
Toronto Raptors	10	22	.313	18.5	90.6	96.3

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Houston Rockets*	26	8	.765	—	100.4	95.3
Utah Jazz*	23	10	.697	2.5	98.9	92.5
Minnesota Timberwolves*	14	19	.424	11.5	93.6	97.5
Dallas Mavericks	11	20	.355	13.5	94.1	99.9
San Antonio Spurs	9	23	.281	16.0	88.7	95.3
Denver Nuggets	9	24	.273	16.5	95.5	100.0
Vancouver Grizzlies	7	27	.206	19.0	88.4	98.9
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	26	10	.722	—	98.3	95.0
Seattle SuperSonics*	25	11	.694	1.0	102.0	94.4
Portland Trail Blazers*	19	16	.543	6.5	98.1	94.1
Los Angeles Clippers*	14	19	.424	10.5	92.6	95.2
Sacramento Kings	14	21	.400	11.5	93.6	97.9
Golden State Warriors	12	20	.375	12.0	99.7	103.4
Phoenix Suns*	10	24	.294	15.0	98.7	101.1