NBA Games Played on January 12, 1998
5 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Miami Heat* | 23 | 11 | .676 | — | 95.9 | 91.4 |
| New York Knicks* | 20 | 15 | .571 | 3.5 | 92.1 | 87.6 |
| New Jersey Nets* | 19 | 16 | .543 | 4.5 | 97.5 | 96.6 |
| Orlando Magic | 19 | 17 | .528 | 5.0 | 89.5 | 92.0 |
| Washington Wizards | 19 | 19 | .500 | 6.0 | 97.5 | 96.4 |
| Boston Celtics | 16 | 18 | .471 | 7.0 | 95.1 | 97.6 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 9 | 23 | .281 | 13.0 | 92.6 | 97.4 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Chicago Bulls* | 25 | 11 | .694 | — | 93.3 | 88.0 |
| Indiana Pacers* | 23 | 11 | .676 | 1.0 | 94.6 | 88.0 |
| Atlanta Hawks* | 22 | 12 | .647 | 2.0 | 93.5 | 91.3 |
| Charlotte Hornets* | 22 | 13 | .629 | 2.5 | 96.4 | 95.0 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers* | 20 | 14 | .588 | 4.0 | 91.6 | 88.3 |
| Detroit Pistons | 17 | 18 | .486 | 7.5 | 92.0 | 89.1 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 17 | 19 | .472 | 8.0 | 95.3 | 95.4 |
| Toronto Raptors | 5 | 31 | .139 | 20.0 | 91.9 | 100.4 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Utah Jazz* | 24 | 11 | .686 | — | 98.3 | 93.5 |
| San Antonio Spurs* | 23 | 12 | .657 | 1.0 | 93.1 | 89.7 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 19 | 16 | .543 | 5.0 | 99.6 | 98.3 |
| Houston Rockets* | 17 | 15 | .531 | 5.5 | 100.5 | 99.1 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 10 | 27 | .270 | 15.0 | 94.1 | 101.8 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 29 | .171 | 18.0 | 89.2 | 97.1 |
| Denver Nuggets | 2 | 31 | .061 | 21.0 | 90.2 | 101.9 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 29 | 7 | .806 | — | 101.9 | 92.5 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 27 | 9 | .750 | 2.0 | 105.9 | 98.0 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 22 | 11 | .667 | 5.5 | 99.5 | 95.5 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 19 | 15 | .559 | 9.0 | 94.2 | 92.0 |
| Sacramento Kings | 16 | 21 | .432 | 13.5 | 93.2 | 96.8 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 9 | 28 | .243 | 20.5 | 95.5 | 102.7 |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 26 | .212 | 20.5 | 87.3 | 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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