NBA Games Played on January 17, 1998
8 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Miami Heat* | 24 | 13 | .649 | — | 95.1 | 91.5 |
| New York Knicks* | 21 | 16 | .568 | 3.0 | 92.1 | 87.6 |
| New Jersey Nets* | 21 | 17 | .553 | 3.5 | 97.6 | 96.0 |
| Washington Wizards | 21 | 20 | .512 | 5.0 | 97.7 | 96.6 |
| Orlando Magic | 20 | 20 | .500 | 5.5 | 89.9 | 93.1 |
| Boston Celtics | 17 | 19 | .472 | 6.5 | 95.0 | 97.4 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 12 | 23 | .343 | 11.0 | 93.9 | 96.7 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Indiana Pacers* | 25 | 11 | .694 | — | 95.3 | 88.2 |
| Chicago Bulls* | 27 | 12 | .692 | -0.5 | 93.6 | 88.5 |
| Atlanta Hawks* | 25 | 13 | .658 | 1.0 | 93.7 | 91.1 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers* | 22 | 15 | .595 | 3.5 | 92.1 | 88.1 |
| Charlotte Hornets* | 22 | 16 | .579 | 4.0 | 94.9 | 94.1 |
| Detroit Pistons | 18 | 19 | .486 | 7.5 | 92.1 | 89.6 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 18 | 20 | .474 | 8.0 | 95.2 | 95.4 |
| Toronto Raptors | 6 | 32 | .158 | 20.0 | 92.1 | 100.3 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| San Antonio Spurs* | 26 | 12 | .684 | — | 92.6 | 88.9 |
| Utah Jazz* | 25 | 12 | .676 | 0.5 | 98.2 | 93.5 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 21 | 16 | .568 | 4.5 | 100.4 | 99.0 |
| Houston Rockets* | 18 | 16 | .529 | 6.0 | 100.9 | 99.3 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 10 | 30 | .250 | 17.0 | 94.4 | 102.1 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 32 | .158 | 20.0 | 89.5 | 97.9 |
| Denver Nuggets | 2 | 34 | .056 | 23.0 | 90.2 | 102.6 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 31 | 8 | .795 | — | 101.6 | 92.5 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 29 | 9 | .763 | 1.5 | 106.7 | 98.5 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 23 | 12 | .657 | 6.0 | 99.3 | 95.4 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 20 | 16 | .556 | 9.5 | 93.6 | 91.4 |
| Sacramento Kings | 17 | 22 | .436 | 14.0 | 93.6 | 97.3 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 10 | 30 | .250 | 21.5 | 96.4 | 103.4 |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 29 | .194 | 22.5 | 87.4 | 98.8 |
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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