NBA Games Played on December 21, 1997
3 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Miami Heat* | 17 | 8 | .680 | — | 97.7 | 94.1 |
| Orlando Magic | 16 | 10 | .615 | 1.5 | 92.1 | 93.9 |
| New York Knicks* | 15 | 11 | .577 | 2.5 | 92.5 | 86.7 |
| New Jersey Nets* | 13 | 11 | .542 | 3.5 | 97.8 | 95.6 |
| Boston Celtics | 12 | 12 | .500 | 4.5 | 95.3 | 97.0 |
| Washington Wizards | 13 | 14 | .481 | 5.0 | 96.2 | 95.8 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 6 | 18 | .250 | 10.5 | 92.3 | 98.2 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Atlanta Hawks* | 19 | 7 | .731 | — | 92.8 | 89.6 |
| Indiana Pacers* | 17 | 8 | .680 | 1.5 | 95.6 | 89.2 |
| Chicago Bulls* | 16 | 9 | .640 | 2.5 | 92.5 | 86.4 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers* | 16 | 9 | .640 | 2.5 | 91.9 | 87.7 |
| Charlotte Hornets* | 15 | 9 | .625 | 3.0 | 97.3 | 95.5 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 12 | 13 | .480 | 6.5 | 93.3 | 91.7 |
| Detroit Pistons | 12 | 15 | .444 | 7.5 | 91.1 | 89.0 |
| Toronto Raptors | 3 | 23 | .115 | 16.0 | 92.4 | 101.5 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Houston Rockets* | 14 | 8 | .636 | — | 102.5 | 97.5 |
| Utah Jazz* | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0.5 | 95.7 | 92.4 |
| San Antonio Spurs* | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0.5 | 93.4 | 92.3 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 11 | 13 | .458 | 4.0 | 100.2 | 100.7 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 10 | 17 | .370 | 6.5 | 93.3 | 100.1 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 5 | 20 | .200 | 10.5 | 88.8 | 97.7 |
| Denver Nuggets | 2 | 22 | .083 | 13.0 | 90.4 | 101.3 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 21 | 5 | .808 | — | 101.0 | 92.6 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 20 | 6 | .769 | 1.0 | 105.8 | 97.0 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 15 | 8 | .652 | 4.5 | 101.0 | 98.0 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 14 | 10 | .583 | 6.0 | 96.0 | 92.9 |
| Sacramento Kings | 9 | 17 | .346 | 12.0 | 93.8 | 98.6 |
| Golden State Warriors | 5 | 18 | .217 | 14.5 | 89.8 | 101.2 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 5 | 22 | .185 | 16.5 | 94.1 | 102.4 |
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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