NBA Games Played on December 3, 1997
9 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Miami Heat* | 11 | 5 | .688 | — | 99.3 | 95.1 |
| Orlando Magic | 12 | 6 | .667 | — | 93.2 | 94.3 |
| New York Knicks* | 10 | 6 | .625 | 1.0 | 94.9 | 84.5 |
| New Jersey Nets* | 10 | 7 | .588 | 1.5 | 95.0 | 93.1 |
| Boston Celtics | 7 | 10 | .412 | 4.5 | 96.1 | 99.8 |
| Washington Wizards | 6 | 11 | .353 | 5.5 | 93.4 | 96.5 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 4 | 10 | .286 | 6.0 | 94.7 | 99.0 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Atlanta Hawks* | 15 | 2 | .882 | — | 94.6 | 88.9 |
| Charlotte Hornets* | 10 | 5 | .667 | 4.0 | 101.1 | 96.7 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers* | 10 | 6 | .625 | 4.5 | 91.4 | 86.0 |
| Indiana Pacers* | 9 | 6 | .600 | 5.0 | 94.2 | 86.9 |
| Chicago Bulls* | 10 | 7 | .588 | 5.0 | 90.6 | 87.2 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 9 | 7 | .563 | 5.5 | 96.3 | 93.4 |
| Detroit Pistons | 7 | 11 | .389 | 8.5 | 89.2 | 89.0 |
| Toronto Raptors | 1 | 16 | .059 | 14.0 | 94.4 | 103.9 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Utah Jazz* | 11 | 6 | .647 | — | 98.0 | 92.9 |
| Houston Rockets* | 9 | 5 | .643 | 0.5 | 101.1 | 96.8 |
| San Antonio Spurs* | 10 | 7 | .588 | 1.0 | 92.2 | 92.8 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.5 | 100.3 | 100.4 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 7 | 12 | .368 | 5.0 | 93.3 | 99.9 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 4 | 12 | .250 | 6.5 | 88.6 | 98.5 |
| Denver Nuggets | 1 | 14 | .067 | 9.0 | 90.7 | 99.4 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 14 | 2 | .875 | — | 108.9 | 97.3 |
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 14 | 4 | .778 | 1.0 | 98.8 | 90.8 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 10 | 4 | .714 | 3.0 | 102.0 | 101.3 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 10 | 6 | .625 | 4.0 | 97.1 | 92.9 |
| Sacramento Kings | 5 | 12 | .294 | 9.5 | 93.0 | 98.9 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 2 | 14 | .125 | 12.0 | 97.9 | 107.7 |
| Golden State Warriors | 1 | 14 | .067 | 12.5 | 88.7 | 105.3 |
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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