NBA Games Played on December 31, 1997

Dec 30, 1997 Dec 31, 1997 Jan 1, 1998

1 NBA Game

Toronto	91	Final
Washington	118

	1	2	3	4
Toronto	28	23	22	18
Washington	35	30	28	25

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	2 tied	22
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*	20	9	.690	—	96.6	92.6
New York Knicks*	17	12	.586	3.0	91.8	86.1
Orlando Magic	17	13	.567	3.5	91.3	93.9
New Jersey Nets*	16	13	.552	4.0	98.1	96.7
Washington Wizards	16	16	.500	5.5	97.3	95.7
Boston Celtics	14	14	.500	5.5	95.5	97.4
Philadelphia 76ers	7	21	.250	12.5	91.7	97.1
Central Division
Chicago Bulls*	20	10	.667	—	93.3	87.5
Atlanta Hawks*	19	10	.655	0.5	92.9	90.6
Indiana Pacers*	19	10	.655	0.5	95.7	89.4
Charlotte Hornets*	18	11	.621	1.5	97.1	95.1
Cleveland Cavaliers*	17	11	.607	2.0	91.5	88.0
Milwaukee Bucks	14	15	.483	5.5	93.8	93.3
Detroit Pistons	14	17	.452	6.5	90.9	89.4
Toronto Raptors	4	26	.133	16.0	92.2	101.1

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Utah Jazz*	19	11	.633	—	97.1	93.4
San Antonio Spurs*	18	11	.621	0.5	94.2	92.1
Houston Rockets*	15	11	.577	2.0	102.0	98.7
Minnesota Timberwolves*	15	14	.517	3.5	100.1	99.6
Vancouver Grizzlies	10	20	.333	9.0	94.0	101.1
Dallas Mavericks	5	25	.167	14.0	89.0	97.8
Denver Nuggets	2	26	.071	16.0	89.8	101.3
Pacific Division
Seattle SuperSonics*	24	6	.800	—	101.5	93.3
Los Angeles Lakers*	23	7	.767	1.0	105.3	96.9
Phoenix Suns*	18	9	.667	4.5	101.0	97.2
Portland Trail Blazers*	18	10	.643	5.0	95.6	91.7
Sacramento Kings	11	20	.355	13.5	92.8	97.7
Golden State Warriors	7	21	.250	16.0	88.4	98.2
Los Angeles Clippers	6	24	.200	18.0	95.0	102.6

Please note that teams tied in the standings are sorted by team name and no tiebreakers are being applied to these standings.