NBA Games Played on January 6, 1998
8 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Miami Heat* | 20 | 11 | .645 | — | 95.7 | 92.5 |
| New York Knicks* | 18 | 14 | .563 | 2.5 | 92.3 | 87.4 |
| New Jersey Nets* | 17 | 14 | .548 | 3.0 | 97.7 | 96.6 |
| Boston Celtics | 16 | 15 | .516 | 4.0 | 95.2 | 97.0 |
| Orlando Magic | 17 | 16 | .515 | 4.0 | 89.8 | 92.8 |
| Washington Wizards | 18 | 17 | .514 | 4.0 | 97.6 | 96.2 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 9 | 23 | .281 | 11.5 | 92.6 | 97.4 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Chicago Bulls* | 23 | 10 | .697 | — | 94.2 | 87.8 |
| Indiana Pacers* | 21 | 11 | .656 | 1.5 | 95.1 | 88.5 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers* | 20 | 11 | .645 | 2.0 | 91.6 | 86.6 |
| Atlanta Hawks* | 19 | 12 | .613 | 3.0 | 93.0 | 91.6 |
| Charlotte Hornets* | 19 | 13 | .594 | 3.5 | 96.4 | 95.4 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 15 | 17 | .469 | 7.5 | 94.3 | 94.3 |
| Detroit Pistons | 15 | 18 | .455 | 8.0 | 91.1 | 89.8 |
| Toronto Raptors | 4 | 29 | .121 | 19.0 | 91.7 | 101.0 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Utah Jazz* | 21 | 11 | .656 | — | 97.1 | 93.1 |
| San Antonio Spurs* | 21 | 11 | .656 | — | 92.9 | 90.2 |
| Houston Rockets* | 17 | 13 | .567 | 3.0 | 101.8 | 99.1 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 16 | 15 | .516 | 4.5 | 100.1 | 99.0 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 10 | 24 | .294 | 12.0 | 94.1 | 101.9 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 27 | .182 | 15.5 | 89.5 | 97.3 |
| Denver Nuggets | 2 | 29 | .065 | 18.5 | 90.5 | 102.3 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 27 | 6 | .818 | — | 101.8 | 92.8 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 25 | 8 | .758 | 2.0 | 105.5 | 97.4 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 20 | 10 | .667 | 5.5 | 100.0 | 96.6 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 19 | 12 | .613 | 7.0 | 94.6 | 91.8 |
| Sacramento Kings | 14 | 20 | .412 | 13.5 | 93.6 | 96.7 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 8 | 25 | .242 | 19.0 | 94.8 | 101.5 |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 22 | .241 | 18.0 | 88.0 | 98.0 |
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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