NBA Games Played on January 8, 1998
5 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Miami Heat* | 21 | 11 | .656 | — | 95.8 | 91.8 |
| New York Knicks* | 19 | 14 | .576 | 2.5 | 92.2 | 87.5 |
| New Jersey Nets* | 18 | 15 | .545 | 3.5 | 97.1 | 96.1 |
| Washington Wizards | 19 | 17 | .528 | 4.0 | 98.0 | 96.5 |
| Orlando Magic | 18 | 17 | .514 | 4.5 | 89.5 | 92.3 |
| Boston Celtics | 16 | 16 | .500 | 5.0 | 95.6 | 97.4 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 9 | 23 | .281 | 12.0 | 92.6 | 97.4 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Chicago Bulls* | 23 | 11 | .676 | — | 93.5 | 88.2 |
| Indiana Pacers* | 22 | 11 | .667 | 0.5 | 94.9 | 88.2 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers* | 20 | 12 | .625 | 2.0 | 91.3 | 87.3 |
| Atlanta Hawks* | 20 | 12 | .625 | 2.0 | 93.4 | 91.4 |
| Charlotte Hornets* | 20 | 13 | .606 | 2.5 | 96.3 | 95.2 |
| Detroit Pistons | 15 | 18 | .455 | 7.5 | 91.1 | 89.8 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 15 | 19 | .441 | 8.0 | 94.9 | 95.5 |
| Toronto Raptors | 4 | 30 | .118 | 19.0 | 91.4 | 100.4 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Utah Jazz* | 22 | 11 | .667 | — | 97.7 | 93.6 |
| San Antonio Spurs* | 22 | 11 | .667 | — | 93.0 | 90.1 |
| Houston Rockets* | 17 | 14 | .548 | 4.0 | 101.1 | 98.7 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves* | 16 | 16 | .500 | 5.5 | 99.3 | 98.8 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 10 | 25 | .286 | 13.0 | 94.3 | 102.1 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 28 | .176 | 16.5 | 89.5 | 97.5 |
| Denver Nuggets | 2 | 30 | .063 | 19.5 | 90.5 | 102.1 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Seattle SuperSonics* | 28 | 6 | .824 | — | 102.0 | 92.5 |
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 26 | 8 | .765 | 2.0 | 105.8 | 97.5 |
| Phoenix Suns* | 21 | 10 | .677 | 5.5 | 99.7 | 96.0 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 19 | 13 | .594 | 8.0 | 94.5 | 91.8 |
| Sacramento Kings | 15 | 20 | .429 | 13.5 | 93.9 | 96.6 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 9 | 25 | .265 | 19.0 | 95.3 | 101.6 |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 23 | .233 | 19.0 | 88.0 | 98.3 |
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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