NBA Games Played on December 20, 1997

Dec 19, 1997 Dec 20, 1997 Dec 21, 1997

12 NBA Games

LA Lakers	109	Final
Charlotte	100

	1	2	3	4
LA Lakers	26	30	26	27
Charlotte	30	24	24	22

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	G. Rice-CHH	32
TRB	V. Divac-CHH	18

Sacramento	89	Final
Dallas	88

	1	2	3	4
Sacramento	23	21	24	21
Dallas	29	24	13	22

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	C. Williamson-SAC	27
TRB	2 tied	10

Phoenix	102	Final
Denver	81

	1	2	3	4
Phoenix	23	34	22	23
Denver	26	12	26	17

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	S. Nash-PHO	20
TRB	J. Kidd-PHO	12

Philadelphia	78	Final
Detroit	115

	1	2	3	4
Philadelphia	20	24	18	16
Detroit	16	35	31	33

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	J. Williams-DET	22
TRB	E. Montross-DET	14

Atlanta	92	Final
Miami	99

	1	2	3	4
Atlanta	25	24	18	25
Miami	27	22	29	21

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	S. Smith-ATL	23
TRB	D. Mutombo-ATL	15

New York	78	Final
Milwaukee	98

	1	2	3	4
New York	21	13	21	23
Milwaukee	20	24	27	27

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	R. Allen-MIL	35
TRB	E. Johnson-MIL	10

LA Clippers	91	Final
Minnesota	92

	1	2	3	4
LA Clippers	20	20	28	23
Minnesota	20	30	15	27

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	T. Gugliotta-MIN	24
TRB	L. Wright-LAC	22

Chicago	100	Final
New Jersey	92

	1	2	3	4
Chicago	28	20	17	35
New Jersey	22	23	26	21

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	M. Jordan-CHI	24
TRB	D. Rodman-CHI	24

Indiana	95	Final
Orlando	92

	1	2	3	4
Indiana	23	24	28	20
Orlando	24	14	24	30

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	R. Seikaly-ORL	37
TRB	H. Grant-ORL	15

Houston	87	Final
San Antonio	100

	1	2	3	4
Houston	24	16	23	24
San Antonio	28	27	22	23

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	C. Drexler-HOU	26
TRB	C. Barkley-HOU	14

Golden State	89	Final
Seattle	108

	1	2	3	4
Golden State	16	20	22	31
Seattle	29	23	31	25

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	2 tied	20
TRB	D. Schrempf-SEA	9

Washington	94	Final
Toronto	92

	1	2	3	4
Washington	29	23	18	24
Toronto	24	25	21	22

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	C. Webber-WAS	28
TRB	C. Webber-WAS	12

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
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
Washington Wizards	13	14	.481	5.0	96.2	95.8
Boston Celtics	11	12	.478	5.0	95.2	97.9
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
Charlotte Hornets*	15	9	.625	3.0	97.3	95.5
Cleveland Cavaliers*	15	9	.625	3.0	91.3	87.1
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

Table
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	9	.625	—	95.5	91.9
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	9	17	.346	7.0	93.5	100.7
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	9	.609	5.5	96.4	93.1
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	21	.192	16.0	94.8	102.5

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