NBA Games Played on December 22, 1997

Dec 21, 1997 Dec 22, 1997 Dec 23, 1997

9 NBA Games

Utah	101	Final
Atlanta	99

	1	2	3	4
Utah	24	25	26	26
Atlanta	23	24	23	29

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PTS	K. Malone-UTA	27
TRB	2 tied	10

Toronto	79	Final
Charlotte	81

	1	2	3	4
Toronto	17	24	18	20
Charlotte	15	16	21	29

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PTS	D. Stoudamire-TOR	21
TRB	A. Mason-CHH	11

LA Lakers	94	Final
Houston	83

	1	2	3	4
LA Lakers	14	26	30	24
Houston	20	29	17	17

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PTS	K. Bryant-LAL	19
TRB	C. Barkley-HOU	21

Washington	110	Final
Milwaukee	79

	1	2	3	4
Washington	32	27	27	24
Milwaukee	19	18	21	21

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PTS	J. Howard-WAS	25
TRB	T. Hill-MIL	11

Dallas	67	Final
New York	79

	1	2	3	4
Dallas	12	13	22	20
New York	19	15	25	20

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PTS	A. Houston-NYK	19
TRB	C. Mills-NYK	10

New Jersey	99	Final
Orlando	88

	1	2	3	4
New Jersey	32	23	21	23
Orlando	29	25	20	14

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PTS	S. Cassell-NJN	28
TRB	2 tied	11

Detroit	96	Final
Philadelphia	92

	1	2	3	4
Detroit	21	11	24	40
Philadelphia	27	19	25	21

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PTS	D. Coleman-PHI	23
TRB	G. Hill-DET	10

Golden State	76	Final
Phoenix	91

	1	2	3	4
Golden State	19	16	22	19
Phoenix	20	24	22	25

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PTS	2 tied	17
TRB	E. Dampier-GSW	12

Minnesota	79	Final
Sacramento	89

	1	2	3	4
Minnesota	22	20	19	18
Sacramento	19	16	26	28

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PTS	M. Richmond-SAC	27
TRB	T. Gugliotta-MIN	17

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
New York Knicks*	16	11	.593	2.0	92.0	86.0
Orlando Magic	16	11	.593	2.0	91.9	94.1
New Jersey Nets*	14	11	.560	3.0	97.8	95.3
Washington Wizards	14	14	.500	4.5	96.7	95.2
Boston Celtics	12	12	.500	4.5	95.3	97.0
Philadelphia 76ers	6	19	.240	11.0	92.2	98.1
Central Division
Atlanta Hawks*	19	8	.704	—	93.0	90.0
Indiana Pacers*	17	8	.680	1.0	95.6	89.2
Chicago Bulls*	16	9	.640	2.0	92.5	86.4
Charlotte Hornets*	16	9	.640	2.0	96.7	94.8
Cleveland Cavaliers*	16	9	.640	2.0	91.9	87.7
Detroit Pistons	13	15	.464	6.5	91.3	89.1
Milwaukee Bucks	12	14	.462	6.5	92.7	92.4
Toronto Raptors	3	24	.111	16.0	91.9	100.7

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Utah Jazz*	16	10	.615	—	95.9	92.7
Houston Rockets*	14	9	.609	0.5	101.6	97.3
San Antonio Spurs*	15	10	.600	0.5	93.4	92.3
Minnesota Timberwolves*	11	14	.440	4.5	99.4	100.2
Vancouver Grizzlies	10	17	.370	6.5	93.3	100.1
Dallas Mavericks	5	21	.192	11.0	88.0	97.0
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*	21	6	.778	0.5	105.4	96.5
Phoenix Suns*	16	8	.667	4.0	100.5	97.0
Portland Trail Blazers*	14	10	.583	6.0	96.0	92.9
Sacramento Kings	10	17	.370	11.5	93.7	97.9
Golden State Warriors	5	19	.208	15.0	89.2	100.8
Los Angeles Clippers	5	22	.185	16.5	94.1	102.4

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