NBA Games Played on December 23, 1997

Dec 22, 1997 Dec 23, 1997 Dec 24, 1997

7 NBA Games

Charlotte	96	Final
Boston	102

	1	2	3	4
Charlotte	23	18	32	23
Boston	22	23	32	25

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PTS	R. Mercer-BOS	28
TRB	V. Divac-CHH	11

LA Clippers	89	Final
Chicago	94

	1	2	3	4
LA Clippers	24	25	16	24
Chicago	19	20	21	34

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PTS	M. Jordan-CHI	27
TRB	D. Rodman-CHI	25

Dallas	85	Final
Cleveland	99

	1	2	3	4
Dallas	23	26	8	28
Cleveland	20	21	32	26

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PTS	M. Finley-DAL	29
TRB	S. Kemp-CLE	11

Denver	75	Final
Golden State	87

	1	2	3	4
Denver	19	29	20	7
Golden State	25	22	15	25

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PTS	2 tied	22
TRB	D. Garrett-DEN	13

Sacramento	82	Final
Portland	93

	1	2	3	4
Sacramento	25	17	20	20
Portland	26	19	25	23

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PTS	M. Richmond-SAC	30
TRB	2 tied	12

Indiana	79	Final
San Antonio	91

	1	2	3	4
Indiana	19	28	15	17
San Antonio	26	14	26	25

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	D. Robinson-SAS	39
TRB	T. Duncan-SAS	17

Minnesota	112	Final
Seattle	103

	1	2	3	4
Minnesota	32	20	30	30
Seattle	27	28	23	25

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PTS	S. Marbury-MIN	35
TRB	V. Baker-SEA	11

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
Boston Celtics	13	12	.520	4.0	95.6	97.0
Washington Wizards	14	14	.500	4.5	96.7	95.2
Philadelphia 76ers	6	19	.240	11.0	92.2	98.1
Central Division
Atlanta Hawks*	19	8	.704	—	93.0	90.0
Chicago Bulls*	17	9	.654	1.5	92.5	86.5
Cleveland Cavaliers*	17	9	.654	1.5	92.2	87.6
Indiana Pacers*	17	9	.654	1.5	95.0	89.2
Charlotte Hornets*	16	10	.615	2.5	96.7	95.1
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
San Antonio Spurs*	16	10	.615	—	93.3	91.8
Houston Rockets*	14	9	.609	0.5	101.6	97.3
Minnesota Timberwolves*	12	14	.462	4.0	99.8	100.3
Vancouver Grizzlies	10	17	.370	6.5	93.3	100.1
Dallas Mavericks	5	22	.185	11.5	87.9	97.0
Denver Nuggets	2	23	.080	13.5	89.8	100.8
Pacific Division
Seattle SuperSonics*	21	6	.778	—	101.0	93.3
Los Angeles Lakers*	21	6	.778	—	105.4	96.5
Phoenix Suns*	16	8	.667	3.5	100.5	97.0
Portland Trail Blazers*	15	10	.600	5.0	95.8	92.5
Sacramento Kings	10	18	.357	11.5	93.3	97.7
Golden State Warriors	6	19	.240	14.0	89.1	99.8
Los Angeles Clippers	5	23	.179	16.5	94.0	102.1

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