NBA Games Played on March 24, 1997

Mar 23, 1997 Mar 24, 1997 Mar 25, 1997

1 NBA Game

LA Lakers	109	Final
New Jersey	84

	1	2	3	4
LA Lakers	26	28	25	30
New Jersey	29	22	17	16

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	N. Van Exel-LAL	23
TRB	T. Knight-LAL	14

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Miami Heat*	51	17	.750	—	95.0	89.5
New York Knicks*	49	20	.710	2.5	95.2	91.7
Orlando Magic*	39	29	.574	12.0	93.9	94.3
Washington Bullets*	33	35	.485	18.0	98.3	98.1
New Jersey Nets	21	47	.309	30.0	96.9	102.1
Philadelphia 76ers	18	49	.269	32.5	98.7	104.6
Boston Celtics	13	57	.186	39.0	100.2	106.9
Central Division
Chicago Bulls*	59	9	.868	—	103.4	91.4
Detroit Pistons*	48	20	.706	11.0	94.0	87.8
Atlanta Hawks*	47	22	.681	12.5	93.8	88.7
Charlotte Hornets*	45	24	.652	14.5	98.0	96.5
Cleveland Cavaliers	36	31	.537	22.5	87.5	85.1
Indiana Pacers	31	36	.463	27.5	94.5	93.6
Milwaukee Bucks	28	39	.418	30.5	94.3	95.8
Toronto Raptors	25	44	.362	34.5	95.7	98.4

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Utah Jazz*	52	17	.754	—	101.9	94.1
Houston Rockets*	45	23	.662	6.5	99.0	95.4
Minnesota Timberwolves*	33	35	.485	18.5	96.3	97.6
Dallas Mavericks	22	45	.328	29.0	91.3	97.4
Denver Nuggets	19	49	.279	32.5	98.0	103.3
San Antonio Spurs	16	52	.235	35.5	90.0	97.9
Vancouver Grizzlies	12	59	.169	41.0	88.7	98.8
Pacific Division
Seattle SuperSonics*	48	20	.706	—	100.6	92.7
Los Angeles Lakers*	46	23	.667	2.5	99.6	96.2
Portland Trail Blazers*	41	29	.586	8.0	99.1	96.0
Los Angeles Clippers*	30	37	.448	17.5	95.9	97.9
Phoenix Suns*	29	39	.426	19.0	101.4	101.1
Sacramento Kings	29	40	.420	19.5	95.6	98.9
Golden State Warriors	25	43	.368	23.0	99.3	103.9

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