NBA Games Played on January 4, 1997

Jan 3, 1997 Jan 4, 1997 Jan 5, 1997

8 NBA Games

New York	71	Final
Atlanta	88

	1	2	3	4
New York	17	19	13	22
Atlanta	18	20	23	27

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	H. James-ATL	19
TRB	D. Mutombo-ATL	15

Washington	104	Final
Charlotte	93

	1	2	3	4
Washington	27	26	28	23
Charlotte	32	29	7	25

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	R. Strickland-WSB	28
TRB	G. Mureșan-WSB	14

Indiana	91	Final
Cleveland	99

	1	2	3	4
Indiana	21	21	16	33
Cleveland	29	27	19	24

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	T. Brandon-CLE	32
TRB	C. Mills-CLE	10

Portland	110	Final
Dallas	104

	1	2	3	4
Portland	38	18	26	28
Dallas	28	27	25	24

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	A. Sabonis-POR	33
TRB	3 tied	12

Toronto	74	Final
Detroit	118

	1	2	3	4
Toronto	20	20	15	19
Detroit	32	30	26	30

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	D. Christie-TOR	20
TRB	G. Hill-DET	8

LA Clippers	95	Final
Houston	91

	1	2	3	4
LA Clippers	23	30	22	20
Houston	20	37	22	12

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	H. Olajuwon-HOU	25
TRB	C. Barkley-HOU	13

Minnesota	97	Final
Milwaukee	91

	1	2	3	4
Minnesota	23	24	22	28
Milwaukee	26	24	22	19

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	T. Gugliotta-MIN	25
TRB	2 tied	13

Miami	80	Final
Utah	83

	1	2	3	4
Miami	24	18	15	23
Utah	23	26	21	13

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	K. Malone-UTA	28
TRB	A. Mourning-MIA	15

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Miami Heat*	24	8	.750	—	92.1	86.9
New York Knicks*	22	9	.710	1.5	93.6	90.9
Washington Bullets*	16	15	.516	7.5	96.6	95.5
Orlando Magic*	11	17	.393	11.0	87.5	92.9
New Jersey Nets	8	21	.276	14.5	93.9	101.0
Philadelphia 76ers	8	22	.267	15.0	95.7	101.8
Boston Celtics	6	23	.207	16.5	95.3	102.6
Central Division
Chicago Bulls*	28	4	.875	—	102.7	89.9
Detroit Pistons*	24	7	.774	3.5	94.4	85.7
Cleveland Cavaliers	21	10	.677	6.5	91.2	84.5
Atlanta Hawks*	18	11	.621	8.5	91.0	86.3
Charlotte Hornets*	17	14	.548	10.5	93.1	94.0
Milwaukee Bucks	15	15	.500	12.0	96.9	94.8
Indiana Pacers	14	16	.467	13.0	93.9	92.0
Toronto Raptors	10	21	.323	17.5	90.9	96.6

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Houston Rockets*	24	8	.750	—	100.8	95.9
Utah Jazz*	23	8	.742	0.5	98.8	91.4
Minnesota Timberwolves*	14	18	.438	10.0	93.6	97.3
Dallas Mavericks	10	19	.345	12.5	94.3	100.1
San Antonio Spurs	9	20	.310	13.5	89.6	95.1
Denver Nuggets	8	23	.258	15.5	95.0	99.8
Vancouver Grizzlies	6	26	.188	18.0	87.9	99.1
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	24	9	.727	—	98.8	95.6
Seattle SuperSonics*	23	11	.676	1.5	102.0	94.6
Portland Trail Blazers*	18	15	.545	6.0	98.9	94.7
Golden State Warriors	12	18	.400	10.5	99.8	103.0
Sacramento Kings	13	20	.394	11.0	93.2	97.3
Los Angeles Clippers*	12	19	.387	11.0	92.7	96.0
Phoenix Suns*	10	21	.323	13.0	98.0	100.3

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