NBA Games Played on March 16, 1997

Mar 15, 1997 Mar 16, 1997 Mar 17, 1997

9 NBA Games

Seattle	83	Final
Detroit	86

	1	2	3	4
Seattle	21	23	20	19
Detroit	20	26	18	22

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PTS	T. Mills-DET	25
TRB	2 tied	11

Portland	106	Final
LA Clippers	94

	1	2	3	4
Portland	27	29	27	23
LA Clippers	17	25	16	36

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PTS	C. Robinson-POR	26
TRB	2 tied	10

Toronto	90	Final
LA Lakers	98	OT

	1	2	3	4	OT
Toronto	24	24	19	20	3
LA Lakers	33	16	21	17	11

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PTS	E. Jones-LAL	27
TRB	2 tied	11

Houston	80	Final
Miami	101

	1	2	3	4
Houston	22	23	20	15
Miami	25	24	24	28

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PTS	T. Hardaway-MIA	31
TRB	J. Mashburn-MIA	12

Indiana	98	Final
Milwaukee	102

	1	2	3	4
Indiana	25	18	23	32
Milwaukee	28	28	15	31

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PTS	G. Robinson-MIL	30
TRB	R. Smits-IND	10

Boston	101	Final
Minnesota	119

	1	2	3	4
Boston	26	28	29	18
Minnesota	31	26	31	31

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PTS	A. Walker-BOS	29
TRB	2 tied	12

New Jersey	89	Final
New York	74

	1	2	3	4
New Jersey	26	23	23	17
New York	19	14	24	17

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PTS	S. Cassell-NJN	23
TRB	C. Oakley-NYK	14

Vancouver	89	Final
Orlando	100

	1	2	3	4
Vancouver	25	26	25	13
Orlando	38	20	22	20

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PTS	S. Abdur-Rahim-VAN	22
TRB	B. Reeves-VAN	10

Dallas	89	Final
Sacramento	88

	1	2	3	4
Dallas	23	27	16	23
Sacramento	22	17	26	23

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PTS	M. Richmond-SAC	26
TRB	O. Polynice-SAC	13

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Miami Heat*	48	17	.738	—	94.8	89.0
New York Knicks*	47	18	.723	1.0	95.3	92.0
Orlando Magic*	36	28	.563	11.5	93.2	94.1
Washington Bullets*	30	34	.469	17.5	98.3	98.5
New Jersey Nets	20	44	.313	27.5	97.0	102.1
Philadelphia 76ers	17	47	.266	30.5	98.3	104.3
Boston Celtics	12	54	.182	36.5	100.0	106.8
Central Division
Chicago Bulls*	56	9	.862	—	103.4	91.4
Detroit Pistons*	47	17	.734	8.5	93.9	87.3
Atlanta Hawks*	43	22	.662	13.0	93.4	88.8
Charlotte Hornets*	42	23	.646	14.0	98.1	96.6
Cleveland Cavaliers	34	29	.540	21.0	88.1	85.2
Indiana Pacers	30	34	.469	25.5	94.1	93.0
Milwaukee Bucks	27	37	.422	28.5	94.4	95.6
Toronto Raptors	23	42	.354	33.0	95.5	98.4

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Utah Jazz*	48	17	.738	—	101.2	93.9
Houston Rockets*	43	22	.662	5.0	99.1	95.5
Minnesota Timberwolves*	32	32	.500	15.5	96.0	97.3
Dallas Mavericks	22	42	.344	25.5	92.0	98.0
Denver Nuggets	19	45	.297	28.5	98.0	102.5
San Antonio Spurs	16	48	.250	31.5	89.5	97.1
Vancouver Grizzlies	11	56	.164	38.0	88.9	98.7
Pacific Division
Seattle SuperSonics*	45	19	.703	—	100.2	92.6
Los Angeles Lakers*	43	21	.672	2.0	99.7	96.5
Portland Trail Blazers*	38	28	.576	8.0	99.3	96.4
Sacramento Kings	28	37	.431	17.5	95.3	98.5
Los Angeles Clippers*	27	36	.429	17.5	95.2	97.6
Phoenix Suns*	26	38	.406	19.0	100.8	100.9
Golden State Warriors	25	39	.391	20.0	99.7	104.0

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