NBA Games Played on May 16, 1998

May 15, 1998 May 16, 1998 May 17, 1998

1 NBA Game

LA Lakers	77	Final
Utah	112

	1	2	3	4
LA Lakers	13	22	30	12
Utah	24	37	30	21

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	K. Malone-UTA	29
TRB	S. Anderson-UTA	11

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Miami Heat*	55	27	.671	—	95.0	90.0
New York Knicks*	43	39	.524	12.0	91.6	89.1
New Jersey Nets*	43	39	.524	12.0	99.6	98.1
Washington Wizards	42	40	.512	13.0	97.2	96.6
Orlando Magic	41	41	.500	14.0	90.1	91.2
Boston Celtics	36	46	.439	19.0	95.9	98.5
Philadelphia 76ers	31	51	.378	24.0	93.3	95.7
Central Division
Chicago Bulls*	62	20	.756	—	96.7	89.6
Indiana Pacers*	58	24	.707	4.0	96.0	89.9
Charlotte Hornets*	51	31	.622	11.0	96.6	94.6
Atlanta Hawks*	50	32	.610	12.0	95.9	92.3
Cleveland Cavaliers*	47	35	.573	15.0	92.5	89.8
Detroit Pistons	37	45	.451	25.0	94.2	92.6
Milwaukee Bucks	36	46	.439	26.0	94.5	96.4
Toronto Raptors	16	66	.195	46.0	94.9	104.2

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Utah Jazz*	62	20	.756	—	101.0	94.4
San Antonio Spurs*	56	26	.683	6.0	92.5	88.5
Minnesota Timberwolves*	45	37	.549	17.0	101.1	100.4
Houston Rockets*	41	41	.500	21.0	98.8	99.5
Dallas Mavericks	20	62	.244	42.0	91.4	97.5
Vancouver Grizzlies	19	63	.232	43.0	96.6	103.9
Denver Nuggets	11	71	.134	51.0	89.0	100.8
Pacific Division
Seattle SuperSonics*	61	21	.744	—	100.6	93.4
Los Angeles Lakers*	61	21	.744	—	105.5	97.8
Phoenix Suns*	56	26	.683	5.0	99.6	94.4
Portland Trail Blazers*	46	36	.561	15.0	94.3	92.9
Sacramento Kings	27	55	.329	34.0	93.1	98.7
Golden State Warriors	19	63	.232	42.0	88.3	97.4
Los Angeles Clippers	17	65	.207	44.0	95.9	103.3

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