NBA Games Played on May 23, 1997

May 22, 1997 May 23, 1997 May 24, 1997

1 NBA Game

Utah	100	Final
Houston	118

	1	2	3	4
Utah	31	20	21	28
Houston	18	33	29	38

Box Score | Play-By-Play | Shot Chart

PTS	E. Johnson-HOU	31
TRB	C. Barkley-HOU	16

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Miami Heat*	61	21	.744	—	94.8	89.3
New York Knicks*	57	25	.695	4.0	95.4	92.2
Orlando Magic*	45	37	.549	16.0	94.1	94.5
Washington Bullets*	44	38	.537	17.0	99.4	97.7
New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	35.0	97.2	101.8
Philadelphia 76ers	22	60	.268	39.0	100.2	106.7
Boston Celtics	15	67	.183	46.0	100.6	107.9
Central Division
Chicago Bulls*	69	13	.841	—	103.1	92.3
Atlanta Hawks*	56	26	.683	13.0	94.8	89.4
Charlotte Hornets*	54	28	.659	15.0	98.9	97.0
Detroit Pistons*	54	28	.659	15.0	94.2	88.9
Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	27.0	87.5	85.6
Indiana Pacers	39	43	.476	30.0	95.4	94.4
Milwaukee Bucks	33	49	.402	36.0	95.3	97.2
Toronto Raptors	30	52	.366	39.0	95.5	98.6

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Utah Jazz*	64	18	.780	—	103.1	94.3
Houston Rockets*	57	25	.695	7.0	100.6	96.1
Minnesota Timberwolves*	40	42	.488	24.0	96.1	97.6
Dallas Mavericks	24	58	.293	40.0	90.6	97.0
Denver Nuggets	21	61	.256	43.0	97.8	104.1
San Antonio Spurs	20	62	.244	44.0	90.5	98.3
Vancouver Grizzlies	14	68	.171	50.0	89.2	99.4
Pacific Division
Seattle SuperSonics*	57	25	.695	—	100.9	93.2
Los Angeles Lakers*	56	26	.683	1.0	100.0	95.7
Portland Trail Blazers*	49	33	.598	8.0	99.0	94.8
Phoenix Suns*	40	42	.488	17.0	102.8	102.2
Los Angeles Clippers*	36	46	.439	21.0	97.2	99.5
Sacramento Kings	34	48	.415	23.0	96.4	99.8
Golden State Warriors	30	52	.366	27.0	99.6	104.4

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