NBA Conference Standings after Dec 26 in 1997-98 season

EASTERN CONFERENCE* - division leaders
Home Away Div Cnf Icf
*Atlanta 19-9 .679 ---- 10-4 9-5 8-2 11-5 8-4
*Miami 18-9 .667 0.5 11-3 7-6 8-2 14-8 4-1
Chicago 18-9 .667 0.5 13-1 5-8 4-4 12-7 6-2
Indiana 18-9 .667 0.5 10-3 8-6 6-4 13-5 5-4
Charlotte 17-10 .630 1.5 12-3 5-7 9-4 13-8 4-2
Cleveland 17-10 .630 1.5 8-5 9-5 4-5 9-8 8-2
New York 16-11 .593 2.5 10-1 6-10 3-1 9-6 7-5
Orlando 16-12 .571 3.0 7-6 9-6 5-2 10-7 6-5
New Jersey 14-12 .538 4.0 8-3 6-9 4-3 8-8 6-4
Washington 15-14 .517 4.5 7-5 8-9 2-7 6-14 9-0
Boston 13-13 .500 5.0 10-6 3-7 4-5 11-10 2-3
Milwaukee 13-14 .481 5.5 9-6 4-8 3-5 9-10 4-4
Detroit 13-16 .448 6.5 9-6 4-10 2-5 10-10 3-6
Philadelphia 6-19 .240 11.5 4-10 2-9 2-8 2-17 4-2
Toronto 3-24 .111 15.5 2-12 1-12 1-8 2-16 1-8
WESTERN CONFERENCE* - division leaders
Home Away Div Cnf Icf
*LA Lakers 22-6 .786 ---- 11-1 11-5 4-2 17-2 5-4
*Seattle 22-6 .786 ---- 12-2 10-4 7-0 13-3 9-3
Phoenix 17-8 .680 3.5 10-3 7-5 4-0 10-2 7-6
*San Antonio 17-10 .630 4.5 12-3 5-7 9-3 11-7 6-3
*Utah 17-10 .630 4.5 11-2 6-8 8-1 11-7 6-3
Portland 15-10 .600 5.5 8-5 7-5 4-4 11-6 4-4
Houston 14-10 .583 6.0 9-4 5-6 4-3 10-9 4-1
Minnesota 13-14 .481 8.5 7-7 6-7 3-3 10-9 3-5
Vancouver 10-18 .357 12.0 8-5 2-13 3-8 7-13 3-5
Sacramento 10-19 .345 12.5 8-7 2-12 2-7 8-11 2-8
Golden State 7-19 .269 14.0 5-6 2-13 2-6 6-13 1-6
Dallas 5-23 .179 17.0 3-14 2-9 2-5 3-15 2-8
LA Clippers 5-24 .172 17.5 3-10 2-14 3-7 5-13 0-11
Denver 2-24 .077 19.0 2-10 0-14 1-7 2-14 0-10
Milwaukee 99, Atlanta 94 (OT)
San Antonio 101, Boston 86
Charlotte 96, Cleveland 88
Golden State 81, Denver 69
LA Lakers 118, LA Clippers 114 (OT)
Miami 88, Detroit 74
Minnesota 116, New Jersey 96
Indiana 107, Orlando 81
Phoenix 118, Vancouver 100
Seattle 111, Sacramento 95
Washington 97, Dallas 95