NBA Conference Standings after Jan 21 in 1997-98 season

EASTERN CONFERENCE* - division leaders
Home Away Div Cnf Icf
*Chicago 29-12 .707 ---- 21-1 8-11 9-4 19-9 10-3
Indiana 26-12 .684 1.5 14-4 12-8 8-4 18-7 8-5
Atlanta 26-14 .650 2.5 14-4 12-10 9-3 15-7 11-7
*Miami 25-14 .641 3.0 14-4 11-10 9-2 18-9 7-5
New York 23-16 .590 5.0 15-5 8-11 7-3 15-11 8-5
Cleveland 22-16 .579 5.5 10-9 12-7 4-6 11-10 11-6
New Jersey 23-17 .575 5.5 15-5 8-12 7-4 15-11 8-6
Charlotte 23-17 .575 5.5 14-5 9-12 10-6 15-12 8-5
Washington 21-21 .500 8.5 12-9 9-12 4-8 9-18 12-3
Detroit 19-20 .487 9.0 13-8 6-12 5-7 13-12 6-8
Orlando 20-22 .476 9.5 9-10 11-12 6-5 13-12 7-10
Milwaukee 19-22 .463 10.0 13-9 6-13 3-8 10-15 9-7
Boston 17-22 .436 11.0 12-9 5-13 4-8 12-15 5-7
Philadelphia 13-24 .351 14.0 8-10 5-14 2-9 3-18 10-6
Toronto 7-33 .175 21.5 4-17 3-16 2-12 4-24 3-9
WESTERN CONFERENCE* - division leaders
Home Away Div Cnf Icf
*Seattle 32-9 .780 ---- 16-2 16-7 9-0 17-4 15-5
LA Lakers 31-9 .775 0.5 17-4 14-5 7-2 22-2 9-7
*Utah 27-12 .692 4.0 18-3 9-9 11-1 15-9 12-3
San Antonio 28-13 .683 4.0 16-3 12-10 11-3 15-9 13-4
Phoenix 25-13 .658 5.5 15-6 10-7 5-3 14-5 11-8
Minnesota 23-16 .590 8.0 13-8 10-8 6-3 16-10 7-6
Portland 23-16 .590 8.0 12-8 11-8 4-4 16-8 7-8
Houston 18-19 .486 12.0 11-10 7-9 6-5 12-13 6-6
Sacramento 17-24 .415 15.0 14-7 3-17 4-8 12-13 5-11
Vancouver 11-30 .268 21.0 9-12 2-18 4-10 8-19 3-11
LA Clippers 10-31 .244 22.0 6-11 4-20 4-9 9-16 1-15
Golden State 7-31 .184 23.5 5-11 2-20 2-9 6-18 1-13
Dallas 7-32 .179 24.0 5-17 2-15 3-7 5-20 2-12
Denver 2-37 .051 29.0 2-16 0-21 1-13 2-23 0-14
San Antonio 90, Atlanta 76
Minnesota 104, Boston 95
Chicago 110, Charlotte 79
Detroit 87, Denver 67
Utah 98, Golden State 85
New Jersey 117, Houston 112 (OT)
New York 97, Indiana 89
LA Lakers 119, Phoenix 109
Milwaukee 91, Orlando 84
Miami 92, Philadelphia 87
Portland 100, Washington 87
Toronto 99, Sacramento 98