NBA Conference Standings after Jan 9 in 1997-98 season

EASTERN CONFERENCE* - division leaders
Home Away Div Cnf Icf
*Chicago 24-11 .686 ---- 17-1 7-10 7-4 17-8 7-3
*Miami 22-11 .667 1.0 13-4 9-7 8-2 17-9 5-2
Indiana 22-11 .667 1.0 12-4 10-7 7-4 16-6 6-5
Atlanta 21-12 .636 2.0 11-4 10-8 8-3 12-6 9-6
Cleveland 20-12 .625 2.5 10-7 10-5 4-5 11-9 9-3
Cha Hornets 21-13 .618 2.5 13-3 8-10 9-4 14-9 7-4
New York 19-15 .559 4.5 12-4 7-11 6-3 12-10 7-5
New Jersey 18-15 .545 5.0 12-3 6-12 7-4 12-11 6-4
Orlando 18-17 .514 6.0 8-9 10-8 5-5 12-11 6-6
Washington 19-18 .514 6.0 10-6 9-12 4-8 9-17 10-1
Boston 16-17 .485 7.0 11-7 5-10 4-6 12-12 4-5
Detroit 16-18 .471 7.5 11-8 5-10 4-6 12-11 4-7
Milwaukee 15-19 .441 8.5 10-7 5-12 3-6 9-13 6-6
Philadelphia 9-23 .281 13.5 4-10 5-13 2-8 2-17 7-6
Toronto 4-30 .118 19.5 2-15 2-15 1-11 3-21 1-9
WESTERN CONFERENCE* - division leaders
Home Away Div Cnf Icf
*Seattle 29-6 .829 ---- 14-2 15-4 9-0 16-3 13-3
LA Lakers 27-8 .771 2.0 14-3 13-5 6-2 20-2 7-6
Phoenix 22-10 .688 5.5 13-4 9-6 4-1 13-3 9-7
*Utah 22-11 .667 6.0 14-3 8-8 10-1 13-8 9-3
San Antonio 22-12 .647 6.5 14-3 8-9 11-3 14-9 8-3
Portland 19-14 .576 9.0 10-7 9-7 4-4 14-8 5-6
Houston 17-14 .548 10.0 10-7 7-7 5-3 11-10 6-4
Minnesota 17-16 .515 11.0 10-8 7-8 4-3 12-10 5-6
Sacramento 15-20 .429 14.0 12-7 3-13 3-8 11-12 4-8
Vancouver 10-26 .278 19.5 8-11 2-15 3-10 7-19 3-7
LA Clippers 9-26 .257 20.0 6-11 3-15 4-9 9-15 0-11
Golden State 7-24 .226 20.0 5-10 2-14 2-8 6-15 1-9
Dallas 6-28 .176 22.5 4-15 2-13 3-5 4-18 2-10
Denver 2-31 .061 26.0 2-13 0-18 1-12 2-20 0-11
Cha Hornets 98, Vancouver 90
Chicago 90, New York 89
Detroit 101, Golden State 72
LA Lakers 125, LA Clippers 115
Miami 98, Denver 79
Minnesota 96, Portland 91
Phoenix 100, San Antonio 79
Seattle 111, Boston 92
Atlanta 82, Washington 77