Standings through 4/19/98. x = clinched playoff berth y = clinched division title WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division Home Road Last Team W L PCT GB W L W L Streak 10 yUtah Jazz ............. 62 20 0.756 - 36 5 26 15 Lost 1 8-2 xSan Antonio Spurs ..... 56 26 0.683 6.0 31 10 25 16 Won 3 7-3 xMinnesota Timberwolves 45 37 0.549 17.0 26 15 19 22 Won 2 7-3 xHouston Rockets ....... 41 41 0.500 21.0 24 17 17 24 Lost 2 4-6 Dallas Mavericks ....... 20 62 0.244 42.0 13 28 7 34 Lost 3 2-8 Vancouver Grizzlies .... 19 63 0.232 43.0 14 27 5 36 Won 1 3-7 Denver Nuggets ......... 11 71 0.134 51.0 9 32 2 39 Lost 1 2-8 Pacific Division Home Road Last Team W L PCT GB W L W L Streak 10 ySeattle Sonics ........ 61 21 0.744 - 35 6 26 15 Won 1 7-3 xLos Angeles Lakers .... 61 21 0.744 - 33 8 28 13 Won 5 9-1 xPhoenix Suns .......... 56 26 0.683 5.0 30 11 26 15 Won 1 9-1 xPortland Trailblazers . 46 36 0.561 15.0 26 15 20 21 Lost 2 6-4 Sacramento Kings ....... 27 55 0.329 34.0 21 20 6 35 Lost 7 1-9 Golden State Warriors .. 19 63 0.232 42.0 12 29 7 34 Won 3 4-6 Los Angeles Clippers ... 17 65 0.207 44.0 11 30 6 35 Won 1 1-9 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Home Road Last Team W L PCT GB W L W L Streak 10 yMiami Heat ............ 55 27 0.671 - 30 11 25 16 Lost 3 4-6 xNew York Knicks ....... 43 39 0.524 12.0 28 13 15 26 Lost 1 3-7 xNew Jersey Nets ....... 43 39 0.524 12.0 26 15 17 24 Won 1 6-4 Washington Wizards ..... 42 40 0.512 13.0 24 17 18 23 Won 4 6-4 Orlando Magic .......... 41 41 0.500 14.0 24 17 17 24 Lost 1 4-6 Boston Celtics ......... 36 46 0.439 19.0 24 17 12 29 Lost 1 5-5 Philadelphia 76ers ..... 31 51 0.378 24.0 19 22 12 29 Won 1 5-5 Central Division Home Road Last Team W L PCT GB W L W L Streak 10 yChicago Bulls ......... 62 20 0.756 - 37 4 25 16 Won 2 7-3 xIndiana Pacers ........ 58 24 0.707 4.0 32 9 26 15 Lost 1 8-2 xCharlotte Hornets ..... 51 31 0.622 11.0 32 9 19 22 Won 1 5-5 xAtlanta Hawks ......... 50 32 0.610 12.0 29 12 21 20 Won 2 7-3 xCleveland Cavaliers ... 47 35 0.573 15.0 27 14 20 21 Won 1 6-4 Detroit Pistons ........ 37 45 0.451 25.0 25 16 12 29 Lost 1 3-7 Milwaukee Bucks ........ 36 46 0.439 26.0 21 20 15 26 Lost 2 5-5 Toronto Raptors ........ 16 66 0.195 46.0 9 32 7 34 Lost 3 1-9 Western Conference Team W L GB 1. yUtah Jazz ............. 62 20 - 2. ySeattle Sonics ........ 61 21 1.0 2. xLos Angeles Lakers .... 61 21 1.0 4. xPhoenix Suns .......... 56 26 6.0 4. xSan Antonio Spurs ..... 56 26 6.0 6. xPortland Trailblazers . 46 36 16.0 7. xMinnesota Timberwolves 45 37 17.0 8. xHouston Rockets ....... 41 41 21.0 9. Sacramento Kings ....... 27 55 35.0 10. Dallas Mavericks ....... 20 62 42.0 11. Golden State Warriors .. 19 63 43.0 11. Vancouver Grizzlies .... 19 63 43.0 13. Los Angeles Clippers ... 17 65 45.0 14. Denver Nuggets ......... 11 71 51.0 Eastern Conference Team W L GB 1. yChicago Bulls ......... 62 20 - 2. xIndiana Pacers ........ 58 24 4.0 3. yMiami Heat ............ 55 27 7.0 4. xCharlotte Hornets ..... 51 31 11.0 5. xAtlanta Hawks ......... 50 32 12.0 6. xCleveland Cavaliers ... 47 35 15.0 7. xNew York Knicks ....... 43 39 19.0 7. xNew Jersey Nets ....... 43 39 19.0 9. Washington Wizards ..... 42 40 20.0 10. Orlando Magic .......... 41 41 21.0 11. Detroit Pistons ........ 37 45 25.0 12. Boston Celtics ......... 36 46 26.0 12. Milwaukee Bucks ........ 36 46 26.0 14. Philadelphia 76ers ..... 31 51 31.0 15. Toronto Raptors ........ 16 66 46.0 Games won/lost by # points 20- 15- 10- WINS LOSSES 6- 11- 16- >20 16 11 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 10 15 20 >20 Dallas ....... 1 2 4 7 1 1 2 2 0 3 5 1 1 1 27 11 3 10 Denver ....... 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 4 4 0 7 16 15 19 Houston ...... 6 6 8 14 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 1 3 11 8 4 10 Minnesota .... 4 10 5 11 3 4 2 3 3 2 0 3 4 0 12 8 4 4 San Antonio .. 7 4 17 18 2 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 4 0 8 4 2 5 Utah ......... 6 11 11 22 2 1 3 5 1 0 4 0 4 1 5 2 2 2 Vancouver .... 0 1 5 6 1 1 1 3 1 1 3 2 2 3 20 15 10 7 Golden State . 0 0 8 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 3 17 15 11 13 LA Clippers .. 2 0 3 6 1 2 1 2 0 4 1 1 5 1 23 11 10 9 LA Lakers .... 13 7 13 19 1 3 3 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 9 5 1 1 Phoenix ...... 10 11 6 16 3 4 1 3 2 1 3 1 0 3 8 4 4 2 Portland ..... 5 5 8 13 5 3 2 2 3 3 2 0 2 2 16 8 1 2 Sacramento ... 2 5 5 6 0 1 2 5 1 4 2 4 4 2 4 13 10 12 Seattle ...... 11 13 8 16 2 3 0 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 11 4 3 0 Boston ....... 2 3 4 14 2 6 0 3 2 0 2 1 5 2 15 8 9 4 Miami ........ 10 8 9 14 1 4 4 2 3 1 0 3 1 0 10 10 2 0 New Jersey ... 2 3 15 13 4 2 2 2 0 4 3 2 4 1 12 8 4 1 New York ..... 9 4 11 7 2 3 3 0 4 2 3 4 2 6 11 6 4 1 Orlando ...... 4 2 9 14 1 4 1 4 2 0 3 4 1 3 9 11 3 7 Philadelphia . 4 1 9 9 1 1 0 1 5 1 1 2 5 6 17 9 7 3 Washington ... 6 6 7 11 0 2 3 7 0 3 4 1 2 3 13 5 4 5 Atlanta ...... 7 6 11 10 7 1 2 4 2 3 5 1 3 2 6 6 4 2 Charlotte .... 6 6 9 18 2 1 1 6 2 1 1 1 0 1 9 7 8 3 Chicago ...... 9 6 14 22 3 2 0 5 1 1 2 0 2 1 10 1 0 3 Cleveland .... 7 5 9 12 3 2 2 3 4 3 4 3 0 2 13 5 1 4 Detroit ...... 6 4 6 11 3 3 2 1 1 3 7 0 4 5 17 7 1 1 Indiana ...... 10 5 9 15 4 6 4 3 2 2 2 3 1 1 11 2 1 1 Milwaukee .... 2 3 2 20 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 5 2 12 9 6 5 Toronto ...... 0 1 0 7 0 3 1 1 3 2 6 1 2 6 17 11 5 16 Win-Loss for last # games (H=home, R=road): L5 L10 L15 L20 HL5 HL10 HL15 HL20 RL5 RL10 RL15 RL20 Dallas ...... 1-4 2-8 4-11 7-13 1-4 4-6 6-9 9-11 0-5 2-8 4-11 5-15 Denver ...... 1-4 2-8 3-12 6-14 2-3 5-5 5-10 6-14 0-5 1-9 1-14 2-18 Houston ..... 2-3 4-6 5-10 10-10 1-4 6-4 9-6 13-7 3-2 4-6 6-9 9-11 Minnesota ... 4-1 7-3 11-4 12-8 5-0 7-3 10-5 13-7 3-2 6-4 7-8 8-12 San Antonio . 4-1 7-3 11-4 14-6 3-2 6-4 11-4 13-7 4-1 8-2 10-5 13-7 Utah ........ 3-2 8-2 12-3 16-4 5-0 10-0 14-1 18-2 3-2 6-4 11-4 15-5 Vancouver ... 1-4 3-7 4-11 4-16 1-4 3-7 4-11 5-15 2-3 2-8 2-13 2-18 Golden State 3-2 4-6 5-10 5-15 2-3 3-7 4-11 7-13 2-3 3-7 4-11 5-15 LA Clippers . 1-4 1-9 2-13 4-16 1-4 3-7 4-11 5-15 0-5 1-9 2-13 3-17 LA Lakers ... 5-0 9-1 13-2 17-3 4-1 9-1 12-3 16-4 5-0 9-1 11-4 14-6 Phoenix ..... 4-1 9-1 11-4 15-5 4-1 8-2 11-4 15-5 5-0 7-3 9-6 13-7 Portland .... 2-3 6-4 9-6 11-9 4-1 6-4 10-5 14-6 3-2 5-5 6-9 8-12 Sacramento .. 0-5 1-9 1-14 1-19 1-4 1-9 4-11 7-13 0-5 0-10 1-14 3-17 Seattle ..... 3-2 7-3 11-4 14-6 3-2 8-2 13-2 16-4 4-1 5-5 9-6 11-9 Boston ...... 1-4 5-5 6-9 7-13 2-3 4-6 8-7 12-8 2-3 3-7 5-10 6-14 Miami ....... 2-3 4-6 9-6 12-8 3-2 8-2 11-4 14-6 1-4 5-5 10-5 14-6 New Jersey .. 2-3 6-4 8-7 10-10 3-2 5-5 7-8 11-9 3-2 5-5 6-9 9-11 New York .... 2-3 3-7 6-9 8-12 3-2 5-5 9-6 13-7 0-5 3-7 4-11 6-14 Orlando ..... 2-3 4-6 7-8 9-11 4-1 7-3 10-5 14-6 1-4 2-8 5-10 6-14 Philadelphia 1-4 5-5 6-9 8-12 4-1 5-5 8-7 10-10 1-4 3-7 5-10 7-13 Washington .. 4-1 6-4 8-7 10-10 3-2 5-5 9-6 12-8 2-3 5-5 7-8 9-11 Atlanta ..... 4-1 7-3 10-5 13-7 4-1 7-3 12-3 15-5 2-3 5-5 8-7 9-11 Charlotte ... 4-1 5-5 8-7 12-8 4-1 8-2 13-2 16-4 1-4 4-6 8-7 10-10 Chicago ..... 3-2 7-3 12-3 16-4 4-1 9-1 13-2 17-3 3-2 8-2 12-3 15-5 Cleveland ... 3-2 6-4 10-5 14-6 5-0 8-2 13-2 15-5 2-3 5-5 6-9 7-13 Detroit ..... 3-2 3-7 6-9 9-11 2-3 5-5 9-6 12-8 1-4 4-6 5-10 5-15 Indiana ..... 4-1 8-2 11-4 15-5 5-0 8-2 12-3 15-5 3-2 7-3 9-6 13-7 Milwaukee ... 1-4 5-5 7-8 7-13 1-4 2-8 5-10 8-12 3-2 5-5 5-10 7-13 Toronto ..... 1-4 1-9 1-14 3-17 0-5 1-9 2-13 5-15 1-4 2-8 3-12 3-17 Month and Division Records Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Mid Pac Atl Cen Dallas ....... 4-11 1-14 3-11 3-10 8-8 1-8 9-15 4-24 3-11 4-12 Denver ....... 1-12 1-14 2-14 1-12 4-11 2-8 3-21 6-22 2-12 0-16 Houston ...... 8-5 7-6 6-11 7-6 9-7 4-6 14-10 15-13 5-9 7-9 Minnesota .... 7-8 8-6 10-4 5-8 8-8 7-3 14-10 16-12 7-7 8-8 San Antonio .. 9-7 9-4 14-3 7-4 11-5 6-3 18-6 15-13 12-2 11-5 Utah ......... 9-6 10-5 10-3 9-2 15-2 9-2 22-2 16-12 11-3 13-3 Vancouver .... 7-11 3-9 3-13 1-9 2-14 3-7 4-20 10-18 1-13 4-12 Golden State . 1-13 6-8 1-14 4-9 3-14 4-5 9-19 6-18 3-11 1-15 LA Clippers .. 2-14 4-10 4-12 2-9 4-11 1-9 8-20 6-18 2-12 1-15 LA Lakers .... 13-2 10-5 9-4 7-5 13-4 9-1 26-2 16-8 6-8 13-3 Phoenix ...... 9-3 9-6 11-5 9-4 10-7 8-1 20-8 17-7 9-5 10-6 Portland ..... 10-5 8-5 6-9 9-4 7-8 6-5 19-9 14-10 5-9 8-8 Sacramento ... 5-11 6-9 8-6 5-9 2-12 1-8 12-16 6-18 6-8 3-13 Seattle ...... 13-3 11-3 11-4 8-3 11-5 7-3 20-8 19-5 10-4 12-4 Boston ....... 7-9 7-5 6-10 7-6 4-11 5-5 6-8 7-7 12-13 11-18 Miami ........ 10-5 10-4 7-7 13-2 12-3 3-6 10-4 9-5 18-6 18-12 New Jersey ... 10-5 6-8 10-6 7-6 4-10 6-4 8-6 8-6 12-12 15-15 New York ..... 10-5 7-7 7-7 8-4 8-10 3-6 7-7 9-5 13-11 14-16 Orlando ...... 10-6 7-7 4-12 8-4 8-7 4-5 10-4 7-7 11-13 13-17 Philadelphia . 4-9 3-12 7-8 5-8 7-9 5-5 7-7 8-6 7-17 9-21 Washington ... 5-11 11-5 7-7 6-6 7-7 6-4 9-5 9-5 12-13 12-17 Atlanta ...... 14-2 5-8 9-8 5-6 9-5 8-3 8-6 8-6 15-11 19-9 Charlotte .... 9-5 9-6 9-7 7-5 12-3 5-5 11-3 9-5 15-11 16-12 Chicago ...... 9-7 11-3 13-3 10-3 13-1 6-3 10-4 10-4 21-5 21-7 Cleveland .... 9-6 8-5 9-7 4-9 11-4 6-4 9-5 10-4 14-12 14-14 Detroit ...... 6-11 8-6 7-7 5-6 8-9 3-6 6-8 6-8 13-13 12-16 Indiana ...... 8-6 11-4 12-2 8-5 11-5 8-2 9-5 8-6 22-4 19-9 Milwaukee .... 9-6 5-9 8-7 6-6 3-13 5-5 7-7 9-5 11-15 9-19 Toronto ...... 1-15 3-11 6-8 3-9 2-13 1-10 5-9 4-10 5-21 2-26 Division Records W-L HW HL RW RL Mid Pac Atl Cen Midwest 254-320 153 134 101 186 84-84 82-114 41-57 47-65 Pacific 287-287 168 119 119 168 114-82 84-84 41-57 48-64 Atlantic 291-283 175 112 116 171 57-41 57-41 85-85 92-116 Central 357-299 212 116 145 183 65-47 64-48 116-92 112-112 10 Largest Win Margins (home team listed first) 2/27 65 Ind 124, Por 59 11/17 45 Por 120, Dal 75 1/10 42 SA 109, Sac 67 4/3 40 Van 98, Sea 138 2/19 39 LAL 131, Den 92 2/2 39 Den 72, Chi 111 12/13 38 NJ 133, Den 95 3/27 37 Ind 133, Cha 96 2/19 37 Tor 86, Chi 123 12/20 37 Det 115, Phi 78 10 Lowest Scores (home team listed first) 3/29 55 Ind 55, SA 74 2/27 59 Ind 124, Por 59 11/26 60 Orl 60, Mia 84 12/5 62 Chi 84, Mil 62 11/22 62 Dal 62, Mil 83 3/1 63 Ind 90, Den 63 4/14 66 Por 92, Sac 66 2/10 66 Ind 85, Orl 66 12/12 66 Uta 68, Dal 66 1/21 67 Den 67, Det 87 10 Highest Scores (home team listed first) 3/13 152 LAC 152, Tor 120 11/14 140 Por 139, Pho 140 11/14 139 Por 139, Pho 140 4/3 138 Van 98, Sea 138 3/9 134 Pho 134, LAC 105 3/27 133 Ind 133, Cha 96 3/25 133 Sea 133, Was 109 12/13 133 NJ 133, Den 95 11/24 133 Uta 133, Min 124 1/14 132 LAL 132, Den 114