1997-98 regular-season record
Historical regular season
Historical regular seasonChicago Bulls: 62 wins and 20 losses in the certified regular-season scope below.
The record
| Team | Played | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bulls | 82 | 62 | 20 |
| Utah Jazz | 82 | 62 | 20 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 82 | 61 | 21 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 82 | 61 | 21 |
| Indiana Pacers | 82 | 58 | 24 |
| Phoenix Suns | 82 | 56 | 26 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 82 | 56 | 26 |
| Miami Heat | 82 | 55 | 27 |
| Charlotte Hornets (1988 franchise) | 82 | 51 | 31 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 82 | 50 | 32 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 82 | 47 | 35 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 82 | 46 | 36 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 82 | 45 | 37 |
| New Jersey Nets | 82 | 43 | 39 |
| New York Knicks | 82 | 43 | 39 |
| Washington Wizards | 82 | 42 | 40 |
| Houston Rockets | 82 | 41 | 41 |
| Orlando Magic | 82 | 41 | 41 |
| Detroit Pistons | 82 | 37 | 45 |
| Boston Celtics | 82 | 36 | 46 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 82 | 36 | 46 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 82 | 31 | 51 |
| Sacramento Kings | 82 | 27 | 55 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 82 | 20 | 62 |
| Golden State Warriors | 82 | 19 | 63 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 82 | 19 | 63 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 82 | 17 | 65 |
| Toronto Raptors | 82 | 16 | 66 |
| Denver Nuggets | 82 | 11 | 71 |
Across the aggregate-safe scope: highest combined game score 279 points; largest winning margin 65 points.
Notable games
- Opening night: Chicago Bulls 85, Boston Celtics 92 (31 October 1997)
- Opening night: New York Knicks 97, Charlotte Hornets (1988 franchise) 85 (31 October 1997)
- Opening night: San Antonio Spurs 107, Denver Nuggets 96 (31 October 1997)
- Opening night: Washington Wizards 79, Detroit Pistons 92 (31 October 1997)
- Opening night: Cleveland Cavaliers 86, Houston Rockets 94 (31 October 1997)
- Opening night: Utah Jazz 87, Los Angeles Lakers 104 (31 October 1997)
- Opening night: Toronto Raptors 101, Miami Heat 114 (31 October 1997)
- Opening night: Golden State Warriors 113, Minnesota Timberwolves 129 (31 October 1997)
- Opening night: Indiana Pacers 95, New Jersey Nets 97 (31 October 1997)
- Opening night: Atlanta Hawks 105, Orlando Magic 99 (31 October 1997)
- Opening night: Milwaukee Bucks 103, Philadelphia 76ers 88 (31 October 1997)
- Opening night: Los Angeles Clippers 100, Phoenix Suns 110 (31 October 1997)
- Opening night: Seattle SuperSonics 91, Portland Trail Blazers 83 (31 October 1997)
- Opening night: Dallas Mavericks 90, Vancouver Grizzlies 88 (31 October 1997)
- Highest combined score: Phoenix Suns 140, Portland Trail Blazers 139 (14 November 1997)
- Christmas Day: Miami Heat 80, Chicago Bulls 90 (25 December 1997)
- Christmas Day: Houston Rockets 103, Utah Jazz 107 (25 December 1997)
- Biggest winning margin: Portland Trail Blazers 59, Indiana Pacers 124 (27 February 1998)
Scope: 1997-98. These are frozen historical regular-season records. Playoffs, play-in and current-season results are outside this page.
Data & credits
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Details
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