1997-98 NBA Pacific standings

Name: 1997-98 NBA Pacific standings
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The Seattle SuperSonics and Los Angeles Lakers finished tied atop the 1997-98 NBA Pacific division race, both at 61-21. The Seattle SuperSonics won the division on an NBA tiebreaker these standings do not carry.

The 1997-98 playoffs, series by series

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Pacific standings, 1997-98

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Seattle SuperSonics (SEA) x	61	21	.744	-	7-3	W1
Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) x	61	21	.744	-	9-1	W5
Phoenix Suns (PHX) x	56	26	.683	5	9-1	W1
Portland Trail Blazers (POR) x	46	36	.561	15	6-4	L2
Sacramento Kings (SAC)	27	55	.329	34	1-9	L7
Golden State Warriors (GSW)	19	63	.232	42	4-6	W3
Los Angeles Clippers (LAC)	17	65	.207	44	1-9	W1

Final standings.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place

Turning points

The lead changed hands twice.
The Seattle SuperSonics trailed by as many as 2.5 games on November 18, 1997.
The Los Angeles Lakers won 11 games in a row from October 31, 1997 to November 23, 1997, the longest run of the race.
The Los Angeles Lakers led by 3 games as late as November 24, 1997.
The Seattle SuperSonics went 13-4 from January 23, 1998 to March 3, 1998, turning a lead of half a game into a lead of 5.5 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 58 of the 157 days played.
Three teams held first place.
The Seattle SuperSonics spent 132 of the season's 171 charted days in first place.