NBA and ABA Games Played on December 15, 1972

Dec 14, 1972 Dec 15, 1972 Dec 16, 1972

7 NBA Games

Houston	91	Final
Baltimore	94

	1	2	3	4
Houston	22	22	24	23
Baltimore	24	16	26	28

PTS	J. Walker-HOU	21
TRB	W. Unseld-BAL	21

Golden State	129	Final
Buffalo	95

	1	2	3	4
Golden State	22	27	42	38
Buffalo	29	28	10	28

PTS	J. Mullins-GSW	27
TRB	N. Thurmond-GSW	24

New York	86	Final
Chicago	90

	1	2	3	4
New York	24	26	18	18
Chicago	25	23	14	28

PTS	W. Frazier-NYK	20
TRB	C. Ray-CHI	12

Detroit	132	Final
Kansas City-Omaha	140	OT

	1	2	3	4	OT
Detroit	31	40	32	22	7
Kansas City-Omaha	33	30	29	33	15

PTS	T. Archibald-KCO	41
TRB	B. Lanier-DET	21

Boston	102	Final
LA Lakers	98

	1	2	3	4
Boston	27	23	27	25
LA Lakers	25	25	25	23

PTS	D. Cowens-BOS	31
TRB	D. Cowens-BOS	19

Cleveland	82	Final
Milwaukee	98

	1	2	3	4
Cleveland	16	15	22	29
Milwaukee	25	20	30	23

PTS	B. Dandridge-MIL	18
TRB	K. Abdul-Jabbar-MIL	14

Portland	96	Final
Seattle	95

	1	2	3	4
Portland	18	21	25	32
Seattle	18	25	22	30

PTS	S. Haywood-SEA	37
TRB	3 tied	13

3 ABA Games

Denver	99	Final
Dallas	104

	1	2	3	4
Denver	24	24	32	19
Dallas	22	30	24	28

PTS	R. Jones-DLC	30

Kentucky	118	Final
New York	110

	1	2	3	4
Kentucky	31	18	37	32
New York	28	28	29	25

PTS	D. Issel-KEN	34
TRB	A. Gilmore-KEN	23

Carolina	113	Final
Virginia	97

	1	2	3	4
Carolina	30	31	22	30
Virginia	24	20	31	22

PTS	J. Erving-VIR	24
TRB	J. Eakins-VIR	17

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics*	24	3	.889	—	111.7	101.6
New York Knicks*	24	8	.750	2.5	107.1	96.3
Buffalo Braves	8	22	.267	17.5	98.2	109.0
Philadelphia 76ers	3	29	.094	23.5	103.1	116.3
Central Division
Baltimore Bullets*	17	13	.567	—	104.2	100.8
Atlanta Hawks*	16	15	.516	1.5	109.7	110.8
Houston Rockets	11	17	.393	5.0	107.8	109.8
Cleveland Cavaliers	9	23	.281	9.0	99.3	105.0

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	22	9	.710	—	105.0	95.8
Chicago Bulls*	20	9	.690	1.0	102.3	96.8
Kansas City-Omaha Kings	18	15	.545	5.0	107.5	109.3
Detroit Pistons	13	16	.448	8.0	111.0	112.9
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	25	5	.833	—	115.3	104.4
Golden State Warriors*	19	10	.655	5.5	108.2	104.2
Phoenix Suns	13	18	.419	12.5	109.2	110.7
Seattle SuperSonics	10	24	.294	17.0	100.4	105.5
Portland Trail Blazers	7	23	.233	18.0	104.2	112.5

Please note that teams tied in the standings are sorted by team name and no tiebreakers are being applied to these standings.