NBA and ABA Games Played on December 19, 1972

Dec 18, 1972 Dec 19, 1972 Dec 20, 1972

6 NBA Games

Kansas City-Omaha	102	Final
Atlanta	119

	1	2	3	4
Kansas City-Omaha	29	24	27	22
Atlanta	31	34	24	30

PTS	T. Archibald-KCO	33
TRB	W. Bellamy-ATL	16

LA Lakers	126	Final
Buffalo	100

	1	2	3	4
LA Lakers	27	29	32	38
Buffalo	27	26	28	19

PTS	E. Smith-BUF	35
TRB	W. Chamberlain-LAL	22

Portland	109	Final
Chicago	100

	1	2	3	4
Portland	21	26	31	31
Chicago	27	18	26	29

PTS	S. Wicks-POR	31
TRB	S. Wicks-POR	22

Boston	112	Final
Golden State	115

	1	2	3	4
Boston	27	26	30	29
Golden State	30	29	29	27

PTS	N. Thurmond-GSW	33
TRB	D. Cowens-BOS	23

Seattle	77	Final
Milwaukee	121

	1	2	3	4
Seattle	15	14	25	23
Milwaukee	34	27	29	31

PTS	K. Abdul-Jabbar-MIL	33
TRB	K. Abdul-Jabbar-MIL	15

New York	84	Final
Phoenix	117

	1	2	3	4
New York	22	17	16	29
Phoenix	16	32	30	39

PTS	C. Haskins-PHO	28
TRB	L. Green-PHO	21

2 ABA Games

Dallas	115	Final
Denver	137

	1	2	3	4
Dallas	24	24	32	35
Denver	27	40	36	34

PTS	R. Simpson-DNR	35

Carolina	116	Final
San Diego	111

	1	2	3	4
Carolina	29	26	30	31
San Diego	25	31	26	29

PTS	B. Cunningham-CAR	32

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics*	26	4	.867	—	112.4	102.4
New York Knicks*	25	9	.735	3.0	106.1	96.5
Buffalo Braves	9	23	.281	18.0	99.1	109.3
Philadelphia 76ers	3	30	.091	24.5	103.1	116.6
Central Division
Baltimore Bullets*	18	13	.581	—	104.2	100.7
Atlanta Hawks*	18	15	.545	1.0	109.7	110.1
Houston Rockets	13	17	.433	4.5	108.3	109.8
Cleveland Cavaliers	9	25	.265	10.5	99.4	105.0

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	23	9	.719	—	105.5	95.2
Chicago Bulls*	20	11	.645	2.5	101.6	97.2
Kansas City-Omaha Kings	19	17	.528	6.0	107.3	109.3
Detroit Pistons	13	17	.433	9.0	111.0	113.3
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	26	5	.839	—	115.6	104.3
Golden State Warriors*	20	11	.645	6.0	108.1	104.5
Phoenix Suns	15	18	.455	12.0	109.5	109.6
Seattle SuperSonics	10	26	.278	18.5	99.7	106.4
Portland Trail Blazers	8	25	.242	19.0	104.4	112.4

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