NBA and ABA Games Played on December 21, 1972

Dec 20, 1972 Dec 21, 1972 Dec 22, 1972

No games played on this date.

3 ABA Games

Memphis	131	Final
Dallas	118

	1	2	3	4
Memphis	27	34	33	37
Dallas	31	34	20	33

PTS	G. Thompson-MMT	36

New York	96	Final
Denver	106

	1	2	3	4
New York	25	19	26	26
Denver	27	30	27	22

PTS	R. Simpson-DNR	38

Utah	118	Final
Indiana	112

	1	2	3	4
Utah	27	27	33	31
Indiana	27	30	30	25

PTS	R. Brown-INA	35
TRB	G. Govan-UTS	23

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*	26	9	.743	2.5	106.7	96.6
Buffalo Braves	9	23	.281	18.0	99.1	109.3
Philadelphia 76ers	3	31	.088	25.0	103.4	117.3
Central Division
Baltimore Bullets*	18	14	.563	—	103.8	100.6
Atlanta Hawks*	18	15	.545	0.5	109.7	110.1
Houston Rockets	13	18	.419	4.5	108.1	110.3
Cleveland Cavaliers	9	25	.265	10.0	99.4	105.0

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	24	9	.727	—	106.0	95.5
Chicago Bulls*	20	11	.645	3.0	101.6	97.2
Kansas City-Omaha Kings	20	17	.541	6.0	107.7	109.3
Detroit Pistons	14	17	.452	9.0	112.0	113.3
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	27	5	.844	—	115.0	103.8
Golden State Warriors*	20	11	.645	6.5	108.1	104.5
Phoenix Suns	15	18	.455	12.5	109.5	109.6
Seattle SuperSonics	10	27	.270	19.5	99.9	106.8
Portland Trail Blazers	8	26	.235	20.0	104.4	112.7

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