NBA and ABA Games Played on January 1, 1972

Dec 31, 1971 Jan 1, 1972 Jan 2, 1972

3 NBA Games

Cincinnati	94	Final
New York	104

	1	2	3	4
Cincinnati	24	25	21	24
New York	28	19	31	26

PTS	W. Frazier-NYK	41
TRB	J. Fox-CIN	14

Boston	104	Final
Phoenix	114

	1	2	3	4
Boston	29	21	25	29
Phoenix	27	33	31	23

PTS	C. Hawkins-PHO	25
TRB	P. Silas-PHO	13

Buffalo	83	Final
Seattle	97

	1	2	3	4
Buffalo	19	20	24	20
Seattle	20	24	25	28

PTS	Z. Abdul-Aziz-SEA	23
TRB	Z. Abdul-Aziz-SEA	18

No games played on this date.

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics*	27	13	.675	—	113.5	108.5
New York Knicks*	24	14	.632	2.0	107.9	101.4
Philadelphia 76ers	15	24	.385	11.5	111.2	115.4
Buffalo Braves	12	25	.324	13.5	102.0	110.4
Central Division
Baltimore Bullets*	15	22	.405	—	106.2	109.4
Cleveland Cavaliers	15	24	.385	1.0	102.4	108.5
Atlanta Hawks*	13	25	.342	2.5	107.6	111.4
Cincinnati Royals	10	27	.270	5.0	103.5	109.6

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	32	7	.821	—	114.4	101.0
Chicago Bulls*	27	10	.730	4.0	111.6	102.3
Phoenix Suns	23	16	.590	9.0	117.0	109.9
Detroit Pistons	14	24	.368	17.5	106.9	114.1
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	36	3	.923	—	121.8	107.7
Seattle SuperSonics	23	18	.561	14.0	106.4	105.0
Golden State Warriors*	20	19	.513	16.0	104.1	105.5
Houston Rockets	14	25	.359	22.0	107.1	111.9
Portland Trail Blazers	8	32	.200	28.5	106.5	118.7

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