NBA and ABA Games Played on March 16, 1974

Mar 15, 1974 Mar 16, 1974 Mar 17, 1974

4 NBA Games

Cleveland	105	Final
Buffalo	114

	1	2	3	4
Cleveland	21	32	21	31
Buffalo	36	28	27	23

PTS	R. Smith-BUF	30
TRB	G. Heard-BUF	24

LA Lakers	105	Final
Golden State	135

	1	2	3	4
LA Lakers	24	27	24	30
Golden State	33	38	24	40

PTS	C. Russell-GSW	34
TRB	C. Lee-GSW	19

Boston	146	Final
Philadelphia	127

	1	2	3	4
Boston	32	31	37	46
Philadelphia	26	28	31	42

PTS	F. Carter-PHI	31
TRB	D. Cowens-BOS	12

Atlanta	127	Final
Portland	128

	1	2	3	4
Atlanta	32	36	33	26
Portland	32	33	41	22

PTS	G. Petrie-POR	37
TRB	D. Jones-ATL	12

4 ABA Games

San Diego	101	Final
Carolina	90

	1	2	3	4
San Diego	21	29	30	21
Carolina	29	19	19	23

PTS	B. Lamar-SDA	26
TRB	C. Jones-SDA	18

New York	114	Final
Kentucky	112	OT

	1	2	3	4	OT
New York	33	15	22	31	13
Kentucky	27	20	32	22	11

PTS	J. Erving-NYA	41
TRB	A. Gilmore-KEN	19

Memphis	102	Final
San Antonio	104

	1	2	3	4
Memphis	17	31	31	23
San Antonio	24	20	33	27

PTS	G. Thompson-MMT	25
TRB	S. Nater-SAA	21

Denver	101	Final
Virginia	107

	1	2	3	4
Denver	29	26	23	23
Virginia	30	28	25	24

PTS	G. Carter-VIR	30
TRB	J. Eakins-VIR	11

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics*	51	23	.689	—	108.8	104.5
New York Knicks*	47	30	.610	5.5	100.9	97.9
Buffalo Braves*	41	36	.532	11.5	111.6	111.1
Philadelphia 76ers	23	52	.307	28.5	101.1	107.5
Central Division
Capital Bullets*	43	33	.566	—	101.1	100.0
Atlanta Hawks	32	45	.416	11.5	108.9	110.3
Houston Rockets	31	44	.413	11.5	107.5	107.5
Cleveland Cavaliers	26	51	.338	17.5	99.9	104.9

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	54	22	.711	—	106.6	98.8
Chicago Bulls*	50	26	.658	4.0	102.3	98.7
Detroit Pistons*	49	28	.636	5.5	104.4	100.1
Kansas City-Omaha Kings	29	47	.382	25.0	101.7	105.8
Pacific Division
Golden State Warriors	43	32	.573	—	109.1	105.9
Los Angeles Lakers*	43	34	.558	1.0	108.3	108.0
Seattle SuperSonics	32	43	.427	11.0	106.1	108.5
Phoenix Suns	27	50	.351	17.0	106.8	111.1
Portland Trail Blazers	25	50	.333	18.0	106.1	110.9

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