NBA and ABA Games Played on December 18, 1971

Dec 17, 1971 Dec 18, 1971 Dec 19, 1971

7 NBA Games

Baltimore	94	Final
Atlanta	123

	1	2	3	4
Baltimore	18	31	21	24
Atlanta	35	17	34	37

PTS	W. Bellamy-ATL	23
TRB	2 tied	16

Buffalo	91	Final
Boston	124

	1	2	3	4
Buffalo	15	32	15	29
Boston	32	28	37	27

PTS	J. Havlicek-BOS	30
TRB	E. Smith-BUF	12

Houston	126	Final
Cincinnati	116

	1	2	3	4
Houston	24	41	30	31
Cincinnati	33	29	26	28

PTS	T. Van Arsdale-CIN	35
TRB	2 tied	12

Detroit	102	Final
Golden State	129

	1	2	3	4
Detroit	26	24	31	21
Golden State	30	30	34	35

PTS	J. Walker-DET	26
TRB	N. Thurmond-GSW	23

Cleveland	84	Final
New York	104

	1	2	3	4
Cleveland	25	18	22	19
New York	22	20	37	25

PTS	W. Frazier-NYK	25
TRB	J. Lucas-NYK	18

LA Lakers	132	Final
Phoenix	106

	1	2	3	4
LA Lakers	26	29	34	43
Phoenix	31	20	28	27

PTS	N. Walk-PHO	31
TRB	W. Chamberlain-LAL	16

Portland	105	Final
Seattle	107

	1	2	3	4
Portland	28	22	25	30
Seattle	23	33	24	27

PTS	S. Haywood-SEA	32
TRB	S. Haywood-SEA	24

5 ABA Games

New York	118	Final
Carolina	106

	1	2	3	4
New York	32	25	27	34
Carolina	26	25	28	27

PTS	B. Melchionni-NYA	28
TRB	J. McDaniels-CAR	22

Indiana	107	Final
Floridians	117

	1	2	3	4
Indiana	34	28	25	20
Floridians	20	23	34	40

PTS	I. Harge-FLO	23
TRB	I. Harge-FLO	16

Dallas	84	Final
Kentucky	94

	1	2	3	4
Dallas	23	17	20	24
Kentucky	22	19	23	30

PTS	R. Jones-DLC	25
TRB	A. Gilmore-KEN	18

Denver	94	Final
Memphis	103

	1	2	3	4
Denver	22	21	22	29
Memphis	32	22	29	20

PTS	R. Simpson-DNR	26
TRB	G. Govan-MMP	20

Pittsburgh	124	Final
Virginia	134

	1	2	3	4
Pittsburgh	31	31	32	30
Virginia	34	35	34	31

PTS	C. Scott-VIR	45
TRB	J. Erving-VIR	19

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics*	22	12	.647	—	114.2	108.9
New York Knicks*	18	13	.581	2.5	106.7	101.7
Philadelphia 76ers	14	18	.438	7.0	109.8	113.7
Buffalo Braves	12	19	.387	8.5	102.3	109.1
Central Division
Baltimore Bullets*	12	19	.387	—	105.4	109.6
Cleveland Cavaliers	11	22	.333	2.0	101.8	108.5
Cincinnati Royals	10	21	.323	2.0	104.9	110.3
Atlanta Hawks*	9	22	.290	3.0	106.1	110.8

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	29	4	.879	—	114.9	100.8
Chicago Bulls*	20	10	.667	7.5	110.7	103.2
Phoenix Suns	18	14	.563	10.5	116.5	110.0
Detroit Pistons	12	20	.375	16.5	106.6	113.6
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	30	3	.909	—	120.8	107.2
Seattle SuperSonics	21	14	.600	10.0	106.8	103.8
Golden State Warriors*	18	16	.529	12.5	104.5	104.9
Houston Rockets	12	23	.343	19.0	105.6	110.6
Portland Trail Blazers	7	25	.219	22.5	106.7	118.4

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