NBA Games Played on December 25, 1979

Dec 24, 1979 Dec 25, 1979 Dec 26, 1979

5 NBA Games

Detroit	101	Final
Cleveland	111

	1	2	3	4
Detroit	25	28	30	18
Cleveland	28	32	23	28

PTS	M. Mitchell-CLE	23
TRB	M. Mitchell-CLE	19

New Jersey	102	Final
New York	131

	1	2	3	4
New Jersey	23	26	24	29
New York	40	30	31	30

PTS	B. Cartwright-NYK	33
TRB	C. Robinson-NJN	13

Golden State	91	Final
Portland	113

	1	2	3	4
Golden State	31	17	26	17
Portland	29	37	22	25

PTS	T. Owens-POR	32
TRB	K. Washington-POR	10

Denver	111	Final
Utah	122

	1	2	3	4
Denver	19	35	35	22
Utah	29	27	33	33

PTS	2 tied	37
TRB	D. Issel-DEN	12

Philadelphia	95	Final
Washington	92

	1	2	3	4
Philadelphia	19	28	23	25
Washington	23	27	21	21

PTS	E. Hayes-WSB	29
TRB	2 tied	14

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics*	27	8	.771	—	112.1	105.0
Philadelphia 76ers*	26	10	.722	1.5	109.3	103.8
New York Knicks	17	20	.459	11.0	115.0	116.0
Washington Bullets*	14	17	.452	11.0	105.1	108.8
New Jersey Nets	13	23	.361	14.5	102.8	105.8
Central Division
Atlanta Hawks*	23	15	.605	—	107.2	103.0
San Antonio Spurs*	18	17	.514	3.5	120.1	121.2
Cleveland Cavaliers	17	20	.459	5.5	115.5	115.4
Indiana Pacers	16	19	.457	5.5	109.8	111.9
Houston Rockets*	15	19	.441	6.0	113.0	113.4
Detroit Pistons	9	27	.250	13.0	109.1	114.8

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	21	15	.583	—	108.6	106.3
Kansas City Kings*	21	16	.568	0.5	108.5	104.2
Denver Nuggets	13	24	.351	8.5	108.1	112.2
Chicago Bulls	12	23	.343	8.5	105.3	108.9
Utah Jazz	10	26	.278	11.0	102.2	108.9
Pacific Division
Seattle SuperSonics*	24	11	.686	—	107.2	102.9
Los Angeles Lakers*	25	12	.676	—	115.0	111.2
Phoenix Suns*	24	13	.649	1.0	108.3	105.1
Portland Trail Blazers*	20	18	.526	5.5	99.7	97.8
San Diego Clippers	19	19	.500	6.5	108.2	110.1
Golden State Warriors	12	24	.333	12.5	103.1	107.3

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