NBA and ABA Games Played on January 4, 1972

Jan 3, 1972 Jan 4, 1972 Jan 5, 1972

6 NBA Games

Phoenix	112	Final
Chicago	108

	1	2	3	4
Phoenix	25	27	31	29
Chicago	26	22	33	27

PTS	C. Walker-CHI	26
TRB	P. Silas-PHO	18

Philadelphia	131	Final
Detroit	127

	1	2	3	4
Philadelphia	38	28	29	36
Detroit	23	29	35	40

PTS	B. Cunningham-PHI	39
TRB	2 tied	18

Buffalo	86	Final
Golden State	112

	1	2	3	4
Buffalo	15	19	28	24
Golden State	33	24	33	22

PTS	E. Smith-BUF	22
TRB	E. Smith-BUF	21

Seattle	110	Final
Houston	119

	1	2	3	4
Seattle	29	23	29	29
Houston	28	29	38	24

PTS	C. Murphy-HOU	28
TRB	R. Tomjanovich-HOU	22

New York	100	Final
Milwaukee	121

	1	2	3	4
New York	23	23	25	29
Milwaukee	32	24	34	31

PTS	K. Abdul-Jabbar-MIL	36
TRB	J. Lucas-NYK	12

Atlanta	103	Final
Portland	91

	1	2	3	4
Atlanta	30	27	20	26
Portland	22	27	23	19

PTS	W. Bellamy-ATL	24
TRB	2 tied	16

4 ABA Games

Kentucky	106	Final
Denver	103

	1	2	3	4
Kentucky	29	22	30	25
Denver	26	27	28	22

PTS	D. Issel-KEN	32
TRB	A. Gilmore-KEN	15

Virginia	113	Final
Floridians	124

	1	2	3	4
Virginia	27	29	26	31
Floridians	37	30	27	30

PTS	M. Calvin-FLO	38
TRB	J. Erving-VIR	13

Utah	114	Final
Memphis	89

	1	2	3	4
Utah	26	27	25	36
Memphis	22	19	29	19

PTS	J. Neumann-MMP	25
TRB	G. Govan-MMP	18

Carolina	130	Final
Pittsburgh	116

	1	2	3	4
Carolina	30	35	34	31
Pittsburgh	20	31	24	41

PTS	L. Miller-CAR	35
TRB	J. McDaniels-CAR	16

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics*	27	14	.659	—	113.5	108.8
New York Knicks*	25	15	.625	1.5	107.6	101.9
Philadelphia 76ers	17	24	.415	10.0	112.6	115.8
Buffalo Braves	12	27	.308	14.0	101.3	110.4
Central Division
Baltimore Bullets*	15	22	.405	—	106.2	109.4
Atlanta Hawks*	15	25	.375	1.5	107.7	110.9
Cleveland Cavaliers	15	25	.375	1.5	102.8	109.5
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*	33	8	.805	—	114.1	101.0
Chicago Bulls*	27	11	.711	4.5	111.5	102.5
Phoenix Suns	24	17	.585	9.0	116.7	110.0
Detroit Pistons	15	25	.375	17.5	107.5	114.3
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	37	3	.925	—	121.8	107.8
Seattle SuperSonics	23	19	.548	15.0	106.5	105.3
Golden State Warriors*	21	19	.525	16.0	104.3	105.1
Houston Rockets	15	26	.366	22.5	107.4	111.8
Portland Trail Blazers	9	33	.214	29.0	106.2	117.7

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