NBA and ABA Games Played on January 31, 1972

Jan 30, 1972 Jan 31, 1972 Feb 1, 1972

No games played on this date.

2 ABA Games

Carolina	115	Final
Utah	135

	1	2	3	4
Carolina	32	29	29	25
Utah	37	30	30	38

PTS	Z. Beaty-UTS	34
TRB	Z. Beaty-UTS	27

Indiana	123	Final
Virginia	115

	1	2	3	4
Indiana	29	32	26	36
Virginia	25	26	33	31

PTS	C. Scott-VIR	37
TRB	B. Netolicky-INA	20

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics*	37	18	.673	—	114.0	109.4
New York Knicks*	30	21	.588	5.0	107.5	104.1
Philadelphia 76ers	22	31	.415	14.0	113.8	117.0
Buffalo Braves	15	35	.300	19.5	101.6	109.8
Central Division
Baltimore Bullets*	24	27	.471	—	107.6	108.5
Atlanta Hawks*	20	33	.377	5.0	108.5	112.3
Cincinnati Royals	16	35	.314	8.0	105.4	110.7
Cleveland Cavaliers	16	37	.302	9.0	103.2	110.9

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	43	11	.796	—	115.1	101.6
Chicago Bulls*	38	15	.717	4.5	111.4	102.8
Phoenix Suns	31	24	.564	12.5	115.9	110.7
Detroit Pistons	18	35	.340	24.5	107.6	115.0
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	44	7	.863	—	121.4	108.5
Golden State Warriors*	33	20	.623	12.0	106.1	105.3
Seattle SuperSonics	31	23	.574	14.5	108.6	107.2
Houston Rockets	19	34	.358	26.0	108.0	111.8
Portland Trail Blazers	12	43	.218	34.0	107.1	117.8

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