NBA Games Played on December 4, 1961

Dec 3, 1961 Dec 4, 1961 Dec 5, 1961

1 NBA Game

Syracuse	120	Final
LA Lakers	131

	1	2	3	4
Syracuse	30	34	30	26
LA Lakers	38	28	31	34

PTS	E. Baylor-LAL	50
TRB	E. Baylor-LAL	20

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Team	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Eastern Division
Boston Celtics*	16	3	.842	—	120.9	108.9
Philadelphia Warriors*	12	9	.571	5.0	125.3	119.9
Syracuse Nationals*	10	12	.455	7.5	118.1	118.4
New York Knicks	8	14	.364	9.5	110.1	116.7
Western Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	17	7	.708	—	119.0	116.1
Cincinnati Royals*	13	11	.542	4.0	123.5	121.8
Detroit Pistons*	9	11	.450	6.0	117.4	119.8
St. Louis Hawks	8	14	.364	8.0	118.0	119.7
Chicago Packers	3	15	.167	11.0	110.8	122.7

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