NBA Games Played on February 17, 1961

Feb 16, 1961 Feb 17, 1961 Feb 18, 1961

2 NBA Games

Syracuse	115	Final
Detroit	113

	1	2	3	4
Syracuse	31	29	32	23
Detroit	27	29	27	30

PTS	B. Ferry-DET	31

Boston	133	Final
Philadelphia	128

	1	2	3	4
Boston	38	25	39	31
Philadelphia	40	32	28	28

PTS	P. Arizin-PHW	49
TRB	B. Russell-BOS	28

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Team	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Eastern Division
Boston Celtics*	45	20	.692	—	119.0	113.6
Philadelphia Warriors*	37	27	.578	7.5	121.4	119.6
Syracuse Nationals*	31	31	.500	12.5	120.5	118.5
New York Knicks	19	45	.297	25.5	113.9	119.3
Western Division
St. Louis Hawks*	41	23	.641	—	118.3	114.4
Los Angeles Lakers*	29	36	.446	12.5	113.6	113.9
Detroit Pistons*	29	37	.439	13.0	118.5	121.6
Cincinnati Royals	28	40	.412	15.0	117.2	121.3

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