NBA and ABA Games Played on December 16, 1972

Dec 15, 1972 Dec 16, 1972 Dec 17, 1972

6 NBA Games

Cleveland	94	Final
Atlanta	100

	1	2	3	4
Cleveland	23	22	27	22
Atlanta	23	20	31	26

PTS	L. Hudson-ATL	26
TRB	R. Roberson-CLE	16

Golden State	99	Final
Baltimore	105

	1	2	3	4
Golden State	20	23	26	30
Baltimore	24	24	28	29

PTS	E. Hayes-BAL	33
TRB	N. Thurmond-GSW	19

Houston	123	Final
Detroit	112

	1	2	3	4
Houston	29	31	31	32
Detroit	24	28	27	33

PTS	B. Lanier-DET	36
TRB	R. Tomjanovich-HOU	15

Chicago	83	Final
New York	97

	1	2	3	4
Chicago	23	22	17	21
New York	25	24	23	25

PTS	D. DeBusschere-NYK	27
TRB	D. DeBusschere-NYK	11

Buffalo	126	Final
Philadelphia	103

	1	2	3	4
Buffalo	32	32	29	33
Philadelphia	31	21	24	27

PTS	B. Kauffman-BUF	32
TRB	E. Smith-BUF	18

Boston	123	Final
Portland	116

	1	2	3	4
Boston	37	26	33	27
Portland	28	31	25	32

PTS	G. Petrie-POR	38
TRB	D. Cowens-BOS	17

4 ABA Games

San Diego	98	Final
Carolina	100

	1	2	3	4
San Diego	31	16	29	22
Carolina	27	19	29	25

PTS	S. Johnson-SDA	26
TRB	G. Moore-SDA	12

Memphis	120	Final
Indiana	125

	1	2	3	4
Memphis	28	34	34	24
Indiana	35	35	31	24

PTS	L. Davis-MMT	33
TRB	M. Daniels-INA	25

Denver	110	Final
Kentucky	117

	1	2	3	4
Denver	29	31	28	22
Kentucky	30	29	33	25

PTS	D. Issel-KEN	38
TRB	A. Gilmore-KEN	18

New York	107	Final
Virginia	124

	1	2	3	4
New York	25	32	24	26
Virginia	39	25	25	35

PTS	J. Erving-VIR	37
TRB	J. Chones-NYA	15

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics*	25	3	.893	—	112.1	102.1
New York Knicks*	25	8	.758	2.5	106.8	95.8
Buffalo Braves	9	22	.290	17.5	99.1	108.8
Philadelphia 76ers	3	30	.091	24.5	103.1	116.6
Central Division
Baltimore Bullets*	18	13	.581	—	104.2	100.7
Atlanta Hawks*	17	15	.531	1.5	109.4	110.3
Houston Rockets	12	17	.414	5.0	108.3	109.9
Cleveland Cavaliers	9	24	.273	10.0	99.1	104.8

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	22	9	.710	—	105.0	95.8
Chicago Bulls*	20	10	.667	1.5	101.7	96.8
Kansas City-Omaha Kings	18	15	.545	5.0	107.5	109.3
Detroit Pistons	13	17	.433	8.5	111.0	113.3
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	25	5	.833	—	115.3	104.4
Golden State Warriors*	19	11	.633	6.0	107.9	104.2
Phoenix Suns	13	18	.419	12.5	109.2	110.7
Seattle SuperSonics	10	24	.294	17.0	100.4	105.5
Portland Trail Blazers	7	24	.226	18.5	104.6	112.8

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