NBA Games Played on December 16, 1977

Dec 15, 1977 Dec 16, 1977 Dec 17, 1977

9 NBA Games

San Antonio	99	Final
Atlanta	115

	1	2	3	4
San Antonio	24	25	23	27
Atlanta	32	18	32	33

PTS	B. Paultz-SAS	24
TRB	S. Hawes-ATL	11

Golden State	113	Final
Boston	118

	1	2	3	4
Golden State	30	25	35	23
Boston	29	31	30	28

PTS	C. Scott-BOS	30
TRB	D. Cowens-BOS	23

Philadelphia	110	Final
Chicago	115

	1	2	3	4
Philadelphia	22	25	31	32
Chicago	32	35	27	21

PTS	M. Johnson-CHI	34
TRB	A. Gilmore-CHI	23

Washington	117	Final
Denver	112	OT

	1	2	3	4	OT
Washington	23	20	35	22	17
Denver	31	24	25	20	12

PTS	E. Hayes-WSB	33
TRB	E. Hayes-WSB	20

Detroit	106	Final
Indiana	114	OT

	1	2	3	4	OT
Detroit	31	22	21	28	4
Indiana	23	20	36	23	12

PTS	D. Roundfield-IND	36
TRB	D. Roundfield-IND	25

Seattle	98	Final
LA Lakers	90

	1	2	3	4
Seattle	31	25	21	21
LA Lakers	21	24	22	23

PTS	K. Abdul-Jabbar-LAL	37
TRB	M. Webster-SEA	21

New York	150	Final
Milwaukee	152	3OT

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT
New York	27	23	34	32	11	10	13
Milwaukee	35	24	30	27	11	10	15

PTS	L. Shelton-NYK	41
TRB	B. McAdoo-NYK	17

Cleveland	106	Final
New Jersey	116	OT

	1	2	3	4	OT
Cleveland	25	28	27	18	8
New Jersey	18	30	24	26	18

PTS	B. King-NJN	26
TRB	J. Chones-CLE	15

Phoenix	126	Final
New Orleans	113

	1	2	3	4
Phoenix	38	29	26	33
New Orleans	26	28	26	33

PTS	P. Maravich-NOJ	34
TRB	T. Robinson-NOJ	18

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Philadelphia 76ers*	18	10	.643	—	112.9	108.2
New York Knicks*	15	13	.536	3.0	112.7	112.2
Buffalo Braves	11	14	.440	5.5	103.6	105.3
Boston Celtics	10	16	.385	7.0	107.2	109.7
New Jersey Nets	7	23	.233	12.0	106.1	113.5
Central Division
Washington Bullets*	17	9	.654	—	109.4	106.8
Cleveland Cavaliers*	15	11	.577	2.0	101.2	100.6
San Antonio Spurs*	16	13	.552	2.5	115.4	114.8
Atlanta Hawks*	14	13	.519	3.5	104.1	106.7
New Orleans Jazz	12	16	.429	6.0	107.2	110.0
Houston Rockets	10	16	.385	7.0	104.8	107.8

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Chicago Bulls	17	10	.630	—	103.9	100.7
Denver Nuggets*	18	11	.621	—	112.8	112.1
Milwaukee Bucks*	16	14	.533	2.5	112.2	112.2
Indiana Pacers	11	15	.423	5.5	113.7	113.3
Kansas City Kings	10	17	.370	7.0	107.3	108.9
Detroit Pistons	9	16	.360	7.0	103.6	107.3
Pacific Division
Portland Trail Blazers*	21	4	.840	—	111.4	100.6
Phoenix Suns*	16	9	.640	5.0	109.0	105.1
Golden State Warriors	13	15	.464	9.5	108.0	106.9
Seattle SuperSonics*	13	18	.419	11.0	101.3	102.0
Los Angeles Lakers*	11	17	.393	11.5	105.8	107.5

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