NBA Games Played on December 17, 1976

Dec 16, 1976 Dec 17, 1976 Dec 18, 1976

9 NBA Games

New York	123	Final
Boston	109

	1	2	3	4
New York	28	33	40	22
Boston	31	27	21	30

PTS	W. Frazier-NYK	32
TRB	C. Rowe-BOS	12

Washington	99	Final
Buffalo	88

	1	2	3	4
Washington	24	19	23	33
Buffalo	16	23	30	19

PTS	E. Hayes-WSB	37
TRB	J. Shumate-BUF	20

San Antonio	101	Final
Chicago	103

	1	2	3	4
San Antonio	28	26	19	28
Chicago	34	33	19	17

PTS	M. Johnson-CHI	26
TRB	A. Gilmore-CHI	21

Indiana	104	Final
Detroit	113

	1	2	3	4
Indiana	32	16	34	22
Detroit	31	22	28	32

PTS	B. Knight-IND	29
TRB	2 tied	17

Phoenix	105	Final
LA Lakers	118

	1	2	3	4
Phoenix	26	26	27	26
LA Lakers	24	28	26	40

PTS	K. Abdul-Jabbar-LAL	27
TRB	K. Abdul-Jabbar-LAL	15

Atlanta	113	Final
New Orleans	109

	1	2	3	4
Atlanta	31	23	25	34
New Orleans	21	32	34	22

PTS	P. Maravich-NOJ	30
TRB	J. Drew-ATL	13

Milwaukee	126	Final
New York	110

	1	2	3	4
Milwaukee	31	26	33	36
New York	26	28	25	31

PTS	B. Dandridge-MIL	36
TRB	S. Nater-MIL	17

Golden State	117	Final
Philadelphia	114

	1	2	3	4
Golden State	33	28	24	32
Philadelphia	33	34	28	19

PTS	R. Barry-GSW	34
TRB	2 tied	10

Denver	105	Final
Portland	127

	1	2	3	4
Denver	31	22	32	20
Portland	30	34	34	29

PTS	D. Thompson-DEN	24
TRB	B. Walton-POR	16

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Philadelphia 76ers*	16	11	.593	—	109.4	105.3
Boston Celtics*	14	12	.538	1.5	109.6	109.5
New York Knicks	13	14	.481	3.0	106.3	108.3
New York Nets	11	17	.393	5.5	98.2	102.1
Buffalo Braves	11	17	.393	5.5	109.3	111.9
Central Division
Cleveland Cavaliers*	17	9	.654	—	101.2	97.7
Houston Rockets*	16	9	.640	0.5	109.5	108.4
New Orleans Jazz	15	14	.517	3.5	107.8	106.3
San Antonio Spurs*	14	15	.483	4.5	113.1	113.3
Washington Bullets*	12	13	.480	4.5	101.9	104.4
Atlanta Hawks	12	18	.400	7.0	102.9	109.1

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Denver Nuggets*	18	9	.667	—	111.6	106.5
Detroit Pistons*	17	12	.586	2.0	109.3	108.4
Indiana Pacers	14	16	.467	5.5	107.9	108.3
Kansas City Kings	13	16	.448	6.0	105.8	107.0
Chicago Bulls*	8	15	.348	8.0	95.4	99.8
Milwaukee Bucks	5	25	.167	14.5	104.5	111.5
Pacific Division
Portland Trail Blazers*	20	8	.714	—	112.2	103.0
Los Angeles Lakers*	16	12	.571	4.0	108.5	103.4
Golden State Warriors*	14	12	.538	5.0	112.5	109.4
Seattle SuperSonics	15	14	.517	5.5	105.4	106.7
Phoenix Suns	11	14	.440	7.5	102.4	103.6

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