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NBA Games Played on December 20, 1983

Dec 19, 1983 Dec 20, 1983 Dec 21, 1983

6 NBA Games

New Jersey	87	Final
Atlanta	98

	1	2	3	4
New Jersey	23	19	26	19
Atlanta	23	27	19	29

PTS	O. Birdsong-NJN	27
TRB	T. Rollins-ATL	17

Dallas	104	Final
Detroit	116

	1	2	3	4
Dallas	24	24	28	28
Detroit	27	23	37	29

PTS	M. Aguirre-DAL	34
TRB	B. Laimbeer-DET	12

Phoenix	109	Final
Golden State	105

	1	2	3	4
Phoenix	29	21	30	29
Golden State	29	29	24	23

PTS	J. Carroll-GSW	32
TRB	L. Smith-GSW	18

Denver	114	Final
Kansas City	131

	1	2	3	4
Denver	28	25	31	30
Kansas City	28	38	29	36

PTS	3 tied	24
TRB	J. Meriweather-KCK	16

LA Lakers	108	Final
Seattle	102

	1	2	3	4
LA Lakers	34	16	24	34
Seattle	24	31	23	24

PTS	F. Brown-SEA	24
TRB	J. Sikma-SEA	13

San Antonio	106	Final
Washington	108	OT

	1	2	3	4	OT
San Antonio	31	24	24	23	4
Washington	27	22	28	25	6

PTS	G. Gervin-SAS	43
TRB	A. Gilmore-SAS	19

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Philadelphia 76ers*	18	5	.783	—	109.6	104.6
Boston Celtics*	20	7	.741	—	113.8	106.7
New York Knicks*	16	10	.615	3.5	106.0	102.0
Washington Bullets*	13	13	.500	6.5	105.8	106.5
New Jersey Nets*	12	13	.480	7.0	111.9	112.1
Central Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	15	10	.600	—	104.6	103.2
Atlanta Hawks*	13	13	.500	2.5	100.2	103.5
Detroit Pistons*	12	13	.480	3.0	118.0	116.3
Chicago Bulls	8	14	.364	5.5	104.5	108.4
Cleveland Cavaliers	8	19	.296	8.0	101.8	105.9
Indiana Pacers	5	19	.208	9.5	100.4	106.7

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Utah Jazz*	16	10	.615	—	119.7	117.3
Dallas Mavericks*	15	11	.577	1.0	111.2	111.4
Kansas City Kings*	12	13	.480	3.5	110.8	111.6
Denver Nuggets*	12	14	.462	4.0	124.2	127.8
Houston Rockets	10	15	.400	5.5	109.8	111.9
San Antonio Spurs	11	17	.393	6.0	115.6	113.8
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	17	7	.708	—	117.4	111.0
Portland Trail Blazers*	18	9	.667	0.5	116.1	109.6
Golden State Warriors	13	15	.464	6.0	108.2	111.6
Seattle SuperSonics*	12	14	.462	6.0	109.2	111.9
Phoenix Suns*	11	15	.423	7.0	109.5	109.2
San Diego Clippers	8	19	.296	10.5	110.2	115.5

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