NBA and ABA Games Played on December 22, 1971

Dec 21, 1971 Dec 22, 1971 Dec 23, 1971

5 NBA Games

LA Lakers	127	Final
Baltimore	120

	1	2	3	4
LA Lakers	28	34	40	25
Baltimore	32	18	38	32

PTS	J. West-LAL	37
TRB	W. Unseld-BAL	20

Milwaukee	98	Final
Boston	104

	1	2	3	4
Milwaukee	28	24	21	25
Boston	31	27	21	25

PTS	K. Abdul-Jabbar-MIL	30
TRB	K. Abdul-Jabbar-MIL	13

Atlanta	106	Final
Cincinnati	103

	1	2	3	4
Atlanta	25	29	24	28
Cincinnati	26	32	25	20

PTS	T. Archibald-CIN	40
TRB	S. Lacey-CIN	15

Cleveland	94	Final
Detroit	104

	1	2	3	4
Cleveland	21	25	27	21
Detroit	34	22	17	31

PTS	B. Lanier-DET	34
TRB	C. Rowe-DET	14

New York	120	Final
Seattle	104

	1	2	3	4
New York	30	28	32	30
Seattle	18	34	22	30

PTS	W. Frazier-NYK	28
TRB	J. Lucas-NYK	17

3 ABA Games

Memphis	113	Final
Carolina	102

	1	2	3	4
Memphis	31	22	26	34
Carolina	18	31	27	26

PTS	J. McDaniels-CAR	30
TRB	G. Govan-MMP	22

Indiana	120	Final
Dallas	123	2OT

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT
Indiana	24	27	26	26	8	9
Dallas	21	24	29	29	8	12

PTS	M. Daniels-INA	42
TRB	R. Jones-DLC	18

Kentucky	95	Final
New York	91

	1	2	3	4
Kentucky	26	23	23	23
New York	23	25	24	19

PTS	R. Barry-NYA	31
TRB	B. Paultz-NYA	22

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics*	23	12	.657	—	113.9	108.6
New York Knicks*	20	13	.606	2.0	107.3	101.4
Philadelphia 76ers	14	20	.412	8.5	110.7	115.2
Buffalo Braves	12	20	.375	9.5	102.3	109.3
Central Division
Baltimore Bullets*	12	21	.364	—	105.5	110.2
Atlanta Hawks*	11	22	.333	1.0	105.9	110.2
Cleveland Cavaliers	11	24	.314	2.0	101.6	108.7
Cincinnati Royals	10	23	.303	2.0	104.6	109.8

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	30	5	.857	—	114.3	100.8
Chicago Bulls*	22	10	.688	6.5	111.5	102.8
Phoenix Suns	19	15	.559	10.5	117.0	110.9
Detroit Pistons	13	22	.371	17.0	106.3	113.4
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	33	3	.917	—	121.8	108.1
Seattle SuperSonics	22	15	.595	11.5	107.4	104.9
Golden State Warriors*	18	17	.514	14.5	104.0	105.1
Houston Rockets	13	23	.361	20.0	106.3	110.8
Portland Trail Blazers	8	26	.235	24.0	107.3	118.6

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