NBA and ABA Games Played on January 7, 1972

Jan 6, 1972 Jan 7, 1972 Jan 8, 1972

7 NBA Games

LA Lakers	134	Final
Atlanta	90

	1	2	3	4
LA Lakers	30	32	32	40
Atlanta	24	22	17	27

PTS	J. McMillian-LAL	26
TRB	3 tied	14

Phoenix	123	Final
Buffalo	110

	1	2	3	4
Phoenix	27	34	29	33
Buffalo	23	26	30	31

PTS	C. Hawkins-PHO	32
TRB	P. Silas-PHO	12

Baltimore	104	Final
Chicago	94

	1	2	3	4
Baltimore	19	23	27	35
Chicago	27	26	19	22

PTS	A. Clark-BAL	32
TRB	W. Unseld-BAL	24

Cincinnati	132	Final
Detroit	151

	1	2	3	4
Cincinnati	27	27	35	43
Detroit	27	37	34	53

PTS	T. Archibald-CIN	41
TRB	J. Fox-CIN	11

New York	113	Final
Philadelphia	117

	1	2	3	4
New York	30	27	21	35
Philadelphia	33	29	27	28

PTS	W. Frazier-NYK	32
TRB	J. Lucas-NYK	18

Boston	120	Final
Portland	114

	1	2	3	4
Boston	31	36	25	28
Portland	26	31	31	26

PTS	J. Havlicek-BOS	37
TRB	D. Cowens-BOS	17

Cleveland	111	Final
Seattle	125

	1	2	3	4
Cleveland	27	31	26	27
Seattle	37	22	36	30

PTS	S. Haywood-SEA	48
TRB	W. Wesley-CLE	16

5 ABA Games

Virginia	106	Final
Carolina	99

	1	2	3	4
Virginia	20	35	30	21
Carolina	27	26	17	29

PTS	C. Scott-VIR	36
TRB	J. McDaniels-CAR	26

Dallas	104	Final
Indiana	101

	1	2	3	4
Dallas	27	24	23	30
Indiana	25	21	29	26

PTS	D. Freeman-DLC	37
TRB	2 tied	10

Denver	107	Final
New York	104

	1	2	3	4
Denver	23	34	24	26
New York	26	24	21	33

PTS	R. Barry-NYA	43
TRB	T. Washington-NYA	14

Kentucky	120	Final
Pittsburgh	102

	1	2	3	4
Kentucky	33	34	15	38
Pittsburgh	27	26	31	18

PTS	L. Dampier-KEN	30
TRB	G. Ligon-PTC	22

Floridians	108	Final
Utah	124

	1	2	3	4
Floridians	22	24	34	28
Utah	32	25	34	33

PTS	R. Boone-UTS	31
TRB	W. Jabali-FLO	13

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics*	29	14	.674	—	113.7	108.9
New York Knicks*	25	16	.610	3.0	107.7	102.2
Philadelphia 76ers	18	25	.419	11.0	112.6	116.2
Buffalo Braves	12	28	.300	15.5	101.5	110.7
Central Division
Baltimore Bullets*	17	22	.436	—	106.3	108.5
Atlanta Hawks*	15	27	.357	3.5	107.4	111.8
Cleveland Cavaliers	15	27	.357	3.5	103.0	109.9
Cincinnati Royals	10	29	.256	7.0	104.3	110.8

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	34	8	.810	—	114.2	101.1
Chicago Bulls*	28	12	.700	5.0	111.8	102.7
Phoenix Suns	25	17	.595	9.0	116.9	110.0
Detroit Pistons	16	26	.381	18.0	108.1	114.6
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	39	3	.929	—	121.9	107.3
Seattle SuperSonics	25	19	.568	15.0	107.4	105.7
Golden State Warriors*	22	19	.537	16.5	104.7	105.3
Houston Rockets	15	27	.357	24.0	107.4	111.9
Portland Trail Blazers	9	35	.205	31.0	106.5	117.8

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