NBA and ABA Games Played on January 8, 1972

Jan 7, 1972 Jan 8, 1972 Jan 9, 1972

7 NBA Games

Atlanta	102	Final
Baltimore	110

	1	2	3	4
Atlanta	30	25	24	23
Baltimore	34	22	26	28

PTS	J. Marin-BAL	29
TRB	W. Bellamy-ATL	18

Buffalo	97	Final
Cincinnati	87

	1	2	3	4
Buffalo	27	28	19	23
Cincinnati	20	29	14	24

PTS	T. Archibald-CIN	31
TRB	E. Smith-BUF	15

Boston	106	Final
Golden State	128

	1	2	3	4
Boston	19	26	27	34
Golden State	29	26	41	32

PTS	C. Russell-GSW	31
TRB	N. Thurmond-GSW	17

Detroit	119	Final
Milwaukee	136

	1	2	3	4
Detroit	31	30	27	31
Milwaukee	31	29	32	44

PTS	K. Abdul-Jabbar-MIL	36
TRB	K. Abdul-Jabbar-MIL	13

Chicago	113	Final
New York	108

	1	2	3	4
Chicago	21	32	33	27
New York	28	26	31	23

PTS	B. Love-CHI	33
TRB	J. Lucas-NYK	14

Phoenix	119	Final
Philadelphia	130

	1	2	3	4
Phoenix	37	27	22	33
Philadelphia	31	28	39	32

PTS	B. Cunningham-PHI	31
TRB	B. Bridges-PHI	16

Cleveland	102	Final
Portland	125

	1	2	3	4
Cleveland	16	25	30	31
Portland	36	21	34	34

PTS	G. Petrie-POR	22
TRB	S. Wicks-POR	19

5 ABA Games

New York	115	Final
Carolina	118

	1	2	3	4
New York	28	28	34	25
Carolina	32	29	32	25

PTS	R. Barry-NYA	38
TRB	G. Moore-NYA	15

Floridians	90	Final
Dallas	103

	1	2	3	4
Floridians	15	18	26	31
Dallas	25	24	25	29

PTS	D. Freeman-DLC	25
TRB	R. Jones-DLC	11

Utah	96	Final
Kentucky	107

	1	2	3	4
Utah	24	27	20	25
Kentucky	19	33	28	27

PTS	Z. Beaty-UTS	30
TRB	A. Gilmore-KEN	24

Denver	122	Final
Memphis	134

	1	2	3	4
Denver	38	25	24	35
Memphis	23	40	32	39

PTS	R. Simpson-DNR	28
TRB	G. Govan-MMP	16

Pittsburgh	103	Final
Virginia	92

	1	2	3	4
Pittsburgh	28	27	30	18
Virginia	20	23	19	30

PTS	G. Carter-PTC	35
TRB	G. Ligon-PTC	14

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics*	29	15	.659	—	113.5	109.3
New York Knicks*	25	17	.595	3.0	107.7	102.5
Philadelphia 76ers	19	25	.432	10.0	113.0	116.3
Buffalo Braves	13	28	.317	14.5	101.4	110.1
Central Division
Baltimore Bullets*	18	22	.450	—	106.4	108.3
Atlanta Hawks*	15	28	.349	4.5	107.3	111.8
Cleveland Cavaliers	15	28	.349	4.5	103.0	110.3
Cincinnati Royals	10	30	.250	8.0	103.9	110.4

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	35	8	.814	—	114.7	101.5
Chicago Bulls*	29	12	.707	5.0	111.8	102.8
Phoenix Suns	25	18	.581	10.0	116.9	110.4
Detroit Pistons	16	27	.372	19.0	108.3	115.1
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*	23	19	.548	16.0	105.2	105.3
Houston Rockets	15	27	.357	24.0	107.4	111.9
Portland Trail Blazers	10	35	.222	30.5	107.0	117.4

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