NBA and ABA Games Played on December 9, 1971

Dec 8, 1971 Dec 9, 1971 Dec 10, 1971

3 NBA Games

Chicago	107	Final
Detroit	110

	1	2	3	4
Chicago	35	26	25	21
Detroit	24	21	31	34

PTS	B. Lanier-DET	35
TRB	3 tied	14

LA Lakers	124	Final
Golden State	111

	1	2	3	4
LA Lakers	28	33	34	29
Golden State	22	26	31	32

PTS	J. West-LAL	38
TRB	N. Thurmond-GSW	23

Atlanta	115	Final
Phoenix	135

	1	2	3	4
Atlanta	20	24	37	34
Phoenix	31	35	31	38

PTS	L. Hudson-ATL	41
TRB	P. Silas-PHO	18

3 ABA Games

Kentucky	103	Final
Indiana	101

	1	2	3	4
Kentucky	29	28	29	17
Indiana	22	23	24	32

PTS	A. Gilmore-KEN	34
TRB	M. Daniels-INA	16

Dallas	113	Final
Pittsburgh	124

	1	2	3	4
Dallas	24	27	33	29
Pittsburgh	22	27	39	36

PTS	J. Brisker-PTC	37
TRB	G. Kennedy-DLC	12

New York	114	Final
Virginia	115	OT

	1	2	3	4	OT
New York	28	29	22	25	10
Virginia	33	22	25	24	11

PTS	C. Scott-VIR	35
TRB	2 tied	17

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics*	17	10	.630	—	115.5	110.2
New York Knicks*	14	12	.538	2.5	105.9	102.7
Philadelphia 76ers	13	14	.481	4.0	109.7	113.3
Buffalo Braves	11	15	.423	5.5	102.3	108.0
Central Division
Baltimore Bullets*	11	15	.423	—	106.5	110.0
Cleveland Cavaliers	9	18	.333	2.5	103.0	109.7
Cincinnati Royals	8	17	.320	2.5	105.1	110.4
Atlanta Hawks*	8	18	.308	3.0	106.3	112.0

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	24	4	.857	—	114.9	100.1
Chicago Bulls*	18	8	.692	5.0	110.8	102.7
Phoenix Suns	15	11	.577	8.0	116.7	109.3
Detroit Pistons	11	15	.423	12.0	107.4	113.4
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	25	3	.893	—	120.3	107.3
Seattle SuperSonics	18	11	.621	7.5	107.3	104.0
Golden State Warriors*	16	14	.533	10.0	103.9	104.6
Houston Rockets	6	22	.214	19.0	105.0	112.1
Portland Trail Blazers	5	22	.185	19.5	106.1	118.2

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