NBA and ABA Games Played on December 16, 1971

Dec 15, 1971 Dec 16, 1971 Dec 17, 1971

2 NBA Games

Cincinnati	101	Final
Detroit	107

	1	2	3	4
Cincinnati	27	28	22	24
Detroit	28	28	21	30

PTS	J. Walker-DET	34
TRB	B. Lanier-DET	19

Philadelphia	93	Final
Golden State	113

	1	2	3	4
Philadelphia	27	22	12	32
Golden State	18	28	34	33

PTS	C. Russell-GSW	30
TRB	N. Thurmond-GSW	19

1 ABA Game

Pittsburgh	103	Final
Floridians	129

	1	2	3	4
Pittsburgh	19	24	29	31
Floridians	34	21	42	32

PTS	2 tied	29
TRB	I. Harge-FLO	15

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics*	20	12	.625	—	113.9	109.4
New York Knicks*	16	13	.552	2.5	106.6	102.6
Philadelphia 76ers	14	17	.452	5.5	109.3	113.3
Buffalo Braves	12	17	.414	6.5	102.9	108.3
Central Division
Baltimore Bullets*	11	18	.379	—	105.4	109.4
Cleveland Cavaliers	11	20	.355	1.0	102.2	108.5
Cincinnati Royals	10	20	.333	1.5	104.5	109.7
Atlanta Hawks*	8	21	.276	3.0	105.6	111.3

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	28	4	.875	—	114.7	100.4
Chicago Bulls*	20	9	.690	6.5	111.1	103.0
Phoenix Suns	17	13	.567	10.0	116.6	109.6
Detroit Pistons	12	18	.400	15.0	106.9	112.7
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	28	3	.903	—	120.2	107.5
Seattle SuperSonics	20	13	.606	9.0	106.6	103.3
Golden State Warriors*	17	15	.531	11.5	103.9	104.2
Houston Rockets	10	23	.303	19.0	104.9	110.8
Portland Trail Blazers	6	24	.200	21.5	106.1	118.5

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