NBA and ABA Games Played on December 21, 1973

Dec 20, 1973 Dec 21, 1973 Dec 22, 1973

6 NBA Games

New York	115	Final
Buffalo	117

	1	2	3	4
New York	26	29	37	23
Buffalo	29	33	23	32

PTS	B. McAdoo-BUF	29
TRB	B. McAdoo-BUF	25

Seattle	96	Final
Cleveland	101

	1	2	3	4
Seattle	23	29	22	22
Cleveland	28	23	19	31

PTS	D. Snyder-SEA	35
TRB	S. Haywood-SEA	12

Golden State	104	Final
Detroit	107

	1	2	3	4
Golden State	16	36	28	24
Detroit	29	19	31	28

PTS	R. Barry-GSW	35
TRB	B. Lanier-DET	18

Atlanta	124	Final
Houston	110

	1	2	3	4
Atlanta	32	28	33	31
Houston	27	29	26	28

PTS	C. Murphy-HOU	30
TRB	W. Bellamy-ATL	14

Philadelphia	107	Final
LA Lakers	116

	1	2	3	4
Philadelphia	28	25	32	22
LA Lakers	31	30	31	24

PTS	F. Carter-PHI	28
TRB	H. Hairston-LAL	29

Boston	124	Final
Portland	120	OT

	1	2	3	4	OT
Boston	27	32	29	22	14
Portland	22	30	27	31	10

PTS	G. Petrie-POR	38
TRB	D. Cowens-BOS	19

5 ABA Games

San Antonio	81	Final
Indiana	84

	1	2	3	4
San Antonio	21	21	19	20
Indiana	23	25	17	19

PTS	G. McGinnis-INA	22
TRB	G. McGinnis-INA	12

Utah	86	Final
Kentucky	85

	1	2	3	4
Utah	28	20	17	21
Kentucky	22	27	14	22

PTS	W. Wise-UTS	29
TRB	A. Gilmore-KEN	15

Denver	92	Final
Memphis	83

	1	2	3	4
Denver	23	21	23	25
Memphis	19	25	15	24

PTS	R. Simpson-DNR	24

Virginia	100	Final
New York	115

	1	2	3	4
Virginia	23	25	22	30
New York	26	33	30	26

PTS	G. Carter-VIR	25
TRB	J. Erving-NYA	13

Carolina	130	Final
San Diego	140

	1	2	3	4
Carolina	32	25	41	32
San Diego	32	33	32	43

PTS	T. Owens-CAR	34

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics*	25	6	.806	—	113.4	106.6
New York Knicks*	19	15	.559	7.5	100.8	100.1
Buffalo Braves*	15	18	.455	11.0	110.6	112.9
Philadelphia 76ers	11	22	.333	15.0	99.5	105.4
Central Division
Capital Bullets*	16	13	.552	—	102.2	101.5
Atlanta Hawks	16	16	.500	1.5	113.1	112.4
Cleveland Cavaliers	12	23	.343	7.0	99.6	104.8
Houston Rockets	11	23	.324	7.5	105.6	106.6

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	27	6	.818	—	108.8	95.9
Chicago Bulls*	25	10	.714	3.0	104.3	100.5
Detroit Pistons*	22	13	.629	6.0	105.9	100.7
Kansas City-Omaha Kings	10	25	.286	18.0	100.9	107.2
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	20	15	.571	—	108.3	107.9
Golden State Warriors	16	13	.552	1.0	109.4	106.8
Portland Trail Blazers	14	20	.412	5.5	108.5	110.9
Seattle SuperSonics	14	25	.359	8.0	106.6	110.8
Phoenix Suns	12	22	.353	7.5	106.8	111.4

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