NBA Games Played on December 23, 1961

Dec 23, 1961

3 NBA Games

New York 111 Final
Boston 122  
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New York  31302822
Boston  27313232

Box Score

PTS B. Russell-BOS 31
TRB B. Russell-BOS 24
Detroit 134 Final
Cincinnati 125  
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Detroit  41323625
Cincinnati  40222736

Box Score

PTS O. Robertson-CIN 35
TRB 2 tied 12
LA Lakers 129 Final
St. Louis 126  
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LA Lakers  31313532
St. Louis  25353729

Box Score

PTS E. Baylor-LAL 47
TRB B. Pettit-STL 21

Division Standings

  • * Playoff teams
Division Standings Table
Team W L W/L% GB PS/G PA/G
Eastern Division
Boston Celtics*254.862—119.6108.4
Philadelphia Warriors*2012.6256.5125.4119.1
Syracuse Nationals*1318.41913.0118.8119.7
New York Knicks924.27318.0109.2117.9
Western Division
Los Angeles Lakers*279.750—119.8116.8
Cincinnati Royals*1815.5457.5122.9119.8
Detroit Pistons*1317.43311.0117.0118.6
St. Louis Hawks1121.34414.0118.2120.3
Chicago Packers622.21417.0109.5120.4
Please note that teams tied in the standings are sorted by team name and no tiebreakers are being applied to these standings.