NBA Games Played on December 23, 1977

Dec 22, 1977 Dec 23, 1977 Dec 24, 1977

7 NBA Games

Detroit	108	Final
Chicago	107

	1	2	3	4
Detroit	22	26	28	32
Chicago	29	21	27	30

PTS	B. Lanier-DET	24
TRB	B. Lanier-DET	14

Denver	93	Final
Golden State	98

	1	2	3	4
Denver	20	23	20	30
Golden State	16	31	23	28

PTS	B. Wilkerson-DEN	24
TRB	D. Issel-DEN	12

Atlanta	109	Final
Milwaukee	93

	1	2	3	4
Atlanta	31	25	27	26
Milwaukee	28	23	23	19

PTS	M. Johnson-MIL	21
TRB	M. Johnson-MIL	16

Buffalo	102	Final
New Jersey	103

	1	2	3	4
Buffalo	25	30	21	26
New Jersey	26	28	29	20

PTS	B. Knight-BUF	27
TRB	S. Nater-BUF	13

Boston	110	Final
Phoenix	129

	1	2	3	4
Boston	26	30	22	32
Phoenix	27	31	36	35

PTS	J. Havlicek-BOS	24
TRB	C. Rowe-BOS	12

LA Lakers	98	Final
Portland	108

	1	2	3	4
LA Lakers	20	30	16	32
Portland	25	30	24	29

PTS	K. Abdul-Jabbar-LAL	27
TRB	B. Walton-POR	14

Houston	101	Final
San Antonio	107

	1	2	3	4
Houston	30	18	23	30
San Antonio	22	38	26	21

PTS	G. Gervin-SAS	25
TRB	M. Malone-HOU	17

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Philadelphia 76ers*	20	10	.667	—	113.8	108.8
New York Knicks*	16	15	.516	4.5	111.8	111.8
Buffalo Braves	13	16	.448	6.5	104.4	106.0
Boston Celtics	10	21	.323	10.5	106.4	110.7
New Jersey Nets	8	25	.242	13.5	105.7	113.4
Central Division
Cleveland Cavaliers*	17	12	.586	—	102.1	101.4
Washington Bullets*	17	12	.586	—	109.4	107.7
San Antonio Spurs*	17	15	.531	1.5	114.4	114.5
Atlanta Hawks*	16	15	.516	2.0	104.5	106.7
New Orleans Jazz	13	18	.419	5.0	107.5	110.4
Houston Rockets	11	19	.367	6.5	104.4	107.1

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Denver Nuggets*	18	13	.581	—	111.4	111.0
Chicago Bulls	18	13	.581	—	103.8	101.3
Milwaukee Bucks*	18	16	.529	1.5	111.4	111.4
Kansas City Kings	13	17	.433	4.5	108.0	108.5
Detroit Pistons	13	17	.433	4.5	105.7	108.1
Indiana Pacers	12	16	.429	4.5	113.6	112.9
Pacific Division
Portland Trail Blazers*	24	4	.857	—	111.3	100.6
Phoenix Suns*	19	11	.633	6.0	110.4	106.4
Golden State Warriors	15	16	.484	10.5	107.3	106.2
Seattle SuperSonics*	16	18	.471	11.0	102.2	101.7
Los Angeles Lakers*	13	18	.419	12.5	105.9	107.5

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