NBA and ABA Games Played on December 31, 1971

Dec 30, 1971 Dec 31, 1971 Jan 1, 1972

1 NBA Game

Philadelphia	119	Final
Boston	131

	1	2	3	4
Philadelphia	24	26	39	30
Boston	26	32	35	38

PTS	B. Rule-PHI	36
TRB	B. Bridges-PHI	18

4 ABA Games

Kentucky	124	Final
Carolina	106

	1	2	3	4
Kentucky	23	26	42	33
Carolina	26	25	22	33

PTS	D. Issel-KEN	34
TRB	A. Gilmore-KEN	16

Utah	115	Final
Dallas	103

	1	2	3	4
Utah	25	29	34	27
Dallas	24	28	29	22

Memphis	91	Final
Denver	108

	1	2	3	4
Memphis	29	19	22	21
Denver	29	30	25	24

PTS	R. Simpson-DNR	43

New York	100	Final
Indiana	104

	1	2	3	4
New York	27	25	26	22
Indiana	27	28	23	26

PTS	R. Barry-NYA	39
TRB	M. Daniels-INA	17

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics*	27	12	.692	—	113.8	108.4
New York Knicks*	23	14	.622	3.0	108.0	101.6
Philadelphia 76ers	15	24	.385	12.0	111.2	115.4
Buffalo Braves	12	24	.333	13.5	102.6	110.8
Central Division
Baltimore Bullets*	15	22	.405	—	106.2	109.4
Cleveland Cavaliers	15	24	.385	1.0	102.4	108.5
Atlanta Hawks*	13	25	.342	2.5	107.6	111.4
Cincinnati Royals	10	26	.278	4.5	103.8	109.7

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	32	7	.821	—	114.4	101.0
Chicago Bulls*	27	10	.730	4.0	111.6	102.3
Phoenix Suns	22	16	.579	9.5	117.1	110.0
Detroit Pistons	14	24	.368	17.5	106.9	114.1
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	36	3	.923	—	121.8	107.7
Seattle SuperSonics	22	18	.550	14.5	106.7	105.6
Golden State Warriors*	20	19	.513	16.0	104.1	105.5
Houston Rockets	14	25	.359	22.0	107.1	111.9
Portland Trail Blazers	8	32	.200	28.5	106.5	118.7

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