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NBA Games Played on December 12, 1961

Dec 11, 1961 Dec 12, 1961 Dec 13, 1961

2 NBA Games

Philadelphia	132	Final
Detroit	109

	1	2	3	4
Philadelphia	39	30	29	34
Detroit	24	20	39	26

PTS	W. Chamberlain-PHW	54
TRB	W. Chamberlain-PHW	25

Syracuse	126	Final
New York	124

	1	2	3	4
Syracuse	30	33	38	25
New York	32	33	26	33

PTS	H. Greer-SYR	33

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Team	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Eastern Division
Boston Celtics*	19	3	.864	—	119.5	108.4
Philadelphia Warriors*	16	11	.593	5.5	126.6	120.0
Syracuse Nationals*	11	16	.407	10.5	117.7	118.7
New York Knicks	8	19	.296	13.5	108.6	118.0
Western Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	22	7	.759	—	120.7	117.3
Cincinnati Royals*	16	12	.571	5.5	123.6	120.0
Detroit Pistons*	11	13	.458	8.5	117.9	118.5
St. Louis Hawks	10	17	.370	11.0	117.6	119.2
Chicago Packers	4	19	.174	15.0	110.5	122.9

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