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NBA Games Played on December 22, 1979

Dec 21, 1979 Dec 22, 1979 Dec 23, 1979

8 NBA Games

Cleveland	117	Final
Chicago	126

	1	2	3	4
Cleveland	33	32	28	24
Chicago	31	26	39	30

PTS	R. Theus-CHI	33
TRB	M. Landsberger-CHI	21

LA Lakers	128	Final
Denver	130

	1	2	3	4
LA Lakers	27	32	36	33
Denver	32	34	29	35

PTS	G. McGinnis-DEN	33
TRB	2 tied	8

New Jersey	101	Final
Golden State	107

	1	2	3	4
New Jersey	25	24	24	28
Golden State	33	25	32	17

PTS	2 tied	25
TRB	R. Parish-GSW	16

Atlanta	110	Final
Indiana	130

	1	2	3	4
Atlanta	32	24	28	26
Indiana	26	30	46	28

PTS	2 tied	23
TRB	C. Johnson-IND	15

Phoenix	115	Final
Kansas City	111

	1	2	3	4
Phoenix	24	37	20	34
Kansas City	17	30	32	32

PTS	P. Westphal-PHO	30
TRB	S. Lacey-KCK	13

Boston	113	Final
Philadelphia	126

	1	2	3	4
Boston	24	31	38	20
Philadelphia	30	29	34	33

PTS	J. Erving-PHI	37
TRB	C. Jones-PHI	16

Detroit	112	Final
San Antonio	141

	1	2	3	4
Detroit	21	29	36	26
San Antonio	25	34	37	45

PTS	G. Gervin-SAS	26
TRB	B. McAdoo-DET	10

Houston	114	Final
Washington	122

	1	2	3	4
Houston	22	33	27	32
Washington	33	36	27	26

PTS	E. Hayes-WSB	34
TRB	2 tied	12

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics*	27	8	.771	—	112.1	105.0
Philadelphia 76ers*	25	10	.714	2.0	109.7	104.1
Washington Bullets*	14	16	.467	10.5	105.5	109.3
New York Knicks	15	20	.429	12.0	114.7	116.8
New Jersey Nets	13	22	.371	14.0	102.8	105.1
Central Division
Atlanta Hawks*	23	15	.605	—	107.2	103.0
San Antonio Spurs*	18	17	.514	3.5	120.1	121.2
Indiana Pacers	16	19	.457	5.5	109.8	111.9
Cleveland Cavaliers	16	20	.444	6.0	115.7	115.8
Houston Rockets*	15	19	.441	6.0	113.0	113.4
Detroit Pistons	9	26	.257	12.5	109.3	114.9

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	21	14	.600	—	108.8	106.3
Kansas City Kings*	21	16	.568	1.0	108.5	104.2
Denver Nuggets	13	23	.361	8.5	108.0	111.9
Chicago Bulls	12	23	.343	9.0	105.3	108.9
Utah Jazz	9	25	.265	11.5	101.1	108.4
Pacific Division
Seattle SuperSonics*	24	10	.706	—	107.5	103.0
Los Angeles Lakers*	24	12	.667	1.0	115.4	111.6
Phoenix Suns*	23	13	.639	2.0	108.4	105.1
Portland Trail Blazers*	19	17	.528	6.0	99.3	97.7
San Diego Clippers	18	19	.486	7.5	107.7	109.9
Golden State Warriors	12	23	.343	12.5	103.4	107.2

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