NBA Games Played on January 1, 1977

Dec 31, 1976 Jan 1, 1977 Jan 2, 1977

4 NBA Games

New York	87	Final
Buffalo	102

	1	2	3	4
New York	20	22	21	24
Buffalo	28	13	32	29

PTS	A. Dantley-BUF	30
TRB	J. Shumate-BUF	16

Cleveland	110	Final
New York	121

	1	2	3	4
Cleveland	24	24	30	32
New York	28	35	34	24

PTS	E. Monroe-NYK	28
TRB	J. Brewer-CLE	13

Chicago	82	Final
Portland	89

	1	2	3	4
Chicago	18	13	24	27
Portland	24	27	24	14

PTS	L. Neal-POR	20
TRB	A. Gilmore-CHI	15

Houston	89	Final
Washington	104

	1	2	3	4
Houston	25	18	30	16
Washington	27	29	22	26

PTS	E. Hayes-WSB	32
TRB	E. Hayes-WSB	13

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Philadelphia 76ers*	18	14	.563	—	108.0	105.3
New York Knicks	18	15	.545	0.5	107.8	107.7
Boston Celtics*	17	15	.531	1.0	108.0	108.8
Buffalo Braves	15	20	.429	4.5	107.5	109.6
New York Nets	12	21	.364	6.5	98.2	101.4
Central Division
Houston Rockets*	19	12	.613	—	107.4	106.3
Cleveland Cavaliers*	20	14	.588	0.5	102.2	100.5
San Antonio Spurs*	18	16	.529	2.5	113.6	113.2
New Orleans Jazz	18	17	.514	3.0	107.7	107.4
Washington Bullets*	16	17	.485	4.0	103.0	104.7
Atlanta Hawks	12	25	.324	10.0	102.8	109.2

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Denver Nuggets*	23	10	.697	—	111.8	105.5
Detroit Pistons*	20	15	.571	4.0	109.6	109.4
Indiana Pacers	16	20	.444	8.5	106.5	107.5
Kansas City Kings	16	20	.444	8.5	104.6	105.8
Chicago Bulls*	11	19	.367	10.5	95.6	99.7
Milwaukee Bucks	9	26	.257	15.0	106.0	110.7
Pacific Division
Portland Trail Blazers*	24	12	.667	—	109.4	102.4
Los Angeles Lakers*	21	13	.618	2.0	108.6	103.1
Golden State Warriors*	16	15	.516	5.5	112.5	110.0
Seattle SuperSonics	18	19	.486	6.5	104.2	106.4
Phoenix Suns	14	16	.467	7.0	102.3	102.2

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