NBA and ABA Games Played on December 23, 1971

Dec 22, 1971 Dec 23, 1971 Dec 24, 1971

3 NBA Games

Atlanta	110	Final
Cleveland	115

	1	2	3	4
Atlanta	19	30	31	30
Cleveland	24	27	32	32

PTS	2 tied	30
TRB	R. Roberson-CLE	15

Chicago	117	Final
Phoenix	108	OT

	1	2	3	4	OT
Chicago	20	23	28	27	19
Phoenix	21	27	30	20	10

PTS	D. Van Arsdale-PHO	28
TRB	P. Silas-PHO	18

New York	120	Final
Portland	117

	1	2	3	4
New York	29	31	34	26
Portland	29	31	23	34

PTS	W. Frazier-NYK	36
TRB	2 tied	14

5 ABA Games

Floridians	125	Final
Carolina	109

	1	2	3	4
Floridians	30	30	27	38
Carolina	29	25	26	29

PTS	L. Miller-CAR	27
TRB	W. Davis-CAR	12

Denver	101	Final
Indiana	104

	1	2	3	4
Denver	23	24	26	28
Indiana	22	29	29	24

PTS	R. Simpson-DNR	37
TRB	2 tied	13

Utah	112	Final
Memphis	104

	1	2	3	4
Utah	24	28	25	35
Memphis	35	29	16	24

PTS	W. Wise-UTS	32
TRB	Z. Beaty-UTS	17

Pittsburgh	124	Final
New York	123	OT

	1	2	3	4	OT
Pittsburgh	27	22	26	34	15
New York	29	25	25	30	14

PTS	J. Brisker-PTC	44

Kentucky	139	Final
Virginia	123

	1	2	3	4
Kentucky	34	38	42	25
Virginia	32	26	28	37

PTS	D. Issel-KEN	44
TRB	J. Erving-VIR	26

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics*	23	12	.657	—	113.9	108.6
New York Knicks*	21	13	.618	1.5	107.7	101.8
Philadelphia 76ers	14	20	.412	8.5	110.7	115.2
Buffalo Braves	12	20	.375	9.5	102.3	109.3
Central Division
Baltimore Bullets*	12	21	.364	—	105.5	110.2
Cleveland Cavaliers	12	24	.333	1.5	101.9	108.8
Atlanta Hawks*	11	23	.324	1.5	106.0	110.4
Cincinnati Royals	10	23	.303	2.0	104.6	109.8

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	30	5	.857	—	114.3	100.8
Chicago Bulls*	23	10	.697	6.0	111.6	102.9
Phoenix Suns	19	16	.543	11.0	116.7	111.1
Detroit Pistons	13	22	.371	17.0	106.3	113.4
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	33	3	.917	—	121.8	108.1
Seattle SuperSonics	22	15	.595	11.5	107.4	104.9
Golden State Warriors*	18	17	.514	14.5	104.0	105.1
Houston Rockets	13	23	.361	20.0	106.3	110.8
Portland Trail Blazers	8	27	.229	24.5	107.5	118.7

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