NBA and ABA Games Played on January 5, 1976

Jan 4, 1976 Jan 5, 1976 Jan 6, 1976

1 NBA Game

Houston	97	Final
Chicago	98

	1	2	3	4
Houston	33	16	28	20
Chicago	23	26	24	25

PTS	M. Johnson-CHI	27
TRB	2 tied	11

1 ABA Game

Kentucky	120	Final
Denver	127

	1	2	3	4
Kentucky	24	25	36	35
Denver	23	36	39	29

PTS	D. Thompson-DNA	34
TRB	R. Simpson-DNA	16

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics*	22	10	.688	—	108.7	104.4
Philadelphia 76ers*	22	12	.647	1.0	105.9	104.2
Buffalo Braves*	20	16	.556	4.0	106.1	104.2
New York Knicks	17	21	.447	8.0	103.3	104.9
Central Division
Washington Bullets*	19	15	.559	—	100.7	100.2
Atlanta Hawks	17	15	.531	1.0	102.1	100.5
Cleveland Cavaliers*	18	17	.514	1.5	102.0	101.1
Houston Rockets	16	17	.485	2.5	102.9	104.8
New Orleans Jazz	14	19	.424	4.5	102.1	103.0

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	15	18	.455	—	98.0	99.9
Detroit Pistons*	14	18	.438	0.5	105.9	106.4
Kansas City Kings	11	23	.324	4.5	100.8	106.0
Chicago Bulls	9	25	.265	6.5	92.8	98.5
Pacific Division
Golden State Warriors*	25	9	.735	—	107.6	99.4
Los Angeles Lakers	22	17	.564	5.5	108.4	107.9
Seattle SuperSonics*	19	18	.514	7.5	102.4	103.8
Phoenix Suns*	16	16	.500	8.0	103.8	102.2
Portland Trail Blazers	13	23	.361	13.0	101.1	102.6

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