NBA and ABA Games Played on January 5, 1973

Jan 4, 1973 Jan 5, 1973 Jan 6, 1973

6 NBA Games

Boston	126	Final
Atlanta	108

	1	2	3	4
Boston	30	32	34	30
Atlanta	20	29	26	33

PTS	J. Havlicek-BOS	30
TRB	D. Cowens-BOS	21

New York	129	Final
Buffalo	106

	1	2	3	4
New York	23	31	29	46
Buffalo	23	24	25	34

PTS	B. Bradley-NYK	38
TRB	J. Lucas-NYK	18

Phoenix	126	Final
Chicago	115

	1	2	3	4
Phoenix	27	22	35	42
Chicago	22	27	33	33

PTS	2 tied	36
TRB	L. Green-PHO	14

Detroit	100	Final
Kansas City-Omaha	103

	1	2	3	4
Detroit	20	31	26	23
Kansas City-Omaha	32	26	20	25

PTS	S. Lacey-KCO	28
TRB	S. Lacey-KCO	24

Philadelphia	102	Final
Portland	135

	1	2	3	4
Philadelphia	26	23	24	29
Portland	29	31	41	34

PTS	G. Petrie-POR	29
TRB	S. Wicks-POR	22

Golden State	128	Final
Seattle	96

	1	2	3	4
Golden State	34	32	38	24
Seattle	22	21	23	30

PTS	C. Russell-GSW	22
TRB	N. Thurmond-GSW	13

4 ABA Games

Virginia	118	Final
Carolina	135

	1	2	3	4
Virginia	30	21	30	37
Carolina	27	33	34	41

PTS	J. Erving-VIR	27
TRB	B. Cunningham-CAR	12

Memphis	108	Final
Dallas	110

	1	2	3	4
Memphis	31	21	27	29
Dallas	32	34	21	23

PTS	R. Jones-DLC	38

Utah	106	Final
Kentucky	115

	1	2	3	4
Utah	23	28	32	23
Kentucky	28	28	25	34

PTS	Z. Beaty-UTS	26
TRB	A. Gilmore-KEN	27

San Diego	108	Final
New York	113

	1	2	3	4
San Diego	23	33	27	25
New York	25	29	30	29

PTS	J. Roche-NYA	46

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics*	31	7	.816	—	112.8	103.3
New York Knicks*	33	10	.767	0.5	106.7	97.0
Buffalo Braves	11	28	.282	20.5	100.5	110.4
Philadelphia 76ers	3	37	.075	29.0	104.2	117.9
Central Division
Baltimore Bullets*	23	16	.590	—	103.6	100.4
Atlanta Hawks*	22	20	.524	2.5	109.5	110.5
Houston Rockets	17	21	.447	5.5	109.2	110.6
Cleveland Cavaliers	11	29	.275	12.5	99.2	103.9

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	29	13	.690	—	105.1	96.1
Chicago Bulls*	26	14	.650	2.0	103.6	99.0
Kansas City-Omaha Kings	21	24	.467	9.5	105.9	109.5
Detroit Pistons	17	22	.436	10.5	110.3	111.6
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	30	8	.789	—	114.3	104.6
Golden State Warriors*	26	12	.684	4.0	109.3	103.7
Phoenix Suns	20	21	.488	11.5	109.5	109.7
Seattle SuperSonics	13	31	.295	20.0	100.2	106.8
Portland Trail Blazers	11	31	.262	21.0	104.3	111.9

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