NBA Games Played on December 20, 1981

Dec 19, 1981 Dec 20, 1981 Dec 21, 1981

1 NBA Game

Atlanta	94	Final
LA Lakers	112

	1	2	3	4
Atlanta	15	23	31	25
LA Lakers	34	28	21	29

PTS	J. Wilkes-LAL	36
TRB	J. Brewer-LAL	15

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Philadelphia 76ers*	19	5	.792	—	113.0	104.9
Boston Celtics*	19	6	.760	0.5	106.4	98.6
New York Knicks	12	12	.500	7.0	104.5	105.5
Washington Bullets*	9	14	.391	9.5	98.6	100.6
New Jersey Nets*	8	16	.333	11.0	100.5	104.3
Central Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	17	7	.708	—	102.7	98.8
Indiana Pacers	14	11	.560	3.5	103.3	100.5
Chicago Bulls	11	15	.423	7.0	105.2	106.2
Atlanta Hawks*	10	14	.417	7.0	98.1	101.9
Detroit Pistons	10	15	.400	7.5	107.2	106.5
Cleveland Cavaliers	5	20	.200	12.5	100.6	109.8

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
San Antonio Spurs*	16	8	.667	—	112.1	107.5
Denver Nuggets*	11	13	.458	5.0	120.7	123.7
Houston Rockets*	11	15	.423	6.0	101.4	104.5
Utah Jazz	10	15	.400	6.5	103.1	107.0
Kansas City Kings	9	15	.375	7.0	104.4	108.3
Dallas Mavericks	6	20	.231	11.0	102.5	109.9
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	20	7	.741	—	113.9	108.7
Seattle SuperSonics*	16	8	.667	2.5	106.4	101.1
Golden State Warriors	15	9	.625	3.5	114.9	110.9
Phoenix Suns*	14	10	.583	4.5	105.5	101.6
Portland Trail Blazers	14	10	.583	4.5	109.5	107.8
San Diego Clippers	6	17	.261	12.0	108.6	114.3

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