NBA and ABA Games Played on March 18, 1972

Mar 17, 1972 Mar 18, 1972 Mar 19, 1972

6 NBA Games

Cincinnati	106	Final
Atlanta	115

	1	2	3	4
Cincinnati	23	23	22	38
Atlanta	27	29	26	33

PTS	T. Archibald-CIN	38
TRB	J. Washington-ATL	12

Detroit	103	Final
Buffalo	116

	1	2	3	4
Detroit	26	25	25	27
Buffalo	21	33	24	38

PTS	B. Lanier-DET	37

Chicago	109	Final
Cleveland	91

	1	2	3	4
Chicago	32	26	24	27
Cleveland	18	26	21	26

PTS	A. Carr-CLE	24
TRB	T. Boerwinkle-CHI	16

Phoenix	116	Final
Golden State	134

	1	2	3	4
Phoenix	27	27	28	34
Golden State	31	37	37	29

PTS	2 tied	30
TRB	N. Thurmond-GSW	20

Milwaukee	120	Final
Houston	116	OT

	1	2	3	4	OT
Milwaukee	31	30	20	22	17
Houston	20	21	41	21	13

PTS	K. Abdul-Jabbar-MIL	42
TRB	R. Tomjanovich-HOU	20

New York	86	Final
Portland	133

	1	2	3	4
New York	16	15	29	26
Portland	32	31	41	29

PTS	S. Wicks-POR	30
TRB	D. Schlueter-POR	14

5 ABA Games

Memphis	125	Final
Carolina	139

	1	2	3	4
Memphis	28	24	38	35
Carolina	36	36	35	32

PTS	L. Miller-CAR	67
TRB	G. Govan-MMP	13

Utah	110	Final
Dallas	117

	1	2	3	4
Utah	34	24	23	29
Dallas	28	34	26	29

PTS	W. Wise-UTS	33
TRB	G. Johnson-DLC	18

Pittsburgh	139	Final
Floridians	155

	1	2	3	4
Pittsburgh	28	23	35	53
Floridians	48	38	35	34

PTS	B. Verga-PTC	37
TRB	P. Ruffner-PTC	9

Kentucky	108	Final
New York	109

	1	2	3	4
Kentucky	35	34	20	19
New York	28	29	27	25

PTS	D. Issel-KEN	35
TRB	A. Gilmore-KEN	19

Indiana	117	Final
Virginia	112

	1	2	3	4
Indiana	27	29	33	28
Virginia	30	31	27	24

PTS	F. Lewis-INA	25
TRB	J. Erving-VIR	19

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics*	53	25	.679	—	115.4	110.5
New York Knicks*	46	32	.590	7.0	107.3	104.5
Philadelphia 76ers	29	48	.377	23.5	112.4	116.1
Buffalo Braves	21	55	.276	31.0	101.7	110.7
Central Division
Baltimore Bullets*	36	40	.474	—	107.1	107.8
Atlanta Hawks*	31	46	.403	5.5	109.2	111.6
Cincinnati Royals	26	50	.342	10.0	106.4	111.3
Cleveland Cavaliers	22	55	.286	14.5	105.5	113.1

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	60	19	.759	—	114.4	103.9
Chicago Bulls*	54	24	.692	5.5	111.0	102.8
Phoenix Suns	47	32	.595	13.0	115.8	110.7
Detroit Pistons	24	52	.316	34.5	108.6	115.5
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	65	12	.844	—	120.7	108.8
Golden State Warriors*	49	29	.628	16.5	108.1	106.6
Seattle SuperSonics	47	32	.595	19.0	109.6	108.4
Houston Rockets	31	46	.403	34.0	109.5	111.6
Portland Trail Blazers	18	62	.225	48.5	106.5	115.8

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