NBA and ABA Games Played on January 5, 1972

Jan 4, 1972 Jan 5, 1972 Jan 6, 1972

6 NBA Games

Detroit	89	Final
Baltimore	111

	1	2	3	4
Detroit	23	19	19	28
Baltimore	26	25	24	36

PTS	A. Clark-BAL	31

Milwaukee	115	Final
Cincinnati	106

	1	2	3	4
Milwaukee	31	24	26	34
Cincinnati	36	23	24	23

PTS	K. Abdul-Jabbar-MIL	40
TRB	K. Abdul-Jabbar-MIL	19

LA Lakers	113	Final
Cleveland	103

	1	2	3	4
LA Lakers	23	30	33	27
Cleveland	22	27	30	24

PTS	J. McMillian-LAL	29
TRB	H. Hairston-LAL	19

Boston	113	Final
Houston	105

	1	2	3	4
Boston	23	27	26	37
Houston	20	33	30	22

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

Chicago	139	Final
Philadelphia	107

	1	2	3	4
Chicago	36	28	37	38
Philadelphia	37	28	21	21

PTS	B. Love-CHI	40
TRB	B. Cunningham-PHI	14

Atlanta	116	Final
Seattle	127

	1	2	3	4
Atlanta	28	26	28	34
Seattle	31	28	27	41

PTS	W. Bellamy-ATL	30
TRB	W. Bellamy-ATL	15

2 ABA Games

Carolina	116	Final
New York	125

	1	2	3	4
Carolina	28	30	26	32
New York	33	32	21	39

PTS	R. Barry-NYA	32
TRB	T. Washington-NYA	21

Kentucky	129	Final
Utah	123

	1	2	3	4
Kentucky	28	37	31	33
Utah	28	31	29	35

PTS	L. Dampier-KEN	37
TRB	Z. Beaty-UTS	14

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics*	28	14	.667	—	113.5	108.7
New York Knicks*	25	15	.625	2.0	107.6	101.9
Philadelphia 76ers	17	25	.405	11.0	112.5	116.3
Buffalo Braves	12	27	.308	14.5	101.3	110.4
Central Division
Baltimore Bullets*	16	22	.421	—	106.3	108.8
Atlanta Hawks*	15	26	.366	2.5	107.9	111.3
Cleveland Cavaliers	15	26	.366	2.5	102.8	109.5
Cincinnati Royals	10	28	.263	6.0	103.6	109.7

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	34	8	.810	—	114.2	101.1
Chicago Bulls*	28	11	.718	4.5	112.2	102.6
Phoenix Suns	24	17	.585	9.5	116.7	110.0
Detroit Pistons	15	26	.366	18.5	107.0	114.2
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	38	3	.927	—	121.6	107.7
Seattle SuperSonics	24	19	.558	15.0	107.0	105.6
Golden State Warriors*	21	19	.525	16.5	104.3	105.1
Houston Rockets	15	27	.357	23.5	107.4	111.9
Portland Trail Blazers	9	33	.214	29.5	106.2	117.7

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