NBA and ABA Games Played on December 20, 1972

Dec 19, 1972 Dec 20, 1972 Dec 21, 1972

5 NBA Games

LA Lakers	96	Final
Baltimore	90

	1	2	3	4
LA Lakers	24	25	21	26
Baltimore	20	21	25	24

PTS	2 tied	21
TRB	B. Bridges-LAL	21

Philadelphia	113	Final
Detroit	141

	1	2	3	4
Philadelphia	27	28	26	32
Detroit	34	31	39	37

PTS	C. Rowe-DET	35

New York	124	Final
Houston	102

	1	2	3	4
New York	34	27	28	35
Houston	31	22	26	23

PTS	2 tied	26
TRB	D. DeBusschere-NYK	17

Seattle	110	Final
Kansas City-Omaha	121

	1	2	3	4
Seattle	26	18	28	38
Kansas City-Omaha	32	21	29	39

PTS	T. Archibald-KCO	35
TRB	S. Haywood-SEA	12

Portland	104	Final
Milwaukee	123

	1	2	3	4
Portland	26	28	26	24
Milwaukee	34	24	31	34

PTS	K. Abdul-Jabbar-MIL	44
TRB	K. Abdul-Jabbar-MIL	21

No games played on this date.

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics*	26	4	.867	—	112.4	102.4
New York Knicks*	26	9	.743	2.5	106.7	96.6
Buffalo Braves	9	23	.281	18.0	99.1	109.3
Philadelphia 76ers	3	31	.088	25.0	103.4	117.3
Central Division
Baltimore Bullets*	18	14	.563	—	103.8	100.6
Atlanta Hawks*	18	15	.545	0.5	109.7	110.1
Houston Rockets	13	18	.419	4.5	108.1	110.3
Cleveland Cavaliers	9	25	.265	10.0	99.4	105.0

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	24	9	.727	—	106.0	95.5
Chicago Bulls*	20	11	.645	3.0	101.6	97.2
Kansas City-Omaha Kings	20	17	.541	6.0	107.7	109.3
Detroit Pistons	14	17	.452	9.0	112.0	113.3
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	27	5	.844	—	115.0	103.8
Golden State Warriors*	20	11	.645	6.5	108.1	104.5
Phoenix Suns	15	18	.455	12.5	109.5	109.6
Seattle SuperSonics	10	27	.270	19.5	99.9	106.8
Portland Trail Blazers	8	26	.235	20.0	104.4	112.7

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