NBA and ABA Games Played on December 31, 1971
1 NBA Game
4 ABA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlantic Division | ||||||
Boston Celtics* | 27 | 12 | .692 | — | 113.8 | 108.4 |
New York Knicks* | 23 | 14 | .622 | 3.0 | 108.0 | 101.6 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 15 | 24 | .385 | 12.0 | 111.2 | 115.4 |
Buffalo Braves | 12 | 24 | .333 | 13.5 | 102.6 | 110.8 |
Central Division | ||||||
Baltimore Bullets* | 15 | 22 | .405 | — | 106.2 | 109.4 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 15 | 24 | .385 | 1.0 | 102.4 | 108.5 |
Atlanta Hawks* | 13 | 25 | .342 | 2.5 | 107.6 | 111.4 |
Cincinnati Royals | 10 | 26 | .278 | 4.5 | 103.8 | 109.7 |
Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Midwest Division | ||||||
Milwaukee Bucks* | 32 | 7 | .821 | — | 114.4 | 101.0 |
Chicago Bulls* | 27 | 10 | .730 | 4.0 | 111.6 | 102.3 |
Phoenix Suns | 22 | 16 | .579 | 9.5 | 117.1 | 110.0 |
Detroit Pistons | 14 | 24 | .368 | 17.5 | 106.9 | 114.1 |
Pacific Division | ||||||
Los Angeles Lakers* | 36 | 3 | .923 | — | 121.8 | 107.7 |
Seattle SuperSonics | 22 | 18 | .550 | 14.5 | 106.7 | 105.6 |
Golden State Warriors* | 20 | 19 | .513 | 16.0 | 104.1 | 105.5 |
Houston Rockets | 14 | 25 | .359 | 22.0 | 107.1 | 111.9 |
Portland Trail Blazers | 8 | 32 | .200 | 28.5 | 106.5 | 118.7 |
Please note that teams tied in the standings are sorted by team name and no tiebreakers are being applied to these standings.
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