NBA Games Played on December 8, 1981

Dec 7, 1981 Dec 8, 1981 Dec 9, 1981

8 NBA Games

New Jersey	98	Final
Atlanta	88

	1	2	3	4
New Jersey	28	24	26	20
Atlanta	9	33	30	16

PTS	B. Williams-NJN	19
TRB	B. Williams-NJN	17

Indiana	116	Final
Chicago	118	OT

	1	2	3	4	OT
Indiana	25	22	35	25	9
Chicago	18	29	32	28	11

PTS	J. Davis-IND	28
TRB	2 tied	15

Utah	103	Final
Dallas	128

	1	2	3	4
Utah	25	26	21	31
Dallas	37	28	35	28

PTS	A. Dantley-UTA	34
TRB	K. Nimphius-DAL	10

Seattle	107	Final
Houston	96

	1	2	3	4
Seattle	25	29	24	29
Houston	26	27	19	24

PTS	G. Williams-SEA	29
TRB	M. Malone-HOU	15

Washington	98	Final
LA Lakers	102

	1	2	3	4
Washington	27	23	28	20
LA Lakers	27	24	27	24

PTS	N. Nixon-LAL	24
TRB	K. Abdul-Jabbar-LAL	13

Denver	122	Final
New York	135

	1	2	3	4
Denver	30	27	27	38
New York	36	29	41	29

PTS	A. English-DEN	28
TRB	M. Lucas-NYK	12

Golden State	122	Final
Portland	108

	1	2	3	4
Golden State	28	37	24	33
Portland	32	18	28	30

PTS	W. Free-GSW	37
TRB	M. Thompson-POR	15

Phoenix	110	Final
San Diego	121

	1	2	3	4
Phoenix	21	24	28	37
San Diego	27	40	32	22

PTS	D. Johnson-PHO	28
TRB	J. Bryant-SDC	8

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Philadelphia 76ers*	15	3	.833	—	110.1	101.1
Boston Celtics*	15	4	.789	0.5	107.0	97.7
New York Knicks	9	9	.500	6.0	104.3	103.5
Washington Bullets*	6	12	.333	9.0	97.3	100.3
New Jersey Nets*	5	13	.278	10.0	98.7	104.3
Central Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	12	6	.667	—	102.7	99.9
Indiana Pacers	10	9	.526	2.5	103.3	103.7
Atlanta Hawks*	8	9	.471	3.5	96.2	98.2
Detroit Pistons	8	11	.421	4.5	106.9	106.6
Chicago Bulls	8	12	.400	5.0	105.4	106.5
Cleveland Cavaliers	4	14	.222	8.0	100.2	108.6

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
San Antonio Spurs*	13	5	.722	—	113.2	107.3
Denver Nuggets*	8	10	.444	5.0	119.3	124.0
Utah Jazz	8	11	.421	5.5	103.9	106.9
Houston Rockets*	7	13	.350	7.0	101.8	106.5
Kansas City Kings	6	12	.333	7.0	106.1	111.1
Dallas Mavericks	4	15	.211	9.5	103.5	111.8
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	16	6	.727	—	113.5	108.5
Phoenix Suns*	11	6	.647	2.5	106.5	100.2
Portland Trail Blazers	12	7	.632	2.5	109.7	107.6
Seattle SuperSonics*	11	7	.611	3.0	105.1	100.9
Golden State Warriors	11	7	.611	3.0	114.3	110.2
San Diego Clippers	6	12	.333	8.0	112.7	116.4

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