NBA Games Played on December 20, 1961

Dec 19, 1961 Dec 20, 1961 Dec 21, 1961

2 NBA Games

LA Lakers	102	Final
Chicago	98

	1	2	3	4
LA Lakers	24	30	20	28
Chicago	20	26	26	26

PTS	W. Bellamy-CHP	36

Philadelphia	117	Final
Detroit	102

	1	2	3	4
Philadelphia	22	27	33	35
Detroit	30	35	23	14

PTS	W. Chamberlain-PHW	55
TRB	R. Scott-DET	25

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Team	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Eastern Division
Boston Celtics*	23	4	.852	—	119.4	108.6
Philadelphia Warriors*	20	12	.625	5.5	125.4	119.1
Syracuse Nationals*	13	18	.419	12.0	118.8	119.7
New York Knicks	9	22	.290	16.0	109.4	117.6
Western Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	26	9	.743	—	119.5	116.5
Cincinnati Royals*	18	14	.563	6.5	122.9	119.4
Detroit Pistons*	12	17	.414	11.0	116.4	118.3
St. Louis Hawks	11	20	.355	13.0	117.9	120.0
Chicago Packers	6	22	.214	16.5	109.5	120.4

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