NBA Conference Standings after Dec 16 in 1971-72 season

EASTERN CONFERENCE* - division leaders
Home Away Neut Div Cnf Icf
*Boston 20-12 .625 ---- 12-5 7-6 1-1 3-2 11-4 9-8
New York 16-13 .552 2.5 10-8 6-5 0-0 3-2 9-5 7-8
Philadelphia 14-17 .452 5.5 6-7 8-9 0-1 1-1 6-6 8-11
Buffalo 12-17 .414 6.5 7-10 4-6 1-1 1-3 8-5 4-12
*Baltimore 11-18 .379 7.5 7-7 3-9 1-2 2-4 5-9 6-9
Cleveland 11-20 .355 8.5 6-10 4-10 1-0 5-2 7-10 4-10
Cincinnati 10-20 .333 9.0 7-8 3-11 0-1 3-2 7-8 3-12
Atlanta 8-21 .276 10.5 4-11 3-10 1-0 1-3 4-10 4-11
WESTERN CONFERENCE* - division leaders
Home Away Neut Div Cnf Icf
*LA Lakers 28-3 .903 ---- 13-2 15-1 0-0 11-2 16-3 12-0
*Milwaukee 28-4 .875 0.5 13-1 13-3 2-0 6-0 14-3 14-1
Chicago 20-9 .690 7.0 11-4 8-4 1-1 2-3 9-5 11-4
Seattle 20-13 .606 9.0 10-4 10-9 0-0 5-6 7-10 13-3
Phoenix 17-13 .567 10.5 9-4 8-9 0-0 1-6 7-8 10-5
Golden State 17-15 .531 11.5 8-5 8-8 1-2 5-5 10-8 7-7
Detroit 12-18 .400 15.5 6-8 5-10 1-0 3-3 7-11 5-7
Houston 10-23 .303 19.0 4-8 5-13 1-2 2-6 4-14 6-9
Portland 6-24 .200 21.5 3-11 3-13 0-0 2-6 3-15 3-9
Golden State 113, Philadelphia 93
Detroit 107, Cincinnati 101