1961 Weekly Standings

1961 Weekly Standings

1961 Season

Final Standings

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	93	69	.574	—		Cleveland	100	62	.617	—
St. Louis	88	74	.543	5		Pittsburgh	94	68	.580	6
Milwaukee	80	82	.494	13		New York	90	72	.556	10
Chicago	75	87	.463	18		Philadelphia	77	85	.475	23
Dallas	69	93	.426	24		Brooklyn	76	86	.469	24
Kansas City	63	99	.389	30		Washington	67	95	.414	33

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	109	53	.673	—		Baltimore	85	77	.525	—
Chicago	93	69	.574	16		New York	84	78	.519	1
San Francisco	91	71	.562	18		Detroit	83	79	.512	2
Seattle	73	89	.451	36		Boston	82	80	.506	3
Twin Cities	73	89	.451	36		Toronto	80	82	.494	5
Houston	52	110	.321	57		Montreal	67	95	.414	18

Standings prior to the games of September 25, 1961

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	92	64	.590	—		Cleveland	98	58	.628	—
St. Louis	84	72	.538	8		Pittsburgh	90	66	.577	8
Milwaukee	76	80	.487	16		New York	87	69	.558	11
Chicago	70	86	.449	22		Brooklyn	74	82	.474	24
Dallas	69	87	.442	23		Philadelphia	74	82	.474	24
Kansas City	59	97	.378	33		Washington	63	93	.404	35

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	104	52	.667	—		Baltimore	81	75	.519	—
Chicago	90	66	.577	14		Detroit	81	75	.519	—
San Francisco	90	66	.577	14		New York	81	75	.519	—
Twin Cities	70	86	.449	34		Boston	80	76	.513	1
Seattle	70	86	.449	34		Toronto	77	79	.494	4
Houston	49	107	.314	55		Montreal	63	93	.404	18

Standings prior to the games of September 18, 1961

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	89	61	.593	—		Cleveland	96	54	.640	—
St. Louis	81	69	.540	8		Pittsburgh	85	65	.567	11
Milwaukee	73	77	.487	16		New York	84	66	.560	12
Dallas	67	83	.437	22		Philadelphia	72	78	.480	24
Chicago	66	84	.440	23		Brooklyn	71	79	.473	25
Kansas City	56	94	.373	30		Washington	60	90	.400	36

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	99	51	.660	—		Boston	78	72	.520	—
San Francisco	88	62	.587	11		New York	78	72	.520	—
Chicago	85	65	.567	14		Baltimore	77	73	.513	1
Twin Cities	70	80	.467	29		Detroit	77	73	.513	1
Seattle	68	82	.453	31		Toronto	74	76	.493	4
Houston	45	105	.300	54		Montreal	61	89	.407	17

Standings prior to the games of September 11, 1961

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	85	58	.594	—		Cleveland	91	52	.636	—
St. Louis	75	67	.528	9.5		Pittsburgh	82	60	.577	8.5
Milwaukee	71	72	.497	14		New York	81	61	.570	9.5
Chicago	62	80	.437	22.5		Philadelphia	67	75	.472	23.5
Dallas	62	81	.434	23		Brooklyn	66	76	.465	24.5
Kansas City	55	88	.385	30		Washington	58	85	.406	33

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	96	47	.671	—		Detroit	76	67	.531	—
San Francisco	83	60	.580	13		Boston	75	67	.528	.5
Chicago	80	62	.563	15.5		Baltimore	73	70	.510	3
Twin Cities	67	76	.469	29		New York	73	70	.510	3
Seattle	64	79	.448	32		Toronto	69	73	.486	6.5
Houston	43	99	.303	52.5		Montreal	57	86	.399	19

Standings prior to the games of September 4, 1961

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	80	55	.593	—		Cleveland	87	48	.644	—
St. Louis	70	65	.519	10		New York	78	57	.578	9
Milwaukee	64	71	.474	16		Pittsburgh	76	59	.563	11
Chicago	60	75	.444	20		Philadelphia	64	71	.474	23
Dallas	59	76	.437	21		Brooklyn	63	72	.467	24
Kansas City	54	81	.400	26		Washington	55	80	.407	32

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	91	44	.674	—		Boston	73	62	.541	—
San Francisco	82	53	.607	9		Detroit	70	65	.519	3
Chicago	75	60	.556	16		Baltimore	69	66	.511	4
Twin Cities	62	73	.459	29		New York	69	66	.511	4
Seattle	60	75	.444	31		Toronto	66	69	.489	7
Houston	40	95	.296	51		Montreal	53	82	.393	20

Standings prior to the games of August 28, 1961

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	79	50	.612	—		Cleveland	81	48	.628	—
St. Louis	67	62	.519	12		New York	76	53	.589	5
Milwaukee	59	70	.457	20		Pittsburgh	73	56	.566	8
Chicago	57	72	.442	22		Brooklyn	62	67	.481	19
Dallas	56	73	.434	23		Philadelphia	61	68	.473	20
Kansas City	50	79	.388	29		Washington	53	76	.411	28

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	86	43	.667	—		Boston	70	59	.543	—
San Francisco	80	49	.620	6		Detroit	68	61	.527	2
Chicago	71	58	.550	15		Baltimore	66	63	.512	4
Twin Cities	59	70	.457	27		New York	66	63	.512	4
Seattle	56	73	.434	30		Toronto	63	66	.488	7
Houston	37	92	.287	49		Montreal	52	77	.403	18

Standings prior to the games of August 21, 1961

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	76	47	.618	—		Cleveland	80	43	.650	—
St. Louis	63	60	.512	13		New York	71	52	.577	9
Milwaukee	56	67	.455	20		Pittsburgh	69	54	.561	11
Dallas	55	68	.447	21		Brooklyn	60	63	.488	20
Chicago	52	71	.423	24		Philadelphia	60	63	.488	20
Kansas City	47	76	.382	29		Washington	49	74	.398	31

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	81	42	.659	—		Boston	68	55	.553	—
San Francisco	75	48	.610	6		Detroit	64	59	.520	4
Chicago	68	55	.553	13		Baltimore	63	60	.512	5
Twin Cities	57	66	.463	24		New York	63	60	.512	5
Seattle	53	70	.431	28		Toronto	61	62	.496	7
Houston	35	88	.285	46		Montreal	50	73	.407	18

Standings prior to the games of August 14, 1961

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	76	41	.650	—		Cleveland	75	42	.641	—
St. Louis	59	58	.504	17		New York	67	50	.573	8
Dallas	53	64	.453	23		Pittsburgh	65	52	.556	10
Milwaukee	52	65	.444	24		Brooklyn	58	59	.496	17
Chicago	49	68	.419	27		Philadelphia	58	59	.496	17
Kansas City	44	73	.376	32		Washington	46	71	.393	29

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	78	39	.667	—		Boston	66	51	.564	—
San Francisco	70	47	.598	8		Detroit	62	55	.530	4
Chicago	64	53	.547	14		Baltimore	59	58	.504	7
Twin Cities	55	62	.470	23		New York	59	58	.504	7
Seattle	50	67	.427	28		Toronto	59	58	.504	7
Houston	31	86	.265	47		Montreal	49	68	.419	17

Standings prior to the games of August 7, 1961

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	69	41	.627	—		Cleveland	70	40	.636	—
St. Louis	56	54	.509	13		New York	63	47	.573	7
Dallas	52	58	.473	17		Pittsburgh	61	49	.555	9
Milwaukee	47	63	.427	22		Philadelphia	57	53	.518	13
Chicago	45	65	.409	24		Brooklyn	55	55	.500	15
Kansas City	42	68	.382	27		Washington	43	67	.391	27

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	72	38	.655	—		Boston	63	47	.573	—
San Francisco	67	43	.609	5		Baltimore	57	53	.518	6
Chicago	59	51	.536	13		Detroit	57	53	.518	6
Twin Cities	51	59	.464	21		New York	57	53	.518	6
Seattle	47	63	.427	25		Toronto	57	53	.518	6
Houston	28	82	.255	44		Montreal	45	65	.409	18

Standings prior to the games of July 31, 1961

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	65	39	.618	—		Cleveland	67	35	.657	—
St. Louis	51	51	.500	12		New York	59	43	.578	8
Dallas	50	52	.490	13		Pittsburgh	57	45	.559	10
Milwaukee	43	59	.422	20		Brooklyn	52	50	.510	15
Chicago	42	60	.412	21		Philadelphia	52	50	.510	15
Kansas City	38	64	.373	25		Washington	38	64	.373	29

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	68	34	.667	—		Boston	58	45	.563	—
San Francisco	61	41	.598	7		New York	55	47	.539	2.5
Chicago	54	48	.529	14		Toronto	54	49	.524	4
Twin Cities	48	54	.471	20		Detroit	53	49	.520	4.5
Seattle	42	60	.412	26		Baltimore	53	50	.515	5
Houston	27	75	.265	41		Montreal	41	62	.398	17

Standings prior to the games of July 24, 1961

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	61	35	.635	—		Cleveland	65	31	.677	—
St. Louis	49	47	.510	12		New York	54	42	.562	11
Dallas	47	49	.490	14		Pittsburgh	53	43	.552	12
Milwaukee	41	55	.427	20		Philadelphia	49	47	.510	16
Chicago	40	56	.417	21		Brooklyn	47	49	.490	18
Kansas City	34	62	.354	27		Washington	36	60	.375	29

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	64	32	.667	—		Boston	55	42	.567	—
San Francisco	59	37	.615	5		Toronto	51	46	.526	4
Chicago	50	46	.521	14		New York	50	46	.521	4.5
Twin Cities	45	51	.469	19		Baltimore	49	48	.505	6
Seattle	40	56	.417	24		Detroit	48	48	.500	6.5
Houston	27	69	.281	37		Montreal	40	57	.412	15

Standings prior to the games of July 17, 1961

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	56	33	.629	—		Cleveland	61	28	.685	—
St. Louis	45	44	.506	11		New York	52	37	.584	9
Dallas	44	45	.494	12		Pittsburgh	48	41	.539	13
Milwaukee	40	49	.449	16		Brooklyn	43	46	.483	18
Chicago	37	52	.416	19		Philadelphia	42	47	.472	19
Kansas City	33	56	.371	23		Washington	33	56	.371	28

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	61	28	.685	—		Boston	53	37	.589	—
San Francisco	52	37	.584	9		New York	48	41	.539	4.5
Chicago	47	42	.528	14		Toronto	46	44	.511	7
Twin Cities	41	48	.461	20		Baltimore	45	45	.500	8
Seattle	38	51	.427	23		Detroit	43	46	.483	9.5
Houston	24	65	.270	37		Montreal	38	52	.422	15

Standings prior to the games of July 10, 1961

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	51	33	.607	—		Cleveland	57	27	.679	—
Dallas	43	41	.512	8		New York	48	36	.571	9
St. Louis	41	43	.488	10		Pittsburgh	44	40	.524	13
Milwaukee	38	46	.452	13		Brooklyn	43	41	.512	14
Chicago	36	48	.429	15		Philadelphia	38	46	.452	19
Kansas City	33	51	.393	18		Washington	32	52	.381	25

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	57	27	.679	—		Boston	50	35	.597	—
San Francisco	49	35	.583	8		New York	47	37	.560	2.5
Chicago	45	40	.524	13		Baltimore	42	43	.494	8
Twin Cities	40	44	.476	17		Toronto	42	43	.494	8
Seattle	34	50	.405	23		Detroit	41	43	.488	8.5
Houston	22	62	.262	35		Montreal	38	47	.447	12

Standings prior to the games of July 3, 1961

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	48	29	.623	—		Cleveland	54	23	.701	—
Dallas	39	38	.506	9		New York	44	33	.571	10
St. Louis	37	40	.481	11		Pittsburgh	41	36	.532	13
Milwaukee	34	43	.442	14		Brooklyn	38	39	.494	16
Chicago	32	45	.416	16		Philadelphia	34	43	.442	20
Kansas City	31	46	.403	17		Washington	30	47	.390	24

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	52	25	.675	—		New York	46	31	.597	—
San Francisco	43	34	.558	9		Boston	44	34	.564	2.5
Chicago	40	37	.519	12		Baltimore	40	38	.513	6.5
Twin Cities	36	41	.468	16		Toronto	38	40	.487	8.5
Seattle	34	43	.442	18		Detroit	36	41	.468	10
Houston	20	57	.260	32		Montreal	35	43	.449	11.5

Standings prior to the games of June 26, 1961

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	44	27	.620	—		Cleveland	51	20	.718	—
Dallas	35	36	.493	9		New York	41	30	.577	10
St. Louis	33	38	.465	11		Pittsburgh	39	32	.549	12
Chicago	31	40	.437	13		Brooklyn	34	37	.479	17
Kansas City	30	41	.423	14		Philadelphia	32	39	.451	19
Milwaukee	30	41	.423	14		Washington	26	45	.366	25

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	47	24	.662	—		New York	46	25	.648	—
San Francisco	41	30	.577	6		Boston	38	34	.528	8.5
Chicago	37	34	.521	10		Toronto	35	36	.493	11
Twin Cities	33	38	.465	14		Baltimore	35	37	.486	11.5
Seattle	30	41	.423	17		Detroit	33	38	.465	13
Houston	19	52	.268	28		Montreal	33	38	.465	13

Standings prior to the games of June 19, 1961

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	42	23	.646	—		Cleveland	47	18	.723	—
Dallas	34	31	.523	8		New York	39	26	.600	8
St. Louis	31	34	.477	11		Pittsburgh	34	31	.523	13
Chicago	28	37	.431	14		Brooklyn	31	34	.477	16
Kansas City	25	40	.385	17		Philadelphia	30	35	.462	17
Milwaukee	25	40	.385	17		Washington	24	41	.369	23

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	45	20	.692	—		New York	42	23	.646	—
San Francisco	38	27	.585	7		Boston	36	30	.545	6.5
Chicago	34	31	.523	11		Toronto	32	33	.492	10
Twin Cities	30	35	.462	15		Baltimore	32	34	.485	10.5
Seattle	25	40	.385	20		Montreal	31	34	.477	11
Houston	17	48	.262	28		Detroit	29	36	.446	13

Standings prior to the games of June 12, 1961

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	39	20	.661	—		Cleveland	41	18	.695	—
Dallas	31	28	.525	8		New York	34	25	.576	7
St. Louis	29	30	.492	10		Pittsburgh	31	28	.525	10
Chicago	27	32	.458	12		Brooklyn	28	31	.475	13
Kansas City	23	36	.390	16		Philadelphia	27	32	.458	14
Milwaukee	22	37	.373	17		Washington	22	37	.373	19

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	41	18	.695	—		New York	37	22	.627	—
San Francisco	34	25	.576	7		Boston	33	27	.550	4.5
Chicago	32	27	.542	9		Toronto	30	29	.508	7
Twin Cities	28	30	.492	12		Baltimore	30	30	.500	7.5
Seattle	22	37	.373	19		Montreal	28	31	.475	9
Houston	14	45	.237	27		Detroit	25	34	.424	12

Standings prior to the games of June 5, 1961

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	36	15	.706	—		Cleveland	35	16	.686	—
Dallas	28	23	.549	8		New York	27	24	.529	8
St. Louis	26	25	.510	10		Pittsburgh	26	25	.510	9
Chicago	24	27	.471	12		Philadelphia	23	28	.451	12
Kansas City	21	30	.412	15		Brooklyn	21	30	.412	14
Milwaukee	20	31	.392	16		Washington	19	32	.373	16

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	34	17	.667	—		New York	34	17	.667	—
Chicago	28	23	.549	6		Boston	30	22	.577	4.5
San Francisco	28	23	.549	6		Baltimore	27	25	.519	7.5
Twin Cities	23	28	.451	11		Toronto	25	26	.490	9
Seattle	20	31	.392	14		Montreal	24	27	.471	10
Houston	13	38	.255	21		Detroit	21	30	.412	13

Standings prior to the games of May 29, 1961

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	32	12	.727	—		Cleveland	30	14	.682	—
Dallas	24	20	.545	8		New York	24	20	.545	6
St. Louis	23	21	.523	9		Pittsburgh	22	22	.500	8
Chicago	20	24	.455	12		Brooklyn	19	25	.432	11
Kansas City	19	25	.432	13		Philadelphia	18	26	.409	12
Milwaukee	17	27	.386	15		Washington	16	28	.364	14

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	30	14	.682	—		New York	32	12	.727	—
San Francisco	23	21	.523	7		Boston	26	19	.578	6.5
Chicago	22	22	.500	8		Baltimore	25	20	.556	7.5
Twin Cities	21	23	.477	9		Montreal	23	21	.523	9
Seattle	18	26	.409	12		Toronto	20	24	.455	12
Houston	9	35	.205	21		Detroit	16	28	.364	16

Standings prior to the games of May 22, 1961

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	29	9	.763	—		Cleveland	26	12	.684	—
Dallas	22	16	.579	7		New York	23	15	.605	3
St. Louis	21	17	.553	8		Pittsburgh	19	19	.500	7
Chicago	16	22	.421	13		Brooklyn	15	23	.395	11
Kansas City	15	23	.395	14		Philadelphia	14	24	.368	12
Milwaukee	13	24	.368	15		Washington	14	24	.368	12

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	26	12	.684	—		New York	28	10	.737	—
San Francisco	20	18	.526	6		Baltimore	22	16	.579	6
Twin Cities	18	20	.474	8		Boston	21	17	.553	7
Chicago	17	21	.447	9		Montreal	19	18	.514	8.5
Seattle	16	22	.421	10		Toronto	17	20	.459	10.5
Houston	8	24	.211	18		Detroit	15	23	.395	13

Standings prior to the games of May 15, 1961

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	24	8	.750	—		Cleveland	23	9	.719	—
Dallas	19	13	.594	5		New York	18	14	.562	5
St. Louis	18	14	.562	6		Pittsburgh	16	16	.500	7
Chicago	13	19	.406	11		Brooklyn	13	19	.406	10
Milwaukee	12	20	.375	12		Philadelphia	13	19	.406	10
Kansas City	11	21	.344	13		Washington	12	20	.375	11

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	22	10	.688	—		New York	24	8	.750	—
San Francisco	18	14	.562	4		Baltimore	18	14	.562	6
Twin Cities	16	16	.500	6		Boston	18	14	.562	6
Seattle	15	17	.460	7		Montreal	16	15	.516	7.5
Chicago	12	20	.375	10		Toronto	13	18	.419	10.5
Houston	8	24	.250	14		Detroit	11	21	.344	13

Standings prior to the games of May 8, 1961

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	18	8	.692	—		Cleveland	19	7	.731	—
Dallas	17	9	.654	1		New York	17	9	.654	2
St. Louis	14	12	.538	4		Pittsburgh	12	14	.482	7
Chicago	10	16	.385	8		Washington	12	15	.423	8
Kansas City	10	16	.385	8		Brooklyn	10	16	.385	9
Milwaukee	10	16	.385	8		Philadelphia	8	18	.308	11

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	17	9	.654	—		New York	19	7	.731	—
San Francisco	17	9	.654	—		Montreal	13	12	.520	5.5
Twin Cities	15	11	.577	2		Boston	13	13	.500	6
Chicago	11	15	.423	6		Baltimore	12	14	.462	7
Seattle	11	15	.423	6		Detroit	10	16	.385	9
Houston	8	18	.308	9		Toronto	9	16	.360	9.5

Standings prior to the games of May 1, 1961

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	14	6	.700	—		Cleveland	15	5	.750	—
Dallas	12	8	.600	2		New York	13	7	.650	2
St. Louis	12	8	.600	2		Pittsburgh	8	11	.450	6
Milwaukee	8	12	.400	6		Brooklyn	8	12	.400	7
Chicago	7	13	.350	7		Washington	8	12	.400	7
Kansas City	7	13	.350	7		Philadelphia	7	13	.350	8

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	15	5	.750	—		New York	15	5	.750	—
Los Angeles	14	6	.700	1		Boston	10	10	.500	5
Twin Cities	13	7	.650	2		Montreal	9	10	.474	5.5
Chicago	7	13	.350	8		Baltimore	9	11	.450	6
Seattle	7	13	.350	8		Toronto	7	12	.368	7.5
Houston	6	14	.300	9		Detroit	7	13	.350	8

Standings prior to the games of April 24, 1961

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	10	2	.833	—		Cleveland	10	2	.833	—
Dallas	8	4	.667	2		New York	7	5	.583	3
St. Louis	7	5	.583	3		Pittsburgh	7	5	.583	3
Kansas City	5	7	.417	5		Washington	5	7	.417	5
Chicago	3	9	.250	7		Philadelphia	4	8	.333	6
Milwaukee	3	9	.250	7		Brooklyn	3	9	.250	7

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	10	2	.833	—		New York	9	3	.750	—
San Francisco	7	5	.583	3		Boston	7	5	.583	2
Seattle	6	6	.500	4		Baltimore	6	6	.500	3
Twin Cities	5	7	.417	5		Toronto	5	6	.455	3.5
Chicago	4	8	.333	6		Montreal	4	7	.364	4.5
Houston	4	8	.333	6		Detroit	4	8	.333	5

Standings prior to the games of April 17, 1961

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	5	1	.833	—		Cleveland	5	1	.833	—
St. Louis	5	1	.833	—		New York	5	1	.833	—
Dallas	4	2	.667	1		Philadelphia	3	3	.500	2
Milwaukee	2	4	.333	3		Pittsburgh	2	4	.333	3
Chicago	1	5	.167	4		Washington	2	4	.333	3
Kansas City	1	5	.167	4		Brooklyn	1	5	.167	4

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	5	1	.833	—		New York	6	0	1.000	—
San Francisco	4	2	.667	1		Montreal	3	2	.600	2.5
Seattle	4	2	.667	1		Toronto	2	3	.400	3.5
Twin Cities	3	3	.500	2		Baltimore	2	4	.333	4
Chicago	1	5	.167	4		Boston	2	4	.333	4
Houston	1	5	.167	4		Detroit	2	4	.333	4

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