Sports headlines for Saturday December 18, 1971:

• LSU Cousins Combine For Romp In Sun Bowl

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NBA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 4 F Bullets (12-19) 18 31 21 24 94 Hawks (9-22) 35 17 34 37 123 Att: n/a	Team 1 2 3 4 F Braves (12-19) 15 32 15 29 91 Celtics (22-12) 32 28 37 27 124 Att: n/a
Team 1 2 3 4 F Rockets (12-23) 24 41 30 31 126 Royals (10-21) 33 29 26 28 116 Att: n/a	Team 1 2 3 4 F Pistons (12-20) 26 24 31 21 102 Warriors (18-16) 30 30 34 35 129 Att: n/a at Oakland, CA
Team 1 2 3 4 F Cavaliers (11-22) 25 18 22 19 84 Knicks (18-13) 22 20 37 25 104 Att: n/a	Team 1 2 3 4 F Lakers (30-3) 26 29 34 43 132 Suns (18-14) 31 20 28 27 106 Att: n/a
Team 1 2 3 4 F Blazers (7-25) 28 22 25 30 105 Sonics (21-14) 23 33 24 27 107 Att: n/a

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ABA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 4 F Nets (14-18) 32 25 27 34 118 Cougars (12-21) 26 25 28 27 106 Att: n/a at Charlotte, NC	Team 1 2 3 4 F Pacers (19-13) 34 28 25 20 107 Floridians (15-19) 20 23 34 40 117 Att: n/a
Team 1 2 3 4 F Chaparrals (11-22) 23 17 20 24 84 Colonels (23-8) 22 19 23 30 94 Att: n/a	Team 1 2 3 4 F Rockets (12-19) 22 21 22 29 94 Pros (14-18) 32 22 29 20 103 Att: n/a
Team 1 2 3 4 F Condors (16-19) 31 31 32 30 124 Squires (21-14) 34 35 34 31 134 Att: n/a at Norfolk, VA