Sports headlines for Tuesday January 25, 1972:

• Goal By Esposito Gives East 3-2 Win
• NHL Sticks With Existing Division Setup
• Royals Owner Linked To Underworld In Probe

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  NBA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 4 F Hawks (19-31) 28 33 37 25 123 Braves (14-33) 24 17 32 37 110 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Warriors (30-20) 31 24 33 29 117 Cavaliers (15-35) 28 30 18 35 111 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Blazers (12-41) 22 20 31 31 104 Rockets (19-32) 32 35 31 20 118 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Suns (30-22) 32 30 19 38 119 Lakers (42-7) 27 32 31 39 129 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Sonics (29-22) 16 17 27 31 91 Bucks (40-11) 29 26 33 35 123 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Celtics (34-17) 15 26 38 27 106 Knicks (29-20) 30 23 27 29 109 Att: n/a

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ABA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 4 F Chaparrals (24-32) 26 23 40 28 117 Cougars (18-33) 17 22 32 26 97 Att: n/a at Greensboro, NC

Team 1 2 3 4 F Pacers (31-21) 29 24 29 31 113 Floridians (21-31) 28 24 23 32 107 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Colonels (39-11) 28 25 26 20 99 Pros (22-30) 25 28 24 30 107 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 5 F Nets (24-28) 27 34 24 21 10 116 Condors (20-32) 30 28 20 27 18 123 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 5 F Squires (31-21) 38 41 21 24 11 135 Stars (34-18) 31 32 35 26 12 136 Att: n/a