Sports headlines for Tuesday April 4, 1972:

• Baseball Opener Today Canceled Because Of Strike
• Owners Reaffirm Stand On Pension At Chicago Meeting
• Len Dawson, 36, Signs New Pact
• Gene Littler Has Cancer Surgery

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  NBA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 4 F Celtics (58-28) 30 24 26 30 110 Hawks (38-48) 26 26 32 28 112 Att: n/aSeries tied, 2-2

Team 1 2 3 4 F Knicks (49-36) 27 25 26 25 103 Bullets (40-45) 29 18 31 26 104 Att: n/aBullets lead, 2 games to 1

Team 1 2 3 4 F Lakers (73-13) 18 28 31 31 108 Bulls (57-29) 28 22 25 22 97 Att: n/aLakers win, 4 games to 0

Team 1 2 3 4 F Bucks (66-20) 33 25 23 25 106 Warriors (52-34) 32 19 24 24 99 Att: n/a at Oakland, CABucks lead, 3 games to 1

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ABA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 4 5 F Pacers (49-38) 26 35 26 23 12 122 Rockets (35-52) 26 23 36 25 10 120 Att: n/aPacers lead, 2 games to 1

Team 1 2 3 4 F Squires (48-39) 31 30 30 27 118 Floridians (36-51) 34 29 25 25 113 Att: n/a at Miami, FLSquires lead, 3 games to 0

Team 1 2 3 4 F Nets (46-40) 26 26 28 25 105 Colonels (68-18) 17 17 29 27 90 Att: n/aNets lead, 2 games to 0