Sports headlines for Saturday December 9, 1972:

• Bench To Undergo Surgery On Monday

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  NBA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 4 F Kings (15-15) 12 25 28 47 112 Bullets (15-13) 45 24 21 30 120 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Cavaliers (9-20) 25 23 13 27 88 Celtics (22-3) 30 28 30 35 123 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Braves (7-21) 26 20 24 24 94 Bulls (19-8) 26 30 27 22 105 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Pistons (13-14) 31 25 18 33 107 Bucks (19-9) 17 33 29 24 103 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F 76ers (3-27) 26 17 35 31 109 Knicks (23-6) 26 29 31 34 120 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Blazers (6-21) 24 17 25 31 97 Suns (13-16) 26 21 32 37 116 Att: n/a

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ABA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 4 F Pacers (18-12) 31 27 41 29 128 Chaparrals (10-16) 33 25 36 35 129 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Rockets (14-13) 26 22 25 25 98 Squires (18-15) 29 26 26 20 101 Att: n/a at Richmond, VA