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1971-72 NBA Standings
League Champion: Los Angeles Lakers
Most Valuable Player: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34.8/16.6/4.6)
Rookie of the Year: Sidney Wicks (24.5/11.5/4.3)
PPG Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34.8)
RPG Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (19.2)
APG Leader: Jerry West (9.7)
WS Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25.4)
Expanded Standings
| Place | Conference | Division | All-Star | Margin | Month | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | Overall | Home | Road | Neutral | E | W | A | C | M | P | Pre | Post | ≤3 | ≥10 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar |
| 1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 69-13 | 36-5 | 31-7 | 2-1 | 33-5 | 36-8 | 17-2 | 16-3 | 15-5 | 21-3 | 41-5 | 28-8 | 3-4 | 50-4 | 6-3 | 14-0 | 16-0 | 8-4 | 13-4 | 12-2 |
| 2 | Milwaukee Bucks | 63-19 | 31-5 | 27-12 | 5-2 | 30-8 | 33-11 | 13-6 | 17-2 | 13-5 | 20-6 | 38-10 | 25-9 | 6-6 | 40-4 | 8-1 | 13-3 | 11-3 | 11-4 | 12-4 | 8-4 |
| 3 | Chicago Bulls | 57-25 | 29-12 | 26-12 | 2-1 | 28-9 | 29-16 | 12-7 | 16-2 | 12-6 | 17-10 | 32-14 | 25-11 | 6-8 | 37-10 | 5-2 | 10-4 | 12-4 | 11-5 | 12-6 | 7-4 |
| 4 | Boston Celtics | 56-26 | 32-9 | 21-16 | 3-1 | 30-8 | 26-18 | 15-3 | 15-5 | 12-8 | 14-10 | 32-16 | 24-10 | 6-2 | 31-13 | 6-2 | 8-7 | 13-3 | 10-6 | 10-5 | 9-3 |
| 5 | Golden State Warriors | 51-31 | 27-8 | 21-20 | 3-3 | 25-13 | 26-18 | 12-7 | 13-6 | 12-8 | 14-10 | 27-19 | 24-12 | 10-7 | 23-18 | 6-3 | 10-6 | 4-10 | 13-1 | 10-6 | 8-5 |
| 6 | Phoenix Suns | 49-33 | 30-11 | 19-20 | 0-2 | 25-13 | 24-20 | 15-4 | 10-9 | 7-11 | 17-9 | 27-21 | 22-12 | 7-10 | 33-11 | 3-4 | 8-7 | 11-5 | 9-8 | 11-5 | 7-4 |
| 7 | New York Knicks | 48-34 | 27-14 | 20-19 | 1-1 | 23-15 | 25-19 | 11-7 | 12-8 | 10-10 | 15-9 | 26-19 | 22-15 | 14-5 | 25-12 | 5-5 | 8-5 | 10-4 | 7-7 | 12-5 | 6-8 |
| 8 | Seattle SuperSonics | 47-35 | 28-12 | 18-22 | 1-1 | 26-12 | 21-23 | 10-9 | 16-3 | 9-11 | 12-12 | 29-19 | 18-16 | 10-5 | 23-17 | 7-2 | 8-7 | 7-9 | 9-5 | 12-3 | 4-9 |
| 9 | Baltimore Bullets | 38-44 | 18-15 | 16-24 | 4-5 | 20-18 | 18-26 | 11-9 | 9-9 | 8-12 | 10-14 | 20-25 | 18-19 | 6-7 | 19-23 | 3-6 | 7-7 | 5-9 | 9-5 | 5-12 | 9-5 |
| 10 | Atlanta Hawks | 36-46 | 22-19 | 13-26 | 1-1 | 19-19 | 17-27 | 10-10 | 9-9 | 8-12 | 9-15 | 17-30 | 19-16 | 11-7 | 17-21 | 3-6 | 2-11 | 8-8 | 7-8 | 7-8 | 9-5 |
| 11 | Houston Rockets | 34-48 | 15-20 | 14-23 | 5-5 | 20-17 | 14-31 | 8-11 | 12-6 | 5-16 | 9-15 | 16-30 | 18-18 | 9-12 | 18-22 | 2-8 | 4-10 | 8-7 | 5-9 | 8-6 | 7-8 |
| 12 | Cincinnati Royals | 30-52 | 20-18 | 8-32 | 2-2 | 20-20 | 10-32 | 9-11 | 11-9 | 5-14 | 5-18 | 14-31 | 16-21 | 5-6 | 17-30 | 1-6 | 7-6 | 2-14 | 6-9 | 6-12 | 8-5 |
| 13 | Philadelphia 76ers | 30-52 | 14-23 | 14-26 | 2-3 | 15-23 | 15-29 | 6-12 | 9-11 | 7-13 | 8-16 | 20-28 | 10-24 | 3-11 | 14-23 | 7-2 | 4-10 | 4-12 | 7-7 | 4-10 | 4-11 |
| 14 | Detroit Pistons | 26-56 | 16-25 | 9-30 | 1-1 | 16-24 | 10-32 | 6-15 | 10-9 | 4-14 | 6-18 | 17-30 | 9-26 | 8-8 | 8-36 | 6-4 | 3-9 | 5-11 | 4-11 | 5-11 | 3-10 |
| 15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 23-59 | 13-28 | 8-30 | 2-1 | 15-29 | 8-30 | 6-18 | 9-11 | 1-15 | 7-15 | 15-32 | 8-27 | 7-10 | 4-39 | 2-8 | 6-6 | 7-10 | 1-13 | 4-12 | 3-10 |
| 16 | Buffalo Braves | 22-60 | 13-27 | 8-31 | 1-2 | 16-26 | 6-34 | 4-14 | 12-12 | 3-15 | 3-19 | 14-31 | 8-29 | 8-7 | 6-41 | 3-7 | 5-7 | 4-10 | 3-11 | 3-14 | 4-11 |
| 17 | Portland Trail Blazers | 18-64 | 14-26 | 4-35 | 0-3 | 12-24 | 6-40 | 7-11 | 5-13 | 2-20 | 4-20 | 12-37 | 6-27 | 7-11 | 4-45 | 1-5 | 2-14 | 5-13 | 4-11 | 3-14 | 3-7 |
Team vs. Team
| Rk | Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CIN | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta Hawks | 2-4 | 0-4 | 4-2 | 0-5 | 3-3 | 4-2 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 1-4 | 0-5 | 2-3 | 3-1 | 3-3 | 3-2 | 4-0 | 1-4 | |
| 2 | Baltimore Bullets | 4-2 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 1-4 | 4-2 | 1-5 | 3-2 | 1-4 | 3-2 | 1-4 | 0-5 | 2-4 | 4-0 | 4-1 | 3-1 | 2-3 | |
| 3 | Boston Celtics | 4-0 | 2-2 | 6-0 | 3-2 | 4-2 | 5-1 | 5-0 | 2-3 | 5-0 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 6-0 | 2-3 | 4-0 | 2-3 | |
| 4 | Buffalo Braves | 2-4 | 3-3 | 0-6 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 4-2 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 0-4 | 2-4 | 0-4 | |
| 5 | Chicago Bulls | 5-0 | 4-1 | 2-3 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 4-0 | 5-1 | 3-3 | 5-1 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 3-2 | 4-1 | 5-1 | 6-0 | 2-3 | |
| 6 | Cincinnati Royals | 3-3 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 1-3 | 6-2 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-4 | 1-4 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-5 | |
| 7 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 2-4 | 5-1 | 1-5 | 2-4 | 0-4 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 0-4 | 1-5 | 2-4 | 0-4 | 4-2 | 0-4 | |
| 8 | Detroit Pistons | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-5 | 4-2 | 1-5 | 3-2 | 3-1 | 0-5 | 3-3 | 1-4 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0-4 | |
| 9 | Golden State Warriors | 2-3 | 4-1 | 3-2 | 3-1 | 3-3 | 3-2 | 4-0 | 5-0 | 5-1 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 4-1 | 2-3 | 4-2 | 4-2 | |
| 10 | Houston Rockets | 4-1 | 2-3 | 0-5 | 4-0 | 1-5 | 4-0 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-5 | 0-5 | 4-1 | 1-3 | 4-2 | 3-3 | |
| 11 | Los Angeles Lakers | 5-0 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 4-0 | 3-1 | 4-1 | 3-1 | 4-1 | 5-1 | 5-1 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 5-0 | 4-2 | 6-0 | 5-1 | |
| 12 | Milwaukee Bucks | 3-2 | 5-0 | 3-2 | 4-0 | 4-2 | 5-0 | 4-0 | 5-1 | 2-2 | 5-0 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 4-1 | 4-2 | 6-0 | 6-0 | |
| 13 | New York Knicks | 1-3 | 4-2 | 3-3 | 5-1 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 5-1 | 4-1 | 3-2 | 5-0 | 1-4 | 3-2 | 3-3 | 1-4 | 3-1 | 3-2 | |
| 14 | Philadelphia 76ers | 3-3 | 0-4 | 0-6 | 3-3 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4-2 | 4-1 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-5 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4-1 | |
| 15 | Phoenix Suns | 2-3 | 1-4 | 3-2 | 4-0 | 1-5 | 3-2 | 4-0 | 4-2 | 3-2 | 3-1 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 6-0 | 3-2 | |
| 16 | Portland Trail Blazers | 0-4 | 1-3 | 0-4 | 4-2 | 0-6 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-6 | 0-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0-6 | 0-6 | |
| 17 | Seattle SuperSonics | 4-1 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 4-0 | 3-2 | 5-0 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 1-5 | 0-6 | 2-3 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 6-0 |