1971-72 Golden State Warriors Schedule and Results
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Record: 51-31, Finished 2nd in NBA Pacific Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Al Attles (51-31)
PTS/G: 108.2 (11th of 17) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 107.4 (4th of 17)
SRS: 0.92 (7th of 17)
Expected W-L: 43-39 (7th of 17)
Arena: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena ▪ Attendance: 200,917 (15th of 17)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Milwaukee Bucks
| G |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
|
|
Tm |
Opp |
W |
L |
Streak |
Notes |
| 1 |
Fri, Oct 15, 1971 |
Box Score |
@ |
Boston Celtics |
W |
|
97 |
75 |
1 |
0 |
W 1 |
|
| 2 |
Sat, Oct 16, 1971 |
Box Score |
@ |
Baltimore Bullets |
L |
|
93 |
108 |
1 |
1 |
L 1 |
|
| 3 |
Tue, Oct 19, 1971 |
Box Score |
@ |
New York Knicks |
L |
|
84 |
93 |
1 |
2 |
L 2 |
|
| 4 |
Wed, Oct 20, 1971 |
Box Score |
@ |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
W |
|
115 |
98 |
2 |
2 |
W 1 |
|
| 5 |
Sat, Oct 23, 1971 |
Box Score |
|
Detroit Pistons |
W |
OT |
115 |
109 |
3 |
2 |
W 2 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 6 |
Tue, Oct 26, 1971 |
Box Score |
|
Buffalo Braves |
L |
|
89 |
91 |
3 |
3 |
L 1 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 7 |
Fri, Oct 29, 1971 |
Box Score |
N |
Chicago Bulls |
W |
|
99 |
83 |
4 |
3 |
W 1 |
at San Diego, CA |
| 8 |
Sat, Oct 30, 1971 |
Box Score |
|
Cincinnati Royals |
W |
|
116 |
112 |
5 |
3 |
W 2 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 9 |
Sun, Oct 31, 1971 |
Box Score |
@ |
Los Angeles Lakers |
W |
|
109 |
105 |
6 |
3 |
W 3 |
|
| 10 |
Tue, Nov 2, 1971 |
Box Score |
|
Baltimore Bullets |
W |
|
106 |
91 |
7 |
3 |
W 4 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 11 |
Thu, Nov 4, 1971 |
Box Score |
|
Seattle SuperSonics |
W |
|
98 |
96 |
8 |
3 |
W 5 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 12 |
Sat, Nov 6, 1971 |
Box Score |
|
Los Angeles Lakers |
L |
|
89 |
105 |
8 |
4 |
L 1 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 13 |
Sun, Nov 7, 1971 |
Box Score |
@ |
Seattle SuperSonics |
W |
|
109 |
102 |
9 |
4 |
W 1 |
|
| 14 |
Tue, Nov 9, 1971 |
Box Score |
|
Houston Rockets |
W |
|
115 |
99 |
10 |
4 |
W 2 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 15 |
Thu, Nov 11, 1971 |
Box Score |
@ |
New York Knicks |
W |
|
112 |
103 |
11 |
4 |
W 3 |
|
| 16 |
Fri, Nov 12, 1971 |
Box Score |
@ |
Atlanta Hawks |
L |
|
104 |
106 |
11 |
5 |
L 1 |
|
| 17 |
Sat, Nov 13, 1971 |
Box Score |
@ |
Cincinnati Royals |
L |
|
101 |
110 |
11 |
6 |
L 2 |
|
| 18 |
Tue, Nov 16, 1971 |
Box Score |
@ |
Detroit Pistons |
W |
|
122 |
101 |
12 |
6 |
W 1 |
|
| 19 |
Thu, Nov 18, 1971 |
Box Score |
|
Portland Trail Blazers |
W |
|
115 |
105 |
13 |
6 |
W 2 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 20 |
Sat, Nov 20, 1971 |
Box Score |
|
Milwaukee Bucks |
W |
|
107 |
100 |
14 |
6 |
W 3 |
at Oakland, CA |
| G |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
|
|
Tm |
Opp |
W |
L |
Streak |
Notes |
| 21 |
Sun, Nov 21, 1971 |
Box Score |
N |
Houston Rockets |
L |
|
96 |
115 |
14 |
7 |
L 1 |
at San Diego, CA |
| 22 |
Thu, Nov 25, 1971 |
Box Score |
|
Philadelphia 76ers |
L |
|
111 |
112 |
14 |
8 |
L 2 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 23 |
Fri, Nov 26, 1971 |
Box Score |
@ |
Chicago Bulls |
L |
|
89 |
121 |
14 |
9 |
L 3 |
|
| 24 |
Sat, Nov 27, 1971 |
Box Score |
@ |
Buffalo Braves |
W |
|
110 |
91 |
15 |
9 |
W 1 |
|
| 25 |
Tue, Nov 30, 1971 |
Box Score |
@ |
Milwaukee Bucks |
W |
|
106 |
103 |
16 |
9 |
W 2 |
|
| 26 |
Fri, Dec 3, 1971 |
Box Score |
@ |
Portland Trail Blazers |
L |
|
107 |
115 |
16 |
10 |
L 1 |
|
| 27 |
Sat, Dec 4, 1971 |
Box Score |
|
Phoenix Suns |
L |
|
92 |
128 |
16 |
11 |
L 2 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 28 |
Sun, Dec 5, 1971 |
Box Score |
@ |
Phoenix Suns |
L |
|
87 |
120 |
16 |
12 |
L 3 |
|
| 29 |
Tue, Dec 7, 1971 |
Box Score |
N |
Atlanta Hawks |
L |
|
113 |
116 |
16 |
13 |
L 4 |
at San Diego, CA |
| 30 |
Thu, Dec 9, 1971 |
Box Score |
|
Los Angeles Lakers |
L |
|
111 |
124 |
16 |
14 |
L 5 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 31 |
Fri, Dec 10, 1971 |
Box Score |
@ |
Seattle SuperSonics |
L |
|
94 |
105 |
16 |
15 |
L 6 |
|
| 32 |
Thu, Dec 16, 1971 |
Box Score |
|
Philadelphia 76ers |
W |
|
113 |
93 |
17 |
15 |
W 1 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 33 |
Fri, Dec 17, 1971 |
Box Score |
@ |
Los Angeles Lakers |
L |
|
99 |
129 |
17 |
16 |
L 1 |
|
| 34 |
Sat, Dec 18, 1971 |
Box Score |
|
Detroit Pistons |
W |
|
129 |
102 |
18 |
16 |
W 1 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 35 |
Tue, Dec 21, 1971 |
Box Score |
|
New York Knicks |
L |
|
87 |
113 |
18 |
17 |
L 1 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 36 |
Sat, Dec 25, 1971 |
Box Score |
@ |
New York Knicks |
L |
|
89 |
114 |
18 |
18 |
L 2 |
|
| 37 |
Mon, Dec 27, 1971 |
Box Score |
@ |
Boston Celtics |
L |
|
97 |
99 |
18 |
19 |
L 3 |
|
| 38 |
Wed, Dec 29, 1971 |
Box Score |
@ |
Cincinnati Royals |
W |
|
107 |
102 |
19 |
19 |
W 1 |
|
| 39 |
Thu, Dec 30, 1971 |
Box Score |
@ |
Detroit Pistons |
W |
|
128 |
122 |
20 |
19 |
W 2 |
|
| 40 |
Tue, Jan 4, 1972 |
Box Score |
|
Buffalo Braves |
W |
|
112 |
86 |
21 |
19 |
W 3 |
at Oakland, CA |
| G |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
|
|
Tm |
Opp |
W |
L |
Streak |
Notes |
| 41 |
Thu, Jan 6, 1972 |
Box Score |
|
Portland Trail Blazers |
W |
|
119 |
115 |
22 |
19 |
W 4 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 42 |
Sat, Jan 8, 1972 |
Box Score |
|
Boston Celtics |
W |
|
128 |
106 |
23 |
19 |
W 5 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 43 |
Sun, Jan 9, 1972 |
Box Score |
@ |
Houston Rockets |
W |
|
113 |
112 |
24 |
19 |
W 6 |
|
| 44 |
Tue, Jan 11, 1972 |
Box Score |
|
Cleveland Cavaliers |
W |
|
101 |
92 |
25 |
19 |
W 7 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 45 |
Fri, Jan 14, 1972 |
Box Score |
N |
New York Knicks |
W |
|
115 |
111 |
26 |
19 |
W 8 |
at San Diego, CA |
| 46 |
Sat, Jan 15, 1972 |
Box Score |
|
Baltimore Bullets |
W |
|
105 |
95 |
27 |
19 |
W 9 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 47 |
Fri, Jan 21, 1972 |
Box Score |
@ |
Atlanta Hawks |
W |
|
113 |
111 |
28 |
19 |
W 10 |
|
| 48 |
Sat, Jan 22, 1972 |
Box Score |
@ |
Philadelphia 76ers |
W |
|
113 |
106 |
29 |
19 |
W 11 |
|
| 49 |
Mon, Jan 24, 1972 |
Box Score |
@ |
Chicago Bulls |
L |
|
105 |
110 |
29 |
20 |
L 1 |
|
| 50 |
Tue, Jan 25, 1972 |
Box Score |
@ |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
W |
|
117 |
111 |
30 |
20 |
W 1 |
|
| 51 |
Thu, Jan 27, 1972 |
Box Score |
|
Chicago Bulls |
W |
|
108 |
107 |
31 |
20 |
W 2 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 52 |
Fri, Jan 28, 1972 |
Box Score |
@ |
Portland Trail Blazers |
W |
|
105 |
102 |
32 |
20 |
W 3 |
|
| 53 |
Sat, Jan 29, 1972 |
Box Score |
|
Phoenix Suns |
W |
|
111 |
100 |
33 |
20 |
W 4 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 54 |
Tue, Feb 1, 1972 |
Box Score |
N |
Milwaukee Bucks |
L |
|
97 |
108 |
33 |
21 |
L 1 |
at San Diego, CA |
| 55 |
Thu, Feb 3, 1972 |
Box Score |
|
Atlanta Hawks |
W |
|
132 |
115 |
34 |
21 |
W 1 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 56 |
Fri, Feb 4, 1972 |
Box Score |
@ |
Phoenix Suns |
L |
|
105 |
113 |
34 |
22 |
L 1 |
|
| 57 |
Sat, Feb 5, 1972 |
Box Score |
|
Los Angeles Lakers |
L |
|
96 |
108 |
34 |
23 |
L 2 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 58 |
Tue, Feb 8, 1972 |
Box Score |
|
Baltimore Bullets |
W |
|
111 |
107 |
35 |
23 |
W 1 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 59 |
Thu, Feb 10, 1972 |
Box Score |
|
Philadelphia 76ers |
W |
|
121 |
112 |
36 |
23 |
W 2 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 60 |
Sat, Feb 12, 1972 |
Box Score |
@ |
Milwaukee Bucks |
L |
|
100 |
123 |
36 |
24 |
L 1 |
|
| G |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
|
|
Tm |
Opp |
W |
L |
Streak |
Notes |
| 61 |
Sun, Feb 13, 1972 |
Box Score |
@ |
Chicago Bulls |
W |
|
107 |
88 |
37 |
24 |
W 1 |
|
| 62 |
Tue, Feb 15, 1972 |
Box Score |
@ |
Buffalo Braves |
W |
|
103 |
100 |
38 |
24 |
W 2 |
|
| 63 |
Fri, Feb 18, 1972 |
Box Score |
@ |
Seattle SuperSonics |
L |
|
108 |
110 |
38 |
25 |
L 1 |
|
| 64 |
Sat, Feb 19, 1972 |
Box Score |
|
Boston Celtics |
W |
|
115 |
111 |
39 |
25 |
W 1 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 65 |
Tue, Feb 22, 1972 |
Box Score |
|
Seattle SuperSonics |
W |
|
120 |
104 |
40 |
25 |
W 2 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 66 |
Thu, Feb 24, 1972 |
Box Score |
|
Detroit Pistons |
W |
|
116 |
106 |
41 |
25 |
W 3 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 67 |
Sat, Feb 26, 1972 |
Box Score |
|
Chicago Bulls |
L |
|
106 |
107 |
41 |
26 |
L 1 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 68 |
Sun, Feb 27, 1972 |
Box Score |
@ |
Houston Rockets |
W |
|
117 |
104 |
42 |
26 |
W 1 |
|
| 69 |
Tue, Feb 29, 1972 |
Box Score |
|
Cincinnati Royals |
W |
|
128 |
120 |
43 |
26 |
W 2 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 70 |
Fri, Mar 3, 1972 |
Box Score |
N |
Houston Rockets |
W |
|
108 |
107 |
44 |
26 |
W 3 |
at San Diego, CA |
| 71 |
Sat, Mar 4, 1972 |
Box Score |
|
Seattle SuperSonics |
W |
|
114 |
96 |
45 |
26 |
W 4 |
|
| 72 |
Tue, Mar 7, 1972 |
Box Score |
|
Cleveland Cavaliers |
W |
|
119 |
112 |
46 |
26 |
W 5 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 73 |
Fri, Mar 10, 1972 |
Box Score |
@ |
Houston Rockets |
W |
|
119 |
116 |
47 |
26 |
W 6 |
|
| 74 |
Sun, Mar 12, 1972 |
Box Score |
@ |
Cincinnati Royals |
L |
|
106 |
117 |
47 |
27 |
L 1 |
|
| 75 |
Tue, Mar 14, 1972 |
Box Score |
@ |
Boston Celtics |
L |
|
110 |
124 |
47 |
28 |
L 2 |
|
| 76 |
Thu, Mar 16, 1972 |
Box Score |
|
Portland Trail Blazers |
W |
|
107 |
94 |
48 |
28 |
W 1 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 77 |
Fri, Mar 17, 1972 |
Box Score |
@ |
Portland Trail Blazers |
L |
|
109 |
114 |
48 |
29 |
L 1 |
|
| 78 |
Sat, Mar 18, 1972 |
Box Score |
|
Phoenix Suns |
W |
|
134 |
116 |
49 |
29 |
W 1 |
|
| 79 |
Sun, Mar 19, 1972 |
Box Score |
@ |
Los Angeles Lakers |
L |
|
99 |
162 |
49 |
30 |
L 1 |
|
| 80 |
Wed, Mar 22, 1972 |
Box Score |
@ |
Baltimore Bullets |
W |
|
121 |
101 |
50 |
30 |
W 1 |
|
| G |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
|
|
Tm |
Opp |
W |
L |
Streak |
Notes |
| 81 |
Fri, Mar 24, 1972 |
Box Score |
@ |
Atlanta Hawks |
L |
|
102 |
118 |
50 |
31 |
L 1 |
|
| 82 |
Sun, Mar 26, 1972 |
Box Score |
@ |
Philadelphia 76ers |
W |
|
116 |
115 |
51 |
31 |
W 1 |
|
| G |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
|
|
Tm |
Opp |
W |
L |
Streak |
Notes |
| 1 |
Tue, Mar 28, 1972 |
Box Score |
@ |
Milwaukee Bucks |
W |
|
117 |
106 |
1 |
0 |
W 1 |
|
| 2 |
Thu, Mar 30, 1972 |
Box Score |
@ |
Milwaukee Bucks |
L |
|
93 |
118 |
1 |
1 |
L 1 |
|
| 3 |
Sat, Apr 1, 1972 |
Box Score |
|
Milwaukee Bucks |
L |
|
94 |
122 |
1 |
2 |
L 2 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 4 |
Tue, Apr 4, 1972 |
Box Score |
|
Milwaukee Bucks |
L |
|
99 |
106 |
1 |
3 |
L 3 |
at Oakland, CA |
| 5 |
Thu, Apr 6, 1972 |
Box Score |
@ |
Milwaukee Bucks |
L |
|
100 |
108 |
1 |
4 |
L 4 |
|