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Full NBA season

1971-72

Explore the indexed regular season, conference races, divisions, and every playoff matchup from the 1971-72 NBA season.

734indexed games

7playoff series

Postseason map

Playoff bracket

Follow every series from the opening round toward the NBA Finals.

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First round

Eastern6 G8Atlanta Hawks1Boston CelticsEastern6 G7New York Knicks2Washington Bullets

Conference semifinals

Eastern5 G7New York Knicks1Boston Celtics

NBA Finals

NBA Finals4 G–Chicago Bulls–Los Angeles LakersNBA Finals5 G–Golden State Warriors–Milwaukee BucksNBA Finals6 G–Milwaukee Bucks–Los Angeles LakersNBA Finals5 G7New York Knicks–Los Angeles Lakers

Season honors

Awards and leaders

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NBA MVPKareem Abdul-JabbarPlayer season →NBA Finals MVPWilt ChamberlainPlayer season →

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Midseason showcase

All-Star weekend

The event format follows what the league actually used that season, from East–West and captain drafts to multi-game tournaments.

East vs West

The classic conference matchup

The Eastern and Western Conference selections met in the traditional NBA All-Star Game format.

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Western Conference
Eastern Conference
1972 All-Star Weekend

Selected rosters

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Archie ClarkBilly CunninghamBob KauffmanBob LanierBob LoveButch BeardCazzie RussellConnie HawkinsDave CowensDave DebusschereElvin HayesGail GoodrichJack MarinJerry WestJimmy WalkerJo Jo WhiteJohn HavlicekJohn JohnsonKareem Abdul Jabbar ALou HudsonOscar RobertsonPaul SilasSidney WicksSpencer HaywoodTom Van ArsdaleWalt FrazierWes UnseldWilt Chamberlain

Regular season

Conference standings

Western Conference

SeedTeamWL
—Los Angeles Lakers6913
—Golden State Warriors5131
—Phoenix Suns5032
—Seattle SuperSonics4735
—Houston Rockets3349
—Sacramento Kings3052
—San Diego Clippers2260
—Portland Trail Blazers1864

Eastern Conference

SeedTeamWL
—Milwaukee Bucks6319
—Chicago Bulls5725
1Boston Celtics5626
7New York Knicks4834
2Washington Bullets3745
8Atlanta Hawks3646
—Philadelphia 76ers3052
—Detroit Pistons2557
—Cleveland Cavaliers2557

Around the league

Division standings

Central

Milwaukee Bucks63–19
Chicago Bulls57–25
Detroit Pistons25–57
Cleveland Cavaliers25–57

Atlantic

Boston Celtics56–26
New York Knicks48–34
Philadelphia 76ers30–52

Other

Seattle SuperSonics47–35
Washington Bullets37–45
San Diego Clippers22–60

Southeast

Atlanta Hawks36–46

Pacific

Los Angeles Lakers69–13
Golden State Warriors51–31
Phoenix Suns50–32
Sacramento Kings30–52

Southwest

Houston Rockets33–49

Northwest

Portland Trail Blazers18–64