NBA standings at the end of October 17, 1971
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia 76ers |
3 | 0 | 1.000 | 323 | 296 | 27 | -0.60 | 8.40 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
1 | 2 | .333 | 290 | 325 | -35 | 2.02 | -9.65 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
1 | 2 | .333 | 309 | 330 | -21 | 4.45 | -2.55 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-2 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Boston Celtics |
0 | 1 | .000 | 75 | 97 | -22 | -30.56 | -52.56 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cincinnati Royals |
1 | 0 | 1.000 | 127 | 113 | 14 | 6.21 | 20.21 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Baltimore Bullets |
1 | 1 | .500 | 190 | 199 | -9 | -15.14 | -19.64 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
1 | 2 | .333 | 322 | 321 | 1 | -8.49 | -8.16 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
0 | 2 | .000 | 215 | 231 | -16 | 15.39 | 7.39 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | Lost 2 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
3 | 0 | 1.000 | 335 | 282 | 53 | 7.52 | 25.19 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
2 | 1 | .667 | 306 | 315 | -9 | 2.89 | -0.11 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
1 | 1 | .500 | 206 | 196 | 10 | -5.11 | -0.11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
1 | 1 | .500 | 225 | 218 | 7 | 8.08 | 11.58 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
2 | 0 | 1.000 | 251 | 207 | 44 | -1.59 | 20.41 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
2 | 1 | .667 | 333 | 276 | 57 | 1.15 | 20.15 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
1 | 1 | .500 | 190 | 183 | 7 | -36.10 | -32.60 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
0 | 2 | .000 | 182 | 246 | -64 | 22.49 | -9.51 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
0 | 3 | .000 | 301 | 345 | -44 | 7.15 | -7.51 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-3 | Lost 3 | |||||||