NBA standings at the end of October 24, 1971
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia 76ers |
5 | 1 | .833 | 622 | 592 | 30 | 2.84 | 7.84 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 5-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Boston Celtics |
3 | 1 | .750 | 427 | 417 | 10 | -8.49 | -5.99 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-1 | Won 3 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
3 | 3 | .500 | 601 | 596 | 5 | -4.39 | -3.56 | 1-3 | 2-0 | 3-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
1 | 5 | .167 | 599 | 675 | -76 | 3.10 | -9.57 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 1-5 | Lost 4 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
2 | 5 | .286 | 704 | 764 | -60 | -1.77 | -10.34 | 0-4 | 2-1 | 2-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cincinnati Royals |
1 | 3 | .250 | 428 | 437 | -9 | 3.58 | 1.33 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
1 | 4 | .200 | 522 | 561 | -39 | 2.04 | -5.76 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Baltimore Bullets |
1 | 4 | .200 | 492 | 552 | -60 | -3.34 | -15.34 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-4 | Lost 3 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
6 | 0 | 1.000 | 685 | 557 | 128 | -0.24 | 21.09 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 6-0 | Won 6 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
4 | 1 | .800 | 549 | 516 | 33 | -0.15 | 6.45 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 4-1 | Won 4 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
4 | 2 | .667 | 632 | 638 | -6 | -1.19 | -2.19 | 0-1 | 4-1 | 4-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
1 | 3 | .250 | 438 | 439 | -1 | 4.35 | 4.10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | Lost 2 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
5 | 1 | .833 | 719 | 633 | 86 | -3.76 | 10.57 | 0-1 | 5-0 | 5-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
5 | 2 | .714 | 756 | 668 | 88 | 1.00 | 13.57 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 5-2 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
3 | 2 | .600 | 504 | 483 | 21 | -7.48 | -3.28 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 3-2 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
1 | 3 | .250 | 385 | 447 | -62 | 8.45 | -7.05 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
0 | 6 | .000 | 605 | 693 | -88 | 6.72 | -7.94 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-6 | Lost 6 | |||||||