NBA standings at the end of January 29, 1972
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
36 | 18 | .667 | 6140 | 5905 | 235 | -0.28 | 4.07 | 20-6 | 16-12 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
30 | 21 | .588 | 5483 | 5308 | 175 | 0.42 | 3.85 | 16-10 | 14-11 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
22 | 30 | .423 | 5920 | 6072 | -152 | -0.25 | -3.17 | 10-15 | 12-15 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
14 | 35 | .286 | 4982 | 5390 | -408 | -0.11 | -8.44 | 8-19 | 6-16 | 2-8 | Lost 5 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
24 | 26 | .480 | 5376 | 5415 | -39 | -0.53 | -1.31 | 16-9 | 8-17 | 6-4 | Won 4 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
20 | 32 | .385 | 5645 | 5845 | -200 | 0.33 | -3.52 | 11-15 | 9-17 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Cincinnati Royals |
16 | 35 | .314 | 5377 | 5644 | -267 | -0.31 | -5.54 | 11-17 | 5-18 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
16 | 36 | .308 | 5372 | 5777 | -405 | -0.43 | -8.21 | 9-16 | 7-20 | 1-9 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
42 | 11 | .792 | 6100 | 5374 | 726 | -1.49 | 12.21 | 26-4 | 16-7 | 7-3 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
37 | 15 | .712 | 5794 | 5351 | 443 | -0.06 | 8.46 | 19-7 | 18-8 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
30 | 24 | .556 | 6272 | 5984 | 288 | 0.20 | 5.53 | 17-9 | 13-15 | 5-5 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
18 | 34 | .346 | 5603 | 5988 | -385 | 0.79 | -6.61 | 11-16 | 7-18 | 2-8 | Lost 4 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
43 | 7 | .860 | 6037 | 5401 | 636 | -0.81 | 11.91 | 20-3 | 23-4 | 6-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
33 | 20 | .623 | 5625 | 5580 | 45 | -0.08 | 0.77 | 18-8 | 15-12 | 9-1 | Won 4 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
31 | 23 | .574 | 5866 | 5787 | 79 | 0.78 | 2.24 | 19-9 | 12-14 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
19 | 34 | .358 | 5724 | 5928 | -204 | 1.16 | -2.69 | 8-16 | 11-18 | 4-6 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
12 | 42 | .222 | 5758 | 6325 | -567 | 0.57 | -9.93 | 8-17 | 4-25 | 3-7 | Lost 7 | |||||||