NBA standings at the end of January 31, 1972
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
37 | 18 | .673 | 6270 | 6019 | 251 | -0.35 | 4.22 | 21-6 | 16-12 | 8-2 | Won 3 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
30 | 21 | .588 | 5483 | 5308 | 175 | 0.43 | 3.86 | 16-10 | 14-11 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
22 | 31 | .415 | 6034 | 6202 | -168 | -0.16 | -3.33 | 10-15 | 12-16 | 4-6 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
15 | 35 | .300 | 5081 | 5488 | -407 | -0.28 | -8.42 | 8-19 | 7-16 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
24 | 27 | .471 | 5488 | 5531 | -43 | -0.30 | -1.14 | 16-10 | 8-17 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
20 | 33 | .377 | 5748 | 5950 | -202 | 0.42 | -3.40 | 11-15 | 9-18 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cincinnati Royals |
16 | 35 | .314 | 5377 | 5644 | -267 | -0.30 | -5.54 | 11-17 | 5-18 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
16 | 37 | .302 | 5470 | 5876 | -406 | -0.58 | -8.24 | 9-17 | 7-20 | 1-9 | Lost 2 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
43 | 11 | .796 | 6216 | 5486 | 730 | -1.47 | 12.05 | 26-4 | 17-7 | 7-3 | Won 4 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
38 | 15 | .717 | 5903 | 5450 | 453 | -0.18 | 8.37 | 20-7 | 18-8 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
31 | 24 | .564 | 6377 | 6087 | 290 | 0.14 | 5.41 | 18-9 | 13-15 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
18 | 35 | .340 | 5702 | 6097 | -395 | 0.92 | -6.53 | 11-16 | 7-19 | 2-8 | Lost 5 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
44 | 7 | .863 | 6190 | 5532 | 658 | -0.99 | 11.91 | 21-3 | 23-4 | 6-4 | Won 3 | |||||||
 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 | 0.77 | 2.23 | 19-9 | 12-14 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
19 | 34 | .358 | 5724 | 5928 | -204 | 1.16 | -2.68 | 8-16 | 11-18 | 4-6 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
12 | 43 | .218 | 5889 | 6478 | -589 | 0.76 | -9.95 | 8-17 | 4-26 | 2-8 | Lost 8 | |||||||