NBA standings at the end of February 26, 1972
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
47 | 23 | .671 | 8034 | 7715 | 319 | -0.03 | 4.53 | 27-7 | 20-16 | 5-5 | Won 3 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
41 | 25 | .621 | 7114 | 6846 | 268 | -0.23 | 3.83 | 22-12 | 19-13 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
26 | 41 | .388 | 7585 | 7820 | -235 | -0.20 | -3.71 | 13-19 | 13-22 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
18 | 48 | .273 | 6708 | 7285 | -577 | -0.29 | -9.04 | 10-25 | 8-23 | 2-8 | Lost 2 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
29 | 37 | .439 | 7093 | 7185 | -92 | 0.20 | -1.19 | 19-14 | 10-23 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
25 | 41 | .379 | 7160 | 7421 | -261 | 0.27 | -3.69 | 15-18 | 10-23 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cincinnati Royals |
22 | 46 | .324 | 7180 | 7560 | -380 | -0.18 | -5.77 | 16-18 | 6-28 | 4-6 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
20 | 48 | .294 | 7118 | 7622 | -504 | -0.83 | -8.24 | 12-22 | 8-26 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
54 | 15 | .783 | 7922 | 7122 | 800 | -0.78 | 10.81 | 29-6 | 25-9 | 7-3 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
49 | 20 | .710 | 7652 | 7087 | 565 | -0.04 | 8.15 | 27-10 | 22-10 | 7-3 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
41 | 29 | .586 | 8117 | 7726 | 391 | 0.13 | 5.72 | 25-10 | 16-19 | 6-4 | Lost 4 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
23 | 45 | .338 | 7382 | 7820 | -438 | 0.54 | -5.90 | 13-20 | 10-25 | 3-7 | Lost 3 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
55 | 11 | .833 | 7979 | 7193 | 786 | -0.83 | 11.08 | 27-4 | 28-7 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
42 | 26 | .618 | 7468 | 7317 | 151 | 0.03 | 2.25 | 27-9 | 15-17 | 9-1 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
41 | 26 | .612 | 7162 | 7092 | 70 | 0.53 | 1.57 | 24-11 | 17-15 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
27 | 39 | .409 | 7200 | 7346 | -146 | 0.77 | -1.44 | 14-17 | 13-22 | 7-3 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
15 | 55 | .214 | 7491 | 8208 | -717 | 0.95 | -9.30 | 11-22 | 4-33 | 1-9 | Lost 9 | |||||||