NBA standings at the end of February 27, 1972
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
47 | 23 | .671 | 8034 | 7715 | 319 | -0.04 | 4.52 | 27-7 | 20-16 | 5-5 | Won 3 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
42 | 25 | .627 | 7211 | 6941 | 270 | -0.24 | 3.79 | 22-12 | 20-13 | 8-2 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
26 | 41 | .388 | 7585 | 7820 | -235 | -0.21 | -3.72 | 13-19 | 13-22 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
18 | 48 | .273 | 6708 | 7285 | -577 | -0.29 | -9.03 | 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 | 38 | .433 | 7188 | 7282 | -94 | 0.24 | -1.16 | 19-15 | 10-23 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
26 | 41 | .388 | 7273 | 7531 | -258 | 0.12 | -3.73 | 16-18 | 10-23 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Cincinnati Royals |
22 | 46 | .324 | 7180 | 7560 | -380 | -0.18 | -5.77 | 16-18 | 6-28 | 4-6 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
20 | 49 | .290 | 7243 | 7749 | -506 | -0.74 | -8.08 | 12-23 | 8-26 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
54 | 15 | .783 | 7922 | 7122 | 800 | -0.79 | 10.81 | 29-6 | 25-9 | 7-3 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
49 | 21 | .700 | 7770 | 7210 | 560 | 0.11 | 8.11 | 27-10 | 22-11 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
42 | 29 | .592 | 8244 | 7851 | 393 | 0.02 | 5.55 | 25-10 | 17-19 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
23 | 45 | .338 | 7382 | 7820 | -438 | 0.53 | -5.91 | 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 |
56 | 11 | .836 | 8102 | 7311 | 791 | -0.71 | 11.10 | 28-4 | 28-7 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
42 | 26 | .618 | 7279 | 7196 | 83 | 0.48 | 1.70 | 24-11 | 18-15 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
42 | 26 | .618 | 7468 | 7317 | 151 | 0.02 | 2.24 | 27-9 | 15-17 | 9-1 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
27 | 40 | .403 | 7304 | 7463 | -159 | 0.78 | -1.59 | 14-18 | 13-22 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
15 | 56 | .211 | 7601 | 8321 | -720 | 0.88 | -9.26 | 11-22 | 4-34 | 0-10 | Lost 10 | |||||||