NBA standings at the end of March 2, 1972
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
48 | 23 | .676 | 8149 | 7820 | 329 | -0.15 | 4.48 | 28-7 | 20-16 | 5-5 | Won 4 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
42 | 26 | .618 | 7322 | 7055 | 267 | -0.07 | 3.85 | 22-13 | 20-13 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
27 | 41 | .397 | 7693 | 7919 | -226 | -0.34 | -3.67 | 14-19 | 13-22 | 4-6 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
18 | 50 | .265 | 6896 | 7492 | -596 | -0.39 | -9.15 | 10-26 | 8-24 | 1-9 | Lost 4 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
30 | 39 | .435 | 7400 | 7490 | -90 | 0.34 | -0.96 | 19-16 | 11-23 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
27 | 41 | .397 | 7372 | 7620 | -248 | -0.02 | -3.67 | 16-18 | 11-23 | 6-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Cincinnati Royals |
22 | 48 | .314 | 7396 | 7796 | -400 | -0.17 | -5.88 | 16-18 | 6-30 | 4-6 | Lost 4 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
20 | 50 | .286 | 7348 | 7864 | -516 | -0.68 | -8.05 | 12-23 | 8-27 | 3-7 | Lost 2 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
55 | 16 | .775 | 8161 | 7344 | 817 | -0.70 | 10.81 | 30-7 | 25-9 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
50 | 21 | .704 | 7886 | 7302 | 584 | -0.03 | 8.20 | 27-10 | 23-11 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
42 | 30 | .583 | 8334 | 7946 | 388 | 0.01 | 5.40 | 25-11 | 17-19 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
23 | 47 | .329 | 7597 | 8067 | -470 | 0.71 | -6.01 | 13-21 | 10-26 | 2-8 | Lost 5 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
58 | 11 | .841 | 8325 | 7530 | 795 | -0.48 | 11.04 | 28-4 | 30-7 | 7-3 | Won 4 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
44 | 26 | .629 | 7702 | 7536 | 166 | -0.09 | 2.28 | 27-9 | 17-17 | 9-1 | Won 4 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
43 | 26 | .623 | 7407 | 7316 | 91 | 0.39 | 1.71 | 25-11 | 18-15 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
28 | 40 | .412 | 7412 | 7559 | -147 | 0.67 | -1.49 | 15-18 | 13-22 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
15 | 57 | .208 | 7693 | 8437 | -744 | 0.98 | -9.36 | 11-23 | 4-34 | 0-10 | Lost 11 | |||||||