NBA standings at the end of March 21, 1972
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
53 | 26 | .671 | 9110 | 8743 | 367 | -0.21 | 4.44 | 30-9 | 23-17 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
46 | 32 | .590 | 8370 | 8151 | 219 | -0.10 | 2.71 | 25-14 | 21-18 | 4-6 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
30 | 49 | .380 | 8883 | 9159 | -276 | 0.04 | -3.45 | 16-23 | 14-26 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
22 | 56 | .282 | 7946 | 8650 | -704 | -0.24 | -9.26 | 14-26 | 8-30 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
37 | 41 | .474 | 8365 | 8420 | -55 | 0.02 | -0.68 | 21-17 | 16-24 | 8-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
33 | 46 | .418 | 8637 | 8813 | -176 | -0.21 | -2.43 | 19-19 | 14-27 | 6-4 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Cincinnati Royals |
27 | 51 | .346 | 8339 | 8682 | -343 | -0.05 | -4.45 | 20-19 | 7-32 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
22 | 56 | .282 | 8226 | 8820 | -594 | -0.39 | -8.01 | 12-26 | 10-30 | 2-8 | Lost 3 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
61 | 19 | .762 | 9150 | 8302 | 848 | -0.44 | 10.16 | 32-7 | 29-12 | 6-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
55 | 25 | .688 | 8880 | 8236 | 644 | -0.27 | 7.78 | 28-12 | 27-13 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
48 | 32 | .600 | 9306 | 8872 | 434 | -0.10 | 5.33 | 29-11 | 19-21 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
25 | 53 | .321 | 8478 | 9012 | -534 | 0.74 | -6.11 | 15-25 | 10-28 | 2-8 | Won 1 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
67 | 12 | .848 | 9564 | 8581 | 983 | -0.67 | 11.77 | 34-5 | 33-7 | 9-1 | Won 8 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
49 | 30 | .620 | 8532 | 8474 | 58 | 0.22 | 0.95 | 30-11 | 19-19 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
47 | 33 | .588 | 8760 | 8677 | 83 | 0.13 | 1.17 | 29-12 | 18-21 | 3-7 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
31 | 47 | .397 | 8523 | 8701 | -178 | 0.63 | -1.65 | 17-23 | 14-24 | 3-7 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
18 | 63 | .222 | 8650 | 9426 | -776 | 0.88 | -8.70 | 14-27 | 4-36 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||