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1971-72 NBA Standings, Stats and Awards

1972-73 1971-72 1970-71

Champ: Los Angeles Lakers
MVP: Kareem Abdul-jabbar
Rookie of the Year: Sidney Wicks

Eastern
Atlantic
Team W L Pct GB PF PA HW HL AW AL OEFF DEFF PACE
Boston Celtics 56 26 .683 0 9477 9085 32 9 21 16 .0 .0 .0
New York Knicks 48 34 .585 8 8785 8584 27 14 20 19 .0 .0 .0
Philadelphia 76ers 30 52 .366 26 9203 9504 14 23 14 26 .0 .0 .0
Buffalo Braves 22 60 .268 34 8367 9125 13 27 8 31 .0 .0 .0
Central
Team W L Pct GB PF PA HW HL AW AL OEFF DEFF PACE
Baltimore Bullets 38 44 .463 0 8784 8880 18 15 16 24 .0 .0 .0
Atlanta Hawks 36 46 .439 2 8982 9127 22 19 13 26 .0 .0 .0
Cincinnati Royals 30 52 .366 8 8836 9167 20 18 8 32 .0 .0 .0
Cleveland Cavaliers 23 59 .280 15 8674 9300 13 28 8 30 .0 .0 .0
Western
Midwest
Team W L Pct GB PF PA HW HL AW AL OEFF DEFF PACE
Milwaukee Bucks 63 19 .768 0 9400 8485 31 5 27 12 .0 .0 .0
Chicago Bulls 57 25 .695 6 9117 8440 29 12 26 12 .0 .0 .0
Phoenix Suns 49 33 .598 14 9534 9083 30 11 19 20 .0 .0 .0
Detroit Pistons 26 56 .317 37 8945 9506 16 25 9 30 .0 .0 .0
Pacific
Team W L Pct GB PF PA HW HL AW AL OEFF DEFF PACE
Los Angeles Lakers 69 13 .841 0 9920 8913 36 5 31 7 .0 .0 .0
Golden State Warriors 51 31 .622 18 8871 8808 27 8 21 20 .0 .0 .0
Seattle Supersonics 47 35 .573 22 8957 8919 28 12 18 22 .0 .0 .0
Houston Rockets 34 48 .415 35 8993 9121 15 20 14 23 .0 .0 .0
Portland Trailblazers 18 64 .220 51 8759 9557 14 26 4 35 .0 .0 .0

Offense

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Team OEFF PPG Pts FGM FGA FGP FTM FTA FTP 3PM 3PA 3PP ORB REB RPG AST APG STL BLK TO PF PACE
LAL 0.0 121.0 9920 3920 7998 .490 2080 2833 .734 0 0 .000 0 4628 56.4 2232 27.2 0 0 0 1636 0.0
PHO 0.0 116.3 9534 3599 7877 .457 2336 2999 .779 0 0 .000 0 4301 52.5 1976 24.1 0 0 0 2026 0.0
BOS 0.0 115.6 9477 3819 8431 .453 1839 2367 .777 0 0 .000 0 4462 54.4 2230 27.2 0 0 0 2030 0.0
MIL 0.0 114.6 9400 3813 7653 .498 1774 2399 .739 0 0 .000 0 4269 52.1 2160 26.3 0 0 0 1862 0.0
PHI 0.0 112.2 9203 3577 8057 .444 2049 2825 .725 0 0 .000 0 4318 52.7 1920 23.4 0 0 0 2203 0.0
CHI 0.0 111.2 9117 3539 7853 .451 2039 2700 .755 0 0 .000 0 4371 53.3 2087 25.5 0 0 0 1964 0.0
HOU 0.0 109.7 8993 3590 8277 .434 1813 2424 .748 0 0 .000 0 4433 54.1 1777 21.7 0 0 0 1992 0.0
ATL 0.0 109.5 8982 3482 7570 .460 2018 2725 .741 0 0 .000 0 4080 49.8 1897 23.1 0 0 0 1967 0.0
SEA 0.0 109.2 8957 3461 7457 .464 2035 2659 .765 0 0 .000 0 4123 50.3 1976 24.1 0 0 0 1738 0.0
DET 0.0 109.1 8945 3482 7665 .454 1981 2653 .747 0 0 .000 0 3970 48.4 1687 20.6 0 0 0 1954 0.0
GSW 0.0 108.2 8871 3477 7923 .439 1917 2500 .767 0 0 .000 0 4450 54.3 1854 22.6 0 0 0 1840 0.0
CIN 0.0 107.8 8836 3444 7496 .459 1948 2578 .756 0 0 .000 0 3754 45.8 2020 24.6 0 0 0 2079 0.0
BAL 0.0 107.1 8784 3490 7748 .450 1804 2378 .759 0 0 .000 0 4159 50.7 1816 22.1 0 0 0 1858 0.0
NYK 0.0 107.1 8785 3521 7673 .459 1743 2303 .757 0 0 .000 0 3909 47.7 1985 24.2 0 0 0 1899 0.0
POR 0.0 106.8 8759 3462 7840 .442 1835 2494 .736 0 0 .000 0 3996 48.7 2090 25.5 0 0 0 1873 0.0
CLE 0.0 105.8 8674 3458 8074 .428 1758 2390 .736 0 0 .000 0 4098 50.0 2060 25.1 0 0 0 1936 0.0
BUF 0.0 102.0 8367 3409 7560 .451 1549 2219 .698 0 0 .000 0 3978 48.5 1759 21.5 0 0 0 2110 0.0

Defense

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Team DEFF PPG Pts FGM FGA FGP FTM FTA FTP 3PM 3PA 3PP ORB REB RPG AST APG STL BLK TO PF
CHI 0.0 102.9 8440 3263 7189 .454 1914 2617 .731 0 0 .000 0 3928 47.9 1853 22.6 0 0 0 2041
MIL 0.0 103.5 8485 3370 8025 .420 1745 2358 .740 0 0 .000 0 3922 47.8 1843 22.5 0 0 0 1788
NYK 0.0 104.7 8584 3332 7513 .443 1920 2565 .749 0 0 .000 0 4169 50.8 1626 19.8 0 0 0 1892
GSW 0.0 107.4 8808 3560 8082 .440 1688 2265 .745 0 0 .000 0 4381 53.4 1968 24.0 0 0 0 1912
BAL 0.0 108.3 8880 3545 7842 .452 1790 2412 .742 0 0 .000 0 4244 51.8 1844 22.5 0 0 0 1869
LAL 0.0 108.7 8913 3699 8553 .432 1515 1972 .768 0 0 .000 0 4290 52.3 1994 24.3 0 0 0 1997
SEA 0.0 108.8 8919 3619 8029 .451 1681 2248 .748 0 0 .000 0 4183 51.0 2037 24.8 0 0 0 1975
BOS 0.0 110.8 9085 3498 7886 .444 2089 2766 .755 0 0 .000 0 4179 51.0 1798 21.9 0 0 0 1842
PHO 0.0 110.8 9083 3568 7896 .452 1947 2658 .733 0 0 .000 0 4009 48.9 1929 23.5 0 0 0 2182
HOU 0.0 111.2 9121 3542 7817 .453 2037 2737 .744 0 0 .000 0 4298 52.4 1945 23.7 0 0 0 1944
ATL 0.0 111.3 9127 3601 7744 .465 1925 2530 .761 0 0 .000 0 4004 48.8 1890 23.0 0 0 0 1996
BUF 0.0 111.3 9125 3479 7557 .460 2167 2842 .762 0 0 .000 0 4187 51.1 1918 23.4 0 0 0 1728
CIN 0.0 111.8 9167 3537 7588 .466 2093 2829 .740 0 0 .000 0 4228 51.6 2028 24.7 0 0 0 1971
CLE 0.0 113.4 9300 3653 7537 .485 1994 2611 .764 0 0 .000 0 4034 49.2 2322 28.3 0 0 0 1937
DET 0.0 115.9 9506 3822 8106 .472 1862 2474 .753 0 0 .000 0 4377 53.4 2214 27.0 0 0 0 1931
PHI 0.0 115.9 9504 3614 7882 .459 2276 3063 .743 0 0 .000 0 4427 54.0 2005 24.5 0 0 0 2059
POR 0.0 116.5 9557 3841 7906 .486 1875 2499 .750 0 0 .000 0 4439 54.1 2312 28.2 0 0 0 1903

League Leaders

Minutes
1. John Havlicek - BOS 3698
2. Kareem Abdul-jabbar - MIL 3583
3. Wilt Chamberlain - LAL 3469
4. Elvin Hayes - HOU 3461
5. Nate Thurmond - GSW 3362
6. Archie Clark - TOT 3285
7. Nate Archibald - CIN 3272
8. Jojo White - BOS 3261
9. Sidney Wicks - POR 3245
10. Archie Clark - BAL 3243
Total Points
1. Kareem Abdul-jabbar - MIL 2822
2. John Havlicek - BOS 2252
3. Nate Archibald - CIN 2145
4. Gail Goodrich - LAL 2127
5. Elvin Hayes - HOU 2063
6. Bob Lanier - DET 2056
7. Bob Love - CHI 2037
8. Sidney Wicks - POR 2009
9. Jerry West - LAL 1985
10. Archie Clark - TOT 1938
Points per Game
1. Kareem Abdul-jabbar - MIL 34.8
2. Nate Archibald - CIN 28.2
3. John Havlicek - BOS 27.5
4. Spencer Haywood - SEA 26.2
5. Gail Goodrich - LAL 25.9
6. Bob Love - CHI 25.8
Jerry West - LAL 25.8
8. Bob Lanier - DET 25.7
9. Elvin Hayes - HOU 25.2
10. Archie Clark - TOT 25.2
Field Goals
1. Kareem Abdul-jabbar - MIL 1159
2. John Havlicek - BOS 897
3. Bob Lanier - DET 834
4. Elvin Hayes - HOU 832
5. Gail Goodrich - LAL 826
6. Bob Love - CHI 819
7. Sidney Wicks - POR 784
8. Lou Hudson - ATL 775
9. Jojo White - BOS 770
10. Jerry West - LAL 735
Field Goal Attempts
1. Kareem Abdul-jabbar - MIL 2019
2. John Havlicek - BOS 1957
3. Elvin Hayes - HOU 1918
4. Bob Love - CHI 1854
5. Sidney Wicks - POR 1837
6. Jojo White - BOS 1788
7. Gail Goodrich - LAL 1695
8. Bob Lanier - DET 1690
9. Spencer Haywood - SEA 1557
10. Lou Hudson - ATL 1540
Jerry West - LAL 1540
Field Goal Percentage
1. Wilt Chamberlain - LAL 0.649
2. Kareem Abdul-jabbar - MIL 0.574
3. Walt Bellamy - ATL 0.545
4. Dick Snyder - SEA 0.529
5. Walt Frazier - NYK 0.512
Jerry Lucas - NYK 0.512
7. Jon Mcglocklin - MIL 0.510
8. Lucius Allen - MIL 0.505
Chet Walker - CHI 0.505
10. Lou Hudson - ATL 0.503
Free Throws
1. Nate Archibald - CIN 677
2. Dick Vanarsdale - PHO 529
3. Jerry West - LAL 515
4. Archie Clark - TOT 514
5. Archie Clark - BAL 507
6. Kareem Abdul-jabbar - MIL 504
7. Chet Walker - CHI 481
8. Spencer Haywood - SEA 480
Lenny Wilkens - SEA 480
10. Gail Goodrich - LAL 475
Free Throw Attempts
1. Nate Archibald - CIN 824
2. Kareem Abdul-jabbar - MIL 732
3. Archie Clark - TOT 667
4. Archie Clark - BAL 656
5. Jerry West - LAL 633
6. Dick Vanarsdale - PHO 626
7. Sidney Wicks - POR 621
8. Lenny Wilkens - SEA 620
9. Elvin Hayes - HOU 615
10. Billy Cunningham - PHI 601
Free Throw Percentage
1. Jack Marin - BAL 0.894
2. Calvin Murphy - HOU 0.890
3. Gail Goodrich - LAL 0.850
4. Chet Walker - CHI 0.847
5. Dick Vanarsdale - PHO 0.845
6. Stu Lantz - HOU 0.838
7. John Havlicek - BOS 0.834
8. Cazzie Russell - GSW 0.833
9. Stan Mckenzie - POR 0.831
10. Jimmy Walker - DET 0.827
Total Rebounds
1. Wilt Chamberlain - LAL 1572
2. Kareem Abdul-jabbar - MIL 1346
3. Wes Unseld - BAL 1336
4. Nate Thurmond - GSW 1252
5. Dave Cowens - BOS 1203
6. Elvin Hayes - HOU 1197
7. Elmore Smith - BUF 1184
8. Bob Lanier - DET 1132
Clyde Lee - GSW 1132
10. Bill Bridges - TOT 1051
Rebounds per Game
1. Wilt Chamberlain - LAL 19.2
2. Wes Unseld - BAL 17.6
3. Kareem Abdul-jabbar - MIL 16.6
4. Nate Thurmond - GSW 16.1
5. Dave Cowens - BOS 15.2
Elmore Smith - BUF 15.2
7. Elvin Hayes - HOU 14.6
8. Clyde Lee - GSW 14.5
9. Bob Lanier - DET 14.2
10. Bill Bridges - TOT 13.5
Assists
1. Lenny Wilkens - SEA 766
2. Jerry West - LAL 747
3. Nate Archibald - CIN 701
4. John Havlicek - BOS 614
5. Archie Clark - TOT 613
6. Archie Clark - BAL 606
7. Norm Vanlier - TOT 542
8. Oscar Robertson - MIL 491
Norm Vanlier - CHI 491
10. Jeff Mullins - GSW 471
Assists per Game
1. Jerry West - LAL 9.7
2. Lenny Wilkens - SEA 9.6
3. Nate Archibald - CIN 9.2
4. Archie Clark - BAL 8.0
5. Archie Clark - TOT 8.0
6. John Havlicek - BOS 7.5
7. Norm Vanlier - TOT 6.9
8. Billy Cunningham - PHI 5.9
Jeff Mullins - GSW 5.9
10. Walt Frazier - NYK 5.8
Personal Fouls
1. Dave Cowens - BOS 314
2. Jerry Sloan - CHI 309
3. Elmore Smith - BUF 306
4. Nate Williams - CIN 300
5. Calvin Murphy - HOU 298
6. Bob Dandridge - MIL 297
Bob Lanier - DET 297
8. Clifford Ray - CHI 296
9. Don Chaney - BOS 295
Billy Cunningham - PHI 295
Neal Walk - PHO 295

All-Stars

East West
Butch Beard
Archie Clark
Dave Cowens
Billy Cunningham
Dave DeBusschere
Walt Frazier
John Havlicek
Lou Hudson
John Johnson
Bob Kauffman
Jack Marin
Wes Unseld
Tom Van Arsdale
Jo Jo White
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Wilt Chamberlain
Gail Goodrich
Connie Hawkins
Elvin Hayes
Spencer Haywood
Bob Lanier
Bob Love
Oscar Robertson
Cazzie Russell
Paul Silas
Jimmy Walker
Jerry West
Sidney Wicks

All-NBA Team

1st Team

Kareem Abdul-jabbar - MIL
Walt Frazier - NYK
John Havlicek - BOS
Spencer Haywood - SEA
Jerry West - LAL