NBA standings at the end of February 25, 1972
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
47 | 23 | .671 | 8034 | 7715 | 319 | -0.02 | 4.54 | 27-7 | 20-16 | 5-5 | Won 3 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
41 | 24 | .631 | 7017 | 6742 | 275 | -0.21 | 4.02 | 22-11 | 19-13 | 8-2 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
26 | 41 | .388 | 7585 | 7820 | -235 | -0.19 | -3.69 | 13-19 | 13-22 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
18 | 48 | .273 | 6708 | 7285 | -577 | -0.28 | -9.02 | 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 |
28 | 37 | .431 | 6989 | 7088 | -99 | 0.18 | -1.35 | 19-14 | 9-23 | 4-6 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
25 | 41 | .379 | 7160 | 7421 | -261 | 0.28 | -3.68 | 15-18 | 10-23 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cincinnati Royals |
22 | 45 | .328 | 7074 | 7438 | -364 | -0.21 | -5.65 | 16-18 | 6-27 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
20 | 48 | .294 | 7118 | 7622 | -504 | -0.80 | -8.21 | 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 |
53 | 15 | .779 | 7803 | 7005 | 798 | -0.86 | 10.87 | 28-6 | 25-9 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
48 | 20 | .706 | 7545 | 6981 | 564 | -0.06 | 8.24 | 27-10 | 21-10 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
41 | 28 | .594 | 8000 | 7607 | 393 | -0.00 | 5.69 | 25-10 | 16-18 | 7-3 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
23 | 44 | .343 | 7276 | 7698 | -422 | 0.57 | -5.73 | 13-20 | 10-24 | 3-7 | Lost 2 | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
41 | 25 | .621 | 7056 | 6985 | 71 | 0.44 | 1.51 | 24-10 | 17-15 | 7-3 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
41 | 26 | .612 | 7346 | 7211 | 135 | 0.13 | 2.15 | 26-9 | 15-17 | 8-2 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
26 | 39 | .400 | 7078 | 7240 | -162 | 0.90 | -1.60 | 13-17 | 13-22 | 6-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
15 | 55 | .214 | 7491 | 8208 | -717 | 0.96 | -9.28 | 11-22 | 4-33 | 1-9 | Lost 9 | |||||||