NBA · 1971-72

1971-72 season

🏆 Champion Los Angeles Lakers 12-3 playoffs
★ MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain
● Scoring leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 PPG · 3.2× era

Team Standings

Team W L W/L%
Los Angeles Lakers LAL 69 13 0.841
Milwaukee Bucks MIL 63 19 0.768
Chicago Bulls CHI 57 25 0.695
Boston Celtics BOS 56 26 0.683
Golden State Warriors GOS 51 31 0.622
Phoenix Suns PHX 49 33 0.598
New York Knicks NYK 48 34 0.585
Seattle SuperSonics SEA 47 35 0.573
Baltimore Bullets BLT 38 44 0.463
Atlanta Hawks ATL 36 46 0.439
Houston Rockets HOU 34 48 0.415
Philadelphia 76ers PHL 30 52 0.366
Cincinnati Royals CIN 30 52 0.366
Detroit Pistons DET 26 56 0.317
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE 23 59 0.280
Buffalo Braves BUF 22 60 0.268
Portland Trail Blazers POR 18 64 0.220

Playoff Results

Team Wins Losses
Los Angeles Lakers 12 3
New York Knicks 9 7
Milwaukee Bucks 6 5
Boston Celtics 5 6
Atlanta Hawks 2 4
Baltimore Bullets 2 4
Golden State Warriors 1 4
Chicago Bulls 0 4

Statistical Leaders

League this season: 10.7 PPG 4.9 RPG 2.3 APG 43.9% FG how the league has changed →

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# Player Team GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT%
1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL 81 34.8 3.2× 16.6 3.4× 4.6 2.0× 0.0 0.0 57.4% 0.0% 68.9%
2 Nate Archibald CIN 76 28.2 2.6× 2.9 9.2 3.9× 0.0 0.0 48.6% 0.0% 82.2%
3 John Havlicek BOS 82 27.5 2.6× 8.2 1.7× 7.5 3.2× 0.0 0.0 45.8% 0.0% 83.4%
4 Spencer Haywood SEA 73 26.2 2.4× 12.7 2.6× 2.0 0.0 0.0 46.1% 0.0% 81.9%
5 Gail Goodrich LAL 82 25.9 2.4× 3.6 4.5 1.9× 0.0 0.0 48.7% 0.0% 85.0%
6 Bob Love CHI 79 25.8 2.4× 6.6 1.6 0.0 0.0 44.2% 0.0% 78.4%
7 Elvin Hayes HOU 82 25.2 2.4× 14.6 3.0× 3.3 0.0 0.0 43.4% 0.0% 64.9%
8 Archie Clark BLT 76 25.1 2.3× 3.5 8.0 3.4× 0.0 0.0 46.7% 0.0% 77.3%
9 Lou Hudson ATL 77 24.7 2.3× 5.0 4.0 1.7× 0.0 0.0 50.3% 0.0% 81.2%
10 Billy Cunningham PHL 75 23.3 2.2× 12.2 2.5× 5.9 2.5× 0.0 0.0 46.1% 0.0% 71.2%
11 Walt Frazier NYK 77 23.2 2.2× 6.7 5.8 2.5× 0.0 0.0 51.2% 0.0% 80.8%
12 Austin Carr CLE 43 21.2 2.0× 3.5 3.4 0.0 0.0 42.6% 0.0% 76.0%
13 Connie Hawkins PHX 76 21.0 2.0× 8.3 1.7× 3.9 1.7× 0.0 0.0 45.9% 0.0% 80.7%
14 Bob Kauffman BUF 77 18.9 1.8× 10.2 2.1× 3.9 1.7× 0.0 0.0 49.7% 0.0% 79.5%
15 Geoff Petrie POR 60 18.9 1.8× 2.2 4.1 1.8× 0.0 0.0 41.7% 0.0% 78.9%
16 Dave Cowens BOS 79 18.8 1.8× 15.2 3.1× 3.1 0.0 0.0 48.4% 0.0% 72.0%
17 Jim McMillian LAL 80 18.8 1.8× 6.5 2.6 0.0 0.0 48.2% 0.0% 79.1%
18 Walt Bellamy ATL 82 18.6 1.7× 12.8 2.6× 3.2 0.0 0.0 54.5% 0.0% 58.5%
19 Stu Lantz HOU 81 18.5 1.7× 4.3 4.2 1.8× 0.0 0.0 43.5% 0.0% 83.8%
20 Bob Dandridge MIL 80 18.4 1.7× 7.7 1.6× 3.1 0.0 0.0 49.8% 0.0% 73.9%
21 Calvin Murphy HOU 82 18.2 1.7× 3.1 4.8 2.1× 0.0 0.0 45.5% 0.0% 89.0%
22 Oscar Robertson MIL 64 17.4 1.6× 5.0 7.7 3.3× 0.0 0.0 47.2% 0.0% 83.6%
23 John Johnson CLE 82 17.0 1.6× 7.7 1.6× 5.1 2.2× 0.0 0.0 43.3% 0.0% 78.5%
24 Walt Hazzard BUF 72 15.8 3.0 5.6 2.4× 0.0 0.0 45.1% 0.0% 78.2%
25 Clem Haskins PHX 79 15.7 3.4 3.7 1.6× 0.0 0.0 48.3% 0.0% 85.3%
26 Butch Beard CLE 68 15.4 4.1 6.7 2.9× 0.0 0.0 46.4% 0.0% 76.0%
27 Dave DeBusschere NYK 80 15.4 11.3 2.3× 3.6 1.5× 0.0 0.0 42.7% 0.0% 72.8%
28 Bill Bradley NYK 78 15.1 3.2 4.0 1.7× 0.0 0.0 46.5% 0.0% 84.9%
29 Wilt Chamberlain LAL 82 14.8 19.2 3.9× 4.0 1.7× 0.0 0.0 64.9% 0.0% 42.2%
30 Stan McKenzie POR 82 13.8 3.3 1.8 0.0 0.0 49.2% 0.0% 83.1%
31 Don Nelson BOS 82 13.8 5.5 2.3 0.0 0.0 48.0% 0.0% 78.8%
32 Lucius Allen MIL 80 13.5 3.2 4.2 1.8× 0.0 0.0 50.5% 0.0% 76.4%
33 Happy Hairston LAL 80 13.1 13.1 2.7× 2.4 0.0 0.0 46.1% 0.0% 77.9%
34 Rick Roberson CLE 63 13.1 12.7 2.6× 1.7 0.0 0.0 44.2% 0.0% 58.7%
35 Kevin Loughery PHL 74 12.6 2.4 2.5 0.0 0.0 42.6% 0.0% 82.7%
36 Jim Barnett GOS 80 12.4 3.1 3.9 1.7× 0.0 0.0 40.9% 0.0% 83.6%
37 Jim Fox CIN 71 12.3 9.3 1.9× 1.1 0.0 0.0 45.4% 0.0% 77.0%
38 Don Chaney BOS 79 11.9 5.0 2.6 0.0 0.0 47.5% 0.0% 77.3%
39 Don Adams ATL 70 11.7 7.1 2.0 0.0 0.0 39.4% 0.0% 74.7%
40 Don Kojis SEA 73 11.4 4.6 1.1 0.0 0.0 46.9% 0.0% 79.3%
41 Eldo Garrett BUF 73 10.8 3.1 2.3 0.0 0.0 44.2% 0.0% 86.6%
42 Herm Gilliam ATL 82 10.2 4.1 4.6 2.0× 0.0 0.0 44.6% 0.0% 83.8%
43 Rick Adelman POR 80 10.1 2.9 5.2 2.2× 0.0 0.0 43.7% 0.0% 75.1%
44 John Mengelt CIN 78 10.0 1.9 1.9 0.0 0.0 47.4% 0.0% 82.5%
45 Mike Riordan BLT 54 10.0 2.4 2.3 0.0 0.0 46.9% 0.0% 68.3%
46 Cliff Meely HOU 77 9.9 6.6 1.5 0.0 0.0 40.6% 0.0% 67.5%
47 Flynn Robinson LAL 64 9.9 1.8 2.2 0.0 0.0 49.0% 0.0% 86.0%
48 Charlie Davis CLE 61 9.8 1.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 40.2% 0.0% 84.0%
49 Terry Dischinger DET 79 9.4 4.3 1.2 0.0 0.0 51.4% 0.0% 78.0%
50 Mike Davis BUF 62 9.1 1.9 1.3 0.0 0.0 42.5% 0.0% 76.7%
51 Dennis Layton PHX 80 9.1 2.0 3.1 0.0 0.0 42.4% 0.0% 73.9%
52 John Block MIL 79 8.5 5.2 1.2 0.0 0.0 44.0% 0.0% 74.9%
53 Joe Ellis GOS 78 8.4 5.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 41.1% 0.0% 72.0%
54 Clyde Lee GOS 78 8.1 14.5 3.0× 1.1 0.0 0.0 47.1% 0.0% 54.1%
55 Garfield Heard SEA 58 7.9 7.6 1.6× 0.9 0.0 0.0 40.1% 0.0% 61.7%
56 Stan Love BLT 74 7.9 4.6 0.7 0.0 0.0 45.1% 0.0% 73.6%
57 Don May ATL 75 7.9 2.9 0.7 0.0 0.0 49.2% 0.0% 76.8%
58 Otto Moore PHX 81 7.6 6.7 1.1 0.0 0.0 43.6% 0.0% 60.3%
59 Wali Jones MIL 48 7.5 1.6 2.9 0.0 0.0 40.7% 0.0% 82.2%
60 Matt Guokas CIN 61 7.3 2.3 5.3 2.3× 0.0 0.0 49.6% 0.0% 77.1%
61 Phil Jackson NYK 80 7.2 4.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 44.0% 0.0% 73.2%
62 John Clemens SEA 82 7.1 3.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 52.1% 0.0% 84.4%
63 Clifford Ray CHI 82 7.0 10.6 2.2× 3.1 0.0 0.0 49.9% 0.0% 61.5%
64 Jerry Chambers BUF 26 6.8 2.6 0.9 0.0 0.0 43.3% 0.0% 68.8%
65 Pat Riley LAL 67 6.7 1.9 1.1 0.0 0.0 44.7% 0.0% 74.3%
66 Gus Johnson BLT 39 6.4 5.8 1.3 0.0 0.0 38.3% 0.0% 68.3%
67 Steve Kuberski BOS 71 6.3 4.5 0.6 0.0 0.0 41.7% 0.0% 78.4%
68 Willie McCarter POR 39 6.2 1.1 2.2 0.0 0.0 40.1% 0.0% 67.3%
69 Howard Porter CHI 67 6.0 2.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 42.4% 0.0% 76.6%
70 Jim Davis DET 52 5.9 3.8 0.7 0.0 0.0 48.2% 0.0% 65.3%
71 Lucious Jackson PHL 63 5.8 4.9 1.4 0.0 0.0 39.6% 0.0% 69.2%
72 Jim King CHI 73 5.7 1.1 1.4 0.0 0.0 45.5% 0.0% 78.8%
73 Pete Cross SEA 74 5.5 6.9 0.9 0.0 0.0 42.8% 0.0% 73.6%
74 Mel Counts PHX 76 5.2 3.4 1.3 0.0 0.0 42.7% 0.0% 72.1%
75 Emmette Bryant BUF 54 5.1 2.4 3.8 1.6× 0.0 0.0 45.9% 0.0% 60.0%
76 Lamar Green PHX 67 5.0 5.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 44.6% 0.0% 73.3%
77 Wilmer Hosket BUF 44 5.0 2.8 0.9 0.0 0.0 49.2% 0.0% 80.8%
78 Harvey Marlatt DET 31 5.0 2.0 1.9 0.0 0.0 40.3% 0.0% 85.7%
79 Leroy Ellis LAL 74 4.6 4.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 46.0% 0.0% 69.5%
80 Dean Meminger NYK 78 4.6 2.4 1.3 0.0 0.0 47.4% 0.0% 56.4%
81 Al Henry PHL 43 4.3 3.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 43.6% 0.0% 69.9%
82 Erwin Mueller DET 42 4.3 3.5 1.4 0.0 0.0 34.5% 0.0% 58.1%
83 Dennis Awtrey PHL 58 4.2 4.3 0.9 0.0 0.0 44.1% 0.0% 64.5%
84 Fred Brown SEA 33 4.2 1.1 1.8 0.0 0.0 32.8% 0.0% 75.9%
85 Gil McGregor CIN 42 4.1 3.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 36.3% 0.0% 69.6%
86 Tom Payne ATL 29 4.1 2.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 43.7% 0.0% 63.0%
87 Jeff Halliburton ATL 37 4.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 45.9% 0.0% 83.3%
88 Bob Portman GOS 61 3.8 2.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 40.3% 0.0% 88.3%
89 Luke Rackley NYK 62 3.8 3.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 42.8% 0.0% 58.3%
90 Dick Gibbs HOU 64 3.7 2.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 34.0% 0.0% 83.3%
91 Jake Ford SEA 26 3.5 0.4 1.0 0.0 0.0 50.0% 0.0% 78.8%
92 Toby Kimball MIL 74 3.5 4.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 46.7% 0.0% 54.3%
93 Hank Finkel BOS 78 3.2 3.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 40.6% 0.0% 58.1%
94 Bob Christian ATL 56 3.1 3.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 46.5% 0.0% 72.1%
95 Jim Marsh POR 39 3.1 2.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 33.3% 0.0% 69.5%
96 Kenny McIntosh CHI 43 3.1 2.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 33.9% 0.0% 47.7%
97 Greg Howard CLE 48 2.9 2.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 38.2% 0.0% 76.5%
98 Dick Cunningham HOU 63 2.7 3.9 0.9 0.0 0.0 38.5% 0.0% 69.8%
99 Terry Driscoll BLT 40 2.7 2.7 0.6 0.0 0.0 38.5% 0.0% 69.2%
100 Jim Cleamons LAL 38 2.6 1.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 35.0% 0.0% 77.8%
101 Clarence Glover BOS 25 2.6 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 45.5% 0.0% 46.9%
102 Art Harris PHX 21 2.6 0.6 0.9 0.0 0.0 32.9% 0.0% 42.9%
103 Darrall Imhoff POR 40 2.6 2.7 1.2 0.0 0.0 40.8% 0.0% 60.0%
104 Eddie Mast NYK 40 2.6 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 34.8% 0.0% 61.0%
105 Dorie Murrey BLT 51 2.2 2.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 38.1% 0.0% 61.5%
106 Odis Allison GOS 36 1.9 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 21.8% 0.0% 54.1%
107 Jackie Ridgle CLE 32 1.8 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 43.2% 0.0% 73.1%
108 Bill Dinwiddie MIL 23 1.6 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 28.1% 0.0% 55.6%
109 Eddie Miles NYK 42 1.5 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 35.9% 0.0% 88.9%
110 Charlie Paulk NYK 28 1.4 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 26.7% 0.0% 66.7%
111 Vic Bartolome GOS 38 0.9 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 25.4% 0.0% 80.0%