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1971-72 NBA Pacific standings
The Los Angeles Lakers won the 1971-72 NBA Pacific division race at 69-13, 18 games ahead of the Golden State Warriors.
🏆The 1971-72 playoffs, series by series
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Pacific standings, 1971-72
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) w | 69 | 13 | .841 | - | 9-1 | W2 |
| Golden State Warriors (GOS) x | 51 | 31 | .622 | 18 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Seattle SuperSonics (SEA) | 47 | 35 | .573 | 22 | 2-8 | L5 |
| Houston Rockets (HOU) | 34 | 48 | .415 | 35 | 5-5 | W3 |
| Portland Trail Blazers (POR) | 18 | 64 | .220 | 51 | 3-7 | L2 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- w
- clinched the top seed in the Western Conference
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 4 times.
- The Los Angeles Lakers trailed by as many as 1 game on October 31, 1971.
- The Los Angeles Lakers took first place for good on November 7, 1971.
- The Los Angeles Lakers won 33 games in a row from November 5, 1971 to January 7, 1972, the longest run of the race.
- The Seattle SuperSonics led by 1 game as late as November 1, 1971.
- The Los Angeles Lakers went 20-0 from November 20, 1971 to December 30, 1971, turning a lead of 2.5 games into a lead of 14.5 games.
- Three teams held first place.
- The Los Angeles Lakers spent 156 of the season's 167 charted days in first place.