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1971-72 NBA Western Conference standings
The Los Angeles Lakers won the 1971-72 NBA Western Conference playoff race at 69-13, 6 games ahead of the Milwaukee Bucks.
🏆The 1971-72 playoffs, series by series
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West standings, 1971-72
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) w | 69 | 13 | .841 | - | 9-1 | W2 |
| Milwaukee Bucks (MIL) x | 63 | 19 | .768 | 6 | 7-3 | W4 |
| Chicago Bulls (CHI) x | 57 | 25 | .695 | 12 | 7-3 | W2 |
| Golden State Warriors (GOS) x | 51 | 31 | .622 | 18 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Phoenix Suns (PHX) | 49 | 33 | .598 | 20 | 7-3 | W1 |
| Seattle SuperSonics (SEA) | 47 | 35 | .573 | 22 | 2-8 | L5 |
| Houston Rockets (HOU) | 34 | 48 | .415 | 35 | 5-5 | W3 |
| Detroit Pistons (DET) | 26 | 56 | .317 | 43 | 3-7 | L2 |
| 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 3 times.
- The Los Angeles Lakers trailed by as many as 2 games on October 31, 1971.
- The Los Angeles Lakers took first place for good on November 30, 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 Milwaukee Bucks led by 2 games as late as November 6, 1971.
- The Los Angeles Lakers went 18-0 from November 27, 1971 to January 3, 1972, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 40 of the 140 days played.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Los Angeles Lakers spent 123 of the season's 167 charted days in first place.