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National Basketball Association

Seasons75 Champions19 Teams30 Founded1946
Champion 2025-26 New York Knicks
MVP 2025Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC

At a glance

All games

1971-72 Playoffs

WEST
First Round
Golden State Warriors1
Milwaukee Bucks4
MIL WINS 4-1
TBD0
TBD0
TBD0
TBD0
TBD0
TBD0
WEST
Conf. Semifinals
Los Angeles Lakers4
Milwaukee Bucks2
LAL WINS 4-2
TBD0
TBD0
WEST
Conf. Finals
TBD0
TBD0
NBA
Finals
Los Angeles Lakers4
New York Knicks1
LAL WINS 4-1
EAST
Conf. Finals
0TBD
0TBD
EAST
Conf. Semifinals
1Boston Celtics
4New York Knicks
NYK WINS 4-1
0TBD
0TBD
EAST
First Round
2Atlanta Hawks
4Boston Celtics
BOS WINS 4-2
4New York Knicks
2Washington Wizards
NYK WINS 4-2
0Chicago Bulls
4Los Angeles Lakers
LAL WINS 4-0
0TBD
0TBD
East West

1971-72 Standings

Eastern Conference

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1 Milwaukee Bucks 63 19 0.768 - -
2 Chicago Bulls 57 25 0.695 - -
3 Boston Celtics 56 26 0.683 - -
4 New York Knicks 48 34 0.585 - -
5 Washington Wizards 38 44 0.463 - -
6 Atlanta Hawks 36 46 0.439 - -
7 Philadelphia 76ers 30 52 0.366 - -
8 Detroit Pistons 26 56 0.317 - -
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 23 59 0.280 - -

Western Conference

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1 Los Angeles Lakers 69 13 0.841 - -
2 Golden State Warriors 51 31 0.622 - -
3 Phoenix Suns 49 33 0.598 - -
4 Oklahoma City Thunder 47 35 0.573 - -
5 Houston Rockets 34 48 0.415 - -
6 Sacramento Kings 30 52 0.366 - -
7 Los Angeles Clippers 22 60 0.268 - -
8 Portland Trail Blazers 18 64 0.220 - -

1971-72 Leaders

Points per game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL 34.8 PPG
  1. 2. John Havlicek 27.5
  2. 3. Spencer Haywood 26.2
  3. 4. Gail Goodrich 25.9
  4. 5. Jerry West 25.8

Rebounds per game

Wilt Chamberlain LAL 19.2 RPG
  1. 2. Wes Unseld 17.6
  2. 3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.6
  3. 4. Nate Thurmond 16.1
  4. 5. Dave Cowens 15.2

Assists per game

Jerry West LAL 9.7 APG
  1. 2. Lenny Wilkens 9.6
  2. 3. Archie Clark 8.0
  3. 4. Archie Clark 8.0
  4. 5. Oscar Robertson 7.7

Steals per game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL 0.0 SPG
  1. 2. John Havlicek 0.0
  2. 3. Spencer Haywood 0.0
  3. 4. Gail Goodrich 0.0
  4. 5. Jerry West 0.0

Blocks per game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL 0.0 BPG
  1. 2. John Havlicek 0.0
  2. 3. Spencer Haywood 0.0
  3. 4. Gail Goodrich 0.0
  4. 5. Jerry West 0.0

Win shares

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL 25.4 WS
  1. 2. Wilt Chamberlain 15.8
  2. 3. Walt Frazier 14.5
  3. 4. Chet Walker 14.5
  4. 5. Jerry West 13.3

Field-goal %

Wilt Chamberlain LAL 64.9 FG%
  1. 2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 57.4
  2. 3. Johnny Green 56.9
  3. 4. Walt Bellamy 54.5
  4. 5. Dick Snyder 52.9

3-point %

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL 0.0 3P%
  1. 2. John Havlicek 0.0
  2. 3. Spencer Haywood 0.0
  3. 4. Gail Goodrich 0.0
  4. 5. Jerry West 0.0

Recent Most Valuable Players

2025 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC
2024 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC
2023 Nikola Jokic DEN
2022 Joel Embiid PHI
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2020 Nikola Jokic DEN
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2017 James Harden PHI
2016 Russell Westbrook LAC

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