1971-72 NBA season
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The 1971-72 NBA Season was the 26th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the New York Knicks 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.
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[edit] Notable Occurrences
- The San Diego Rockets relocate to Houston, Texas and become the Houston Rockets.
- The San Francisco Warriors are renamed the Golden State Warriors as the team moves from San Francisco, California across the San Francisco Bay to Oakland.
- The NBA All-Star Game was played at the Forum in Inglewood, California, with the West beating the East 112-110. To the delight of the home crowd, Jerry West of the Lakers wins the game's MVP award.
- The Lakers' 69 wins set a new record for most regular season wins in NBA history. This mark would stand for 24 seasons, until it was bettered by the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls.
- The Lakers' Elgin Baylor announced his retirement nine games into the season. That night, the Lakers began a winning streak that would last for two months, totaling 33 games. That streak still stands as the longest winning streak in the history of major American professional team sports.
[edit] Final standings
[edit] Eastern Conference
| Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | - |
| New York Knicks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 8 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 26 |
| Buffalo Braves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 34 |
| Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Bullets | 38 | 44 | .463 | - |
| Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 2 |
| Cincinnati Royals | 30 | 52 | .366 | 8 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 23 | 59 | .280 | 15 |
[edit] Western Conference
| Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Bucks | 63 | 19 | .768 | - |
| Chicago Bulls | 57 | 25 | .695 | 6 |
| Phoenix Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14 |
| Detroit Pistons | 26 | 56 | .317 | 37 |
| Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Lakers C | 69 | 13 | .841 | - |
| Golden State Warriors | 51 | 31 | .622 | 18 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 22 |
| Houston Rockets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 35 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 18 | 64 | .220 | 51 |
C - NBA Champions
[edit] NBA awards
- Most Valuable Player: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks
- Rookie of the Year: Sidney Wicks, Portland Trail Blazers
- Coach of the Year: Bill Sharman, Los Angeles Lakers
- All-NBA First Team:
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks
- Spencer Haywood, Seattle SuperSonics
- John Havlicek, Boston Celtics
- Jerry West, Los Angeles Lakers
- Walt Frazier, New York Knicks
- All-NBA Rookie Team:
- Sidney Wicks, Portland Trail Blazers
- Clifford Ray, Chicago Bulls
- Austin Carr, Cleveland Cavaliers
- Elmore Smith, Buffalo Braves
- Phil Chenier, Baltimore Bullets
Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com
[edit] See also
| Preceded by 1970-71 NBA season |
NBA seasons 1971-72 |
Succeeded by 1972-73 NBA season |
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