The Philadelphia 76ers were 30-52 in 1971-72. They finished 3rd in the Atlantic Division and 6th in the Eastern Conference.
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.2 | 112.2 | 52.7 | 23.4 | 43.6 | 98.3 | 44.4 | 25.0 | 34.5 | 72.5 | 49.5 | 26.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 6th | 5th | 6th | 11th | 6th | 4th | 13th | 3rd | 3rd | 16th | 12th | 17th | |||||||||
Opponent | 82 | 241.2 | 115.9 | 54.0 | 24.5 | 44.1 | 96.1 | 45.9 | 27.8 | 37.4 | 74.3 | 51.5 | 25.1 | ||||||||
Opponent Rank | 6th | 15th | 16th | 12th | 12th | 9th | 11th | 17th | 17th | 6th | 11th | 2nd | |||||||||
Net | -3.7 | -1.3 | -1.0 | -0.5 | +2.1 | -1.5 | -2.8 | -2.9 | -1.8 | -2.0 | +1.8 | ||||||||||
Net Rank | 12th | 12th | 11th | 8th | 5th | 13th | 14th | 12th | 13th | 13th | 15th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | 11 | .744 | ||
| 2 | 28 | 16 | .636 | 4.5 | |
| 3 | 27 | 18 | .600 | 6.0 | |
| 4 | 28 | 19 | .596 | 6.0 | |
| 5 | 26 | 20 | .565 | 7.5 | |
| 6 | 24 | 20 | .545 | 8.5 | |
| 7 | 23 | 20 | .535 | 9.0 | |
| 8 | 23 | 22 | .511 | 10.0 | |
| 9 | 22 | 22 | .500 | 10.5 | |
| 10 | 22 | 25 | .468 | 12.0 | |
| 11 | 18 | 26 | .409 | 14.5 | |
| 12 | 18 | 28 | .391 | 15.5 | |
| 13 | 12 | 31 | .279 | 20.0 | |
| 14 | 11 | 35 | .239 | 22.5 | |
| 15 | 10 | 34 | .227 | 22.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37 | 9 | .804 | ||
| 2 | 31 | 14 | .689 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 31 | 15 | .674 | 6.0 | |
| 4 | 27 | 16 | .628 | 8.5 | |
| 5 | 26 | 17 | .605 | 9.5 | |
| 6 | 27 | 18 | .600 | 9.5 | |
| 7 | 27 | 18 | .600 | 9.5 | |
| 8 | 25 | 21 | .543 | 12.0 | |
| 9 | 23 | 23 | .500 | 14.0 | |
| 10 | 20 | 24 | .455 | 16.0 | |
| 11 | 19 | 26 | .422 | 17.5 | |
| 12 | 18 | 25 | .419 | 17.5 | |
| 13 | 15 | 30 | .333 | 21.5 | |
| 14 | 12 | 34 | .261 | 25.0 | |
| 15 | 11 | 36 | .234 | 26.5 |