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 | 47 | 18 | .723 | ||
| 2 | 43 | 23 | .652 | 4.5 | |
| 3 | 42 | 25 | .627 | 6.0 | |
| 4 | 40 | 26 | .606 | 7.5 | |
| 5 | 37 | 28 | .569 | 10.0 | |
| 6 | 38 | 29 | .567 | 10.0 | |
| 7 | 36 | 29 | .554 | 11.0 | |
| 8 | 35 | 31 | .530 | 12.5 | |
| 9 | 35 | 31 | .530 | 12.5 | |
| 10 | 34 | 33 | .507 | 14.0 | |
| 11 | 27 | 38 | .415 | 20.0 | |
| 12 | 27 | 39 | .409 | 20.5 | |
| 13 | 17 | 49 | .258 | 30.5 | |
| 14 | 16 | 49 | .246 | 31.0 | |
| 15 | 15 | 51 | .227 | 32.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52 | 15 | .776 | ||
| 2 | 48 | 18 | .727 | 3.5 | |
| 3 | 41 | 25 | .621 | 10.5 | |
| 4 | 40 | 25 | .615 | 11.0 | |
| 5 | 41 | 26 | .612 | 11.0 | |
| 6 | 40 | 26 | .606 | 11.5 | |
| 7 | 39 | 27 | .591 | 12.5 | |
| 8 | 33 | 32 | .508 | 18.0 | |
| 9 | 32 | 33 | .492 | 19.0 | |
| 10 | 31 | 35 | .470 | 20.5 | |
| 11 | 23 | 42 | .354 | 28.0 | |
| 12 | 22 | 44 | .333 | 29.5 | |
| 13 | 22 | 45 | .328 | 30.0 | |
| 14 | 20 | 46 | .303 | 31.5 | |
| 15 | 16 | 51 | .239 | 36.0 |