The Chicago Bulls were 57-25 in 1971-72. They finished 2nd in the Midwest Division and 3rd in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference Semifinals against the Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 0.
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Bulls overcome travel delay and injuries to beat the Timberwolves 117-106
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Powell scores 33 as the Bulls snap 8-game skid, beating the Hawks 125-117 in OT
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Bulls rookie Caleb Wilson sidelined with broken right hand
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Wembanyama, Harper lead Spurs to 10th straight win, 124-119 over Bulls
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Brown, Maxey and James combine for 78 points in 76ers' 127-121 win over Bulls
1971-72 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
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Team | 82 | 241.2 | 111.2 | 53.3 | 25.5 | 43.2 | 95.8 | 45.1 | 24.9 | 32.9 | 75.5 | 50.4 | 24.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 6th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 7th | 8th | 11th | 4th | 5th | 8th | 9th | 10th | |||||||||
Opponent | 82 | 241.2 | 102.9 | 47.9 | 22.6 | 39.8 | 87.7 | 45.4 | 23.3 | 31.9 | 73.1 | 50.6 | 24.9 | ||||||||
Opponent Rank | 6th | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 1st | 10th | 8th | 11th | 1st | 10th | 3rd | |||||||||
Net | +8.3 | +5.4 | +2.9 | +3.4 | +8.1 | -0.3 | +1.5 | +1.0 | +2.4 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ||||||||||
Net Rank | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 9th | 5th | 7th | 2nd | 9th | 4th |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | ||
| 2 | 11 | 3 | .786 | ||
| 3 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.0 | |
| 4 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.5 | |
| 5 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.5 | |
| 6 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4.0 | |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.0 | |
| 8 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5.0 | |
| 9 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5.0 | |
| 10 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 6.0 | |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6.0 | |
| 12 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 6.5 | |
| 13 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 7.0 | |
| 14 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 7.0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 12 | .077 | 9.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 2 | .846 | ||
| 2 | 11 | 2 | .846 | ||
| 3 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 1.0 | |
| 4 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 5 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2.0 | |
| 6 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2.0 | |
| 7 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.0 | |
| 9 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.0 | |
| 10 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4.0 | |
| 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5.0 | |
| 12 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 7.5 | |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7.0 | |
| 14 | 1 | 11 | .083 | 9.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 12 | .077 | 10.0 |