The Golden State Warriors were 51-31 in 1971-72. They finished 2nd in the Pacific Division and 4th in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference Semifinals against the Milwaukee Bucks, 4 games to 1.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 63 | 19 | .768 | 6.0 | |
3 | 57 | 25 | .695 | 12.0 | |
4 | 51 | 31 | .622 | 18.0 | |
5 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 20.0 | |
6 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 22.0 |
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 240.3 | 108.2 | 54.3 | 22.6 | 42.4 | 96.6 | 43.9 | 23.4 | 30.5 | 76.7 | 49.2 | 22.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 17th | 11th | 3rd | 13th | 12th | 6th | 15th | 9th | 9th | 3rd | 13th | 3rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 82 | 240.3 | 107.4 | 53.4 | 24.0 | 43.4 | 98.6 | 44.0 | 20.6 | 27.6 | 74.5 | 48.5 | 23.3 | ||||||||
Opponent Rank | 17th | 4th | 15th | 10th | 9th | 15th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 8th | 3rd | 11th | |||||||||
Net | +0.8 | +0.8 | -1.4 | -1.0 | -1.9 | -0.2 | +2.8 | +2.9 | +2.2 | +0.6 | -0.9 | ||||||||||
Net Rank | 7th | 8th | 12th | 11th | 12th | 8th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 5th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | 10 | .756 | ||
| 2 | 26 | 16 | .619 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 25 | 18 | .581 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 26 | 19 | .578 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 23 | 19 | .548 | 8.5 | |
| 6 | 23 | 19 | .548 | 8.5 | |
| 7 | 24 | 20 | .545 | 8.5 | |
| 8 | 23 | 21 | .523 | 9.5 | |
| 9 | 21 | 22 | .488 | 11.0 | |
| 10 | 20 | 25 | .444 | 13.0 | |
| 11 | 18 | 24 | .429 | 13.5 | |
| 12 | 16 | 27 | .372 | 16.0 | |
| 13 | 12 | 29 | .293 | 19.0 | |
| 14 | 10 | 32 | .238 | 21.5 | |
| 15 | 10 | 34 | .227 | 22.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | 8 | .818 | ||
| 2 | 30 | 14 | .682 | 6.0 | |
| 3 | 29 | 15 | .659 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 26 | 15 | .634 | 8.5 | |
| 5 | 26 | 16 | .619 | 9.0 | |
| 6 | 27 | 17 | .614 | 9.0 | |
| 7 | 27 | 17 | .614 | 9.0 | |
| 8 | 25 | 20 | .556 | 11.5 | |
| 9 | 22 | 22 | .500 | 14.0 | |
| 10 | 19 | 24 | .442 | 16.5 | |
| 11 | 18 | 23 | .439 | 16.5 | |
| 12 | 18 | 26 | .409 | 18.0 | |
| 13 | 15 | 29 | .341 | 21.0 | |
| 14 | 12 | 32 | .273 | 24.0 | |
| 15 | 10 | 35 | .222 | 26.5 |