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 | 42 | 13 | .764 | ||
| 2 | 36 | 19 | .655 | 6.0 | |
| 3 | 36 | 21 | .632 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 36 | 22 | .621 | 7.5 | |
| 5 | 34 | 23 | .596 | 9.0 | |
| 6 | 30 | 26 | .536 | 12.5 | |
| 7 | 31 | 27 | .534 | 12.5 | |
| 8 | 29 | 26 | .527 | 13.0 | |
| 9 | 28 | 31 | .475 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 26 | 31 | .456 | 17.0 | |
| 11 | 24 | 31 | .436 | 18.0 | |
| 12 | 24 | 33 | .421 | 19.0 | |
| 13 | 16 | 39 | .291 | 26.0 | |
| 14 | 15 | 41 | .268 | 27.5 | |
| 15 | 15 | 42 | .263 | 28.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | 14 | .759 | ||
| 2 | 40 | 16 | .714 | 3.0 | |
| 3 | 36 | 22 | .621 | 8.0 | |
| 4 | 34 | 21 | .618 | 8.5 | |
| 5 | 34 | 21 | .618 | 8.5 | |
| 6 | 35 | 22 | .614 | 8.5 | |
| 7 | 33 | 24 | .579 | 10.5 | |
| 8 | 30 | 27 | .526 | 13.5 | |
| 9 | 27 | 29 | .482 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 27 | 30 | .474 | 16.5 | |
| 11 | 21 | 34 | .382 | 21.5 | |
| 12 | 19 | 36 | .345 | 23.5 | |
| 13 | 18 | 39 | .316 | 25.5 | |
| 14 | 16 | 42 | .276 | 28.0 | |
| 15 | 12 | 46 | .207 | 32.0 |