1972 Weekly Standings

1972 Weekly Standings

1972 Season

Final Standings

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Denver	101	61	.623			Pittsburgh	97	65	.599
San Diego	97	65	.599	4		New York	88	74	.543	9
Chicago	81	81	.500	20		Philadelphia	83	79	.512	14
Los Angeles	78	84	.481	23		Cleveland	81	81	.500	16
Milwaukee	76	86	.469	25		Washington	78	84	.481	19
Kansas City	70	92	.432	31		Cincinnati	70	92	.432	27
St. Louis	69	93	.426	32		Brooklyn	65	97	.401	32

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	96	66	.593			Detroit	95	67	.586
Los Angeles	89	73	.549	7		Montreal	87	75	.537	8
Twin Cities	86	76	.531	10		Atlanta	86	76	.531	9
Houston	84	78	.519	12		New York	78	84	.481	17
Dallas	82	80	.506	14		Toronto	76	86	.469	19
Seattle	77	85	.475	19		Baltimore	75	87	.463	20
Chicago	48	114	.296	48		Boston	75	87	.463	20

Standings prior to the games of September 18, 1972

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Denver	97	59	.622			Pittsburgh	92	64	.590
San Diego	93	62	.600	3.5		New York	84	71	.542	7.5
Chicago	77	79	.494	20		Philadelphia	80	76	.513	12
Los Angeles	75	80	.484	21.5		Cleveland	79	77	.506	13
Milwaukee	72	83	.465	24.5		Washington	74	81	.477	17.5
Kansas City	68	87	.439	28.5		Cincinnati	68	87	.439	23.5
St. Louis	67	89	.429	30		Brooklyn	62	93	.400	29.5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	94	61	.606			Detroit	90	66	.577
Los Angeles	84	71	.542	10		Atlanta	84	71	.542	5.5
Twin Cities	82	74	.526	12.5		Montreal	84	71	.542	5.5
Houston	80	74	.519	13.5		Toronto	74	81	.477	15.5
Dallas	78	76	.506	15.5		New York	73	81	.474	16
Seattle	74	82	.474	20.5		Boston	73	82	.471	16.5
Chicago	46	110	.295	48.5		Baltimore	70	86	.449	20

Standings prior to the games of September 11, 1972

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Denver	92	58	.613			Pittsburgh	90	59	.604
San Diego	91	58	.611	.5		New York	81	68	.544	9
Chicago	75	74	.503	16.5		Cleveland	76	74	.507	14.5
Los Angeles	72	77	.483	19.5		Philadelphia	75	74	.503	15
Milwaukee	68	80	.459	23		Washington	71	78	.477	19
St. Louis	65	85	.433	27		Cincinnati	65	84	.436	25
Kansas City	64	85	.430	27.5		Brooklyn	59	90	.396	31

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	90	58	.608			Detroit	88	62	.587
Los Angeles	80	69	.537	10.5		Montreal	81	68	.544	6.5
Houston	78	71	.523	12.5		Atlanta	78	70	.527	9
Twin Cities	78	71	.523	12.5		Toronto	72	77	.483	15.5
Dallas	75	74	.503	15.5		New York	71	77	.480	16
Seattle	71	78	.477	19.5		Boston	70	79	.470	17.5
Chicago	44	105	.295	46.5		Baltimore	66	83	.443	21.5

Standings prior to the games of September 4, 1972

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Diego	87	54	.617			Pittsburgh	88	53	.624
Denver	86	56	.606	1.5		New York	75	66	.532	13
Chicago	73	69	.514	14.5		Philadelphia	72	70	.507	16.5
Los Angeles	68	73	.482	19		Cleveland	71	73	.493	18.5
Milwaukee	64	78	.451	23.5		Washington	65	76	.491	23
St. Louis	63	79	.444	24.5		Cincinnati	63	79	.444	25.5
Kansas City	60	82	.423	27.5		Brooklyn	57	84	.404	31

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	88	53	.624			Detroit	82	62	.569
Los Angeles	76	67	.531	13		Montreal	78	65	.545	3.5
Twin Cities	76	67	.531	13		Atlanta	77	65	.542	4
Houston	73	68	.518	15		New York	69	72	.489	11.5
Dallas	71	71	.500	17.5		Toronto	69	73	.486	12
Seattle	67	74	.475	21		Boston	66	76	.465	15
Chicago	42	101	.294	47		Baltimore	61	81	.430	20

Standings prior to the games of August 28, 1972

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Diego	82	52	.612			Pittsburgh	82	53	.607
Denver	81	55	.596	2		New York	73	62	.541	9
Chicago	71	64	.526	11.5		Philadelphia	69	66	.511	13
Los Angeles	65	69	.485	17		Cleveland	69	69	.500	14.5
St. Louis	61	75	.449	22		Washington	64	71	.474	18
Milwaukee	60	76	.441	23		Cincinnati	58	77	.430	24
Kansas City	58	77	.430	24.5		Brooklyn	54	81	.400	28

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	82	52	.612			Montreal	76	60	.559
Los Angeles	76	61	.555	7.5		Detroit	77	61	.558
Twin Cities	73	63	.537	10		Atlanta	74	61	.548	1.5
Houston	70	64	.522	12		Toronto	66	70	.485	10
Dallas	66	70	.485	17		New York	65	70	.481	10.5
Seattle	64	71	.474	18.5		Boston	62	74	.456	14
Chicago	40	96	.294	43		Baltimore	59	77	.434	17

Standings prior to the games of August 21, 1972

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Diego	78	50	.609			Pittsburgh	79	50	.612
Denver	76	53	.589	2.5		New York	70	59	.543	9
Chicago	67	62	.519	11.5		Cleveland	67	64	.511	13
Los Angeles	63	64	.496	14.5		Philadelphia	65	63	.508	13.5
Milwaukee	58	71	.450	20.5		Washington	61	68	.473	18
St. Louis	57	73	.438	22		Cincinnati	56	72	.438	22.5
Kansas City	53	75	.414	25		Brooklyn	51	77	.398	27.5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	78	49	.614			Detroit	75	56	.573
Los Angeles	71	60	.542	9		Montreal	72	57	.558	2
Twin Cities	69	60	.535	10		Atlanta	69	59	.539	4.5
Houston	66	62	.516	12.5		New York	62	66	.484	11.5
Dallas	64	66	.492	15.5		Toronto	62	68	.477	12.5
Seattle	63	65	.492	15.5		Boston	59	71	.454	15.5
Chicago	39	90	.302	40		Baltimore	55	75	.423	19.5

Standings prior to the games of August 14, 1972

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Diego	77	45	.631			Pittsburgh	74	49	.602
Denver	70	52	.574	7		New York	67	56	.545	7
Chicago	64	57	.529	12.5		Cleveland	65	59	.524	9.5
Los Angeles	60	61	.496	16.5		Philadelphia	60	60	.500	12.5
Milwaukee	55	68	.447	22.5		Washington	58	65	.472	16
St. Louis	53	70	.431	24.5		Cincinnati	54	67	.446	19
Kansas City	50	70	.431	24.5		Brooklyn	48	74	.393	25.5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	73	48	.603			Montreal	72	50	.590
Twin Cities	67	56	.545	7		Detroit	68	56	.548	5
Los Angeles	66	58	.532	8.5		Atlanta	64	58	.525	8
Houston	63	59	.516	10.5		Toronto	59	64	.480	13.5
Seattle	61	60	.504	12		New York	58	63	.479	13.5
Dallas	62	62	.500	12.5		Boston	56	68	.452	15.5
Chicago	36	87	.293	38		Baltimore	54	70	.435	19

Standings prior to the games of August 7, 1972

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Diego	72	43	.626			Pittsburgh	67	49	.578
Denver	66	49	.574	6		New York	62	55	.530	5.5
Chicago	60	55	.522	12		Philadelphia	59	55	.518	7
Los Angeles	57	57	.500	14.5		Cleveland	60	57	.513	7.5
Milwaukee	53	63	.457	19.5		Washington	56	60	.483	11
St. Louis	50	67	.427	23		Cincinnati	52	63	.452	14.5
Kansas City	49	67	.422	23.5		Brooklyn	46	69	.400	20.5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	69	46	.600			Montreal	67	48	.583
Twin Cities	63	53	.543	6.5		Detroit	65	53	.551	3.5
Los Angeles	62	55	.530	8		Atlanta	61	54	.530	6
Houston	61	55	.526	8.5		New York	56	59	.487	11
Seattle	58	57	.504	11		Toronto	54	62	.466	13.5
Dallas	58	60	.492	12.5		Baltimore	53	65	.449	15.5
Chicago	35	82	.299	35		Boston	52	65	.444	16

Standings prior to the games of July 31, 1972

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Diego	67	40	.626			Pittsburgh	61	47	.565
Denver	61	46	.570	6		Philadelphia	57	50	.533	3.5
Los Angeles	55	51	.519	11.5		Cleveland	57	53	.518	5
Chicago	55	53	.509	12.5		New York	57	53	.518	5
Milwaukee	50	58	.463	17.5		Washington	52	57	.477	9.5
Kansas City	46	62	.426	21.5		Cincinnati	49	58	.458	11.5
St. Louis	45	64	.413	23		Brooklyn	44	64	.407	17

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	64	44	.593			Montreal	63	45	.583
Houston	59	50	.541	5.5		Atlanta	61	45	.565	2
Twin Cities	59	50	.541	5.5		Detroit	59	52	.532	5.5
Los Angeles	58	51	.532	6.5		New York	53	55	.491	10
Seattle	54	52	.509	9		Toronto	51	58	.468	12.5
Dallas	52	58	.473	13		Baltimore	50	61	.450	14.5
Chicago	32	78	.291	33		Boston	48	62	.436	16

Standings prior to the games of July 24, 1972

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Diego	61	39	.610			Pittsburgh	57	45	.559
Denver	55	46	.545	6.5		Philadelphia	55	45	.550	1
Chicago	54	46	.540	7		Cleveland	55	49	.529	3
Los Angeles	50	50	.500	11		New York	54	50	.519	4
Milwaukee	48	54	.471	14		Cincinnati	48	53	.475	8.5
Kansas City	44	57	.436	17.5		Washington	47	56	.456	10.5
St. Louis	43	60	.417	19.5		Brooklyn	40	61	.396	16.5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	62	39	.614			Montreal	62	40	.608
Houston	55	48	.534	8		Atlanta	58	43	.574	3.5
Twin Cities	55	48	.534	8		Detroit	54	50	.519	9
Seattle	53	47	.530	8.5		New York	50	52	.490	12
Los Angeles	53	49	.520	9.5		Toronto	47	54	.465	14.5
Dallas	47	56	.456	16		Baltimore	47	57	.452	16
Chicago	30	73	.291	33		Boston	43	60	.417	19.5

Standings prior to the games of July 17, 1972

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Diego	55	38	.591			Pittsburgh	54	41	.568
Denver	52	42	.553	3.5		Philadelphia	51	42	.548	2
Chicago	49	44	.527	6		New York	50	47	.515	5
Los Angeles	48	45	.516	7		Cleveland	49	48	.505	6
Milwaukee	44	51	.463	12		Cincinnati	47	47	.500	6.5
Kansas City	42	52	.447	13.5		Washington	44	52	.458	10.5
St. Louis	39	57	.406	17.5		Brooklyn	38	56	.404	15.5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	59	35	.628			Montreal	57	38	.600
Houston	51	45	.531	9		Atlanta	51	42	.548	5
Twin Cities	51	45	.531	9		Detroit	51	45	.531	6.5
Los Angeles	49	46	.516	10.5		New York	50	45	.526	7
Seattle	47	46	.505	11.5		Toronto	43	50	.462	13
Dallas	43	53	.448	17		Baltimore	43	53	.448	14.5
Chicago	30	66	.313	30		Boston	40	56	.417	17.5

Standings prior to the games of July 10, 1972

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Diego	53	36	.596			Philadelphia	51	39	.567
Denver	50	40	.556	3.5		Pittsburgh	51	41	.554	1
Chicago	46	43	.517	7		New York	47	46	.505	5.5
Los Angeles	45	44	.506	8		Cincinnati	45	45	.500	6
Kansas City	42	48	.467	11.5		Cleveland	44	48	.478	8
Milwaukee	42	48	.467	11.5		Washington	43	48	.473	8.5
St. Louis	37	54	.407	17		Brooklyn	37	53	.411	14

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	58	32	.644			Montreal	55	36	.604
Twin Cities	49	43	.533	10		Atlanta	49	40	.551	5
Houston	48	43	.527	10.5		Detroit	48	44	.522	7.5
Los Angeles	48	43	.527	10.5		New York	47	44	.516	8
Seattle	44	44	.500	13		Baltimore	42	50	.457	13.5
Dallas	41	51	.446	18		Toronto	40	49	.449	14
Chicago	29	63	.315	30		Boston	38	54	.413	17.5

Standings prior to the games of July 3, 1972

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Diego	48	33	.593			Philadelphia	47	36	.566
Denver	44	39	.530	5		Pittsburgh	47	38	.553	1
Chicago	43	40	.518	6		Cincinnati	42	41	.506	5
Los Angeles	40	43	.482	9		New York	42	43	.494	6
Milwaukee	40	44	.476	9.5		Cleveland	41	43	.488	6.5
Kansas City	39	43	.476	9.5		Washington	41	43	.488	6.5
St. Louis	37	47	.440	12.5		Brooklyn	32	50	.390	14.5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	55	27	.671			Montreal	50	34	.595
Twin Cities	46	39	.541	10.5		Atlanta	47	35	.573	2
Houston	44	40	.524	12		Detroit	44	41	.518	6.5
Seattle	40	40	.500	14		New York	43	41	.512	7
Los Angeles	42	42	.500	14		Baltimore	40	45	.471	10.5
Dallas	37	48	.435	19.5		Toronto	38	45	.458	11.5
Chicago	26	58	.310	30		Boston	34	51	.400	16.5

Standings prior to the games of June 26, 1972

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Diego	44	31	.587			Philadelphia	45	32	.584
Chicago	42	35	.545	3		Pittsburgh	43	36	.544	3
Denver	41	35	.539	3.5		Cincinnati	38	39	.494	7
Milwaukee	38	38	.500	6.5		New York	39	40	.494	7
Kansas City	35	41	.461	9.5		Cleveland	38	40	.487	7.5
Los Angeles	34	41	.453	10		Washington	37	41	.474	8.5
St. Louis	34	43	.442	11		Brooklyn	30	46	.395	14.5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	50	26	.658			Montreal	47	30	.610
Twin Cities	46	33	.582	5.5		New York	42	34	.553	4.5
Houston	42	35	.545	8.5		Atlanta	41	34	.547	5
Seattle	35	39	.473	14		Detroit	40	38	.513	7.5
Los Angeles	36	41	.468	14.5		Baltimore	36	42	.462	11.5
Dallas	35	44	.443	16.5		Toronto	32	44	.421	14.5
Chicago	25	53	.321	26		Boston	32	46	.410	15.5

Standings prior to the games of June 19, 1972

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Diego	40	28	.588			Philadelphia	42	27	.609
Denver	38	31	.551	2.5		Pittsburgh	38	34	.528	5.5
Chicago	37	33	.529	4		New York	36	36	.500	7.5
Milwaukee	35	35	.500	6		Cleveland	35	36	.493	8
St. Louis	33	37	.471	8		Washington	34	37	.479	9
Los Angeles	32	37	.464	8.5		Cincinnati	33	37	.471	9.5
Kansas City	31	39	.443	10		Brooklyn	26	43	.377	16

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	45	25	.643			Montreal	44	27	.620
Twin Cities	42	30	.583	4		Atlanta	39	30	.565	4
Houston	40	31	.563	5.5		Detroit	38	33	.535	6
Los Angeles	33	37	.471	12		New York	36	34	.514	7.5
Seattle	30	37	.448	13.5		Baltimore	34	38	.472	10.5
Dallas	31	42	.425	15.5		Toronto	31	39	.443	12.5
Chicago	23	48	.324	22.5		Boston	28	43	.394	16

Standings prior to the games of June 12, 1972

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Diego	36	26	.581			Philadelphia	38	25	.603
Chicago	33	30	.524	3.5		Pittsburgh	36	30	.545	3.5
Denver	33	30	.524	3.5		New York	35	31	.530	4.5
Milwaukee	30	32	.484	6		Washington	33	32	.508	6
St. Louis	31	33	.484	6		Cleveland	31	33	.484	7.5
Los Angeles	29	34	.460	7.5		Cincinnati	29	34	.460	9
Kansas City	28	35	.444	8.5		Brooklyn	23	40	.365	15

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	40	24	.625			Montreal	41	24	.625
Twin Cities	37	27	.578	3		Atlanta	36	26	.581	3.5
Houston	35	29	.547	5		New York	35	29	.547	5.5
Los Angeles	29	35	.453	11		Detroit	32	33	.492	9
Dallas	29	37	.439	12		Baltimore	31	34	.477	10
Seattle	26	35	.426	12.5		Toronto	28	36	.438	12.5
Chicago	21	42	.333	18.5		Boston	28	37	.431	13

Standings prior to the games of June 5, 1972

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Diego	33	23	.589			Philadelphia	34	23	.596
Denver	30	27	.526	3.5		Pittsburgh	31	26	.544	3
Chicago	28	28	.500	5		Washington	31	27	.534	3.5
St. Louis	28	29	.491	5.5		New York	31	29	.517	4.5
Milwaukee	27	29	.482	6		Cleveland	28	28	.500	5.5
Kansas City	26	31	.456	7.5		Cincinnati	24	33	.421	10
Los Angeles	25	32	.439	8.5		Brooklyn	23	34	.404	11

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	38	20	.655			Montreal	36	22	.621
Twin Cities	34	24	.586	4		New York	32	25	.561	3.5
Houston	32	26	.552	6		Atlanta	30	24	.556	4
Seattle	26	29	.473	10.5		Detroit	29	29	.500	7
Los Angeles	26	32	.448	12		Baltimore	26	32	.448	10
Dallas	26	34	.433	13		Toronto	26	31	.456	9.5
Chicago	19	38	.333	18.5		Boston	22	36	.379	14

Standings prior to the games of May 29, 1972

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Diego	31	18	.633			Philadelphia	29	21	.571
Chicago	26	23	.531	5		Pittsburgh	28	21	.571	.5
Denver	26	25	.510	6		Washington	28	23	.549	1.5
St. Louis	25	25	.500	6.5		New York	27	25	.519	3
Milwaukee	24	25	.490	7		Cleveland	23	26	.469	5.5
Kansas City	21	28	.429	10		Cincinnati	21	30	.412	8.5
Los Angeles	21	30	.412	11		Brooklyn	20	30	.400	9

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	33	18	.647			Montreal	31	20	.608
Twin Cities	29	22	.569	4		New York	30	20	.600	.5
Houston	28	22	.560	4.5		Atlanta	28	20	.583	1.5
Seattle	22	27	.449	10		Detroit	27	25	.519	4.5
Dallas	22	30	.423	11.5		Baltimore	23	29	.442	8.5
Los Angeles	21	29	.420	11.5		Toronto	21	29	.420	9.5
Chicago	17	32	.347	15		Boston	21	30	.412	10

Standings prior to the games of May 22, 1972

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Diego	27	15	.643			Pittsburgh	25	18	.581
Chicago	24	19	.558	3.5		Philadelphia	24	20	.545	1.5
Denver	24	20	.545	4		New York	25	21	.543	1.5
St. Louis	23	21	.523	5		Washington	24	21	.533	2
Milwaukee	20	23	.465	7.5		Cleveland	19	24	.442	6
Los Angeles	19	26	.422	9.5		Brooklyn	19	25	.432	6.5
Kansas City	16	27	.372	11.5		Cincinnati	18	27	.400	8

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	29	15	.659			Montreal	29	15	.659
Twin Cities	27	17	.614	2		New York	25	18	.581	3.5
Houston	23	21	.523	6		Atlanta	23	19	.548	5
Seattle	19	24	.442	9.5		Detroit	22	22	.500	7
Los Angeles	19	25	.432	10		Toronto	19	24	.442	9.5
Dallas	19	27	.413	11		Baltimore	19	26	.422	10.5
Chicago	15	28	.349	13.5		Boston	18	25	.419	10.5

Standings prior to the games of May 15, 1972

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Diego	21	15	.583			Philadelphia	22	16	.579
Denver	22	16	.579			Pittsburgh	21	16	.568	.5
St. Louis	21	17	.553	1		Washington	21	16	.568	.5
Chicago	19	17	.528	2		New York	20	18	.526	2
Milwaukee	17	20	.459	4.5		Cleveland	17	20	.459	4.5
Los Angeles	17	21	.447	5		Brooklyn	15	22	.405	6.5
Kansas City	14	23	.378	7.5		Cincinnati	14	24	.368	8

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	25	12	.676			Montreal	24	14	.632
Twin Cities	23	14	.622	2		New York	22	15	.595	1.5
Houston	21	17	.553	4.5		Atlanta	19	17	.528	4
Dallas	17	22	.436	9		Detroit	19	19	.500	5
Los Angeles	16	21	.432	9		Toronto	17	20	.459	6.5
Seattle	14	23	.378	11		Boston	16	21	.432	7.5
Chicago	13	24	.351	12		Baltimore	16	23	.410	8.5

Standings prior to the games of May 8, 1972

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Diego	18	12	.600			Pittsburgh	19	12	.613
Denver	18	14	.563	1		Washington	19	12	.613
St. Louis	18	14	.563	1		Philadelphia	18	14	.563	1.5
Chicago	15	15	.500	3		New York	17	15	.531	2.5
Los Angeles	13	18	.419	5.5		Brooklyn	14	17	.452	5
Milwaukee	12	18	.400	6		Cleveland	14	17	.452	5
Kansas City	11	20	.355	7.5		Cincinnati	12	20	.375	7.5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	20	11	.645			Montreal	21	11	.656
Twin Cities	19	12	.613	1		Atlanta	19	11	.633	1
Houston	16	15	.516	4		New York	19	12	.613	1.5
Seattle	14	17	.452	6		Detroit	15	16	.484	5.5
Chicago	12	18	.400	7.5		Toronto	14	17	.452	6.5
Dallas	13	20	.394	8		Boston	12	19	.387	8.5
Los Angeles	12	19	.387	8		Baltimore	12	20	.375	9

Standings prior to the games of May 1, 1972

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Denver	16	9	.640			Pittsburgh	15	10	.600
St. Louis	15	10	.600	1		Washington	15	10	.600
San Diego	13	11	.542	2.5		New York	14	12	.538	1.5
Kansas City	11	14	.440	5		Philadelphia	14	12	.538	1.5
Los Angeles	11	14	.440	5		Cincinnati	11	14	.440	4
Chicago	10	14	.417	5.5		Cleveland	11	14	.440	4
Milwaukee	10	14	.417	5.5		Brooklyn	8	16	.333	6.5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	17	8	.680			Atlanta	17	7	.708
Twin Cities	15	10	.600	2		Montreal	16	9	.640	1.5
Houston	14	11	.560	3		New York	15	10	.600	2.5
Seattle	11	13	.458	5.5		Toronto	12	12	.500	5
Dallas	10	16	.385	7.5		Detroit	11	14	.440	6.5
Los Angeles	9	16	.360	8		Baltimore	11	15	.423	7
Chicago	8	16	.333	8.5		Boston	8	17	.320	9.5

Standings prior to the games of April 24, 1972

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Denver	13	6	.684			Philadelphia	12	7	.632
San Diego	10	8	.556	2.5		Washington	12	7	.632
Kansas City	9	10	.474	4		Pittsburgh	11	8	.579	1
St. Louis	9	10	.474	4		Cleveland	9	10	.474	3
Chicago	8	10	.444	4.5		New York	9	10	.474	3
Los Angeles	8	11	.421	5		Cincinnati	8	11	.421	4
Milwaukee	7	11	.389	5.5		Brooklyn	6	12	.333	5.5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	14	5	.737			Atlanta	13	8	.722
Twin Cities	12	7	.632	2		Montreal	12	7	.632	1.5
Seattle	9	9	.500	4.5		New York	10	9	.526	3.5
Houston	9	10	.474	5		Detroit	9	9	.500	4
Chicago	7	11	.389	6.5		Toronto	9	9	.500	4
Los Angeles	7	12	.368	7		Baltimore	8	11	.421	5.5
Dallas	7	13	.350	7.5		Boston	5	14	.263	8.5

Standings prior to the games of April 17, 1972

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Denver	10	3	.769			Pittsburgh	7	5	.583
Kansas City	6	6	.500	3.5		Washington	7	5	.583
San Diego	6	6	.500	3.5		New York	7	6	.538	.5
St. Louis	6	6	.500	3.5		Cincinnati	6	6	.500	1
Los Angeles	6	7	.462	4		Cleveland	6	6	.500	1
Milwaukee	5	7	.417	4.5		Philadelphia	6	7	.462	1.5
Chicago	4	8	.333	5.5		Brooklyn	4	8	.333	3

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Twin Cities	8	4	.667			Montreal	9	4	.692
San Francisco	7	5	.583	1		Toronto	8	4	.667	.5
Los Angeles	6	6	.500	2		Atlanta	7	5	.583	1.5
Dallas	5	7	.417	3		Baltimore	7	6	.538	2
Houston	5	7	.417	3		Detroit	5	7	.417	3.5
Seattle	5	7	.417	3		Boston	5	8	.385	4
Chicago	4	8	.333	4		New York	5	8	.385	4

Standings prior to the games of April 10, 1972

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	4	2	.667			Cleveland	4	2	.667
Milwaukee	4	2	.667			Pittsburgh	4	2	.667
Denver	3	3	.500	1		Brooklyn	3	3	.500	1
Kansas City	3	3	.500	1		Cincinnati	3	3	.500	1
St. Louis	3	3	.500	1		Washington	3	3	.500	1
Chicago	2	4	.333	2		New York	2	4	.333	2
San Diego	2	4	.333	2		Philadelphia	2	4	.333	2

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	4	2	.667			Atlanta	5	1	.833
Twin Cities	4	2	.667			Montreal	5	1	.667
Dallas	3	3	.500	1		Baltimore	4	2	.667	1
Los Angeles	3	3	.500	1		Toronto	4	2	.667	1
Houston	2	4	.333	2		Boston	2	4	.333	3
Seattle	2	4	.333	2		Detroit	2	4	.333	3
Chicago	1	5	.167	3		New York	1	5	.167	4

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