NBA : 1971 standings


 Eastern Conference                                                P L A Y O F F S

 Atlantic Division           W   L  PCT.   GB   PSPG   PAPG  COACH               CONF SEMI  CONF FIN.  FINALS
 New York Knickerbockers    52  30  .634    -  110.1  105.0  RH                  W ATL 4-1  L BAL 3-4                                                                                            
 Philadelphia 76ers         47  35  .573    5  114.8  113.3  JR                  L BAL 3-4                                                                                                       
 Boston Celtics             44  38  .537    8  117.2  115.1  TH                                                                                                                                  
 Buffalo Braves             22  60  .268   30  105.5  112.1  DS                                                                                                                                  

 Central Division
 Baltimore Bullets          42  40  .512    -  112.9  112.3  GS                  W PHI 4-3  W NY  4-3  L MIL 0-4                                                                                 
 Atlanta Hawks              36  46  .439    6  114.0  115.8  RG                  L NY  1-4                                                                                                       
 Cincinnati Royals          33  49  .402    9  116.0  119.2  BC                                                                                                                                  
 Cleveland Cavaliers        15  67  .183   27  102.1  113.3  BF                                                                                                                                  

 Western Conference                                                P L A Y O F F S

 Midwest Division            W   L  PCT.   GB   PSPG   PAPG  COACH               CONF SEMI  CONF FIN.  FINALS
 Milwaukee Bucks            66  16  .805    -  118.4  106.2  LC                  W SF  4-1  W LAL 4-1  W BAL 4-0                                                                                 
 Chicago Bulls              51  31  .622   15  110.6  105.4  DM                  L LAL 3-4                                                                                                       
 Phoenix Suns               48  34  .585   18  113.8  111.9  CF                                                                                                                                  
 Detroit Pistons            45  37  .549   21  110.1  110.9  BV                                                                                                                                  

 Pacific Division
 Los Angeles Lakers         48  34  .585    -  114.8  111.7  JM                  W CHI 4-3  L MIL 1-4                                                                                            
 San Francisco Warriors     41  41  .500    7  107.1  108.5  AA                  L MIL 1-4                                                                                                       
 San Diego Rockets          40  42  .488    8  113.2  113.4  AH                                                                                                                                  
 Seattle SuperSonics        38  44  .463   10  115.0  117.0  LW                                                                                                                                  
 Portland Trail Blazers     29  53  .354   19  115.5  120.0  RT                                                                                                                                  


 NOTE: Re-alignment into 4 divisions
       Buffalo Braves, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Portland Trail Blazers inaugural season.