1971-72 Philadelphia 76ers Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 30-52
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Jack Ramsay (30-52)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 326,493, Avg. 8,824 in 37 home dates
1971-72 Philadelphia 76ers StatisticsTeam Record: 30-52
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Jack Ramsay (30-52)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 326,493, Avg. 8,824 in 37 home dates
1971-72 Philadelphia 76ers Roster
The Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1971-72 season with a record of 30 wins and 52 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
The 76ers scored 9,203 points and surrendered 9,504. Billy Cunningham scored a team-leading 1,744 points for Philadelphia and racked up 918 rebounds. Billy Cunningham dished out 443 assists for the squad.
Jack Ramsay coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 9203
Regular Season Points Against: 9504
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 12, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers 114 at Chicago Bulls 100 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 14, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers 105 at Houston Rockets 94 | W | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | ||
| October 16, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers 104 at Atlanta Hawks 102 | W | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | ||
| October 20, 1971 | Seattle Supersonics 93 at Philadelphia 76ers 100 | W | 1-0 | 3-0 | 4-0 | ||
| October 23, 1971 | Milwaukee Bucks 110 at Philadelphia 76ers 88 | L | 1-1 | 3-0 | 4-1 | ||
| October 24, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers 111 at Cleveland Cavaliers 93 | W | 1-1 | 4-0 | 5-1 | ||
| October 27, 1971 | Cleveland Cavaliers 106 at Philadelphia 76ers 120 | W | 2-1 | 4-0 | 6-1 | ||
| October 29, 1971 | Phoenix Suns 137 at Philadelphia 76ers 135 | L | 2-2 | 4-0 | 6-2 | 2OT | |
| October 30, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers 108 at New York Knicks 101 | W | 2-2 | 5-0 | 7-2 | ||
| November 3, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers 100 at Cincinnati Royals 124 | L | 2-2 | 5-1 | 7-3 | ||
| November 6, 1971 | Atlanta Hawks 96 at Philadelphia 76ers 101 | W | 3-2 | 5-1 | 8-3 | ||
| November 10, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 143 at Philadelphia 76ers 103 | L | 3-3 | 5-1 | 8-4 | ||
| November 12, 1971 | Detroit Pistons 101 at Philadelphia 76ers 115 | W | 4-3 | 5-1 | 9-4 | ||
| November 13, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers 105 at Baltimore Bullets 111 | L | 4-3 | 5-2 | 9-5 | ||
| November 14, 1971 | Milwaukee Bucks 125 at Philadelphia 76ers 114 | L | 4-4 | 5-2 | 9-6 | at Madison, WI | |
| November 17, 1971 | Houston Rockets 118 at Philadelphia 76ers 112 | L | 4-5 | 5-2 | 9-7 | ||
| November 19, 1971 | Chicago Bulls 148 at Philadelphia 76ers 104 | L | 4-6 | 5-2 | 9-8 | ||
| November 21, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers 117 at Seattle Supersonics 127 | L | 4-6 | 5-3 | 9-9 | ||
| November 23, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers 107 at Phoenix Suns 128 | L | 4-6 | 5-4 | 9-10 | ||
| November 24, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers 108 at Houston Rockets 109 | L | 4-6 | 5-5 | 9-11 | ||
| November 25, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers 112 at Golden State Warriors 111 | W | 4-6 | 6-5 | 10-11 | at Oakland, CA | |
| November 27, 1971 | Portland Trail Blazers 93 at Philadelphia 76ers 116 | W | 5-6 | 6-5 | 11-11 | ||
| November 28, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers 120 at Cleveland Cavaliers 124 | L | 5-6 | 6-6 | 11-12 | ||
| December 1, 1971 | Seattle Supersonics 98 at Philadelphia 76ers 102 | W | 6-6 | 6-6 | 12-12 | ||
| December 3, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 131 at Philadelphia 76ers 116 | L | 6-7 | 6-6 | 12-13 | ||
| December 4, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers 109 at Atlanta Hawks 126 | L | 6-7 | 6-7 | 12-14 | ||
| December 8, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers 115 at Cincinnati Royals 109 | W | 6-7 | 7-7 | 13-14 | ||
| December 10, 1971 | Cincinnati Royals 113 at Philadelphia 76ers 106 | L | 6-8 | 7-7 | 13-15 | OT | |
| December 11, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers 118 at Detroit Pistons 111 | W | 6-8 | 8-7 | 14-15 | ||
| December 14, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers 110 at Buffalo Braves 117 | L | 6-8 | 8-8 | 14-16 | ||
| December 16, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers 93 at Golden State Warriors 113 | L | 6-8 | 8-9 | 14-17 | at Oakland, CA | |
| December 17, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers 126 at Portland Trail Blazers 127 | L | 6-8 | 8-10 | 14-18 | ||
| December 19, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers 132 at Los Angeles Lakers 154 | L | 6-8 | 8-11 | 14-19 | ||
| December 21, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers 119 at Phoenix Suns 124 | L | 6-8 | 8-12 | 14-20 | ||
| December 25, 1971 | Baltimore Bullets 117 at Philadelphia 76ers 114 | L | 6-9 | 8-12 | 14-21 | ||
| December 27, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers 121 at Buffalo Braves 112 | W | 6-9 | 9-12 | 15-21 | ||
| December 28, 1971 | Boston Celtics 120 at Philadelphia 76ers 116 | L | 6-10 | 9-12 | 15-22 | ||
| December 29, 1971 | Cleveland Cavaliers 103 at Philadelphia 76ers 102 | L | 6-11 | 9-12 | 15-23 | at Hershey, PA | |
| December 31, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers 119 at Boston Celtics 131 | L | 6-11 | 9-13 | 15-24 | ||
| January 2, 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers 148 at Cleveland Cavaliers 119 | W | 6-11 | 10-13 | 16-24 | ||
| January 4, 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers 131 at Detroit Pistons 127 | W | 6-11 | 11-13 | 17-24 | ||
| January 5, 1972 | Chicago Bulls 139 at Philadelphia 76ers 107 | L | 6-12 | 11-13 | 17-25 | ||
| January 7, 1972 | New York Knicks 113 at Philadelphia 76ers 117 | W | 7-12 | 11-13 | 18-25 | ||
| January 8, 1972 | Phoenix Suns 119 at Philadelphia 76ers 130 | W | 8-12 | 11-13 | 19-25 | ||
| January 12, 1972 | Buffalo Braves 111 at Philadelphia 76ers 109 | L | 8-13 | 11-13 | 19-26 | ||
| January 14, 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers 135 at Philadelphia 76ers 121 | L | 8-14 | 11-13 | 19-27 | ||
| January 15, 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers 131 at Detroit Pistons 121 | W | 8-14 | 12-13 | 20-27 | ||
| January 16, 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers 116 at Atlanta Hawks 124 | L | 8-14 | 12-14 | 20-28 | ||
| January 21, 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers 136 at Portland Trail Blazers 122 | W | 8-14 | 13-14 | 21-28 | at Hershey, PA | |
| January 22, 1972 | Golden State Warriors 113 at Philadelphia 76ers 106 | L | 8-15 | 13-14 | 21-29 | ||
| January 26, 1972 | Cincinnati Royals 102 at Philadelphia 76ers 113 | W | 9-15 | 13-14 | 22-29 | ||
| January 28, 1972 | Milwaukee Bucks 127 at Philadelphia 76ers 118 | L | 9-16 | 13-14 | 22-30 | ||
| January 30, 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers 114 at Boston Celtics 130 | L | 9-16 | 13-15 | 22-31 | ||
| February 2, 1972 | Buffalo Braves 104 at Philadelphia 76ers 119 | W | 10-16 | 13-15 | 23-31 | ||
| February 4, 1972 | Detroit Pistons 118 at Philadelphia 76ers 113 | L | 10-17 | 13-15 | 23-32 | ||
| February 5, 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers 104 at New York Knicks 112 | L | 10-17 | 13-16 | 23-33 | ||
| February 6, 1972 | New York Knicks 109 at Philadelphia 76ers 107 | L | 10-18 | 13-16 | 23-34 | ||
| February 8, 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers 108 at Phoenix Suns 120 | L | 10-18 | 13-17 | 23-35 | ||
| February 10, 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers 112 at Golden State Warriors 121 | L | 10-18 | 13-18 | 23-36 | at Oakland, CA | |
| February 11, 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers 106 at Portland Trail Blazers 110 | L | 10-18 | 13-19 | 23-37 | ||
| February 14, 1972 | Houston Rockets 130 at Philadelphia 76ers 116 | L | 10-19 | 13-19 | 23-38 | ||
| February 16, 1972 | Cleveland Cavaliers 116 at Philadelphia 76ers 126 | W | 11-19 | 13-19 | 24-38 | ||
| February 18, 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers 132 at Milwaukee Bucks 126 | W | 11-19 | 14-19 | 25-38 | ||
| February 19, 1972 | Baltimore Bullets 121 at Philadelphia 76ers 105 | L | 11-20 | 14-19 | 25-39 | ||
| February 21, 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers 101 at Baltimore Bullets 102 | L | 11-20 | 14-20 | 25-40 | ||
| February 22, 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers 88 at Chicago Bulls 119 | L | 11-20 | 14-21 | 25-41 | ||
| February 25, 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers 114 at Atlanta Hawks 110 | W | 11-20 | 15-21 | 26-41 | at Hershey, PA | |
| March 1, 1972 | Buffalo Braves 99 at Philadelphia 76ers 108 | W | 12-20 | 15-21 | 27-41 | ||
| March 3, 1972 | Milwaukee Bucks 94 at Philadelphia 76ers 81 | L | 12-21 | 15-21 | 27-42 | ||
| March 4, 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers 115 at New York Knicks 118 | L | 12-21 | 15-22 | 27-43 | OT | |
| March 5, 1972 | New York Knicks 98 at Philadelphia 76ers 100 | W | 13-21 | 15-22 | 28-43 | ||
| March 7, 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers 97 at Los Angeles Lakers 114 | L | 13-21 | 15-23 | 28-44 | ||
| March 9, 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers 128 at Seattle Supersonics 123 | W | 13-21 | 16-23 | 29-44 | ||
| March 12, 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers 112 at Houston Rockets 121 | L | 13-21 | 16-24 | 29-45 | ||
| March 14, 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers 105 at Buffalo Braves 108 | L | 13-21 | 16-25 | 29-46 | ||
| March 15, 1972 | Boston Celtics 120 at Philadelphia 76ers 115 | L | 13-22 | 16-25 | 29-47 | ||
| March 17, 1972 | Boston Celtics 127 at Philadelphia 76ers 111 | L | 13-23 | 16-25 | 29-48 | at Hershey, PA | |
| March 19, 1972 | Seattle Supersonics 100 at Philadelphia 76ers 115 | W | 14-23 | 16-25 | 30-48 | ||
| March 21, 1972 | Atlanta Hawks 117 at Philadelphia 76ers 111 | L | 14-24 | 16-25 | 30-49 | ||
| March 22, 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers 106 at Boston Celtics 113 | L | 14-24 | 16-26 | 30-50 | ||
| March 24, 1972 | Chicago Bulls 116 at Philadelphia 76ers 99 | L | 14-25 | 16-26 | 30-51 | ||
| March 26, 1972 | Golden State Warriors 116 at Philadelphia 76ers 115 | L | 14-26 | 16-26 | 30-52 |
