NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1971–72 NBA season was the Bulls' sixth season in the NBA.[1]
Offseason
Draft picks
Roster
1971–72 Chicago Bulls roster
Players
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Coaches
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Pos.
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No.
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Name
|
Height
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Weight
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DOB
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From
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C
|
18
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Boerwinkle, Tom
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7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
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265 lb (120 kg)
|
1945-08-23
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Tennessee
|
G
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22
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Collins, Jimmy
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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175 lb (79 kg)
|
1946-11-24
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New Mexico State
|
F
|
23
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Dinkins, Jackie
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6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
|
210 lb (95 kg)
|
1950-01-22
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Voorhees
|
C
|
31
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Fox, Jim
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6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
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230 lb (104 kg)
|
1943-04-07
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South Carolina
|
G
|
21
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King, Jim
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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175 lb (79 kg)
|
1941-02-07
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Tulsa
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F
|
10
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Love, Bob
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6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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215 lb (98 kg)
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1942-12-08
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Southern
|
F
|
40
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McIntosh, Kennedy
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6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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225 lb (102 kg)
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1949-01-21
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Eastern Michigan
|
F
|
54
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Porter, Howard
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6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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220 lb (100 kg)
|
1948-08-31
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Villanova
|
C
|
14
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Ray, Clifford
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6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
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230 lb (104 kg)
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1949-01-21
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Oklahoma
|
G
|
4
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Sloan, Jerry
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6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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195 lb (88 kg)
|
1942-03-28
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Evansville
|
G
|
2
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Van Lier, Norm
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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173 lb (78 kg)
|
1947-04-01
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Saint Francis (PA)
|
F
|
25
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Walker, Chet
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6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
|
212 lb (96 kg)
|
1940-02-22
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Bradley
|
G
|
8
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Weiss, Bob
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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180 lb (82 kg)
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1942-05-07
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Penn State
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- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
Roster Last transaction: December 10, 1971
|
Regular season
Season standings
- z – clinched division title
- y – clinched division title
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1971–72 NBA Records
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Team
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ATL
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BAL
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BOS
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BUF
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CHI
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CIN
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CLE
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DET
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GSW
|
HOU
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LAL
|
MIL
|
NYK
|
PHI
|
PHO
|
POR
|
SEA
|
Atlanta
|
— |
2–4 |
0–4 |
4–2 |
0–5 |
3–3 |
4–2 |
3–2 |
3–2 |
1–4 |
0–5 |
2–3 |
3–1 |
3–3 |
3–2 |
4–0 |
1–4
|
Baltimore
|
4–2 |
— |
2–2 |
3–3 |
1–4 |
4–2 |
1–5 |
3–2 |
1–4 |
3–2 |
1–4 |
0–5 |
2–4 |
4–0 |
4–1 |
3–1 |
2–3
|
Boston
|
4–0 |
2–2 |
— |
6–0 |
3–2 |
4–2 |
5–1 |
5–0 |
2–3 |
5–0 |
1–4 |
2–3 |
3–3 |
6–0 |
2–3 |
4–0 |
2–3
|
Buffalo
|
2–4 |
3–3 |
0–6 |
— |
1–3 |
3–3 |
4–2 |
2–4 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
0–4 |
0–4 |
1–5 |
3–3 |
0–4 |
2–4 |
0–4
|
Chicago
|
5–0 |
4–1 |
2–3 |
3–1 |
— |
3–1 |
4–0 |
5–1 |
3–3 |
5–1 |
1–3 |
2–4 |
3–2 |
4–1 |
5–1 |
6–0 |
2–3
|
Cincinnati
|
3–3 |
2–4 |
2–4 |
3–3 |
1–3 |
— |
6–2 |
2–3 |
2–3 |
0–4 |
1–4 |
0–5 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–3 |
2–2 |
0–5
|
Cleveland
|
2–4 |
5–1 |
1–5 |
2–4 |
0–4 |
2–6 |
— |
1–3 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
1–5 |
2–4 |
0–4 |
4–2 |
0–4
|
Detroit
|
2–3 |
2–3 |
0–5 |
4–2 |
1–5 |
3–2 |
3–1 |
— |
0–5 |
3–3 |
1–4 |
1–5 |
1–4 |
1–4 |
2–4 |
2–2 |
0–4
|
Golden State
|
2–3 |
4–1 |
3–2 |
3–1 |
3–3 |
3–2 |
4–0 |
5–0 |
— |
5–1 |
1–5 |
2–2 |
2–3 |
4–1 |
2–3 |
4–2 |
4–2
|
Houston
|
4–1 |
2–3 |
0–5 |
4–0 |
1–5 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
3–3 |
1–5 |
— |
1–5 |
0–5 |
0–5 |
4–1 |
1–3 |
4–2 |
3–3
|
Los Angeles
|
5–0 |
4–1 |
4–1 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
4–1 |
3–1 |
4–1 |
5–1 |
5–1 |
— |
4–1 |
4–1 |
5–0 |
4–2 |
6–0 |
5–1
|
Milwaukee
|
3–2 |
5–0 |
3–2 |
4–0 |
4–2 |
5–0 |
4–0 |
5–1 |
2–2 |
5–0 |
1–4 |
— |
2–3 |
4–1 |
4–2 |
6–0 |
6–0
|
New York
|
1–3 |
4–2 |
3–3 |
5–1 |
2–3 |
2–2 |
5–1 |
4–1 |
3–2 |
5–0 |
1–4 |
3–2 |
— |
3–3 |
1–4 |
3–1 |
3–2
|
Philadelphia
|
3–3 |
0–4 |
0–6 |
3–3 |
1–4 |
2–2 |
4–2 |
4–1 |
1–4 |
1–4 |
0–5 |
1–4 |
3–3 |
— |
1–4 |
2–2 |
4–1
|
Phoenix
|
2–3 |
1–4 |
3–2 |
4–0 |
1–5 |
3–2 |
4–0 |
4–2 |
3–2 |
3–1 |
2–4 |
2–4 |
4–1 |
4–1 |
— |
6–0 |
3–2
|
Portland
|
0–4 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
4–2 |
0–6 |
2–2 |
2–4 |
2–2 |
2–4 |
2–4 |
0–6 |
0–6 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
0–6 |
— |
0–6
|
Seattle
|
4–1 |
3–2 |
3–2 |
4–0 |
3–2 |
5–0 |
4–0 |
4–0 |
2–4 |
3–3 |
1–5 |
0–6 |
2–3 |
1–4 |
2–3 |
6–0 |
—
|
Game log
1971–72 game log
|
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
High points |
Record
|
1 |
October 12 |
Philadelphia |
114–100 |
Bob Love (34) |
0–1
|
2 |
October 15 |
Baltimore |
82–106 |
Bob Love (31) |
1–1
|
3 |
October 20 |
N Houston |
110–125 |
Bob Love (31) |
2–1
|
4 |
October 22 |
@ Los Angeles |
113–106 |
Bob Love (28) |
3–1
|
5 |
October 24 |
@ Phoenix |
105–104 |
Bob Love (29) |
4–1
|
6 |
October 26 |
@ Portland |
123–111 |
Bob Love (36) |
5–1
|
7 |
October 29 |
N Golden State |
99–83 |
Jerry Sloan (25) |
5–2
|
8 |
November 2 |
Phoenix |
101–108 |
Chet Walker (33) |
6–2
|
9 |
November 3 |
@ Atlanta |
113–100 |
Bob Weiss (27) |
7–2
|
10 |
November 5 |
Milwaukee |
104–102 |
Bob Weiss (30) |
7–3
|
11 |
November 6 |
@ Buffalo |
99–130 |
Jerry Sloan (20) |
7–4
|
12 |
November 9 |
Los Angeles |
122–109 |
Bob Love (25) |
7–5
|
13 |
November 10 |
@ Baltimore |
125–106 |
Jerry Sloan (35) |
8–5
|
14 |
November 13 |
Houston |
102–111 |
Bob Love (30) |
9–5
|
15 |
November 16 |
Seattle |
87–95 |
Bob Love (23) |
10–5
|
16 |
November 19 |
@ Philadelphia |
148–104 |
Love, Walker (25) |
11–5
|
17 |
November 20 |
Boston |
106–123 |
Bob Love (38) |
12–5
|
18 |
November 23 |
Portland |
94–130 |
Chet Walker (23) |
13–5
|
19 |
November 26 |
Golden State |
89–121 |
Bob Love (27) |
14–5
|
20 |
November 27 |
@ New York |
99–100 |
Bob Love (26) |
14–6
|
21 |
November 30 |
Atlanta |
85–86 |
Bob Love (22) |
15–6
|
22 |
December 1 |
@ Cincinnati |
109–101 |
Bob Love (36) |
16–6
|
23 |
December 3 |
New York |
96–122 |
Bob Love (29) |
17–6
|
24 |
December 4 |
@ Milwaukee |
105–108 |
Chet Walker (28) |
17–7
|
25 |
December 7 |
Cleveland |
99–115 |
Bob Love (40) |
18–7
|
26 |
December 9 |
@ Detroit |
107–110 |
Bob Love (28) |
18–8
|
27 |
December 10 |
Baltimore |
102–118 |
Chet Walker (27) |
19–8
|
28 |
December 11 |
@ Boston |
115–99 |
Jerry Sloan (26) |
20–8
|
29 |
December 14 |
Boston |
116–108 |
Bob Love (28) |
20–9
|
30 |
December 17 |
Houston |
109–98 |
Chet Walker (32) |
20–10
|
31 |
December 19 |
@ Cleveland |
119–101 |
Bob Love (36) |
21–10
|
32 |
December 21 |
Detroit |
92–127 |
Bob Love (28) |
22–10
|
33 |
December 23 |
@ Phoenix |
117–108 (OT) |
Love, Walker (24) |
23–10
|
34 |
December 25 |
@ Portland |
109–88 |
Bob Love (26) |
24–10
|
35 |
December 26 |
@ Seattle |
103–102 |
Bob Love (28) |
25–10
|
36 |
December 28 |
Milwaukee |
105–116 |
Bob Love (41) |
26–10
|
37 |
December 30 |
Portland |
92–117 |
Norm Van Lier (24) |
27–10
|
38 |
January 4 |
Phoenix |
112–108 |
Chet Walker (26) |
27–11
|
39 |
January 5 |
@ Philadelphia |
139–107 |
Bob Love (40) |
28–11
|
40 |
January 7 |
Baltimore |
104–94 |
Chet Walker (27) |
28–12
|
41 |
January 8 |
@ New York |
113–108 |
Bob Love (33) |
29–12
|
42 |
January 9 |
Cincinnati |
104–108 (OT) |
Chet Walker (33) |
30–12
|
43 |
January 11 |
New York |
91–116 |
Bob Weiss (24) |
31–12
|
44 |
January 12 |
@ Boston |
112–113 |
Chet Walker (22) |
31–13
|
45 |
January 14 |
@ Milwaukee |
77–104 |
Chet Walker (17) |
31–14
|
46 |
January 15 |
Portland |
100–120 |
Bob Love (32) |
32–14
|
47 |
January 21 |
@ Buffalo |
113–93 |
Jerry Sloan (23) |
33–14
|
48 |
January 22 |
Houston |
108–115 |
Chet Walker (39) |
34–14
|
49 |
January 24 |
Golden State |
105–110 |
Chet Walker (29) |
35–14
|
50 |
January 26 |
N Houston |
108–117 |
Bob Love (38) |
36–14
|
51 |
January 27 |
@ Golden State |
107–108 |
Chet Walker (29) |
36–15
|
52 |
January 28 |
@ Phoenix |
116–102 |
Bob Love (38) |
37–15
|
53 |
January 30 |
Detroit |
99–109 |
Chet Walker (29) |
38–15
|
54 |
February 1 |
Seattle |
121–103 |
Bob Love (22) |
38–16
|
55 |
February 2 |
@ Boston |
100–124 |
Bob Love (36) |
38–17
|
56 |
February 4 |
@ Baltimore |
110–108 |
Bob Love (23) |
39–17
|
57 |
February 5 |
Buffalo |
96–130 |
Bob Love (35) |
40–17
|
58 |
February 6 |
Cincinnati |
94–119 |
Chet Walker (56) |
41–17
|
59 |
February 8 |
Cleveland |
90–114 |
Bob Love (30) |
42–17
|
60 |
February 11 |
Atlanta |
91–102 |
Chet Walker (24) |
43–17
|
61 |
February 12 |
@ Atlanta |
117–106 |
Bob Love (35) |
44–17
|
62 |
February 13 |
Golden State |
107–88 |
Love, Sloan (14) |
44–18
|
63 |
February 17 |
New York |
102–99 (OT) |
Chet Walker (28) |
44–19
|
64 |
February 18 |
@ Detroit |
122–97 |
Jerry Sloan (32) |
45–19
|
65 |
February 19 |
Milwaukee |
97–104 |
Jerry Sloan (23) |
46–19
|
66 |
February 20 |
@ Milwaukee |
100–103 |
Bob Love (19) |
46–20
|
67 |
February 22 |
Philadelphia |
88–119 |
Bob Love (34) |
47–20
|
68 |
February 25 |
Phoenix |
107–115 |
Norm Van Lier (29) |
48–20
|
69 |
February 26 |
@ Golden State |
107–106 |
Bob Love (33) |
49–20
|
70 |
February 27 |
@ Los Angeles |
118–123 (OT) |
Chet Walker (31) |
49–21
|
71 |
February 29 |
@ Portland |
116–92 |
Chet Walker (30) |
50–21
|
72 |
March 3 |
@ Seattle |
103–112 |
Chet Walker (28) |
50–22
|
73 |
March 5 |
@ Houston |
128–97 |
Chet Walker (31) |
51–22
|
74 |
March 8 |
@ Atlanta |
98–96 |
Bob Love (28) |
52–22
|
75 |
March 10 |
@ Cincinnati |
100–104 |
Bob Love (28) |
52–23
|
76 |
March 14 |
Seattle |
115–111 |
Chet Walker (37) |
52–24
|
77 |
March 17 |
Buffalo |
103–126 |
Chet Walker (23) |
53–24
|
78 |
March 18 |
@ Cleveland |
109–91 |
Norm Van Lier (22) |
54–24
|
79 |
March 19 |
@ Detroit |
115–107 |
Bob Love (33) |
55–24
|
80 |
March 21 |
Los Angeles |
109–104 |
Bob Love (28) |
55–25
|
81 |
March 24 |
@ Philadelphia |
116–99 |
Love, Sloan (29) |
56–25
|
82 |
March 25 |
Detroit |
105–121 |
Bob Love (30) |
57–25
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Playoffs
1972 playoff game log
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Conference semifinals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
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1972 schedule
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Awards and records
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