The Cincinnati Royals were 30-52 in 1971-72. They finished 3rd in the Central Division and 5th 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 | 107.8 | 45.8 | 24.6 | 42.0 | 91.4 | 45.9 | 23.8 | 31.4 | 75.6 | 51.2 | 25.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 6th | 12th | 17th | 7th | 16th | 16th | 5th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 6th | 15th | |||||||||
Opponent | 82 | 241.2 | 111.8 | 51.6 | 24.7 | 43.1 | 92.5 | 46.6 | 25.5 | 34.5 | 74.0 | 51.9 | 24.0 | ||||||||
Opponent Rank | 6th | 13th | 10th | 13th | 6th | 5th | 14th | 15th | 15th | 3rd | 15th | 7th | |||||||||
Net | -4.0 | -5.8 | -0.1 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -0.7 | -1.8 | -3.1 | +1.6 | -0.7 | +1.3 | ||||||||||
Net Rank | 13th | 17th | 8th | 12th | 10th | 11th | 11th | 13th | 7th | 11th | 14th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | 10 | .737 | ||
| 2 | 25 | 14 | .641 | 3.5 | |
| 3 | 24 | 15 | .615 | 4.5 | |
| 4 | 24 | 17 | .585 | 5.5 | |
| 5 | 22 | 16 | .579 | 6.0 | |
| 6 | 22 | 18 | .550 | 7.0 | |
| 7 | 22 | 19 | .537 | 7.5 | |
| 8 | 20 | 19 | .513 | 8.5 | |
| 9 | 20 | 21 | .488 | 9.5 | |
| 10 | 18 | 20 | .474 | 10.0 | |
| 11 | 17 | 22 | .436 | 11.5 | |
| 12 | 14 | 26 | .350 | 15.0 | |
| 13 | 11 | 26 | .297 | 16.5 | |
| 14 | 10 | 28 | .263 | 18.0 | |
| 15 | 9 | 31 | .225 | 20.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | 7 | .825 | ||
| 2 | 27 | 12 | .692 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 26 | 13 | .667 | 6.5 | |
| 4 | 26 | 14 | .650 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 23 | 14 | .622 | 8.5 | |
| 6 | 24 | 15 | .615 | 8.5 | |
| 7 | 22 | 14 | .611 | 9.0 | |
| 8 | 21 | 19 | .525 | 12.0 | |
| 9 | 19 | 21 | .475 | 14.0 | |
| 10 | 17 | 22 | .436 | 15.5 | |
| 11 | 16 | 23 | .410 | 16.5 | |
| 12 | 15 | 25 | .375 | 18.0 | |
| 13 | 14 | 25 | .359 | 18.5 | |
| 14 | 10 | 30 | .250 | 23.0 | |
| 15 | 9 | 32 | .220 | 24.5 |