The Chicago Bulls were 57-25 in 1971-72. They finished 2nd in the Midwest Division and 3rd in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference Semifinals against the Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 0.
| 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 | 111.2 | 53.3 | 25.5 | 43.2 | 95.8 | 45.1 | 24.9 | 32.9 | 75.5 | 50.4 | 24.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 6th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 7th | 8th | 11th | 4th | 5th | 8th | 9th | 10th | |||||||||
Opponent | 82 | 241.2 | 102.9 | 47.9 | 22.6 | 39.8 | 87.7 | 45.4 | 23.3 | 31.9 | 73.1 | 50.6 | 24.9 | ||||||||
Opponent Rank | 6th | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 1st | 10th | 8th | 11th | 1st | 10th | 3rd | |||||||||
Net | +8.3 | +5.4 | +2.9 | +3.4 | +8.1 | -0.3 | +1.5 | +1.0 | +2.4 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ||||||||||
Net Rank | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 9th | 5th | 7th | 2nd | 9th | 4th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 8 | .750 | ||
| 2 | 23 | 9 | .719 | 1.0 | |
| 3 | 19 | 12 | .613 | 4.5 | |
| 4 | 20 | 14 | .588 | 5.0 | |
| 5 | 18 | 15 | .545 | 6.5 | |
| 6 | 18 | 15 | .545 | 6.5 | |
| 7 | 16 | 14 | .533 | 7.0 | |
| 8 | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.0 | |
| 9 | 15 | 17 | .469 | 9.0 | |
| 10 | 15 | 19 | .441 | 10.0 | |
| 11 | 14 | 19 | .424 | 10.5 | |
| 12 | 11 | 21 | .344 | 13.0 | |
| 13 | 10 | 20 | .333 | 13.0 | |
| 14 | 7 | 24 | .226 | 16.5 | |
| 15 | 6 | 27 | .182 | 18.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | 5 | .848 | ||
| 2 | 23 | 9 | .719 | 4.5 | |
| 3 | 22 | 10 | .688 | 5.5 | |
| 4 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 6.5 | |
| 5 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 6.5 | |
| 6 | 21 | 12 | .636 | 7.0 | |
| 7 | 19 | 13 | .594 | 8.5 | |
| 8 | 17 | 16 | .515 | 11.0 | |
| 9 | 15 | 17 | .469 | 12.5 | |
| 10 | 14 | 19 | .424 | 14.0 | |
| 11 | 12 | 19 | .387 | 15.0 | |
| 12 | 12 | 22 | .353 | 16.5 | |
| 13 | 10 | 21 | .323 | 17.0 | |
| 14 | 8 | 24 | .250 | 19.5 | |
| 15 | 8 | 26 | .235 | 20.5 |