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 Statistics
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


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