NBA Conference Standings after Feb 23 in 1971-72 season

EASTERN CONFERENCE* - division leaders
Home Away Neut Div Cnf Icf
*Boston 46-23 .667 ---- 27-7 17-15 2-1 9-3 23-6 23-17
New York 41-24 .631 3.0 22-11 19-12 0-1 9-4 18-10 23-14
*Baltimore 28-37 .431 16.0 16-11 9-22 3-4 8-7 16-14 12-23
Atlanta 25-40 .385 19.0 15-18 9-22 1-0 6-9 13-17 12-23
Philadelphia 25-41 .379 19.5 11-18 13-21 1-2 4-7 12-17 13-24
Cincinnati 21-44 .323 23.0 14-17 6-26 1-1 9-8 15-19 6-25
Cleveland 19-48 .284 26.0 11-22 6-25 2-1 8-7 14-23 5-25
Buffalo 18-46 .281 25.5 9-24 8-21 1-1 2-10 13-18 5-28
WESTERN CONFERENCE* - division leaders
Home Away Neut Div Cnf Icf
*LA Lakers 54-11 .831 ---- 26-4 27-6 1-1 19-3 28-8 26-3
*Milwaukee 53-15 .779 2.5 26-5 23-9 4-1 11-4 27-8 26-7
Chicago 47-20 .701 8.0 26-10 19-9 2-1 9-6 23-12 24-8
Golden State 40-25 .615 14.0 21-7 17-15 2-3 9-8 19-15 21-10
Seattle 41-26 .612 14.0 25-9 15-16 1-1 12-10 18-19 23-7
Phoenix 41-27 .603 14.5 25-10 16-16 0-1 5-9 20-16 21-11
Houston 26-39 .400 28.0 11-14 12-21 3-4 7-12 11-25 15-14
Detroit 23-43 .348 31.5 13-20 9-23 1-0 4-10 10-24 13-19
Portland 15-54 .217 41.0 11-22 4-30 0-2 3-17 5-34 10-20
Cincinnati 110, Portland 106
Boston 113, Cleveland 111
Seattle 97, Detroit 96
Milwaukee 113, Baltimore 105
Houston 115, LA Lakers 110
Atlanta 120, Phoenix 118