1971–72 Chicago Bulls season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Chicago Bulls 1972 57 25 Midwest 2 3 Dick Motta Pat Williams Dick Klein Chicago Stadium Conference semifinals(lost to Lakers 0–4) CHI WGN-TV(Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd) WIND(Jack Fleming, Bill Berg) The 1971–72 Chicago Bulls season was the Bulls' sixth season in the NBA.1971–72 Chicago Bulls Offseason Draft picks 1971 NBA draft Roster Chicago Bulls 1971–72 18 Tom Boerwinkle C 7 0 265 1945-08-23 Tennessee 22 Jimmy Collins basketball G 6 2 175 1946-11-24 New Mexico State 23 Jackie Dinkins F 6 5 210 1950-01-22 Voorhees 31 Jim Fox basketball, born 1943 C 6 10 230 1943-04-07 South Carolina 21 Jim King basketball, born 1941 G 6 2 175 1941-02-07 Tulsa 10 Bob Love F 6 8 215 1942-12-08 Southern 40 Kennedy McIntosh F 6 7 225 1949-01-21 Eastern Michigan 54 Howard Porter basketball F 6 8 220 1948-08-31 Villanova 14 Clifford Ray C 6 9 230 1949-01-21 Oklahoma 4 Jerry Sloan G 6 5 195 1942-03-28 Evansville 2 Norm Van Lier G 6 1 173 1947-04-01 Saint Francis University 25 Chet Walker F 6 6 212 1940-02-22 Bradley 8 Bob Weiss G 6 2 180 1942-05-07 Penn State Dick Motta Phil Johnson https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CHI/1972.html December 10, 1971 Regular season Season standings CHI CHI z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot Game log Chicago Bulls 1972 Total: 57–25 (home: 29–12; road: 26–12) Chicago Bulls October yes 0 0 0 0 |- | 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 Chicago Bulls November 0 0 0 0 |- | 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 Chicago Bulls December 0 0 0 0 |- | 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 Chicago Bulls January 0 0 0 0 |- | 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 Chicago Bulls February 0 0 0 0 |- | 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 Chicago Bulls March 0 0 0 0 |- | 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 CHI 1972 Playoffs Chicago Bulls yes 1972 Chicago Bulls Conference semifinals yes yes no 0 2 0 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | March 28 | @ Los Angeles | L 80–95 | Jerry Sloan (18) | Clifford Ray (17) | Norm Van Lier (4) | The Forum17,505 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | March 30 | @ Los Angeles | L 124–131 | Bob Love (26) | Clifford Ray (12) | Norm Van Lier (10) | The Forum17,505 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 2 | Los Angeles | L 101–108 | Norm Van Lier (22) | Clifford Ray (20) | Norm Van Lier (8) | Chicago Stadium17,805 | 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 4 | Los Angeles | L 97–108 | Clifford Ray (20) | Clifford Ray (17) | Norm Van Lier (11) | Chicago Stadium18,847 | 0–4 |- CHI yes 1972 Player statistics Regular season PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Playoffs PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Awards and records Bob Love, All-NBA Second Team Jerry Sloan, NBA All-Defensive First Team Norm Van Lier, NBA All-Defensive Second Team Bob Love, NBA All-Defensive Second Team Clifford Ray, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team Bob Love, NBA All-Star Game References Chicago Category:Chicago Bulls seasons Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls Category:1971 in Chicago Category:1972 in Chicago