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1971–72 NBA ELO rankings

NBA team ratings for the 1971–72 season, reconstructed through the latest rated game available and including every franchise active in the selected period.

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Rankings as of Jul 31, 1972 Using the latest rated game available before that date: May 7, 1972.

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Showing the latest 120 of 734 matching completed games, newest first. ELO is shown as pre-rating → post-rating (change).

Date Competition Match Score ELO pre → post
May 7, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks 114–100
H 1843 → 1848 +5
A 1660 → 1655 -5
May 5, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 New York Knicks vs Los Angeles Lakers 111–116
H 1669 → 1660 -9
A 1835 → 1843 +9
May 3, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 New York Knicks vs Los Angeles Lakers 96–107
H 1680 → 1669 -11
A 1823 → 1835 +11
Apr 30, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks 106–92
H 1816 → 1823 +7
A 1687 → 1680 -7
Apr 26, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks 92–114
H 1840 → 1816 -24
A 1663 → 1687 +24
Apr 23, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks 103–111
H 1655 → 1637 -18
A 1644 → 1663 +18
Apr 22, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Milwaukee Bucks vs Los Angeles Lakers 100–104
H 1781 → 1767 -15
A 1826 → 1840 +15
Apr 21, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics 116–98
H 1631 → 1644 +14
A 1669 → 1655 -14
Apr 19, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks 115–109
H 1659 → 1669 +10
A 1640 → 1631 -10
Apr 18, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers vs Milwaukee Bucks 115–90
H 1815 → 1826 +11
A 1792 → 1781 -11
Apr 16, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Milwaukee Bucks vs Los Angeles Lakers 114–88
H 1778 → 1792 +14
A 1829 → 1815 -14
Apr 16, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics 106–105
H 1632 → 1640 +9
A 1668 → 1659 -9
Apr 14, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Milwaukee Bucks vs Los Angeles Lakers 105–108
H 1794 → 1778 -15
A 1814 → 1829 +15
Apr 13, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks 94–116
H 1689 → 1668 -21
A 1610 → 1632 +21
Apr 12, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers vs Milwaukee Bucks 135–134
H 1807 → 1814 +7
A 1800 → 1794 -7
Apr 11, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 New York Knicks vs Washington Wizards 107–101
H 1603 → 1610 +7
A 1534 → 1527 -7
Apr 9, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Washington Wizards vs New York Knicks 82–106
H 1551 → 1534 -16
A 1587 → 1603 +16
Apr 9, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics 118–127
H 1584 → 1571 -14
A 1675 → 1689 +14
Apr 9, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers vs Milwaukee Bucks 72–93
H 1827 → 1807 -20
A 1780 → 1800 +20
Apr 7, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks 124–114
H 1667 → 1675 +8
A 1592 → 1584 -8
Apr 6, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Milwaukee Bucks vs Golden State Warriors 108–100
H 1775 → 1780 +5
A 1643 → 1638 -5
Apr 6, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 New York Knicks vs Washington Wizards 104–98
H 1577 → 1587 +10
A 1560 → 1551 -10
Apr 4, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Washington Wizards vs New York Knicks 104–103
H 1552 → 1560 +9
A 1586 → 1577 -9
Apr 4, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics 112–110
H 1578 → 1592 +14
A 1681 → 1667 -14
Apr 4, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Chicago Bulls vs Los Angeles Lakers 97–108
H 1667 → 1656 -11
A 1816 → 1827 +11
Apr 4, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Golden State Warriors vs Milwaukee Bucks 99–106
H 1655 → 1643 -12
A 1763 → 1775 +12
Apr 2, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks 136–113
H 1673 → 1681 +9
A 1587 → 1578 -9
Apr 2, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 New York Knicks vs Washington Wizards 110–88
H 1574 → 1586 +12
A 1563 → 1552 -12
Apr 2, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Chicago Bulls vs Los Angeles Lakers 101–108
H 1679 → 1667 -11
A 1804 → 1816 +11
Apr 1, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Golden State Warriors vs Milwaukee Bucks 94–122
H 1670 → 1655 -15
A 1748 → 1763 +15
Mar 31, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics 113–104
H 1570 → 1587 +17
A 1690 → 1673 -17
Mar 31, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Washington Wizards vs New York Knicks 108–105
H 1552 → 1563 +11
A 1585 → 1574 -11
Mar 30, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers vs Chicago Bulls 131–124
H 1799 → 1804 +5
A 1684 → 1679 -5
Mar 30, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Milwaukee Bucks vs Golden State Warriors 118–93
H 1738 → 1748 +10
A 1680 → 1670 -10
Mar 29, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks 126–108
H 1682 → 1690 +8
A 1578 → 1570 -8
Mar 28, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Milwaukee Bucks vs Golden State Warriors 106–117
H 1760 → 1738 -22
A 1658 → 1680 +22
Mar 28, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers vs Chicago Bulls 95–80
H 1791 → 1799 +8
A 1692 → 1684 -8
Mar 26, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder 124–98
H 1785 → 1791 +5
A 1585 → 1579 -5
Mar 26, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Philadelphia 76ers vs Golden State Warriors 115–116
H 1453 → 1448 -5
A 1653 → 1658 +5
Mar 26, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons 133–120
H 1679 → 1682 +3
A 1408 → 1405 -3
Mar 26, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Washington Wizards vs Los Angeles Clippers 119–101
H 1547 → 1552 +5
A 1350 → 1344 -5
Mar 26, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks 120–106
H 1565 → 1578 +13
A 1599 → 1585 -13
Mar 26, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers 131–109
H 1547 → 1553 +6
A 1384 → 1378 -6
Mar 26, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Cleveland Cavaliers vs Sacramento Kings 122–135
H 1377 → 1365 -12
A 1507 → 1519 +12
Mar 25, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Phoenix Suns vs Oklahoma City Thunder 118–99
H 1658 → 1667 +10
A 1594 → 1585 -10
Mar 25, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Los Angeles Clippers vs Boston Celtics 116–121
H 1352 → 1350 -3
A 1676 → 1679 +3
Mar 25, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Washington Wizards vs Houston Rockets 85–106
H 1567 → 1547 -20
A 1528 → 1547 +20
Mar 25, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Chicago Bulls vs Detroit Pistons 121–105
H 1689 → 1692 +3
A 1411 → 1408 -3
Mar 25, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers 98–83
H 1594 → 1599 +4
A 1381 → 1377 -4
Mar 25, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Milwaukee Bucks vs Sacramento Kings 119–95
H 1756 → 1760 +4
A 1511 → 1507 -4
Mar 24, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Sacramento Kings vs Washington Wizards 132–114
H 1495 → 1511 +16
A 1583 → 1567 -16
Mar 24, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Philadelphia 76ers vs Chicago Bulls 99–116
H 1462 → 1453 -9
A 1680 → 1689 +9
Mar 24, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns 112–110
H 1782 → 1785 +4
A 1662 → 1658 -4
Mar 24, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Cleveland Cavaliers vs Houston Rockets 119–127
H 1393 → 1381 -12
A 1516 → 1528 +12
Mar 24, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Clippers 112–105
H 1402 → 1411 +9
A 1361 → 1352 -9
Mar 24, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Atlanta Hawks vs Golden State Warriors 118–102
H 1547 → 1565 +17
A 1670 → 1653 -17
Mar 24, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Milwaukee Bucks vs New York Knicks 131–88
H 1749 → 1756 +7
A 1601 → 1594 -7
Mar 22, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Washington Wizards vs Golden State Warriors 101–121
H 1598 → 1583 -16
A 1654 → 1670 +16
Mar 22, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers 113–106
H 1673 → 1676 +3
A 1464 → 1462 -3
Mar 22, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Cleveland Cavaliers vs Los Angeles Lakers 124–120
H 1366 → 1393 +27
A 1809 → 1782 -27
Mar 22, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 New York Knicks vs Los Angeles Clippers 123–99
H 1596 → 1601 +5
A 1366 → 1361 -5
Mar 22, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Sacramento Kings vs Detroit Pistons 135–130
H 1490 → 1495 +5
A 1407 → 1402 -5
Mar 22, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Atlanta Hawks vs Houston Rockets 107–106
H 1541 → 1547 +6
A 1522 → 1516 -6
Mar 21, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Los Angeles Clippers vs Washington Wizards 114–100
H 1343 → 1366 +23
A 1621 → 1598 -23
Mar 21, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Detroit Pistons vs Sacramento Kings 120–117
H 1392 → 1407 +15
A 1505 → 1490 -15
Mar 21, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Milwaukee Bucks vs Houston Rockets 111–94
H 1745 → 1749 +5
A 1526 → 1522 -5
Mar 21, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Phoenix Suns vs Portland Trail Blazers 160–128
H 1658 → 1662 +4
A 1388 → 1384 -4
Mar 21, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Philadelphia 76ers vs Atlanta Hawks 111–117
H 1479 → 1464 -15
A 1526 → 1541 +15
Mar 21, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Chicago Bulls vs Los Angeles Lakers 104–109
H 1692 → 1680 -12
A 1797 → 1809 +12
Mar 19, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Clippers 136–105
H 1498 → 1505 +7
A 1349 → 1343 -7
Mar 19, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Cleveland Cavaliers vs Atlanta Hawks 105–115
H 1378 → 1366 -12
A 1515 → 1526 +12
Mar 19, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Detroit Pistons vs Chicago Bulls 107–115
H 1397 → 1392 -4
A 1687 → 1692 +4
Mar 19, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Boston Celtics vs Washington Wizards 112–125
H 1695 → 1673 -22
A 1600 → 1621 +22
Mar 19, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Philadelphia 76ers vs Oklahoma City Thunder 115–100
H 1461 → 1479 +18
A 1613 → 1594 -18
Mar 19, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors 162–99
H 1790 → 1797 +7
A 1662 → 1654 -7
Mar 18, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Golden State Warriors vs Phoenix Suns 134–116
H 1649 → 1662 +13
A 1671 → 1658 -13
Mar 18, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Portland Trail Blazers vs New York Knicks 133–86
H 1366 → 1388 +22
A 1618 → 1596 -22
Mar 18, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Houston Rockets vs Milwaukee Bucks 116–120
H 1532 → 1526 -6
A 1739 → 1745 +6
Mar 18, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls 91–109
H 1384 → 1378 -6
A 1681 → 1687 +6
Mar 18, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Los Angeles Clippers vs Detroit Pistons 116–103
H 1334 → 1349 +15
A 1412 → 1397 -15
Mar 18, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Atlanta Hawks vs Sacramento Kings 115–106
H 1503 → 1515 +12
A 1510 → 1498 -12
Mar 17, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Washington Wizards vs Oklahoma City Thunder 112–107
H 1588 → 1600 +12
A 1625 → 1613 -12
Mar 17, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Detroit Pistons vs Atlanta Hawks 121–112
H 1395 → 1412 +17
A 1520 → 1503 -17
Mar 17, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers vs Milwaukee Bucks 123–107
H 1779 → 1790 +11
A 1750 → 1739 -11
Mar 17, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Portland Trail Blazers vs Golden State Warriors 114–109
H 1341 → 1366 +25
A 1673 → 1649 -25
Mar 17, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Chicago Bulls vs Los Angeles Clippers 126–103
H 1678 → 1681 +2
A 1337 → 1334 -2
Mar 17, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers 127–111
H 1691 → 1695 +4
A 1465 → 1461 -4
Mar 17, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Phoenix Suns vs New York Knicks 111–106
H 1663 → 1671 +8
A 1627 → 1618 -8
Mar 16, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Golden State Warriors vs Portland Trail Blazers 107–94
H 1672 → 1673 +2
A 1343 → 1341 -2
Mar 16, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Houston Rockets vs New York Knicks 102–103
H 1543 → 1532 -11
A 1615 → 1627 +11
Mar 16, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Cleveland Cavaliers vs Washington Wizards 101–105
H 1391 → 1384 -6
A 1582 → 1588 +6
Mar 15, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers 116–121
H 1514 → 1510 -4
A 1775 → 1779 +4
Mar 15, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Phoenix Suns vs Milwaukee Bucks 110–106
H 1647 → 1663 +16
A 1766 → 1750 -16
Mar 15, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics 115–120
H 1471 → 1465 -6
A 1685 → 1691 +6
Mar 15, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Atlanta Hawks vs Oklahoma City Thunder 134–96
H 1502 → 1520 +18
A 1643 → 1625 -18
Mar 14, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Washington Wizards vs Cleveland Cavaliers 118–127
H 1607 → 1582 -26
A 1365 → 1391 +26
Mar 14, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Chicago Bulls vs Oklahoma City Thunder 111–115
H 1699 → 1678 -21
A 1622 → 1643 +21
Mar 14, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Los Angeles Clippers vs Philadelphia 76ers 108–105
H 1319 → 1337 +18
A 1489 → 1471 -18
Mar 14, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Portland Trail Blazers vs Milwaukee Bucks 98–109
H 1345 → 1343 -2
A 1764 → 1766 +2
Mar 14, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers 116–129
H 1398 → 1395 -4
A 1771 → 1775 +4
Mar 14, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks 115–107
H 1609 → 1615 +7
A 1509 → 1502 -7
Mar 14, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Boston Celtics vs Golden State Warriors 124–110
H 1672 → 1685 +13
A 1684 → 1672 -13
Mar 12, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Houston Rockets vs Philadelphia 76ers 121–112
H 1534 → 1543 +10
A 1499 → 1489 -10
Mar 12, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks 112–109
H 1667 → 1672 +6
A 1614 → 1609 -6
Mar 12, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors 117–106
H 1493 → 1514 +21
A 1705 → 1684 -21
Mar 12, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Washington Wizards vs Detroit Pistons 102–97
H 1605 → 1607 +3
A 1401 → 1398 -3
Mar 12, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers 135–114
H 1502 → 1509 +7
A 1372 → 1365 -7
Mar 12, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Oklahoma City Thunder vs Milwaukee Bucks 99–109
H 1635 → 1622 -13
A 1752 → 1764 +13
Mar 12, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers 141–102
H 1769 → 1771 +1
A 1320 → 1319 -1
Mar 11, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Clippers 121–100
H 1528 → 1534 +5
A 1325 → 1320 -5
Mar 11, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 New York Knicks vs Phoenix Suns 106–110
H 1631 → 1614 -17
A 1630 → 1647 +17
Mar 10, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors 116–119
H 1535 → 1528 -7
A 1698 → 1705 +7
Mar 10, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers vs Cleveland Cavaliers 132–98
H 1767 → 1769 +2
A 1374 → 1372 -2
Mar 10, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Sacramento Kings vs Chicago Bulls 104–100
H 1471 → 1493 +22
A 1721 → 1699 -22
Mar 9, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers 114–111
H 1533 → 1535 +3
A 1347 → 1345 -3
Mar 9, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Oklahoma City Thunder vs Philadelphia 76ers 123–128
H 1659 → 1635 -24
A 1475 → 1499 +24
Mar 8, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Sacramento Kings vs Phoenix Suns 122–105
H 1451 → 1471 +20
A 1650 → 1630 -20
Mar 8, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Atlanta Hawks vs Chicago Bulls 96–98
H 1507 → 1502 -5
A 1716 → 1721 +5
Mar 7, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 Golden State Warriors vs Cleveland Cavaliers 119–112
H 1697 → 1698 +1
A 1375 → 1374 -1
Mar 7, 1972 NBAUnited States · 1971-1972 New York Knicks vs Milwaukee Bucks 110–101
H 1612 → 1631 +19
A 1770 → 1752 -19

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How the NBA ELO rankings are calculated

NBA teams gain or lose ELO points after each rated game according to the result, opponent strength, home-court advantage, and score margin. The live ranking reflects current franchise strength; switch to historical franchises or the graph to explore the longer record.

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