NBA standings at the end of October 22, 1970
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Knicks |
4 | 1 | .800 | 548 | 502 | 46 | 0.30 | 9.50 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 4-1 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
4 | 1 | .800 | 575 | 561 | 14 | -3.72 | -0.92 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 4-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
1 | 2 | .333 | 289 | 292 | -3 | -10.53 | -11.53 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Boston Celtics |
1 | 4 | .200 | 572 | 595 | -23 | 5.20 | 0.60 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 1-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
3 | 1 | .750 | 463 | 451 | 12 | -2.21 | 0.79 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
1 | 2 | .333 | 301 | 327 | -26 | 9.32 | 0.65 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cincinnati Royals |
0 | 3 | .000 | 314 | 368 | -54 | 3.15 | -14.85 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-3 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
0 | 5 | .000 | 520 | 610 | -90 | -8.44 | -26.44 | 0-0 | 0-5 | 0-5 | Lost 5 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Pistons |
6 | 0 | 1.000 | 709 | 663 | 46 | 5.68 | 13.35 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 6-0 | Won 6 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
2 | 2 | .500 | 419 | 408 | 11 | 2.72 | 5.47 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Milwaukee Bucks |
1 | 1 | .500 | 221 | 213 | 8 | 6.96 | 10.96 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
1 | 3 | .250 | 446 | 435 | 11 | 5.03 | 7.78 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | Lost 3 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portland Trail Blazers |
2 | 1 | .667 | 350 | 343 | 7 | -17.44 | -15.10 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
2 | 1 | .667 | 353 | 343 | 10 | 7.21 | 10.54 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Los Angeles Lakers |
2 | 2 | .500 | 463 | 452 | 11 | 3.74 | 6.49 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | Won 1 | |||||||
 San Diego Rockets |
3 | 3 | .500 | 677 | 678 | -1 | -4.13 | -4.29 | 2-0 | 1-3 | 3-3 | Won 3 | |||||||
 San Francisco Warriors |
2 | 3 | .400 | 551 | 530 | 21 | -0.44 | 3.76 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | Lost 2 | |||||||