NBA standings at the end of October 23, 1970
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia 76ers |
5 | 1 | .833 | 702 | 683 | 19 | -0.86 | 2.31 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 5-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
4 | 2 | .667 | 640 | 600 | 40 | 1.08 | 7.75 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 4-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
1 | 2 | .333 | 289 | 292 | -3 | -7.25 | -8.25 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Boston Celtics |
2 | 4 | .333 | 703 | 721 | -18 | 0.56 | -2.44 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
4 | 1 | .800 | 561 | 543 | 18 | 0.73 | 4.33 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 4-1 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
1 | 2 | .333 | 301 | 327 | -26 | 8.54 | -0.13 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cincinnati Royals |
0 | 4 | .000 | 440 | 499 | -59 | 2.99 | -11.76 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-4 | Lost 4 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
0 | 6 | .000 | 624 | 718 | -94 | -5.69 | -21.36 | 0-0 | 0-6 | 0-6 | Lost 6 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Pistons |
6 | 0 | 1.000 | 709 | 663 | 46 | 3.73 | 11.40 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 6-0 | Won 6 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
2 | 2 | .500 | 419 | 408 | 11 | 3.28 | 6.03 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Milwaukee Bucks |
1 | 1 | .500 | 221 | 213 | 8 | 5.63 | 9.63 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
2 | 3 | .400 | 554 | 539 | 15 | -1.22 | 1.78 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 2-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Seattle Supersonics |
3 | 1 | .750 | 494 | 454 | 40 | -1.01 | 8.99 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
2 | 2 | .500 | 461 | 484 | -23 | -9.04 | -14.79 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 San Diego Rockets |
3 | 3 | .500 | 677 | 678 | -1 | -2.53 | -2.69 | 2-0 | 1-3 | 3-3 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Los Angeles Lakers |
2 | 3 | .400 | 585 | 579 | 6 | 4.54 | 5.74 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 San Francisco Warriors |
2 | 3 | .400 | 551 | 530 | 21 | 0.40 | 4.60 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | Lost 2 | |||||||