NBA standings at the end of October 12, 1972
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
1 | 0 | 1.000 | 121 | 108 | 13 | -13.00 | 0.00 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
1 | 0 | 1.000 | 113 | 89 | 24 | -4.67 | 19.33 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
0 | 1 | .000 | 109 | 120 | -11 | 11.00 | 0.00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
0 | 2 | .000 | 189 | 200 | -11 | -4.17 | -9.67 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | Lost 2 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Hawks |
1 | 0 | 1.000 | 120 | 109 | 11 | -11.00 | 0.00 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Baltimore Bullets |
1 | 0 | 1.000 | 102 | 90 | 12 | -12.00 | 0.00 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
0 | 1 | .000 | 90 | 102 | -12 | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Bulls |
1 | 0 | 1.000 | 95 | 89 | 6 | -5.33 | 0.67 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
0 | 1 | .000 | 108 | 121 | -13 | 13.00 | 0.00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
0 | 1 | .000 | 94 | 129 | -35 | 35.00 | 0.00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Milwaukee Bucks |
0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
1 | 0 | 1.000 | 129 | 94 | 35 | -35.00 | 0.00 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
1 | 1 | .500 | 194 | 213 | -19 | 9.17 | -0.33 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||