NBA standings at the end of October 14, 1972
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
3 | 0 | 1.000 | 329 | 300 | 29 | -3.68 | 5.99 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | Won 3 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
2 | 0 | 1.000 | 238 | 189 | 49 | 3.21 | 27.71 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
1 | 2 | .333 | 326 | 342 | -16 | -2.07 | -7.40 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
0 | 3 | .000 | 290 | 304 | -14 | -5.92 | -10.59 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-3 | Lost 3 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
2 | 0 | 1.000 | 217 | 188 | 29 | 1.76 | 16.26 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
2 | 0 | 1.000 | 230 | 221 | 9 | -2.90 | 1.60 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
1 | 1 | .500 | 218 | 224 | -6 | 4.21 | 1.21 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
0 | 2 | .000 | 198 | 211 | -13 | 9.31 | 2.81 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | Lost 2 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
2 | 0 | 1.000 | 198 | 182 | 16 | -2.31 | 5.69 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
1 | 1 | .500 | 207 | 230 | -23 | -1.28 | -12.78 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
1 | 2 | .333 | 274 | 285 | -11 | -4.42 | -8.09 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
1 | 2 | .333 | 309 | 325 | -16 | -4.64 | -9.97 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Seattle Supersonics |
2 | 1 | .667 | 286 | 297 | -11 | 3.98 | 0.31 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
1 | 1 | .500 | 229 | 237 | -8 | 0.63 | -3.37 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Los Angeles Lakers |
1 | 2 | .333 | 333 | 331 | 2 | 7.88 | 8.54 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
0 | 1 | .000 | 77 | 81 | -4 | 8.72 | 4.72 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
0 | 2 | .000 | 204 | 216 | -12 | -3.69 | -9.69 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | Lost 2 | |||||||