NBA standings at the end of October 16, 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 | -7.75 | 1.92 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | Won 3 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
2 | 1 | .667 | 339 | 298 | 41 | 1.54 | 15.20 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
1 | 2 | .333 | 326 | 342 | -16 | -2.55 | -7.88 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
0 | 3 | .000 | 290 | 304 | -14 | -7.99 | -12.66 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-3 | Lost 3 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Rockets |
2 | 0 | 1.000 | 230 | 221 | 9 | -6.41 | -1.91 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
2 | 1 | .667 | 327 | 325 | 2 | 6.08 | 6.75 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Baltimore Bullets |
2 | 2 | .500 | 411 | 392 | 19 | 5.39 | 10.14 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
0 | 3 | .000 | 281 | 306 | -25 | 3.86 | -4.47 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-3 | Lost 3 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
2 | 0 | 1.000 | 198 | 182 | 16 | 10.02 | 18.02 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
1 | 1 | .500 | 207 | 230 | -23 | -5.75 | -17.25 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
1 | 2 | .333 | 274 | 285 | -11 | -8.10 | -11.77 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
1 | 2 | .333 | 309 | 325 | -16 | -8.95 | -14.28 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Phoenix Suns |
2 | 1 | .667 | 336 | 335 | 1 | 8.68 | 9.01 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
2 | 1 | .667 | 286 | 297 | -11 | -0.14 | -3.80 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
1 | 1 | .500 | 174 | 177 | -3 | 14.78 | 13.28 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Los Angeles Lakers |
2 | 2 | .500 | 428 | 414 | 14 | -1.12 | 2.38 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
0 | 2 | .000 | 204 | 216 | -12 | 1.81 | -4.19 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | Lost 2 | |||||||