NBA standings at the end of October 25, 1972
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
8 | 0 | 1.000 | 888 | 816 | 72 | -2.28 | 6.72 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 8-0 | Won 8 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
6 | 1 | .857 | 768 | 660 | 108 | -3.98 | 11.45 | 5-0 | 1-1 | 6-1 | Won 4 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
2 | 6 | .250 | 818 | 887 | -69 | 1.12 | -7.51 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2-6 | Lost 4 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
0 | 7 | .000 | 685 | 755 | -70 | -0.87 | -10.87 | 0-3 | 0-4 | 0-7 | Lost 7 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
4 | 3 | .571 | 721 | 684 | 37 | -0.75 | 4.54 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 4-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
4 | 4 | .500 | 887 | 897 | -10 | -0.58 | -1.83 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 4-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
3 | 3 | .500 | 649 | 674 | -25 | 0.86 | -3.31 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 3-3 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
1 | 7 | .125 | 753 | 836 | -83 | 3.32 | -7.05 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 1-7 | Won 1 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
6 | 1 | .857 | 719 | 618 | 101 | -3.24 | 11.19 | 2-0 | 4-1 | 6-1 | Won 4 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
3 | 3 | .500 | 610 | 592 | 18 | -0.18 | 2.82 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
2 | 3 | .400 | 492 | 539 | -47 | 2.43 | -6.97 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
2 | 4 | .333 | 603 | 645 | -42 | 1.87 | -5.13 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 2-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
6 | 2 | .750 | 884 | 818 | 66 | -0.98 | 7.27 | 2-0 | 4-2 | 6-2 | Won 5 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
3 | 1 | .750 | 379 | 366 | 13 | 1.55 | 4.80 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-1 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
3 | 2 | .600 | 571 | 559 | 12 | 1.80 | 4.20 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 3-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
3 | 4 | .429 | 730 | 764 | -34 | -0.17 | -5.03 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
1 | 6 | .143 | 745 | 792 | -47 | 2.23 | -4.49 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-6 | Lost 4 | |||||||