NBA standings at the end of November 5, 1972
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
10 | 1 | .909 | 1227 | 1127 | 100 | -2.23 | 6.86 | 5-1 | 5-0 | 9-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
10 | 2 | .833 | 1285 | 1130 | 155 | -0.80 | 12.11 | 6-0 | 4-2 | 8-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
3 | 8 | .273 | 1118 | 1223 | -105 | -0.07 | -9.61 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
0 | 13 | .000 | 1331 | 1458 | -127 | -0.26 | -10.03 | 0-6 | 0-7 | 0-10 | Lost 13 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Rockets |
7 | 4 | .636 | 1219 | 1223 | -4 | -1.34 | -1.71 | 3-3 | 4-1 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
6 | 6 | .500 | 1341 | 1353 | -12 | -0.62 | -1.62 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Baltimore Bullets |
5 | 6 | .455 | 1103 | 1077 | 26 | 2.71 | 5.08 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
4 | 10 | .286 | 1419 | 1484 | -65 | 0.91 | -3.73 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 4-6 | Lost 2 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
9 | 2 | .818 | 1164 | 1035 | 129 | -4.51 | 7.22 | 3-1 | 6-1 | 8-2 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
8 | 4 | .667 | 1235 | 1170 | 65 | -1.70 | 3.72 | 3-1 | 5-3 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
5 | 7 | .417 | 1221 | 1304 | -83 | 1.44 | -5.48 | 2-5 | 3-2 | 4-6 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
4 | 8 | .333 | 1275 | 1338 | -63 | 1.22 | -4.03 | 2-2 | 2-6 | 3-7 | Lost 2 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Golden State Warriors |
8 | 2 | .800 | 1070 | 970 | 100 | 0.89 | 10.89 | 5-2 | 3-0 | 8-2 | Won 5 | |||||||
 Los Angeles Lakers |
10 | 3 | .769 | 1482 | 1402 | 80 | -0.50 | 5.66 | 4-1 | 6-2 | 9-1 | Won 4 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
5 | 5 | .500 | 1121 | 1137 | -16 | 1.17 | -0.43 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
4 | 8 | .333 | 1245 | 1319 | -74 | 1.15 | -5.02 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 3-7 | Lost 4 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
1 | 10 | .091 | 1175 | 1281 | -106 | 2.54 | -7.10 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 1-9 | Lost 8 | |||||||