NBA standings at the end of November 8, 1972
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
11 | 1 | .917 | 1355 | 1238 | 117 | -1.25 | 8.50 | 6-1 | 5-0 | 9-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
11 | 2 | .846 | 1396 | 1225 | 171 | -1.36 | 11.80 | 6-0 | 5-2 | 9-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
3 | 10 | .231 | 1303 | 1454 | -151 | 1.20 | -10.42 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 2-8 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
0 | 14 | .000 | 1438 | 1583 | -145 | -0.59 | -10.95 | 0-6 | 0-8 | 0-10 | Lost 14 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Rockets |
7 | 5 | .583 | 1328 | 1345 | -17 | -0.75 | -2.17 | 3-3 | 4-2 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
7 | 6 | .538 | 1450 | 1460 | -10 | -0.30 | -1.07 | 3-2 | 4-4 | 5-5 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Baltimore Bullets |
6 | 7 | .462 | 1336 | 1280 | 56 | 1.57 | 5.87 | 3-2 | 3-5 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
4 | 11 | .267 | 1518 | 1591 | -73 | 0.92 | -3.95 | 3-6 | 1-5 | 4-6 | Lost 3 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
10 | 2 | .833 | 1280 | 1138 | 142 | -4.91 | 6.93 | 4-1 | 6-1 | 8-2 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
8 | 4 | .667 | 1235 | 1170 | 65 | -1.77 | 3.65 | 3-1 | 5-3 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
6 | 7 | .462 | 1346 | 1411 | -65 | 0.58 | -4.42 | 3-5 | 3-2 | 5-5 | Won 3 | |||||||
 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
11 | 3 | .786 | 1604 | 1511 | 93 | -0.58 | 6.07 | 5-1 | 6-2 | 9-1 | Won 5 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
9 | 3 | .750 | 1286 | 1189 | 97 | 0.65 | 8.73 | 5-2 | 4-1 | 8-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
6 | 5 | .545 | 1228 | 1236 | -8 | 0.68 | -0.04 | 3-2 | 3-3 | 6-4 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
4 | 9 | .308 | 1348 | 1435 | -87 | 1.43 | -5.27 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 2-8 | Lost 5 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
1 | 11 | .083 | 1270 | 1392 | -122 | 3.02 | -7.14 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 1-9 | Lost 9 | |||||||