NBA standings at the end of December 1, 1972
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
19 | 3 | .864 | 2458 | 2249 | 209 | -0.81 | 8.69 | 11-2 | 8-1 | 8-2 | Won 2 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
20 | 5 | .800 | 2655 | 2379 | 276 | -0.87 | 10.17 | 13-1 | 7-4 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
5 | 19 | .208 | 2369 | 2637 | -268 | -0.28 | -11.45 | 3-10 | 2-9 | 2-8 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
2 | 23 | .080 | 2552 | 2867 | -315 | 0.06 | -12.54 | 0-11 | 2-12 | 2-8 | Lost 2 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
12 | 12 | .500 | 2456 | 2382 | 74 | 0.86 | 3.94 | 7-4 | 5-8 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
11 | 13 | .458 | 2616 | 2644 | -28 | 0.90 | -0.26 | 6-4 | 5-9 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
10 | 13 | .435 | 2508 | 2555 | -47 | 0.49 | -1.55 | 6-5 | 4-8 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
8 | 17 | .320 | 2515 | 2633 | -118 | -0.33 | -5.05 | 5-8 | 3-9 | 4-6 | Lost 3 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
17 | 6 | .739 | 2406 | 2181 | 225 | -0.37 | 9.42 | 9-3 | 8-3 | 6-4 | Won 5 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
15 | 7 | .682 | 2241 | 2138 | 103 | -0.52 | 4.17 | 7-2 | 8-5 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
14 | 11 | .560 | 2631 | 2672 | -41 | -0.44 | -2.08 | 9-7 | 5-4 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
10 | 13 | .435 | 2537 | 2587 | -50 | 0.88 | -1.29 | 7-3 | 3-10 | 5-5 | Won 3 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
19 | 4 | .826 | 2642 | 2438 | 204 | -1.10 | 7.77 | 10-2 | 9-2 | 9-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
15 | 8 | .652 | 2493 | 2383 | 110 | -0.29 | 4.49 | 8-2 | 7-6 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
11 | 13 | .458 | 2647 | 2677 | -30 | 1.64 | 0.39 | 8-3 | 3-10 | 3-7 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
8 | 19 | .296 | 2727 | 2881 | -154 | -0.76 | -6.46 | 5-8 | 3-11 | 4-6 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
6 | 16 | .273 | 2304 | 2454 | -150 | 1.04 | -5.77 | 4-9 | 2-7 | 5-5 | Lost 2 | |||||||