NBA standings at the end of December 2, 1972
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
20 | 3 | .870 | 2589 | 2369 | 220 | -1.26 | 8.30 | 12-2 | 8-1 | 8-2 | Won 3 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
21 | 5 | .808 | 2774 | 2473 | 301 | -1.27 | 10.31 | 14-1 | 7-4 | 8-2 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
5 | 20 | .200 | 2463 | 2756 | -293 | 0.16 | -11.56 | 3-10 | 2-10 | 2-8 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
2 | 24 | .077 | 2672 | 2998 | -326 | 0.36 | -12.18 | 0-11 | 2-13 | 1-9 | Lost 3 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
12 | 12 | .500 | 2456 | 2382 | 74 | 0.79 | 3.88 | 7-4 | 5-8 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
12 | 13 | .480 | 2722 | 2747 | -25 | 0.64 | -0.36 | 6-4 | 6-9 | 4-6 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
10 | 14 | .417 | 2617 | 2669 | -52 | 0.43 | -1.74 | 6-6 | 4-8 | 3-7 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
8 | 17 | .320 | 2515 | 2633 | -118 | -0.27 | -4.99 | 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 | -0.35 | 9.43 | 9-3 | 8-3 | 6-4 | Won 5 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
16 | 7 | .696 | 2330 | 2218 | 112 | -0.77 | 4.10 | 8-2 | 8-5 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
15 | 11 | .577 | 2745 | 2781 | -36 | -0.47 | -1.86 | 9-7 | 6-4 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
10 | 13 | .435 | 2537 | 2587 | -50 | 0.86 | -1.31 | 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 |
20 | 4 | .833 | 2754 | 2541 | 213 | -0.87 | 8.00 | 10-2 | 10-2 | 9-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
15 | 9 | .625 | 2596 | 2495 | 101 | 0.07 | 4.28 | 8-3 | 7-6 | 5-5 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
11 | 13 | .458 | 2647 | 2677 | -30 | 1.66 | 0.41 | 8-3 | 3-10 | 3-7 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
8 | 20 | .286 | 2807 | 2970 | -163 | -0.56 | -6.38 | 5-8 | 3-12 | 3-7 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
6 | 17 | .261 | 2407 | 2560 | -153 | 1.02 | -5.64 | 4-10 | 2-7 | 4-6 | Lost 3 | |||||||