NBA standings at the end of December 10, 1972
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
22 | 3 | .880 | 2808 | 2544 | 264 | -1.41 | 9.15 | 13-2 | 9-1 | 8-2 | Won 5 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
23 | 6 | .793 | 3108 | 2776 | 332 | -1.94 | 9.51 | 16-1 | 7-5 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
7 | 21 | .250 | 2756 | 3047 | -291 | 0.72 | -9.67 | 5-10 | 2-11 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
3 | 27 | .100 | 3107 | 3470 | -363 | 0.83 | -11.27 | 1-13 | 2-14 | 2-8 | Lost 3 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
15 | 13 | .536 | 2909 | 2830 | 79 | 0.18 | 3.00 | 9-4 | 6-9 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
15 | 14 | .517 | 3187 | 3202 | -15 | 0.32 | -0.20 | 8-4 | 7-10 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
11 | 15 | .423 | 2832 | 2885 | -53 | 0.31 | -1.72 | 7-6 | 4-9 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
9 | 21 | .300 | 2995 | 3161 | -166 | 0.48 | -5.05 | 6-11 | 3-10 | 3-7 | Lost 4 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Bulls |
19 | 8 | .704 | 2772 | 2616 | 156 | -1.48 | 4.30 | 10-3 | 9-5 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Milwaukee Bucks |
19 | 9 | .679 | 2937 | 2691 | 246 | -0.02 | 8.77 | 10-4 | 9-5 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
16 | 15 | .516 | 3307 | 3376 | -69 | -0.22 | -2.44 | 10-7 | 6-8 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
13 | 14 | .481 | 2979 | 3025 | -46 | 1.19 | -0.51 | 9-3 | 4-11 | 6-4 | Won 3 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
23 | 4 | .852 | 3126 | 2836 | 290 | -1.06 | 9.68 | 13-2 | 10-2 | 9-1 | Won 4 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
17 | 10 | .630 | 2898 | 2820 | 78 | 0.21 | 3.10 | 9-3 | 8-7 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
13 | 17 | .433 | 3285 | 3327 | -42 | 0.55 | -0.85 | 9-4 | 4-13 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
10 | 22 | .312 | 3215 | 3387 | -172 | -0.13 | -5.51 | 7-8 | 3-14 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
6 | 22 | .214 | 2936 | 3164 | -228 | 1.24 | -6.90 | 4-10 | 2-12 | 2-8 | Lost 8 | |||||||