NBA standings at the end of December 12, 1972
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
22 | 3 | .880 | 2808 | 2544 | 264 | -1.35 | 9.21 | 13-2 | 9-1 | 8-2 | Won 5 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
24 | 6 | .800 | 3222 | 2869 | 353 | -1.92 | 9.85 | 17-1 | 7-5 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
8 | 21 | .276 | 2851 | 3141 | -290 | 0.64 | -9.36 | 6-10 | 2-11 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
3 | 28 | .097 | 3209 | 3593 | -384 | 0.98 | -11.41 | 1-13 | 2-15 | 2-8 | Lost 4 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
16 | 13 | .552 | 3032 | 2932 | 100 | -0.23 | 3.22 | 10-4 | 6-9 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
15 | 15 | .500 | 3280 | 3316 | -36 | 0.65 | -0.55 | 8-4 | 7-11 | 5-5 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
11 | 16 | .407 | 2926 | 2980 | -54 | -0.04 | -2.04 | 7-6 | 4-10 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
9 | 22 | .290 | 3094 | 3261 | -167 | 0.41 | -4.97 | 6-11 | 3-11 | 2-8 | Lost 5 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
20 | 9 | .690 | 3052 | 2785 | 267 | -0.25 | 8.96 | 10-4 | 10-5 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
19 | 9 | .679 | 2877 | 2722 | 155 | -1.12 | 4.42 | 10-4 | 9-5 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
17 | 15 | .531 | 3407 | 3475 | -68 | -0.36 | -2.49 | 11-7 | 6-8 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
13 | 14 | .481 | 2979 | 3025 | -46 | 1.17 | -0.53 | 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 |
24 | 4 | .857 | 3232 | 2941 | 291 | -0.88 | 9.51 | 13-2 | 11-2 | 9-1 | Won 5 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
17 | 10 | .630 | 2898 | 2820 | 78 | 0.21 | 3.09 | 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 | -5.50 | 7-8 | 3-14 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
6 | 23 | .207 | 3030 | 3279 | -249 | 1.48 | -7.10 | 4-11 | 2-12 | 1-9 | Lost 9 | |||||||