NBA standings at the end of December 14, 1972
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
23 | 3 | .885 | 2913 | 2644 | 269 | -1.44 | 8.91 | 13-2 | 10-1 | 9-1 | Won 6 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
24 | 7 | .774 | 3342 | 2990 | 352 | -1.94 | 9.41 | 17-1 | 7-6 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
8 | 21 | .276 | 2851 | 3141 | -290 | 0.51 | -9.49 | 6-10 | 2-11 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
3 | 29 | .094 | 3299 | 3721 | -422 | 1.18 | -12.01 | 1-14 | 2-15 | 2-8 | Lost 5 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
16 | 13 | .552 | 3032 | 2932 | 100 | -0.30 | 3.15 | 10-4 | 6-9 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
16 | 15 | .516 | 3401 | 3436 | -35 | 0.87 | -0.26 | 9-4 | 7-11 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
11 | 16 | .407 | 2926 | 2980 | -54 | -0.05 | -2.05 | 7-6 | 4-10 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
9 | 22 | .290 | 3094 | 3261 | -167 | 0.36 | -5.03 | 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 |
21 | 9 | .700 | 3156 | 2888 | 268 | -0.43 | 8.51 | 10-4 | 11-5 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
19 | 9 | .679 | 2877 | 2722 | 155 | -1.10 | 4.44 | 10-4 | 9-5 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
17 | 15 | .531 | 3407 | 3475 | -68 | -0.42 | -2.54 | 11-7 | 6-8 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
13 | 15 | .464 | 3086 | 3135 | -49 | 1.27 | -0.48 | 9-4 | 4-11 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
25 | 4 | .862 | 3360 | 3031 | 329 | -1.30 | 10.04 | 13-2 | 12-2 | 9-1 | Won 6 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
18 | 10 | .643 | 3008 | 2927 | 81 | 0.16 | 3.05 | 9-3 | 9-7 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
13 | 18 | .419 | 3385 | 3432 | -47 | 0.80 | -0.71 | 9-5 | 4-13 | 4-6 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
10 | 23 | .303 | 3318 | 3491 | -173 | 0.08 | -5.16 | 7-9 | 3-14 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
6 | 23 | .207 | 3030 | 3279 | -249 | 1.51 | -7.08 | 4-11 | 2-12 | 1-9 | Lost 9 | |||||||