NBA standings at the end of December 18, 1972
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
26 | 3 | .897 | 3261 | 2956 | 305 | -1.44 | 9.08 | 13-2 | 13-1 | 9-1 | Won 9 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
25 | 8 | .758 | 3525 | 3163 | 362 | -1.53 | 9.44 | 18-1 | 7-7 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
9 | 22 | .290 | 3072 | 3373 | -301 | 0.20 | -9.51 | 6-11 | 3-11 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
3 | 30 | .091 | 3402 | 3847 | -445 | 0.94 | -12.55 | 1-15 | 2-15 | 1-9 | Lost 6 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
18 | 13 | .581 | 3231 | 3122 | 109 | -0.14 | 3.38 | 12-4 | 6-9 | 8-2 | Won 4 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
17 | 15 | .531 | 3501 | 3530 | -29 | 0.75 | -0.15 | 10-4 | 7-11 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
13 | 17 | .433 | 3250 | 3295 | -45 | -0.13 | -1.63 | 7-6 | 6-11 | 4-6 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
9 | 25 | .265 | 3379 | 3569 | -190 | 0.53 | -5.06 | 6-12 | 3-13 | 1-9 | Lost 8 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
22 | 9 | .710 | 3254 | 2970 | 284 | -0.59 | 8.57 | 11-4 | 11-5 | 7-3 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
20 | 10 | .667 | 3050 | 2905 | 145 | -0.40 | 4.43 | 11-4 | 9-6 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
19 | 16 | .543 | 3762 | 3814 | -52 | -0.68 | -2.16 | 13-7 | 6-9 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
13 | 17 | .433 | 3330 | 3398 | -68 | 1.16 | -1.11 | 9-5 | 4-12 | 6-4 | Lost 3 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
25 | 5 | .833 | 3458 | 3133 | 325 | -0.96 | 9.87 | 13-3 | 12-2 | 8-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
19 | 11 | .633 | 3236 | 3127 | 109 | -0.09 | 3.55 | 9-3 | 10-8 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
14 | 18 | .438 | 3497 | 3534 | -37 | 0.67 | -0.48 | 10-5 | 4-13 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
10 | 25 | .286 | 3511 | 3710 | -199 | 0.14 | -5.54 | 7-11 | 3-14 | 2-8 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
7 | 25 | .219 | 3337 | 3610 | -273 | 1.43 | -7.10 | 4-12 | 3-13 | 1-9 | Lost 2 | |||||||