NBA standings at the end of December 19, 1972
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
26 | 4 | .867 | 3373 | 3071 | 302 | -1.27 | 8.80 | 13-2 | 13-2 | 9-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
25 | 9 | .735 | 3609 | 3280 | 329 | -1.46 | 8.22 | 18-1 | 7-8 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
9 | 23 | .281 | 3172 | 3499 | -327 | 0.39 | -9.83 | 6-12 | 3-11 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
3 | 30 | .091 | 3402 | 3847 | -445 | 0.76 | -12.73 | 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 | -0.17 | 3.34 | 12-4 | 6-9 | 8-2 | Won 4 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
18 | 15 | .545 | 3620 | 3632 | -12 | 0.55 | 0.19 | 11-4 | 7-11 | 8-2 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
13 | 17 | .433 | 3250 | 3295 | -45 | -0.23 | -1.73 | 7-6 | 6-11 | 4-6 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
9 | 25 | .265 | 3379 | 3569 | -190 | 0.46 | -5.13 | 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 |
23 | 9 | .719 | 3375 | 3047 | 328 | -0.81 | 9.44 | 12-4 | 11-5 | 7-3 | Won 4 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
20 | 11 | .645 | 3150 | 3014 | 136 | -0.66 | 3.73 | 11-5 | 9-6 | 6-4 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
19 | 17 | .528 | 3864 | 3933 | -69 | -0.67 | -2.58 | 13-7 | 6-10 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
13 | 17 | .433 | 3330 | 3398 | -68 | 1.20 | -1.07 | 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 |
26 | 5 | .839 | 3584 | 3233 | 351 | -1.20 | 10.12 | 13-3 | 13-2 | 8-2 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
20 | 11 | .645 | 3351 | 3239 | 112 | 0.21 | 3.83 | 10-3 | 10-8 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
15 | 18 | .455 | 3614 | 3618 | -4 | 0.86 | 0.74 | 11-5 | 4-13 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
10 | 26 | .278 | 3588 | 3831 | -243 | 0.48 | -6.27 | 7-11 | 3-15 | 2-8 | Lost 4 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
8 | 25 | .242 | 3446 | 3710 | -264 | 1.45 | -6.55 | 4-12 | 4-13 | 2-8 | Won 1 | |||||||