NBA standings at the end of December 20, 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 |
26 | 9 | .743 | 3733 | 3382 | 351 | -1.54 | 8.49 | 18-1 | 8-8 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
9 | 23 | .281 | 3172 | 3499 | -327 | 0.34 | -9.88 | 6-12 | 3-11 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
3 | 31 | .088 | 3515 | 3988 | -473 | 0.73 | -13.18 | 1-15 | 2-16 | 1-9 | Lost 7 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
18 | 14 | .562 | 3321 | 3218 | 103 | 0.12 | 3.34 | 12-5 | 6-9 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
18 | 15 | .545 | 3620 | 3632 | -12 | 0.56 | 0.20 | 11-4 | 7-11 | 8-2 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
13 | 18 | .419 | 3352 | 3419 | -67 | 0.10 | -2.07 | 7-7 | 6-11 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 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 |
24 | 9 | .727 | 3498 | 3151 | 347 | -0.98 | 9.53 | 13-4 | 11-5 | 7-3 | Won 5 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
20 | 11 | .645 | 3150 | 3014 | 136 | -0.64 | 3.74 | 11-5 | 9-6 | 6-4 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
20 | 17 | .541 | 3985 | 4043 | -58 | -0.83 | -2.40 | 14-7 | 6-10 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
14 | 17 | .452 | 3471 | 3511 | -40 | 0.71 | -0.58 | 10-5 | 4-12 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
27 | 5 | .844 | 3680 | 3323 | 357 | -1.05 | 10.11 | 13-3 | 14-2 | 8-2 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
20 | 11 | .645 | 3351 | 3239 | 112 | 0.24 | 3.85 | 10-3 | 10-8 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
15 | 18 | .455 | 3614 | 3618 | -4 | 0.87 | 0.75 | 11-5 | 4-13 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
10 | 27 | .270 | 3698 | 3952 | -254 | 0.42 | -6.44 | 7-11 | 3-16 | 2-8 | Lost 5 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
8 | 26 | .235 | 3550 | 3833 | -283 | 1.72 | -6.61 | 4-12 | 4-14 | 2-8 | Lost 1 | |||||||