NBA standings at the end of December 22, 1972
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
27 | 4 | .871 | 3491 | 3161 | 330 | -1.31 | 9.34 | 13-2 | 14-2 | 9-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
27 | 9 | .750 | 3831 | 3469 | 362 | -1.61 | 8.44 | 18-1 | 9-8 | 6-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
9 | 24 | .273 | 3281 | 3609 | -328 | 0.38 | -9.56 | 6-13 | 3-11 | 5-5 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
3 | 32 | .086 | 3618 | 4104 | -486 | 0.73 | -13.16 | 1-15 | 2-17 | 1-9 | Lost 8 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
18 | 14 | .562 | 3321 | 3218 | 103 | 0.18 | 3.40 | 12-5 | 6-9 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
19 | 15 | .559 | 3730 | 3741 | -11 | 0.27 | -0.05 | 11-4 | 8-11 | 8-2 | Won 4 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
14 | 18 | .438 | 3468 | 3522 | -54 | -0.31 | -2.00 | 8-7 | 6-11 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
9 | 26 | .257 | 3466 | 3667 | -201 | 0.69 | -5.05 | 6-13 | 3-13 | 1-9 | Lost 9 | |||||||
| 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 | 9.54 | 13-4 | 11-5 | 7-3 | Won 5 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
21 | 11 | .656 | 3277 | 3111 | 166 | -0.88 | 4.31 | 11-5 | 10-6 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
20 | 18 | .526 | 4075 | 4161 | -86 | -0.53 | -2.79 | 14-8 | 6-10 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
15 | 17 | .469 | 3580 | 3608 | -28 | 0.50 | -0.38 | 11-5 | 4-12 | 6-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
27 | 6 | .818 | 3790 | 3441 | 349 | -0.91 | 9.67 | 13-4 | 14-2 | 8-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
20 | 11 | .645 | 3351 | 3239 | 112 | 0.29 | 3.90 | 10-3 | 10-8 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
16 | 18 | .471 | 3732 | 3728 | 4 | 1.11 | 1.22 | 11-5 | 5-13 | 5-5 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
10 | 28 | .263 | 3795 | 4061 | -266 | 0.43 | -6.57 | 7-11 | 3-17 | 2-8 | Lost 6 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
8 | 27 | .229 | 3647 | 3960 | -313 | 1.79 | -7.15 | 4-13 | 4-14 | 2-8 | Lost 2 | |||||||