NBA standings at the end of December 29, 1972
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
28 | 6 | .824 | 3803 | 3477 | 326 | -0.63 | 8.95 | 14-3 | 14-3 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
30 | 10 | .750 | 4256 | 3874 | 382 | -1.51 | 8.04 | 20-1 | 10-9 | 6-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
10 | 26 | .278 | 3589 | 3946 | -357 | 0.66 | -9.25 | 6-14 | 4-12 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
3 | 34 | .081 | 3850 | 4349 | -499 | 0.59 | -12.90 | 1-16 | 2-18 | 0-10 | Lost 10 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
21 | 15 | .583 | 3767 | 3648 | 119 | -0.36 | 2.94 | 13-6 | 8-9 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
21 | 17 | .553 | 4182 | 4200 | -18 | -0.52 | -1.00 | 12-5 | 9-12 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
16 | 19 | .457 | 3818 | 3850 | -32 | 0.09 | -0.82 | 10-8 | 6-11 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
10 | 28 | .263 | 3777 | 3980 | -203 | 0.43 | -4.91 | 7-13 | 3-15 | 1-9 | Lost 2 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
28 | 10 | .737 | 4040 | 3652 | 388 | -0.84 | 9.37 | 15-4 | 13-6 | 9-1 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
23 | 13 | .639 | 3717 | 3555 | 162 | -0.54 | 3.96 | 12-5 | 11-8 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
20 | 21 | .488 | 4369 | 4505 | -136 | -0.01 | -3.32 | 14-9 | 6-12 | 4-6 | Lost 4 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
16 | 21 | .432 | 4084 | 4144 | -60 | 1.42 | -0.20 | 12-6 | 4-15 | 3-7 | Lost 2 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
29 | 7 | .806 | 4133 | 3761 | 372 | -1.16 | 9.18 | 15-4 | 14-3 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
22 | 12 | .647 | 3691 | 3550 | 141 | -0.04 | 4.10 | 12-4 | 10-8 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
18 | 19 | .486 | 4063 | 4048 | 15 | 0.77 | 1.17 | 13-5 | 5-14 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
12 | 29 | .293 | 4104 | 4363 | -259 | 0.05 | -6.26 | 8-11 | 4-18 | 3-7 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
9 | 29 | .237 | 3954 | 4295 | -341 | 1.61 | -7.36 | 5-13 | 4-16 | 3-7 | Lost 2 | |||||||