NBA standings at the end of January 16, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
36 | 7 | .837 | 4882 | 4436 | 446 | -1.34 | 9.03 | 17-3 | 19-4 | 8-2 | Won 6 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
39 | 10 | .796 | 5233 | 4786 | 447 | -1.33 | 7.79 | 23-1 | 16-9 | 10-0 | Won 11 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
13 | 31 | .295 | 4439 | 4842 | -403 | 0.62 | -8.54 | 9-16 | 4-15 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
4 | 44 | .083 | 4943 | 5621 | -678 | 0.79 | -13.33 | 1-19 | 3-25 | 1-9 | Lost 6 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
27 | 17 | .614 | 4550 | 4408 | 142 | 0.14 | 3.36 | 14-7 | 13-10 | 7-3 | Won 4 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
25 | 23 | .521 | 5279 | 5352 | -73 | 0.39 | -1.13 | 15-8 | 10-15 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
17 | 27 | .386 | 4790 | 4896 | -106 | 0.95 | -1.46 | 11-11 | 6-16 | 1-9 | Lost 7 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
16 | 30 | .348 | 4616 | 4775 | -159 | 0.13 | -3.33 | 10-13 | 6-17 | 6-4 | Won 3 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
34 | 13 | .723 | 4950 | 4511 | 439 | -0.62 | 8.72 | 21-5 | 13-8 | 7-3 | Won 6 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
29 | 17 | .630 | 4779 | 4566 | 213 | -0.65 | 3.99 | 18-7 | 11-10 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
24 | 28 | .462 | 5559 | 5721 | -162 | -0.07 | -3.19 | 18-12 | 6-16 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
19 | 27 | .413 | 5079 | 5136 | -57 | 0.69 | -0.55 | 14-7 | 5-20 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
33 | 11 | .750 | 4967 | 4588 | 379 | -0.96 | 7.65 | 15-5 | 18-6 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
29 | 15 | .659 | 4792 | 4551 | 241 | -0.66 | 4.82 | 17-6 | 12-9 | 7-3 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
23 | 24 | .489 | 5148 | 5145 | 3 | 0.75 | 0.82 | 14-8 | 9-16 | 5-5 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
15 | 34 | .306 | 4900 | 5194 | -294 | 0.15 | -5.85 | 10-16 | 5-18 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
11 | 36 | .234 | 4859 | 5237 | -378 | 0.95 | -7.09 | 7-16 | 4-20 | 2-8 | Lost 5 | |||||||