NBA standings at the end of January 19, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
38 | 7 | .844 | 5123 | 4639 | 484 | -1.53 | 9.22 | 19-3 | 19-4 | 9-1 | Won 8 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
39 | 11 | .780 | 5321 | 4881 | 440 | -1.10 | 7.70 | 23-1 | 16-10 | 9-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
15 | 31 | .326 | 4674 | 5065 | -391 | 0.56 | -7.94 | 10-16 | 5-15 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
4 | 46 | .080 | 5142 | 5853 | -711 | 0.89 | -13.33 | 1-21 | 3-25 | 1-9 | Lost 8 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
28 | 17 | .622 | 4660 | 4502 | 158 | -0.13 | 3.38 | 14-7 | 14-10 | 7-3 | Won 5 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
26 | 24 | .520 | 5526 | 5584 | -58 | -0.03 | -1.19 | 15-9 | 11-15 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
17 | 29 | .370 | 5011 | 5127 | -116 | 0.97 | -1.55 | 11-13 | 6-16 | 1-9 | Lost 9 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
17 | 30 | .362 | 4724 | 4879 | -155 | 0.16 | -3.14 | 10-13 | 7-17 | 7-3 | Won 4 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
35 | 13 | .729 | 5058 | 4616 | 442 | -0.72 | 8.49 | 22-5 | 13-8 | 7-3 | Won 7 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
29 | 18 | .617 | 4859 | 4681 | 178 | -0.44 | 3.34 | 18-8 | 11-10 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
25 | 28 | .472 | 5678 | 5817 | -139 | -0.11 | -2.73 | 18-12 | 7-16 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
19 | 29 | .396 | 5281 | 5350 | -69 | 0.42 | -1.02 | 14-8 | 5-21 | 2-8 | Lost 3 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
34 | 11 | .756 | 5062 | 4676 | 386 | -0.77 | 7.81 | 16-5 | 18-6 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
31 | 15 | .674 | 5030 | 4748 | 282 | -0.62 | 5.51 | 17-6 | 14-9 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
23 | 25 | .479 | 5244 | 5264 | -20 | 0.72 | 0.30 | 14-9 | 9-16 | 4-6 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
16 | 35 | .314 | 5110 | 5422 | -312 | 0.33 | -5.79 | 10-16 | 6-19 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
11 | 38 | .224 | 5063 | 5462 | -399 | 1.26 | -6.88 | 7-16 | 4-22 | 2-8 | Lost 7 | |||||||