NBA standings at the end of January 21, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
39 | 7 | .848 | 5227 | 4736 | 491 | -1.65 | 9.02 | 20-3 | 19-4 | 9-1 | Won 9 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
39 | 12 | .765 | 5424 | 4988 | 436 | -1.12 | 7.43 | 23-1 | 16-11 | 8-2 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
15 | 32 | .319 | 4771 | 5169 | -398 | 0.71 | -7.76 | 10-16 | 5-16 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
4 | 47 | .078 | 5239 | 5961 | -722 | 0.91 | -13.25 | 1-21 | 3-26 | 1-9 | Lost 9 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
30 | 17 | .638 | 4894 | 4705 | 189 | -0.56 | 3.46 | 16-7 | 14-10 | 9-1 | Won 7 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
27 | 24 | .529 | 5622 | 5668 | -46 | -0.13 | -1.03 | 16-9 | 11-15 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
18 | 30 | .375 | 5233 | 5360 | -127 | 0.92 | -1.73 | 12-14 | 6-16 | 1-9 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
17 | 31 | .354 | 4808 | 4975 | -167 | 0.13 | -3.35 | 10-13 | 7-18 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
36 | 13 | .735 | 5182 | 4724 | 458 | -0.60 | 8.74 | 23-5 | 13-8 | 8-2 | Won 8 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
29 | 19 | .604 | 4951 | 4793 | 158 | -0.42 | 2.87 | 18-8 | 11-11 | 4-6 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
25 | 29 | .463 | 5780 | 5940 | -160 | 0.04 | -2.92 | 18-12 | 7-17 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
20 | 29 | .408 | 5393 | 5442 | -49 | 0.43 | -0.57 | 15-8 | 5-21 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
36 | 11 | .766 | 5309 | 4882 | 427 | -0.84 | 8.25 | 17-5 | 19-6 | 6-4 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
31 | 16 | .660 | 5138 | 4872 | 266 | -0.42 | 5.24 | 17-6 | 14-10 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
23 | 26 | .469 | 5348 | 5388 | -40 | 0.87 | 0.06 | 14-10 | 9-16 | 4-6 | Lost 4 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
16 | 36 | .308 | 5216 | 5548 | -332 | 0.41 | -5.97 | 10-16 | 6-20 | 4-6 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
12 | 38 | .240 | 5193 | 5577 | -384 | 1.16 | -6.52 | 7-16 | 5-22 | 2-8 | Won 1 | |||||||