NBA standings at the end of January 26, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
40 | 7 | .851 | 5366 | 4862 | 504 | -1.68 | 9.05 | 21-3 | 19-4 | 10-0 | Won 10 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
40 | 12 | .769 | 5523 | 5080 | 443 | -1.24 | 7.28 | 24-1 | 16-11 | 8-2 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
15 | 34 | .306 | 4945 | 5386 | -441 | 0.83 | -8.17 | 10-17 | 5-17 | 4-6 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
4 | 48 | .077 | 5339 | 6066 | -727 | 0.80 | -13.18 | 1-21 | 3-27 | 0-10 | Lost 10 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
30 | 18 | .625 | 4994 | 4815 | 179 | -0.48 | 3.25 | 16-7 | 14-11 | 8-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
28 | 24 | .538 | 5740 | 5750 | -10 | -0.33 | -0.52 | 16-9 | 12-15 | 6-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
19 | 31 | .380 | 5488 | 5624 | -136 | 1.22 | -1.50 | 12-14 | 7-17 | 2-8 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
18 | 31 | .367 | 4913 | 5075 | -162 | -0.14 | -3.45 | 11-13 | 7-18 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
37 | 14 | .725 | 5424 | 4958 | 466 | -0.62 | 8.51 | 23-6 | 14-8 | 9-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
30 | 19 | .612 | 5061 | 4893 | 168 | -0.36 | 3.07 | 19-8 | 11-11 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
25 | 30 | .455 | 5895 | 6069 | -174 | 0.14 | -3.02 | 18-12 | 7-18 | 4-6 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
20 | 30 | .400 | 5498 | 5559 | -61 | 0.59 | -0.63 | 15-9 | 5-21 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
37 | 11 | .771 | 5409 | 4966 | 443 | -0.74 | 8.49 | 18-5 | 19-6 | 7-3 | Won 4 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
32 | 17 | .653 | 5351 | 5087 | 264 | -0.29 | 5.10 | 18-6 | 14-11 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
25 | 26 | .490 | 5580 | 5613 | -33 | 0.60 | -0.05 | 15-10 | 10-16 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
16 | 37 | .302 | 5325 | 5660 | -335 | 0.37 | -5.95 | 10-16 | 6-21 | 3-7 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
12 | 39 | .235 | 5309 | 5697 | -388 | 1.14 | -6.46 | 7-17 | 5-22 | 2-8 | Lost 1 | |||||||