NBA standings at the end of February 3, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
42 | 10 | .808 | 5864 | 5358 | 506 | -1.52 | 8.22 | 22-5 | 20-5 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
44 | 14 | .759 | 6090 | 5638 | 452 | -0.74 | 7.05 | 27-1 | 17-13 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
17 | 37 | .315 | 5447 | 5920 | -473 | 0.47 | -8.29 | 11-18 | 6-19 | 4-6 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
4 | 53 | .070 | 5858 | 6621 | -763 | 0.60 | -12.79 | 1-24 | 3-29 | 0-10 | Lost 15 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
34 | 18 | .654 | 5404 | 5158 | 246 | -0.52 | 4.21 | 19-7 | 15-11 | 9-1 | Won 4 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
31 | 26 | .544 | 6305 | 6318 | -13 | -0.38 | -0.61 | 18-10 | 13-16 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
21 | 34 | .382 | 6068 | 6228 | -160 | 1.08 | -1.83 | 13-14 | 8-20 | 4-6 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
19 | 34 | .358 | 5297 | 5464 | -167 | 0.37 | -2.78 | 12-14 | 7-20 | 6-4 | Lost 2 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
38 | 15 | .717 | 5636 | 5178 | 458 | -0.78 | 7.86 | 23-6 | 15-9 | 8-2 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
31 | 21 | .596 | 5367 | 5211 | 156 | -0.31 | 2.69 | 20-8 | 11-13 | 3-7 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
27 | 31 | .466 | 6224 | 6391 | -167 | 0.06 | -2.82 | 19-12 | 8-19 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
23 | 31 | .426 | 5937 | 5987 | -50 | 0.40 | -0.53 | 17-9 | 6-22 | 5-5 | Won 3 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
42 | 11 | .792 | 6002 | 5474 | 528 | -0.75 | 9.21 | 21-5 | 21-6 | 9-1 | Won 9 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
34 | 21 | .618 | 5978 | 5724 | 254 | -0.25 | 4.37 | 19-7 | 15-14 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
26 | 28 | .481 | 5927 | 5973 | -46 | 0.62 | -0.23 | 16-12 | 10-16 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
18 | 39 | .316 | 5756 | 6126 | -370 | 0.61 | -5.88 | 12-16 | 6-23 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
13 | 41 | .241 | 5643 | 6034 | -391 | 0.93 | -6.32 | 7-19 | 6-22 | 2-8 | Lost 2 | |||||||