NBA standings at the end of February 5, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
43 | 10 | .811 | 5987 | 5473 | 514 | -1.73 | 7.97 | 23-5 | 20-5 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
45 | 14 | .763 | 6204 | 5735 | 469 | -0.81 | 7.14 | 27-1 | 18-13 | 6-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
17 | 38 | .309 | 5565 | 6050 | -485 | 0.43 | -8.39 | 11-18 | 6-20 | 3-7 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
4 | 54 | .069 | 5973 | 6744 | -771 | 0.69 | -12.60 | 1-24 | 3-30 | 0-10 | Lost 16 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
34 | 19 | .642 | 5519 | 5283 | 236 | -0.35 | 4.11 | 19-8 | 15-11 | 8-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
31 | 26 | .544 | 6305 | 6318 | -13 | -0.39 | -0.62 | 18-10 | 13-16 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
22 | 34 | .393 | 6198 | 6346 | -148 | 0.90 | -1.74 | 14-14 | 8-20 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
19 | 35 | .352 | 5394 | 5578 | -184 | 0.46 | -2.94 | 12-15 | 7-20 | 5-5 | Lost 3 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
38 | 16 | .704 | 5735 | 5299 | 436 | -0.69 | 7.38 | 23-6 | 15-10 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
32 | 21 | .604 | 5488 | 5310 | 178 | -0.18 | 3.18 | 21-8 | 11-13 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
28 | 31 | .475 | 6344 | 6489 | -145 | -0.06 | -2.52 | 19-12 | 9-19 | 5-5 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
23 | 31 | .426 | 5937 | 5987 | -50 | 0.39 | -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 |
43 | 11 | .796 | 6127 | 5589 | 538 | -0.65 | 9.31 | 21-5 | 22-6 | 10-0 | Won 10 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
34 | 21 | .618 | 5978 | 5724 | 254 | -0.23 | 4.39 | 19-7 | 15-14 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
26 | 28 | .481 | 5927 | 5973 | -46 | 0.63 | -0.22 | 16-12 | 10-16 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
18 | 40 | .310 | 5854 | 6246 | -392 | 0.58 | -6.18 | 12-17 | 6-23 | 4-6 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
13 | 41 | .241 | 5643 | 6034 | -391 | 0.93 | -6.32 | 7-19 | 6-22 | 2-8 | Lost 2 | |||||||