NBA standings at the end of February 7, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
44 | 11 | .800 | 6205 | 5695 | 510 | -1.55 | 7.73 | 24-5 | 20-6 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
45 | 15 | .750 | 6294 | 5830 | 464 | -0.66 | 7.07 | 27-2 | 18-13 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
17 | 39 | .304 | 5670 | 6157 | -487 | 0.38 | -8.32 | 11-19 | 6-20 | 2-8 | Lost 4 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
4 | 55 | .068 | 6090 | 6867 | -777 | 0.62 | -12.55 | 1-24 | 3-31 | 0-10 | Lost 17 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
35 | 20 | .636 | 5762 | 5503 | 259 | -0.40 | 4.31 | 20-8 | 15-12 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
32 | 27 | .542 | 6525 | 6561 | -36 | -0.23 | -0.84 | 19-10 | 13-17 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
23 | 34 | .404 | 6321 | 6463 | -142 | 0.65 | -1.84 | 15-14 | 8-20 | 6-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
20 | 35 | .364 | 5504 | 5683 | -179 | 0.56 | -2.70 | 13-15 | 7-20 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
39 | 17 | .696 | 5959 | 5515 | 444 | -0.72 | 7.20 | 24-6 | 15-11 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
33 | 21 | .611 | 5602 | 5417 | 185 | -0.25 | 3.18 | 22-8 | 11-13 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
29 | 32 | .475 | 6556 | 6701 | -145 | 0.07 | -2.31 | 20-12 | 9-20 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
25 | 31 | .446 | 6157 | 6199 | -42 | 0.18 | -0.57 | 18-9 | 7-22 | 6-4 | Won 5 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
44 | 12 | .786 | 6334 | 5792 | 542 | -0.39 | 9.29 | 21-5 | 23-7 | 9-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
34 | 21 | .618 | 5978 | 5724 | 254 | -0.24 | 4.37 | 19-7 | 15-14 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
26 | 30 | .464 | 6145 | 6212 | -67 | 0.73 | -0.47 | 16-12 | 10-18 | 3-7 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
19 | 40 | .322 | 5972 | 6363 | -391 | 0.45 | -6.18 | 12-17 | 7-23 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
13 | 42 | .236 | 5760 | 6152 | -392 | 0.76 | -6.37 | 7-20 | 6-22 | 2-8 | Lost 3 | |||||||