NBA standings at the end of February 8, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
44 | 11 | .800 | 6205 | 5695 | 510 | -1.53 | 7.74 | 24-5 | 20-6 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
45 | 15 | .750 | 6294 | 5830 | 464 | -0.65 | 7.09 | 27-2 | 18-13 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
17 | 39 | .304 | 5670 | 6157 | -487 | 0.38 | -8.31 | 11-19 | 6-20 | 2-8 | Lost 4 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
4 | 55 | .068 | 6090 | 6867 | -777 | 0.64 | -12.53 | 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 | -0.38 | 4.33 | 20-8 | 15-12 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
32 | 28 | .533 | 6657 | 6697 | -40 | -0.25 | -0.91 | 19-11 | 13-17 | 6-4 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
23 | 34 | .404 | 6321 | 6463 | -142 | 0.67 | -1.82 | 15-14 | 8-20 | 6-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
21 | 35 | .375 | 5640 | 5815 | -175 | 0.54 | -2.59 | 13-15 | 8-20 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
39 | 17 | .696 | 5959 | 5515 | 444 | -0.71 | 7.22 | 24-6 | 15-11 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
33 | 21 | .611 | 5602 | 5417 | 185 | -0.24 | 3.19 | 22-8 | 11-13 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
29 | 32 | .475 | 6556 | 6701 | -145 | 0.08 | -2.30 | 20-12 | 9-20 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
25 | 31 | .446 | 6157 | 6199 | -42 | 0.19 | -0.56 | 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 | -0.37 | 9.31 | 21-5 | 23-7 | 9-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
35 | 21 | .625 | 6101 | 5835 | 266 | -0.34 | 4.41 | 20-7 | 15-14 | 4-6 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
27 | 30 | .474 | 6270 | 6324 | -54 | 0.61 | -0.34 | 17-12 | 10-18 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
19 | 41 | .317 | 6084 | 6488 | -404 | 0.46 | -6.28 | 12-17 | 7-24 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
13 | 43 | .232 | 5871 | 6275 | -404 | 0.84 | -6.38 | 7-20 | 6-23 | 2-8 | Lost 4 | |||||||