NBA standings at the end of February 9, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
44 | 12 | .786 | 6300 | 5799 | 501 | -1.51 | 7.44 | 24-6 | 20-6 | 5-5 | Lost 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 | 40 | .298 | 5765 | 6258 | -493 | 0.43 | -8.22 | 11-20 | 6-20 | 2-8 | Lost 5 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
4 | 56 | .067 | 6195 | 6983 | -788 | 0.51 | -12.63 | 1-24 | 3-32 | 0-10 | Lost 18 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
36 | 20 | .643 | 5863 | 5598 | 265 | -0.53 | 4.21 | 20-8 | 16-12 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
32 | 28 | .533 | 6657 | 6697 | -40 | -0.25 | -0.91 | 19-11 | 13-17 | 6-4 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
23 | 35 | .397 | 6437 | 6584 | -147 | 0.60 | -1.94 | 15-15 | 8-20 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
21 | 36 | .368 | 5737 | 5918 | -181 | 0.56 | -2.62 | 13-16 | 8-20 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
40 | 17 | .702 | 6068 | 5603 | 465 | -0.54 | 7.62 | 25-6 | 15-11 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
34 | 21 | .618 | 5705 | 5514 | 191 | -0.25 | 3.22 | 22-8 | 12-13 | 6-4 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
30 | 32 | .484 | 6677 | 6817 | -140 | 0.07 | -2.19 | 20-12 | 10-20 | 6-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
26 | 31 | .456 | 6261 | 6294 | -33 | 0.34 | -0.24 | 18-9 | 8-22 | 7-3 | Won 6 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
44 | 13 | .772 | 6422 | 5901 | 521 | -0.21 | 8.93 | 21-5 | 23-8 | 8-2 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
35 | 21 | .625 | 6101 | 5835 | 266 | -0.33 | 4.42 | 20-7 | 15-14 | 4-6 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
27 | 30 | .474 | 6270 | 6324 | -54 | 0.62 | -0.33 | 17-12 | 10-18 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
19 | 41 | .317 | 6084 | 6488 | -404 | 0.48 | -6.25 | 12-17 | 7-24 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
14 | 43 | .246 | 5987 | 6380 | -393 | 0.61 | -6.29 | 8-20 | 6-23 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||