NBA standings at the end of February 12, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
45 | 12 | .789 | 6420 | 5895 | 525 | -1.34 | 7.87 | 25-6 | 20-6 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
46 | 15 | .754 | 6401 | 5923 | 478 | -0.65 | 7.19 | 28-2 | 18-13 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
18 | 40 | .310 | 5893 | 6383 | -490 | 0.36 | -8.09 | 11-20 | 7-20 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
4 | 58 | .065 | 6406 | 7217 | -811 | 0.66 | -12.42 | 1-24 | 3-34 | 0-10 | Lost 20 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
37 | 20 | .649 | 5965 | 5695 | 270 | -0.61 | 4.13 | 20-8 | 17-12 | 7-3 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
34 | 28 | .548 | 6875 | 6895 | -20 | -0.31 | -0.64 | 20-11 | 14-17 | 6-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
23 | 36 | .390 | 6528 | 6687 | -159 | 0.60 | -2.09 | 15-15 | 8-21 | 4-6 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
21 | 37 | .362 | 5844 | 6033 | -189 | 0.57 | -2.69 | 13-17 | 8-20 | 4-6 | Lost 2 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
41 | 18 | .695 | 6299 | 5831 | 468 | -0.33 | 7.60 | 26-6 | 15-12 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
35 | 22 | .614 | 5903 | 5716 | 187 | -0.23 | 3.05 | 22-9 | 13-13 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
30 | 33 | .476 | 6778 | 6919 | -141 | 0.08 | -2.16 | 20-13 | 10-20 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
26 | 32 | .448 | 6354 | 6401 | -47 | 0.44 | -0.37 | 18-9 | 8-23 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
45 | 13 | .776 | 6530 | 5991 | 539 | -0.45 | 8.84 | 22-5 | 23-8 | 8-2 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
36 | 22 | .621 | 6310 | 6066 | 244 | -0.14 | 4.06 | 20-7 | 16-15 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
28 | 30 | .483 | 6396 | 6445 | -49 | 0.36 | -0.48 | 18-12 | 10-18 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
19 | 42 | .311 | 6209 | 6616 | -407 | 0.32 | -6.35 | 12-18 | 7-24 | 3-7 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
14 | 44 | .241 | 6084 | 6482 | -398 | 0.63 | -6.23 | 8-21 | 6-23 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||