NBA standings at the end of February 16, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
48 | 12 | .800 | 6741 | 6202 | 539 | -1.35 | 7.63 | 25-6 | 23-6 | 7-3 | Won 4 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
47 | 16 | .746 | 6601 | 6121 | 480 | -0.75 | 6.87 | 28-3 | 19-13 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
18 | 43 | .295 | 6198 | 6729 | -531 | 0.34 | -8.37 | 11-21 | 7-22 | 2-8 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
6 | 58 | .094 | 6631 | 7427 | -796 | 0.66 | -11.78 | 3-24 | 3-34 | 2-8 | Won 2 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
39 | 21 | .650 | 6271 | 6016 | 255 | -0.49 | 3.76 | 20-8 | 19-13 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
35 | 28 | .556 | 6986 | 6999 | -13 | -0.39 | -0.60 | 20-11 | 15-17 | 6-4 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
23 | 38 | .377 | 6749 | 6924 | -175 | 0.63 | -2.24 | 15-15 | 8-23 | 3-7 | Lost 4 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
21 | 39 | .350 | 6026 | 6236 | -210 | 0.64 | -2.86 | 13-18 | 8-21 | 3-7 | Lost 4 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
43 | 19 | .694 | 6618 | 6136 | 482 | -0.55 | 7.23 | 27-6 | 16-13 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
37 | 23 | .617 | 6204 | 6011 | 193 | -0.02 | 3.20 | 23-10 | 14-13 | 6-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
31 | 34 | .477 | 7011 | 7141 | -130 | 0.18 | -1.82 | 21-14 | 10-20 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
26 | 34 | .433 | 6556 | 6630 | -74 | 0.37 | -0.86 | 18-10 | 8-24 | 6-4 | Lost 3 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
47 | 13 | .783 | 6752 | 6192 | 560 | -0.46 | 8.87 | 24-5 | 23-8 | 8-2 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
37 | 24 | .607 | 6615 | 6366 | 249 | -0.20 | 3.89 | 20-8 | 17-16 | 5-5 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
29 | 31 | .483 | 6624 | 6663 | -39 | 0.22 | -0.43 | 19-13 | 10-18 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
20 | 44 | .312 | 6527 | 6932 | -405 | 0.53 | -5.79 | 13-19 | 7-25 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
15 | 45 | .250 | 6309 | 6694 | -385 | 0.60 | -5.82 | 9-22 | 6-23 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||