NBA standings at the end of February 18, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
50 | 12 | .806 | 6957 | 6413 | 544 | -1.30 | 7.47 | 25-6 | 25-6 | 8-2 | Won 6 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
48 | 17 | .738 | 6806 | 6324 | 482 | -1.03 | 6.39 | 29-3 | 19-14 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
18 | 44 | .290 | 6296 | 6851 | -555 | 0.34 | -8.61 | 11-21 | 7-23 | 1-9 | Lost 4 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
7 | 59 | .106 | 6834 | 7632 | -798 | 0.77 | -11.32 | 4-24 | 3-35 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
40 | 21 | .656 | 6367 | 6109 | 258 | -0.37 | 3.86 | 21-8 | 19-13 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
36 | 28 | .562 | 7085 | 7091 | -6 | -0.26 | -0.35 | 20-11 | 16-17 | 7-3 | Won 4 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
24 | 39 | .381 | 6975 | 7145 | -170 | 0.63 | -2.07 | 16-16 | 8-23 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
23 | 39 | .371 | 6254 | 6438 | -184 | 0.44 | -2.53 | 14-18 | 9-21 | 4-6 | Won 2 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
44 | 20 | .688 | 6822 | 6336 | 486 | -0.50 | 7.10 | 28-6 | 16-14 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
38 | 23 | .623 | 6314 | 6110 | 204 | -0.09 | 3.25 | 23-10 | 15-13 | 7-3 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
31 | 36 | .463 | 7215 | 7396 | -181 | 0.32 | -2.38 | 21-14 | 10-22 | 5-5 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
27 | 35 | .435 | 6804 | 6836 | -32 | 0.22 | -0.29 | 19-11 | 8-24 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
48 | 14 | .774 | 6954 | 6394 | 560 | -0.54 | 8.50 | 24-6 | 24-8 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
37 | 25 | .597 | 6721 | 6476 | 245 | -0.08 | 3.87 | 20-9 | 17-16 | 5-5 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
29 | 33 | .468 | 6853 | 6909 | -56 | 0.11 | -0.79 | 19-14 | 10-19 | 4-6 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
20 | 45 | .308 | 6632 | 7038 | -406 | 0.61 | -5.64 | 13-20 | 7-25 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
16 | 46 | .258 | 6531 | 6922 | -391 | 0.67 | -5.64 | 9-23 | 7-23 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||