NBA standings at the end of February 20, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
51 | 12 | .810 | 7064 | 6510 | 554 | -1.30 | 7.49 | 26-6 | 25-6 | 8-2 | Won 7 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
49 | 17 | .742 | 6916 | 6430 | 486 | -1.10 | 6.26 | 30-3 | 19-14 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
19 | 44 | .302 | 6409 | 6957 | -548 | 0.28 | -8.42 | 12-21 | 7-23 | 2-8 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
7 | 59 | .106 | 6834 | 7632 | -798 | 0.76 | -11.33 | 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 | -0.38 | 3.85 | 21-8 | 19-13 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
36 | 29 | .554 | 7200 | 7209 | -9 | -0.21 | -0.35 | 20-11 | 16-18 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
24 | 39 | .381 | 6975 | 7145 | -170 | 0.61 | -2.09 | 16-16 | 8-23 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
23 | 40 | .365 | 6354 | 6556 | -202 | 0.53 | -2.67 | 14-18 | 9-22 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
45 | 20 | .692 | 6940 | 6436 | 504 | -0.55 | 7.20 | 29-6 | 16-14 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
39 | 23 | .629 | 6417 | 6199 | 218 | 0.00 | 3.52 | 24-10 | 15-13 | 8-2 | Won 4 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
31 | 37 | .456 | 7321 | 7509 | -188 | 0.20 | -2.56 | 21-14 | 10-23 | 4-6 | Lost 4 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
27 | 35 | .435 | 6804 | 6836 | -32 | 0.22 | -0.30 | 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 | 15 | .762 | 7043 | 6497 | 546 | -0.47 | 8.20 | 24-6 | 24-9 | 6-4 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
38 | 25 | .603 | 6839 | 6591 | 248 | -0.10 | 3.83 | 21-9 | 17-16 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
29 | 34 | .460 | 6950 | 7016 | -66 | 0.21 | -0.84 | 19-14 | 10-20 | 4-6 | Lost 4 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
20 | 45 | .308 | 6632 | 7038 | -406 | 0.59 | -5.66 | 13-20 | 7-25 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
16 | 47 | .254 | 6637 | 7032 | -395 | 0.73 | -5.54 | 9-23 | 7-24 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||