NBA standings at the end of February 21, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
51 | 12 | .810 | 7064 | 6510 | 554 | -1.31 | 7.49 | 26-6 | 25-6 | 8-2 | Won 7 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
49 | 17 | .742 | 6916 | 6430 | 486 | -1.09 | 6.28 | 30-3 | 19-14 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
19 | 44 | .302 | 6409 | 6957 | -548 | 0.27 | -8.43 | 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 | 22 | .645 | 6465 | 6216 | 249 | -0.37 | 3.64 | 21-9 | 19-13 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
36 | 29 | .554 | 7200 | 7209 | -9 | -0.19 | -0.33 | 20-11 | 16-18 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
25 | 39 | .391 | 7114 | 7252 | -138 | 0.48 | -1.67 | 17-16 | 8-23 | 4-6 | Won 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 | -0.56 | 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 | -2.57 | 21-14 | 10-23 | 4-6 | Lost 4 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
28 | 35 | .444 | 6910 | 6934 | -24 | 0.32 | -0.06 | 20-11 | 8-24 | 6-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
48 | 16 | .750 | 7141 | 6603 | 538 | -0.46 | 7.95 | 24-6 | 24-10 | 5-5 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
38 | 25 | .603 | 6839 | 6591 | 248 | -0.12 | 3.81 | 21-9 | 17-16 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
30 | 34 | .469 | 7057 | 7114 | -57 | 0.24 | -0.65 | 19-14 | 11-20 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
20 | 46 | .303 | 6739 | 7177 | -438 | 0.56 | -6.07 | 13-20 | 7-26 | 2-8 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
16 | 47 | .254 | 6637 | 7032 | -395 | 0.72 | -5.55 | 9-23 | 7-24 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||