NBA standings at the end of February 26, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
52 | 12 | .812 | 7169 | 6602 | 567 | -1.34 | 7.52 | 26-6 | 26-6 | 9-1 | Won 8 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
50 | 18 | .735 | 7124 | 6611 | 513 | -1.14 | 6.40 | 31-3 | 19-15 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
19 | 46 | .292 | 6612 | 7207 | -595 | 0.37 | -8.79 | 12-22 | 7-24 | 2-8 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
8 | 60 | .118 | 7065 | 7881 | -816 | 0.61 | -11.39 | 5-25 | 3-35 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
41 | 23 | .641 | 6698 | 6433 | 265 | -0.47 | 3.67 | 22-9 | 19-14 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
36 | 30 | .545 | 7320 | 7333 | -13 | -0.27 | -0.47 | 20-11 | 16-19 | 6-4 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
26 | 40 | .394 | 7364 | 7497 | -133 | 0.31 | -1.71 | 17-16 | 9-24 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
24 | 41 | .369 | 6567 | 6763 | -196 | 0.53 | -2.48 | 15-19 | 9-22 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
46 | 22 | .676 | 7231 | 6742 | 489 | -0.35 | 6.84 | 29-6 | 17-16 | 5-5 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
42 | 23 | .646 | 6711 | 6467 | 244 | 0.00 | 3.75 | 26-10 | 16-13 | 8-2 | Won 7 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
30 | 35 | .462 | 7146 | 7151 | -5 | 0.33 | 0.25 | 22-11 | 8-24 | 6-4 | Won 4 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
31 | 39 | .443 | 7543 | 7736 | -193 | 0.28 | -2.47 | 21-16 | 10-23 | 3-7 | Lost 6 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
49 | 17 | .742 | 7338 | 6796 | 542 | -0.26 | 7.95 | 25-7 | 24-10 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
40 | 25 | .615 | 7052 | 6790 | 262 | 0.10 | 4.13 | 22-9 | 18-16 | 6-4 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
32 | 35 | .478 | 7393 | 7451 | -58 | 0.12 | -0.75 | 19-14 | 13-21 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
21 | 47 | .309 | 6948 | 7385 | -437 | 0.59 | -5.84 | 14-21 | 7-26 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
16 | 50 | .242 | 6960 | 7396 | -436 | 0.57 | -6.03 | 9-23 | 7-27 | 3-7 | Lost 4 | |||||||