NBA standings at the end of February 27, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
52 | 13 | .800 | 7260 | 6725 | 535 | -1.19 | 7.04 | 26-6 | 26-7 | 8-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
51 | 18 | .739 | 7247 | 6702 | 545 | -1.06 | 6.84 | 32-3 | 19-15 | 6-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
19 | 47 | .288 | 6717 | 7319 | -602 | 0.34 | -8.78 | 12-23 | 7-24 | 2-8 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
8 | 60 | .118 | 7065 | 7881 | -816 | 0.59 | -11.41 | 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 |
42 | 23 | .646 | 6797 | 6528 | 269 | -0.51 | 3.63 | 23-9 | 19-14 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
37 | 30 | .552 | 7451 | 7463 | -12 | -0.35 | -0.53 | 21-11 | 16-19 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
27 | 40 | .403 | 7476 | 7602 | -126 | 0.18 | -1.70 | 17-16 | 10-24 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
24 | 42 | .364 | 6662 | 6862 | -200 | 0.56 | -2.47 | 15-19 | 9-23 | 3-7 | Lost 2 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
46 | 22 | .676 | 7231 | 6742 | 489 | -0.36 | 6.83 | 29-6 | 17-16 | 5-5 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
43 | 23 | .652 | 6836 | 6577 | 259 | -0.09 | 3.83 | 26-10 | 17-13 | 8-2 | Won 8 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
31 | 35 | .470 | 7260 | 7251 | 9 | 0.37 | 0.50 | 23-11 | 8-24 | 6-4 | Won 5 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
32 | 39 | .451 | 7650 | 7839 | -189 | 0.38 | -2.29 | 21-16 | 11-23 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
49 | 18 | .731 | 7441 | 6903 | 538 | -0.30 | 7.73 | 25-8 | 24-10 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
40 | 26 | .606 | 7152 | 6904 | 248 | 0.11 | 3.87 | 22-9 | 18-17 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
32 | 35 | .478 | 7393 | 7451 | -58 | 0.11 | -0.75 | 19-14 | 13-21 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
21 | 48 | .304 | 7078 | 7516 | -438 | 0.56 | -5.79 | 14-21 | 7-27 | 2-8 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
16 | 51 | .239 | 7070 | 7521 | -451 | 0.61 | -6.12 | 9-24 | 7-27 | 2-8 | Lost 5 | |||||||