NBA standings at the end of March 1, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
53 | 13 | .803 | 7378 | 6836 | 542 | -1.12 | 7.10 | 27-6 | 26-7 | 9-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
51 | 19 | .729 | 7347 | 6816 | 531 | -0.94 | 6.65 | 32-3 | 19-16 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
19 | 47 | .288 | 6717 | 7319 | -602 | 0.33 | -8.79 | 12-23 | 7-24 | 2-8 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
9 | 60 | .130 | 7167 | 7977 | -810 | 0.60 | -11.14 | 6-25 | 3-35 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
42 | 24 | .636 | 6893 | 6630 | 263 | -0.68 | 3.31 | 23-9 | 19-15 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
37 | 30 | .552 | 7451 | 7463 | -12 | -0.37 | -0.55 | 21-11 | 16-19 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
27 | 40 | .403 | 7476 | 7602 | -126 | 0.16 | -1.72 | 17-16 | 10-24 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
24 | 42 | .364 | 6662 | 6862 | -200 | 0.54 | -2.49 | 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 |
48 | 22 | .686 | 7469 | 6952 | 517 | -0.36 | 7.03 | 31-6 | 17-16 | 6-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
43 | 23 | .652 | 6836 | 6577 | 259 | -0.10 | 3.82 | 26-10 | 17-13 | 8-2 | Won 8 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
31 | 35 | .470 | 7260 | 7251 | 9 | 0.36 | 0.50 | 23-11 | 8-24 | 6-4 | Won 5 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
33 | 39 | .458 | 7759 | 7946 | -187 | 0.36 | -2.24 | 21-16 | 12-23 | 3-7 | Won 2 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
49 | 18 | .731 | 7441 | 6903 | 538 | -0.31 | 7.72 | 25-8 | 24-10 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
40 | 27 | .597 | 7263 | 7022 | 241 | 0.21 | 3.80 | 22-9 | 18-18 | 5-5 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
32 | 36 | .471 | 7500 | 7560 | -60 | 0.06 | -0.82 | 19-15 | 13-21 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
21 | 49 | .300 | 7188 | 7640 | -452 | 0.63 | -5.82 | 14-21 | 7-28 | 2-8 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
16 | 51 | .239 | 7070 | 7521 | -451 | 0.60 | -6.13 | 9-24 | 7-27 | 2-8 | Lost 5 | |||||||