NBA standings at the end of March 2, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
54 | 13 | .806 | 7493 | 6937 | 556 | -1.11 | 7.19 | 27-6 | 27-7 | 9-1 | Won 2 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
51 | 19 | .729 | 7347 | 6816 | 531 | -0.95 | 6.63 | 32-3 | 19-16 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
19 | 48 | .284 | 6837 | 7458 | -621 | 0.24 | -9.02 | 12-24 | 7-24 | 2-8 | Lost 4 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
9 | 61 | .129 | 7274 | 8107 | -833 | 0.60 | -11.30 | 6-26 | 3-35 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
42 | 24 | .636 | 6893 | 6630 | 263 | -0.67 | 3.31 | 23-9 | 19-15 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
38 | 30 | .559 | 7581 | 7570 | 11 | -0.55 | -0.39 | 21-11 | 17-19 | 6-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
27 | 40 | .403 | 7476 | 7602 | -126 | 0.16 | -1.72 | 17-16 | 10-24 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
24 | 43 | .358 | 6754 | 6968 | -214 | 0.47 | -2.72 | 15-19 | 9-24 | 3-7 | Lost 3 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
48 | 22 | .686 | 7469 | 6952 | 517 | -0.34 | 7.04 | 31-6 | 17-16 | 6-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
43 | 24 | .642 | 6924 | 6685 | 239 | 0.06 | 3.63 | 26-10 | 17-14 | 8-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
31 | 36 | .463 | 7361 | 7366 | -5 | 0.49 | 0.41 | 23-12 | 8-24 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
33 | 40 | .452 | 7871 | 8063 | -192 | 0.43 | -2.20 | 21-16 | 12-24 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
50 | 18 | .735 | 7549 | 6991 | 558 | -0.24 | 7.97 | 26-8 | 24-10 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
41 | 27 | .603 | 7380 | 7134 | 246 | 0.20 | 3.81 | 23-9 | 18-18 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
32 | 36 | .471 | 7500 | 7560 | -60 | 0.10 | -0.78 | 19-15 | 13-21 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
22 | 49 | .310 | 7327 | 7760 | -433 | 0.51 | -5.59 | 14-21 | 8-28 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
17 | 51 | .250 | 7176 | 7613 | -437 | 0.56 | -5.86 | 10-24 | 7-27 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||