NBA standings at the end of March 3, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
54 | 13 | .806 | 7493 | 6937 | 556 | -1.13 | 7.17 | 27-6 | 27-7 | 9-1 | Won 2 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
51 | 20 | .718 | 7422 | 6913 | 509 | -0.88 | 6.29 | 32-4 | 19-16 | 5-5 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
19 | 48 | .284 | 6837 | 7458 | -621 | 0.24 | -9.03 | 12-24 | 7-24 | 2-8 | Lost 4 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
9 | 61 | .129 | 7274 | 8107 | -833 | 0.58 | -11.32 | 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 |
43 | 24 | .642 | 6990 | 6705 | 285 | -0.59 | 3.66 | 23-9 | 20-15 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
39 | 30 | .565 | 7717 | 7695 | 22 | -0.59 | -0.27 | 22-11 | 17-19 | 7-3 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
27 | 41 | .397 | 7601 | 7738 | -137 | 0.15 | -1.86 | 17-16 | 10-25 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
24 | 43 | .358 | 6754 | 6968 | -214 | 0.47 | -2.73 | 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 | -0.35 | 7.03 | 31-6 | 17-16 | 6-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
44 | 24 | .647 | 7041 | 6801 | 240 | 0.10 | 3.63 | 26-10 | 18-14 | 9-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
31 | 37 | .456 | 7474 | 7481 | -7 | 0.39 | 0.29 | 23-13 | 8-24 | 5-5 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
33 | 40 | .452 | 7871 | 8063 | -192 | 0.42 | -2.21 | 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 | 7.96 | 26-8 | 24-10 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
41 | 28 | .594 | 7496 | 7251 | 245 | 0.24 | 3.79 | 23-10 | 18-18 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
32 | 36 | .471 | 7500 | 7560 | -60 | 0.09 | -0.79 | 19-15 | 13-21 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
23 | 49 | .319 | 7442 | 7873 | -431 | 0.50 | -5.49 | 14-21 | 9-28 | 4-6 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
17 | 51 | .250 | 7176 | 7613 | -437 | 0.56 | -5.86 | 10-24 | 7-27 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||