NBA standings at the end of March 5, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
55 | 13 | .809 | 7618 | 7050 | 568 | -1.27 | 7.08 | 28-6 | 27-7 | 9-1 | Won 3 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
51 | 21 | .708 | 7519 | 7019 | 500 | -0.83 | 6.11 | 32-4 | 19-17 | 5-5 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
19 | 49 | .279 | 6950 | 7583 | -633 | 0.31 | -9.00 | 12-24 | 7-25 | 1-9 | Lost 5 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
9 | 62 | .127 | 7404 | 8245 | -841 | 0.55 | -11.29 | 6-26 | 3-36 | 5-5 | Lost 2 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
44 | 24 | .647 | 7096 | 6802 | 294 | -0.52 | 3.80 | 24-9 | 20-15 | 6-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
40 | 30 | .571 | 7855 | 7825 | 30 | -0.76 | -0.33 | 23-11 | 17-19 | 8-2 | Won 4 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
27 | 42 | .391 | 7702 | 7854 | -152 | 0.24 | -1.96 | 17-17 | 10-25 | 4-6 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
24 | 44 | .353 | 6838 | 7095 | -257 | 0.59 | -3.19 | 15-19 | 9-25 | 3-7 | Lost 4 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
49 | 22 | .690 | 7585 | 7053 | 532 | -0.38 | 7.12 | 31-6 | 18-16 | 7-3 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
45 | 24 | .652 | 7159 | 6918 | 241 | 0.11 | 3.61 | 26-10 | 19-14 | 9-1 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
32 | 37 | .464 | 7587 | 7590 | -3 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 23-13 | 9-24 | 6-4 | Won 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 |
51 | 18 | .739 | 7676 | 7075 | 601 | -0.30 | 8.41 | 27-8 | 24-10 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
41 | 28 | .594 | 7496 | 7251 | 245 | 0.26 | 3.81 | 23-10 | 18-18 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
32 | 37 | .464 | 7617 | 7678 | -61 | 0.16 | -0.72 | 19-16 | 13-21 | 3-7 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
23 | 49 | .319 | 7442 | 7873 | -431 | 0.51 | -5.48 | 14-21 | 9-28 | 4-6 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
17 | 52 | .246 | 7285 | 7726 | -441 | 0.57 | -5.82 | 10-25 | 7-27 | 2-8 | Lost 1 | |||||||