NBA standings at the end of March 8, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
57 | 13 | .814 | 7886 | 7296 | 590 | -1.35 | 7.08 | 28-6 | 29-7 | 9-1 | Won 5 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
53 | 21 | .716 | 7745 | 7207 | 538 | -1.05 | 6.22 | 33-4 | 20-17 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
20 | 50 | .286 | 7174 | 7812 | -638 | 0.43 | -8.69 | 13-25 | 7-25 | 2-8 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
9 | 63 | .125 | 7498 | 8365 | -867 | 0.66 | -11.38 | 6-27 | 3-36 | 5-5 | Lost 3 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
44 | 25 | .638 | 7189 | 6907 | 282 | -0.52 | 3.57 | 24-9 | 20-16 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
41 | 30 | .577 | 7990 | 7954 | 36 | -0.84 | -0.33 | 24-11 | 17-19 | 8-2 | Won 5 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
27 | 43 | .386 | 7802 | 7972 | -170 | 0.21 | -2.22 | 17-18 | 10-25 | 4-6 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
25 | 45 | .357 | 7058 | 7305 | -247 | 0.53 | -3.00 | 15-19 | 10-26 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
50 | 22 | .694 | 7681 | 7141 | 540 | -0.32 | 7.18 | 32-6 | 18-16 | 7-3 | Won 4 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
45 | 26 | .634 | 7349 | 7126 | 223 | 0.12 | 3.26 | 26-10 | 19-16 | 7-3 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
34 | 40 | .459 | 7976 | 8156 | -180 | 0.45 | -1.98 | 22-16 | 12-24 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
32 | 38 | .457 | 7680 | 7698 | -18 | 0.37 | 0.11 | 23-13 | 9-25 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
52 | 18 | .743 | 7790 | 7177 | 613 | -0.39 | 8.37 | 27-8 | 25-10 | 5-5 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
42 | 28 | .600 | 7604 | 7344 | 260 | 0.24 | 3.95 | 24-10 | 18-18 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
33 | 38 | .465 | 7861 | 7921 | -60 | 0.20 | -0.65 | 20-17 | 13-21 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
23 | 50 | .315 | 7536 | 7979 | -443 | 0.59 | -5.48 | 14-21 | 9-29 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
17 | 54 | .239 | 7516 | 7975 | -459 | 0.66 | -5.81 | 10-26 | 7-28 | 2-8 | Lost 3 | |||||||