NBA standings at the end of March 10, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
58 | 13 | .817 | 8005 | 7407 | 598 | -1.21 | 7.22 | 28-6 | 30-7 | 9-1 | Won 6 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
54 | 21 | .720 | 7870 | 7309 | 561 | -1.05 | 6.43 | 34-4 | 20-17 | 6-4 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
21 | 50 | .296 | 7280 | 7913 | -633 | 0.36 | -8.55 | 14-25 | 7-25 | 3-7 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
9 | 65 | .122 | 7678 | 8575 | -897 | 0.65 | -11.47 | 6-29 | 3-36 | 3-7 | Lost 5 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
45 | 26 | .634 | 7397 | 7116 | 281 | -0.46 | 3.50 | 24-10 | 21-16 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
42 | 30 | .583 | 8107 | 8067 | 40 | -0.76 | -0.21 | 25-11 | 17-19 | 8-2 | Won 6 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
28 | 44 | .389 | 8037 | 8197 | -160 | 0.21 | -2.01 | 18-19 | 10-25 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
25 | 46 | .352 | 7174 | 7436 | -262 | 0.52 | -3.17 | 15-19 | 10-27 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
51 | 22 | .699 | 7797 | 7237 | 560 | -0.40 | 7.27 | 33-6 | 18-16 | 7-3 | Won 5 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
47 | 26 | .644 | 7558 | 7309 | 249 | -0.01 | 3.40 | 26-10 | 21-16 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
33 | 38 | .465 | 7797 | 7808 | -11 | 0.36 | 0.20 | 23-13 | 10-25 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
34 | 41 | .453 | 8078 | 8281 | -203 | 0.55 | -2.16 | 22-16 | 12-25 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
52 | 19 | .732 | 7901 | 7296 | 605 | -0.28 | 8.24 | 27-9 | 25-10 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
42 | 29 | .592 | 7717 | 7461 | 256 | 0.24 | 3.84 | 24-10 | 18-19 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
33 | 39 | .458 | 7971 | 8038 | -67 | 0.20 | -0.73 | 20-18 | 13-21 | 4-6 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
24 | 50 | .324 | 7642 | 8075 | -433 | 0.42 | -5.43 | 14-21 | 10-29 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
17 | 56 | .233 | 7713 | 8197 | -484 | 0.63 | -6.00 | 10-26 | 7-30 | 1-9 | Lost 5 | |||||||