NBA standings at the end of March 12, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
59 | 13 | .819 | 8127 | 7514 | 613 | -1.13 | 7.39 | 29-6 | 30-7 | 9-1 | Won 7 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
54 | 22 | .711 | 7977 | 7431 | 546 | -0.93 | 6.26 | 34-4 | 20-18 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
21 | 50 | .296 | 7280 | 7913 | -633 | 0.36 | -8.56 | 14-25 | 7-25 | 3-7 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
9 | 66 | .120 | 7771 | 8672 | -901 | 0.68 | -11.33 | 6-30 | 3-36 | 3-7 | Lost 6 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
45 | 26 | .634 | 7397 | 7116 | 281 | -0.48 | 3.48 | 24-10 | 21-16 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
42 | 31 | .575 | 8225 | 8196 | 29 | -0.78 | -0.38 | 25-11 | 17-20 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
29 | 44 | .397 | 8166 | 8315 | -149 | 0.18 | -1.87 | 19-19 | 10-25 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
25 | 46 | .352 | 7174 | 7436 | -262 | 0.51 | -3.18 | 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 |
52 | 22 | .703 | 7923 | 7332 | 591 | -0.44 | 7.54 | 34-6 | 18-16 | 8-2 | Won 6 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
47 | 26 | .644 | 7558 | 7309 | 249 | -0.03 | 3.38 | 26-10 | 21-16 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
33 | 39 | .458 | 7914 | 7949 | -35 | 0.46 | -0.02 | 23-13 | 10-26 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
34 | 41 | .453 | 8078 | 8281 | -203 | 0.53 | -2.18 | 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 |
53 | 19 | .736 | 8042 | 7413 | 629 | -0.31 | 8.43 | 28-9 | 25-10 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
43 | 29 | .597 | 7814 | 7554 | 260 | 0.07 | 3.68 | 24-10 | 19-19 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
33 | 40 | .452 | 8066 | 8164 | -98 | 0.30 | -1.04 | 20-18 | 13-22 | 4-6 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
24 | 50 | .324 | 7642 | 8075 | -433 | 0.40 | -5.45 | 14-21 | 10-29 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
17 | 56 | .233 | 7713 | 8197 | -484 | 0.60 | -6.03 | 10-26 | 7-30 | 1-9 | Lost 5 | |||||||