NBA standings at the end of March 15, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
60 | 13 | .822 | 8238 | 7621 | 617 | -1.06 | 7.39 | 30-6 | 30-7 | 9-1 | Won 8 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
55 | 22 | .714 | 8092 | 7542 | 550 | -0.93 | 6.21 | 35-4 | 20-18 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
21 | 51 | .292 | 7392 | 8034 | -642 | 0.45 | -8.46 | 14-26 | 7-25 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
9 | 67 | .118 | 7885 | 8792 | -907 | 0.65 | -11.29 | 6-31 | 3-36 | 2-8 | Lost 7 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
46 | 27 | .630 | 7607 | 7326 | 281 | -0.40 | 3.45 | 25-10 | 21-17 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
42 | 32 | .568 | 8332 | 8311 | 21 | -0.81 | -0.52 | 25-11 | 17-21 | 6-4 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
29 | 45 | .392 | 8291 | 8456 | -165 | 0.22 | -2.01 | 19-19 | 10-26 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
26 | 46 | .361 | 7289 | 7543 | -254 | 0.47 | -3.05 | 16-19 | 10-27 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
52 | 22 | .703 | 7923 | 7332 | 591 | -0.45 | 7.54 | 34-6 | 18-16 | 8-2 | Won 6 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
48 | 26 | .649 | 7662 | 7398 | 264 | -0.11 | 3.45 | 27-10 | 21-16 | 7-3 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
33 | 40 | .452 | 8026 | 8070 | -44 | 0.56 | -0.04 | 23-14 | 10-26 | 5-5 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
34 | 42 | .447 | 8177 | 8384 | -207 | 0.56 | -2.16 | 22-16 | 12-26 | 3-7 | Lost 2 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
55 | 19 | .743 | 8284 | 7637 | 647 | -0.41 | 8.33 | 28-9 | 27-10 | 7-3 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
45 | 29 | .608 | 8064 | 7780 | 284 | -0.05 | 3.79 | 25-10 | 20-19 | 6-4 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
34 | 41 | .453 | 8297 | 8393 | -96 | 0.22 | -1.06 | 20-18 | 14-23 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
24 | 51 | .320 | 7731 | 8179 | -448 | 0.44 | -5.53 | 14-21 | 10-30 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
17 | 57 | .230 | 7814 | 8306 | -492 | 0.64 | -6.01 | 10-27 | 7-30 | 1-9 | Lost 6 | |||||||