NBA standings at the end of March 18, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
61 | 14 | .813 | 8444 | 7829 | 615 | -1.00 | 7.20 | 31-6 | 30-8 | 9-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
57 | 23 | .713 | 8414 | 7847 | 567 | -0.83 | 6.25 | 35-4 | 22-19 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
21 | 54 | .280 | 7690 | 8371 | -681 | 0.38 | -8.70 | 14-27 | 7-27 | 2-8 | Lost 4 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
9 | 69 | .115 | 8118 | 9041 | -923 | 0.69 | -11.14 | 6-32 | 3-37 | 1-9 | Lost 9 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
49 | 27 | .645 | 7959 | 7656 | 303 | -0.59 | 3.40 | 27-10 | 22-17 | 7-3 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
43 | 33 | .566 | 8571 | 8543 | 28 | -0.72 | -0.35 | 26-12 | 17-21 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
29 | 46 | .387 | 7619 | 7840 | -221 | 0.17 | -2.78 | 18-19 | 11-27 | 5-5 | Won 4 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
29 | 47 | .382 | 8531 | 8718 | -187 | 0.10 | -2.36 | 19-19 | 10-28 | 3-7 | Lost 3 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
54 | 22 | .711 | 8127 | 7527 | 600 | -0.40 | 7.50 | 34-6 | 20-16 | 8-2 | Won 8 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
49 | 28 | .636 | 7969 | 7703 | 266 | -0.02 | 3.44 | 27-12 | 22-16 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
35 | 41 | .461 | 8353 | 8386 | -33 | 0.51 | 0.07 | 24-15 | 11-26 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
34 | 44 | .436 | 8381 | 8607 | -226 | 0.61 | -2.29 | 22-16 | 12-28 | 3-7 | Lost 4 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
56 | 20 | .737 | 8513 | 7859 | 654 | -0.33 | 8.28 | 29-10 | 27-10 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
45 | 31 | .592 | 8278 | 8013 | 265 | -0.00 | 3.48 | 25-11 | 20-20 | 5-5 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
34 | 43 | .442 | 8537 | 8659 | -122 | 0.34 | -1.24 | 20-18 | 14-25 | 2-8 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
26 | 51 | .338 | 7968 | 8397 | -429 | 0.43 | -5.14 | 16-21 | 10-30 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
19 | 57 | .250 | 8054 | 8530 | -476 | 0.65 | -5.61 | 12-27 | 7-30 | 3-7 | Won 2 | |||||||