NBA standings at the end of March 21, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
63 | 14 | .818 | 8644 | 8023 | 621 | -0.95 | 7.12 | 33-6 | 30-8 | 9-1 | Won 3 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
57 | 24 | .704 | 8507 | 7945 | 562 | -0.80 | 6.14 | 35-5 | 22-19 | 6-4 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
21 | 56 | .273 | 7929 | 8624 | -695 | 0.34 | -8.69 | 14-27 | 7-29 | 2-8 | Lost 6 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
9 | 71 | .113 | 8332 | 9284 | -952 | 0.63 | -11.27 | 6-33 | 3-38 | 0-10 | Lost 11 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
49 | 28 | .636 | 8069 | 7774 | 295 | -0.57 | 3.26 | 27-11 | 22-17 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
45 | 33 | .577 | 8783 | 8748 | 35 | -0.51 | -0.06 | 27-12 | 18-21 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
31 | 46 | .403 | 7862 | 8054 | -192 | -0.12 | -2.61 | 19-19 | 12-27 | 7-3 | Won 6 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
30 | 48 | .385 | 8738 | 8922 | -184 | 0.25 | -2.11 | 19-19 | 11-29 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
56 | 22 | .718 | 8364 | 7722 | 642 | -0.45 | 7.78 | 35-6 | 21-16 | 10-0 | Won 10 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
50 | 29 | .633 | 8197 | 7918 | 279 | -0.00 | 3.53 | 28-12 | 22-17 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
36 | 42 | .462 | 8574 | 8613 | -39 | 0.54 | 0.04 | 25-15 | 11-27 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
36 | 45 | .444 | 8724 | 8951 | -227 | 0.53 | -2.27 | 24-17 | 12-28 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
57 | 21 | .731 | 8749 | 8091 | 658 | -0.33 | 8.11 | 29-10 | 28-11 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
46 | 31 | .597 | 8392 | 8119 | 273 | -0.06 | 3.48 | 26-11 | 20-20 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
35 | 43 | .449 | 8671 | 8783 | -112 | 0.23 | -1.20 | 21-18 | 14-25 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
26 | 53 | .329 | 8170 | 8630 | -460 | 0.58 | -5.24 | 16-22 | 10-31 | 5-5 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
19 | 60 | .241 | 8377 | 8881 | -504 | 0.66 | -5.72 | 12-27 | 7-33 | 2-8 | Lost 3 | |||||||