NBA standings at the end of March 23, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
64 | 14 | .821 | 8768 | 8131 | 637 | -0.94 | 7.22 | 34-6 | 30-8 | 9-1 | Won 4 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
57 | 24 | .704 | 8507 | 7945 | 562 | -0.80 | 6.14 | 35-5 | 22-19 | 6-4 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
21 | 57 | .269 | 8030 | 8745 | -715 | 0.44 | -8.73 | 14-27 | 7-30 | 2-8 | Lost 7 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
9 | 72 | .111 | 8444 | 9416 | -972 | 0.60 | -11.40 | 6-34 | 3-38 | 0-10 | Lost 12 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
50 | 28 | .641 | 8175 | 7878 | 297 | -0.59 | 3.21 | 27-11 | 23-17 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
45 | 34 | .570 | 8891 | 8872 | 19 | -0.40 | -0.16 | 27-12 | 18-22 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
31 | 47 | .397 | 7966 | 8160 | -194 | -0.08 | -2.56 | 19-20 | 12-27 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
31 | 48 | .392 | 8870 | 9034 | -164 | 0.09 | -1.98 | 19-19 | 12-29 | 4-6 | Won 2 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
57 | 22 | .722 | 8472 | 7820 | 652 | -0.41 | 7.85 | 35-6 | 22-16 | 10-0 | Won 11 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
50 | 29 | .633 | 8197 | 7918 | 279 | 0.00 | 3.54 | 28-12 | 22-17 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
36 | 42 | .462 | 8574 | 8613 | -39 | 0.55 | 0.05 | 25-15 | 11-27 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
36 | 45 | .444 | 8724 | 8951 | -227 | 0.54 | -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 |
58 | 21 | .734 | 8870 | 8192 | 678 | -0.43 | 8.15 | 30-10 | 28-11 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
46 | 33 | .582 | 8614 | 8352 | 262 | 0.04 | 3.35 | 26-12 | 20-21 | 5-5 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
36 | 43 | .456 | 8796 | 8907 | -111 | 0.28 | -1.13 | 22-18 | 14-25 | 4-6 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
26 | 54 | .325 | 8282 | 8748 | -466 | 0.51 | -5.31 | 16-23 | 10-31 | 5-5 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
20 | 60 | .250 | 8495 | 8993 | -498 | 0.58 | -5.64 | 12-27 | 8-33 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||