NBA standings at the end of November 4, 1972
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
10 | 1 | .909 | 1227 | 1127 | 100 | -2.27 | 6.82 | 5-1 | 5-0 | 9-1 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
10 | 2 | .833 | 1285 | 1130 | 155 | -0.87 | 12.04 | 6-0 | 4-2 | 8-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
3 | 8 | .273 | 1118 | 1223 | -105 | -0.12 | -9.66 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
0 | 12 | .000 | 1218 | 1327 | -109 | -0.96 | -10.05 | 0-6 | 0-6 | 0-10 | Lost 12 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Rockets |
7 | 4 | .636 | 1219 | 1223 | -4 | -1.39 | -1.75 | 3-3 | 4-1 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
6 | 6 | .500 | 1341 | 1353 | -12 | -0.66 | -1.66 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Baltimore Bullets |
5 | 6 | .455 | 1103 | 1077 | 26 | 2.66 | 5.02 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
4 | 9 | .308 | 1313 | 1377 | -64 | 0.98 | -3.94 | 3-5 | 1-4 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
8 | 2 | .800 | 1033 | 922 | 111 | -3.95 | 7.15 | 2-1 | 6-1 | 8-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
8 | 4 | .667 | 1235 | 1170 | 65 | -1.69 | 3.73 | 3-1 | 5-3 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
5 | 7 | .417 | 1221 | 1304 | -83 | 1.41 | -5.51 | 2-5 | 3-2 | 4-6 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
4 | 8 | .333 | 1275 | 1338 | -63 | 1.18 | -4.07 | 2-2 | 2-6 | 3-7 | Lost 2 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Golden State Warriors |
8 | 2 | .800 | 1070 | 970 | 100 | 0.86 | 10.86 | 5-2 | 3-0 | 8-2 | Won 5 | |||||||
 Los Angeles Lakers |
9 | 3 | .750 | 1358 | 1287 | 71 | -0.14 | 5.77 | 4-1 | 5-2 | 8-2 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
4 | 5 | .444 | 1014 | 1031 | -17 | 1.68 | -0.21 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 4-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
4 | 7 | .364 | 1130 | 1195 | -65 | 0.75 | -5.16 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 4-6 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
1 | 10 | .091 | 1175 | 1281 | -106 | 2.54 | -7.10 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 1-9 | Lost 8 | |||||||