NBA standings at the end of December 28, 1972
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
28 | 5 | .848 | 3704 | 3371 | 333 | -0.78 | 9.31 | 14-2 | 14-3 | 8-2 | Won 1 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
29 | 10 | .744 | 4157 | 3780 | 377 | -1.51 | 8.16 | 20-1 | 9-9 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
9 | 26 | .257 | 3471 | 3837 | -366 | 0.68 | -9.78 | 6-14 | 3-12 | 4-6 | Lost 4 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
3 | 34 | .081 | 3850 | 4349 | -499 | 0.58 | -12.90 | 1-16 | 2-18 | 0-10 | Lost 10 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
21 | 14 | .600 | 3658 | 3530 | 128 | -0.09 | 3.56 | 13-5 | 8-9 | 8-2 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
21 | 17 | .553 | 4182 | 4200 | -18 | -0.45 | -0.92 | 12-5 | 9-12 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
16 | 18 | .471 | 3717 | 3736 | -19 | -0.13 | -0.69 | 10-7 | 6-11 | 6-4 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
10 | 27 | .270 | 3686 | 3881 | -195 | 0.67 | -4.60 | 7-13 | 3-14 | 1-9 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
27 | 10 | .730 | 3926 | 3551 | 375 | -0.82 | 9.32 | 15-4 | 12-6 | 8-2 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
22 | 13 | .629 | 3611 | 3456 | 155 | -0.78 | 3.64 | 12-5 | 10-8 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
20 | 20 | .500 | 4277 | 4382 | -105 | -0.26 | -2.88 | 14-9 | 6-11 | 5-5 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
16 | 20 | .444 | 3990 | 4045 | -55 | 1.25 | -0.28 | 12-5 | 4-15 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
28 | 7 | .800 | 4010 | 3669 | 341 | -1.07 | 8.67 | 14-4 | 14-3 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
22 | 12 | .647 | 3691 | 3550 | 141 | -0.07 | 4.08 | 12-4 | 10-8 | 7-3 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
17 | 19 | .472 | 3957 | 3949 | 8 | 0.98 | 1.20 | 12-5 | 5-14 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
11 | 29 | .275 | 4005 | 4272 | -267 | 0.19 | -6.49 | 7-11 | 4-18 | 2-8 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
9 | 28 | .243 | 3855 | 4189 | -334 | 1.61 | -7.42 | 5-13 | 4-15 | 3-7 | Lost 1 | |||||||