NBA standings at the end of January 28, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
40 | 9 | .816 | 5567 | 5069 | 498 | -1.32 | 8.84 | 21-4 | 19-5 | 8-2 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
42 | 12 | .778 | 5730 | 5281 | 449 | -0.90 | 7.41 | 25-1 | 17-11 | 8-2 | Won 3 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
16 | 35 | .314 | 5133 | 5597 | -464 | 0.61 | -8.49 | 10-17 | 6-18 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
4 | 49 | .075 | 5435 | 6167 | -732 | 0.59 | -13.22 | 1-22 | 3-27 | 0-10 | Lost 11 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
32 | 18 | .640 | 5211 | 4995 | 216 | -0.74 | 3.58 | 17-7 | 15-11 | 9-1 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
29 | 25 | .537 | 5977 | 5992 | -15 | -0.40 | -0.68 | 17-9 | 12-16 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
20 | 31 | .392 | 5604 | 5732 | -128 | 1.19 | -1.32 | 13-14 | 7-17 | 3-7 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
18 | 32 | .360 | 5006 | 5177 | -171 | -0.08 | -3.50 | 11-14 | 7-18 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
37 | 14 | .725 | 5424 | 4958 | 466 | -0.64 | 8.49 | 23-6 | 14-8 | 9-1 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
31 | 19 | .620 | 5171 | 4998 | 173 | -0.39 | 3.07 | 20-8 | 11-11 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
25 | 31 | .446 | 6021 | 6198 | -177 | 0.11 | -3.05 | 18-12 | 7-19 | 4-6 | Lost 3 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
20 | 31 | .392 | 5603 | 5669 | -66 | 0.61 | -0.68 | 15-9 | 5-22 | 2-8 | Lost 2 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
39 | 11 | .780 | 5661 | 5167 | 494 | -0.79 | 9.09 | 19-5 | 20-6 | 9-1 | Won 6 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
32 | 18 | .640 | 5458 | 5209 | 249 | -0.10 | 4.88 | 18-7 | 14-11 | 4-6 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
25 | 27 | .481 | 5689 | 5730 | -41 | 0.51 | -0.28 | 15-11 | 10-16 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
16 | 38 | .296 | 5419 | 5790 | -371 | 0.55 | -6.32 | 10-16 | 6-22 | 3-7 | Lost 4 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
13 | 39 | .250 | 5426 | 5806 | -380 | 1.07 | -6.23 | 7-17 | 6-22 | 2-8 | Won 1 | |||||||