NBA standings at the end of February 2, 1973
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Celtics |
41 | 10 | .804 | 5760 | 5258 | 502 | -1.34 | 8.51 | 22-5 | 19-5 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 New York Knicks |
43 | 14 | .754 | 5995 | 5548 | 447 | -0.72 | 7.12 | 26-1 | 17-13 | 6-4 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Buffalo Braves |
17 | 36 | .321 | 5346 | 5815 | -469 | 0.46 | -8.39 | 11-18 | 6-18 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Philadelphia 76ers |
4 | 52 | .071 | 5758 | 6517 | -759 | 0.46 | -13.09 | 1-23 | 3-29 | 0-10 | Lost 14 | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Bullets |
34 | 18 | .654 | 5404 | 5158 | 246 | -0.54 | 4.19 | 19-7 | 15-11 | 9-1 | Won 4 | |||||||
 Atlanta Hawks |
30 | 26 | .536 | 6200 | 6217 | -17 | -0.26 | -0.57 | 17-10 | 13-16 | 6-4 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Houston Rockets |
21 | 33 | .389 | 5945 | 6096 | -151 | 1.09 | -1.71 | 13-14 | 8-19 | 4-6 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
19 | 33 | .365 | 5207 | 5369 | -162 | 0.23 | -2.88 | 12-14 | 7-19 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee Bucks |
38 | 15 | .717 | 5636 | 5178 | 458 | -0.81 | 7.83 | 23-6 | 15-9 | 8-2 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Chicago Bulls |
31 | 21 | .596 | 5367 | 5211 | 156 | -0.34 | 2.66 | 20-8 | 11-13 | 3-7 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
26 | 31 | .456 | 6119 | 6294 | -175 | 0.14 | -2.93 | 19-12 | 7-19 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
 Detroit Pistons |
23 | 31 | .426 | 5937 | 5987 | -50 | 0.38 | -0.55 | 17-9 | 6-22 | 5-5 | Won 3 | |||||||
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | MOV | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Lakers |
42 | 11 | .792 | 6002 | 5474 | 528 | -0.79 | 9.17 | 21-5 | 21-6 | 9-1 | Won 9 | |||||||
 Golden State Warriors |
33 | 21 | .611 | 5855 | 5623 | 232 | -0.17 | 4.13 | 18-7 | 15-14 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |||||||
 Phoenix Suns |
25 | 28 | .472 | 5795 | 5850 | -55 | 0.65 | -0.39 | 15-12 | 10-16 | 3-7 | Lost 2 | |||||||
 Seattle Supersonics |
18 | 38 | .321 | 5655 | 6003 | -348 | 0.50 | -5.71 | 12-16 | 6-22 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
 Portland Trail Blazers |
13 | 40 | .245 | 5546 | 5929 | -383 | 0.97 | -6.26 | 7-18 | 6-22 | 2-8 | Lost 1 | |||||||