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1972-73 NBA Standings

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League Champion: New York Knicks

Most Valuable Player: Dave Cowens (20.5/16.2/4.1)
Rookie of the Year: Bob McAdoo (18.0/9.1/1.7)

PPG Leader: Tiny Archibald (34.0)
RPG Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (18.6)
APG Leader: Tiny Archibald (11.4)
WS Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21.9)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ Click conference name for conference standings
Eastern Conference W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Atlantic Division              
Boston Celtics* (1) 68 14 .829 — 112.7 104.5 7.35
New York Knicks* (3) 57 25 .695 11.0 105.0 98.2 6.07
Buffalo Braves (7) 21 61 .256 47.0 103.3 112.5 -8.85
Philadelphia 76ers (8) 9 73 .110 59.0 104.1 116.2 -11.51
Central Division              
Baltimore Bullets* (2) 52 30 .634 — 105.0 101.6 2.85
Atlanta Hawks* (4) 46 36 .561 6.0 112.4 112.3 -0.16
Houston Rockets (5) 33 49 .402 19.0 112.8 114.5 -1.81
Cleveland Cavaliers (6) 32 50 .390 20.0 102.7 105.3 -2.64
Western Conference W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Midwest Division              
Milwaukee Bucks* (1) 60 22 .732 — 107.2 99.0 7.84
Chicago Bulls* (3) 51 31 .622 9.0 104.1 100.6 3.43
Detroit Pistons (5) 40 42 .488 20.0 110.3 110.0 0.53
Kansas City-Omaha Kings (7) 36 46 .439 24.0 107.6 110.5 -2.37
Pacific Division              
Los Angeles Lakers* (2) 60 22 .732 — 111.7 103.2 8.16
Golden State Warriors* (4) 47 35 .573 13.0 108.8 105.7 3.12
Phoenix Suns (6) 38 44 .463 22.0 111.6 112.9 -0.97
Seattle SuperSonics (8) 26 56 .317 34.0 103.7 109.6 -5.33
Portland Trail Blazers (9) 21 61 .256 39.0 106.2 112.4 -5.68

Expanded Standings

Place Conference Division All-Star Margin Month
Rk Team Overall Home Road Neutral E W A C M P Pre Post ≤3 ≥10 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
1 Boston Celtics 68-14 33-6 32-8 3-0 38-8 30-6 18-4 20-4 11-5 19-1 39-7 29-7 7-5 33-3 9-0 9-3 11-3 12-3 12-4 15-1
2 Los Angeles Lakers 60-22 30-11 28-11 2-0 20-12 40-10 10-6 10-6 18-6 22-4 36-11 24-11 6-3 37-7 7-3 12-0 10-4 11-4 9-7 11-4
3 Milwaukee Bucks 60-22 33-5 25-15 2-2 22-10 38-12 11-5 11-5 15-5 23-7 36-13 24-9 7-7 38-6 8-1 8-5 12-5 9-4 10-7 13-0
4 New York Knicks 57-25 35-6 21-18 1-1 33-13 24-12 16-6 17-7 10-6 14-6 39-12 18-13 12-7 34-9 8-1 12-3 11-6 12-3 8-5 6-7
5 Baltimore Bullets 52-30 24-9 21-17 7-4 31-15 21-15 14-10 17-5 7-9 14-6 30-17 22-13 10-5 25-12 4-5 7-7 10-4 12-2 9-6 10-6
6 Chicago Bulls 51-31 29-12 20-19 2-0 23-9 28-22 10-6 13-3 10-10 18-12 29-19 22-12 10-8 26-10 7-3 7-4 10-6 7-7 12-3 8-8
7 Golden State Warriors 47-35 27-14 18-20 2-1 21-11 26-24 11-5 10-6 12-12 14-12 31-16 16-19 7-8 22-13 6-2 9-5 8-5 10-8 7-7 7-8
8 Atlanta Hawks 46-36 28-13 17-23 1-0 25-21 21-15 15-9 10-12 7-9 14-6 27-24 19-12 13-10 12-16 4-6 6-7 12-4 7-9 8-4 9-6
9 Detroit Pistons 40-42 26-15 13-25 1-2 16-16 24-26 8-8 8-8 9-11 15-15 20-29 20-13 7-9 20-21 3-6 6-7 7-8 6-10 9-4 9-7
10 Phoenix Suns 38-44 22-19 15-25 1-0 16-16 22-28 8-8 8-8 8-16 14-12 23-26 15-18 8-9 12-18 3-4 7-9 9-6 6-8 7-9 6-8
11 Kansas City-Omaha Kings 36-46 24-17 12-29 16-16 20-30 7-9 9-7 6-14 14-16 25-29 11-17 8-8 15-21 3-6 11-4 6-12 5-9 8-8 3-7
12 Houston Rockets 33-49 14-14 10-28 9-7 21-25 12-24 12-12 9-13 4-12 8-12 18-30 15-19 5-6 17-23 5-3 5-9 6-7 5-13 6-8 6-9
13 Cleveland Cavaliers 32-50 20-21 10-27 2-2 20-26 12-24 12-12 8-14 5-11 7-13 17-31 15-19 5-10 16-23 3-8 5-8 2-12 9-5 5-9 8-8
14 Seattle SuperSonics 26-56 16-25 10-29 0-2 9-23 17-33 5-11 4-12 8-16 9-17 16-36 10-20 7-17 6-29 4-5 4-13 4-11 5-9 4-11 5-7
15 Buffalo Braves 21-61 14-27 6-31 1-3 12-34 9-27 8-14 4-20 4-12 5-15 15-32 6-29 8-5 5-39 2-7 2-12 6-8 7-8 2-12 2-14
16 Portland Trail Blazers 21-61 13-28 8-32 0-1 11-21 10-40 6-10 5-11 4-20 6-20 12-38 9-23 7-9 8-30 1-8 5-8 3-14 4-10 3-11 5-10
17 Philadelphia 76ers 9-73 5-26 2-36 2-11 4-42 5-31 2-20 2-22 3-13 2-18 4-47 5-26 3-4 2-48 0-9 2-13 1-13 1-16 5-9 0-13

Team vs. Team

Rk Team ATL BAL BOS BUF CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCO LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SEA
1 Atlanta Hawks 3-4 1-5 5-1 2-2 3-4 2-2 1-3 4-4 2-2 3-1 1-3 3-3 6-0 3-1 4-0 3-1
2 Baltimore Bullets 4-3 1-5 5-1 0-4 8-0 2-2 3-1 5-2 3-1 1-3 2-2 3-3 5-1 2-2 4-0 4-0
3 Boston Celtics 5-1 5-1 7-0 3-1 5-1 3-1 3-1 5-1 3-1 4-0 2-2 4-4 7-0 4-0 4-0 4-0
4 Buffalo Braves 1-5 1-5 0-7 2-2 1-5 1-3 0-4 1-5 1-3 0-4 0-4 1-6 7-1 1-3 2-2 2-2
5 Chicago Bulls 2-2 4-0 1-3 2-2 3-1 3-4 3-3 4-0 5-2 1-5 2-4 3-1 4-0 4-2 5-1 5-1
6 Cleveland Cavaliers 4-3 0-8 1-5 5-1 1-3 1-3 1-3 4-3 2-2 1-3 1-3 0-6 6-0 1-3 1-3 3-1
7 Detroit Pistons 2-2 2-2 1-3 3-1 4-3 3-1 2-4 1-3 3-3 1-5 2-5 1-3 3-1 4-2 6-0 2-4
8 Golden State Warriors 3-1 1-3 1-3 4-0 3-3 3-1 4-2 3-1 4-2 3-4 1-5 2-2 4-0 2-4 5-1 4-3
9 Houston Rockets 4-4 2-5 1-5 5-1 0-4 3-4 3-1 1-3 0-4 1-3 1-3 1-5 5-1 2-2 2-2 2-2
10 Kansas City-Omaha Kings 2-2 1-3 1-3 3-1 2-5 2-2 3-3 2-4 4-0 1-5 1-6 0-4 3-1 3-3 4-2 4-2
11 Los Angeles Lakers 1-3 3-1 0-4 4-0 5-1 3-1 5-1 4-3 3-1 5-1 3-3 2-2 4-0 6-1 6-0 6-0
12 Milwaukee Bucks 3-1 2-2 2-2 4-0 4-2 3-1 5-2 5-1 3-1 6-1 3-3 2-2 3-1 5-1 5-1 5-1
13 New York Knicks 3-3 3-3 4-4 6-1 1-3 6-0 3-1 2-2 5-1 4-0 2-2 2-2 6-1 3-1 3-1 4-0
14 Philadelphia 76ers 0-6 1-5 0-7 1-7 0-4 0-6 1-3 0-4 1-5 1-3 0-4 1-3 1-6 0-4 1-3 1-3
15 Phoenix Suns 1-3 2-2 0-4 3-1 2-4 3-1 2-4 4-2 2-2 3-3 1-6 1-5 1-3 4-0 5-2 4-2
16 Portland Trail Blazers 0-4 0-4 0-4 2-2 1-5 3-1 0-6 1-5 2-2 2-4 0-6 1-5 1-3 3-1 2-5 3-4
17 Seattle SuperSonics 1-3 0-4 0-4 2-2 1-5 1-3 4-2 3-4 2-2 2-4 0-6 1-5 0-4 3-1 2-4 4-3