NBA and ABA Games Played on January 1, 1973
2 NBA Games
No games played on this date.
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Boston Celtics* | 29 | 6 | .829 | — | 112.0 | 102.4 |
| New York Knicks* | 31 | 10 | .756 | 1.0 | 106.2 | 96.9 |
| Buffalo Braves | 10 | 27 | .270 | 20.0 | 100.0 | 109.9 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 3 | 35 | .079 | 27.5 | 104.1 | 117.5 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Baltimore Bullets* | 22 | 16 | .579 | — | 104.0 | 100.9 |
| Atlanta Hawks* | 22 | 17 | .564 | 0.5 | 110.3 | 110.5 |
| Houston Rockets | 16 | 19 | .457 | 4.5 | 109.1 | 110.0 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 10 | 28 | .263 | 12.0 | 99.4 | 104.7 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Milwaukee Bucks* | 28 | 12 | .700 | — | 105.5 | 96.0 |
| Chicago Bulls* | 24 | 13 | .649 | 2.5 | 103.1 | 98.6 |
| Kansas City-Omaha Kings | 20 | 22 | .476 | 9.0 | 106.6 | 109.9 |
| Detroit Pistons | 16 | 21 | .432 | 10.5 | 110.4 | 112.0 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 30 | 7 | .811 | — | 114.6 | 104.4 |
| Golden State Warriors* | 23 | 12 | .657 | 6.0 | 108.7 | 104.5 |
| Phoenix Suns | 19 | 19 | .500 | 11.5 | 109.7 | 109.3 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 12 | 30 | .286 | 20.5 | 100.2 | 106.5 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 9 | 30 | .231 | 22.0 | 104.1 | 112.9 |
Please note that teams tied in the standings are sorted by team name and no tiebreakers are being applied to these standings.

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