NBA 1972-73 Regular Season Standings
This page features the complete 1972-1973 NBA season standings, including conference and division ranks, wins, loses, percentage, games behind and teams that qualified for the playoffs
x = teams that made the playoffs are marked with an 'x'
NBA 1972-73 Conference Standings
Western Conference
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Milwaukee Bucks | 60 | 22 | .732 | - | x |
| 2 | Los Angeles Lakers | 60 | 22 | .732 | - | x |
| 3 | Chicago Bulls | 51 | 31 | .622 | 9.0 | x |
| 4 | Golden State Warriors | 47 | 35 | .573 | 13.0 | x |
| 5 | Detroit Pistons | 40 | 42 | .488 | 20.0 | |
| 6 | Phoenix Suns | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22.0 | |
| 7 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | 36 | 46 | .439 | 24.0 | |
| 8 | Seattle Supersonics | 26 | 56 | .317 | 34.0 | |
| 9 | Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 39.0 |
Eastern Conference
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 68 | 14 | .829 | - | x |
| 2 | New York Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 11.0 | x |
| 3 | Baltimore Bullets | 52 | 30 | .634 | 16.0 | x |
| 4 | Atlanta Hawks | 46 | 36 | .561 | 22.0 | x |
| 5 | Houston Rockets | 33 | 49 | .402 | 35.0 | |
| 6 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 36.0 | |
| 7 | Buffalo Braves | 21 | 61 | .256 | 47.0 | |
| 8 | Philadelphia 76ers | 9 | 73 | .110 | 59.0 |
NBA 1972-73 Division Standings
Midwest Division
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Milwaukee Bucks | 60 | 22 | .732 | - | x |
| 2 | Chicago Bulls | 51 | 31 | .622 | 9.0 | x |
| 3 | Detroit Pistons | 40 | 42 | .488 | 20.0 | |
| 4 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | 36 | 46 | .439 | 24.0 |
Pacific Division
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 60 | 22 | .732 | - | x |
| 2 | Golden State Warriors | 47 | 35 | .573 | 13.0 | x |
| 3 | Phoenix Suns | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22.0 | |
| 4 | Seattle Supersonics | 26 | 56 | .317 | 34.0 | |
| 5 | Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 39.0 |
Atlantic Division
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 68 | 14 | .829 | - | x |
| 2 | New York Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 11.0 | x |
| 3 | Buffalo Braves | 21 | 61 | .256 | 47.0 | |
| 4 | Philadelphia 76ers | 9 | 73 | .110 | 59.0 |
Central Division
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Baltimore Bullets | 52 | 30 | .634 | - | x |
| 2 | Atlanta Hawks | 46 | 36 | .561 | 6.0 | x |
| 3 | Houston Rockets | 33 | 49 | .402 | 19.0 | |
| 4 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 20.0 |
Abbreviations: W = Wins / L = Losses / Pct = Winning Percentage / GB = Games behind