1972-73 NBA Season Summary

1971-72 Season Summary 1973-74 Season Summary

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)

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Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	SRS
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics*	68	14	.829	—	112.7	104.5	7.35
New York Knicks*	57	25	.695	11.0	105.0	98.2	6.07
Buffalo Braves	21	61	.256	47.0	103.3	112.5	-8.85
Philadelphia 76ers	9	73	.110	59.0	104.1	116.2	-11.50
Central Division
Baltimore Bullets*	52	30	.634	—	105.0	101.6	2.85
Atlanta Hawks*	46	36	.561	6.0	112.4	112.3	-0.15
Houston Rockets	33	49	.402	19.0	112.8	114.5	-1.81
Cleveland Cavaliers	32	50	.390	20.0	102.7	105.3	-2.64

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	SRS
Midwest Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	60	22	.732	—	107.2	99.0	7.84
Chicago Bulls*	51	31	.622	9.0	104.1	100.6	3.43
Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488	20.0	110.3	110.0	0.54
Kansas City-Omaha Kings	36	46	.439	24.0	107.6	110.5	-2.36
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	60	22	.732	—	111.7	103.2	8.16
Golden State Warriors*	47	35	.573	13.0	108.8	105.7	3.12
Phoenix Suns	38	44	.463	22.0	111.6	112.9	-0.96
Seattle SuperSonics	26	56	.317	34.0	103.7	109.6	-5.33
Portland Trail Blazers	21	61	.256	39.0	106.2	112.4	-5.67

Playoff Series

Per Game Stats

Team

Opponent

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Houston Rockets	82	240.0	46.0	100.6	.457	46.0	100.6	.457	20.8	26.2	.793	49.5	23.6	18.5	23.8	112.8
2	Boston Celtics*	82	240.6	46.5	103.8	.448	46.5	103.8	.448	19.7	25.3	.780	58.6	28.3	20.5	22.0	112.7
3	Atlanta Hawks*	82	241.8	45.1	98.0	.461	45.1	98.0	.461	22.2	30.3	.733	50.9	25.3	21.2	23.4	112.4
4	Los Angeles Lakers*	82	240.9	45.6	95.4	.478	45.6	95.4	.478	20.5	27.6	.742	55.6	28.1	22.3	20.0	111.7
5	Phoenix Suns	82	240.9	44.0	96.9	.455	44.0	96.9	.455	23.5	29.7	.792	48.8	23.7	19.6	24.5	111.6
6	Detroit Pistons	82	241.2	44.7	96.5	.463	44.7	96.5	.463	20.9	28.0	.745	50.1	23.0	21.2	22.1	110.3
7	Golden State Warriors*	82	240.6	45.3	99.5	.455	45.3	99.5	.455	18.2	22.8	.798	53.7	24.2	18.5	20.6	108.8
8	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	82	241.2	44.2	92.5	.478	44.2	92.5	.478	19.3	24.8	.776	44.2	25.8	21.0	25.0	107.6
9	Milwaukee Bucks*	82	240.9	45.8	95.2	.481	45.8	95.2	.481	15.5	20.6	.753	51.8	27.1	19.8	21.5	107.2
10	Portland Trail Blazers	82	240.6	43.8	95.6	.458	43.8	95.6	.458	18.7	26.0	.719	47.9	25.6	20.3	24.0	106.2
11	Baltimore Bullets*	82	240.6	44.6	96.1	.464	44.6	96.1	.464	15.8	21.2	.743	51.3	25.0	19.1	20.4	105.0
12	New York Knicks*	82	240.6	44.2	94.7	.467	44.2	94.7	.467	16.5	21.2	.780	47.3	26.7	16.5	21.6	105.0
13	Philadelphia 76ers	82	240.6	42.3	100.8	.420	42.3	100.8	.420	19.5	26.0	.750	50.9	20.6	20.9	24.2	104.1
14	Chicago Bulls*	82	241.5	42.4	95.5	.444	42.4	95.5	.444	19.2	25.3	.759	48.8	24.7	16.5	22.9	104.1
15	Seattle SuperSonics	82	241.2	42.0	93.7	.449	42.0	93.7	.449	19.6	25.4	.772	50.7	23.9	21.2	22.9	103.7
16	Buffalo Braves	82	240.6	43.1	96.1	.449	43.1	96.1	.449	17.1	24.0	.712	50.7	27.0	24.4	24.8	103.3
17	Cleveland Cavaliers	82	241.8	41.8	96.1	.435	41.8	96.1	.435	19.0	25.4	.747	49.5	25.7	21.4	23.7	102.7
	League Average	82	240.9	44.2	96.9	.456	44.2	96.9	.456	19.2	25.3	.758	50.6	25.2	20.2	22.8	107.6

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	TOV	PF	PTS
1	New York Knicks*	82	240.6	40.1	92.2	.435	40.1	92.2	.435	17.9	23.9	.750	50.0	20.9	19.6	21.7	98.2
2	Milwaukee Bucks*	82	240.9	41.3	97.9	.422	41.3	97.9	.422	16.4	21.7	.754	47.8	23.2	18.8	19.5	99.0
3	Chicago Bulls*	82	241.5	40.8	86.6	.471	40.8	86.6	.471	19.0	25.4	.751	47.7	23.3	20.4	24.4	100.6
4	Baltimore Bullets*	82	240.6	43.1	97.7	.441	43.1	97.7	.441	15.5	20.8	.746	51.5	22.6	18.8	20.5	101.6
5	Los Angeles Lakers*	82	240.9	44.5	102.5	.434	44.5	102.5	.434	14.2	19.3	.737	50.0	23.9	19.8	23.7	103.2
6	Boston Celtics*	82	240.6	42.8	98.7	.434	42.8	98.7	.434	18.8	24.8	.758	48.3	23.9	20.4	22.2	104.5
7	Cleveland Cavaliers	82	241.8	42.3	93.6	.452	42.3	93.6	.452	20.8	27.2	.765	50.2	28.2	21.7	23.6	105.3
8	Golden State Warriors*	82	240.6	43.9	99.5	.441	43.9	99.5	.441	17.8	23.1	.774	52.0	24.8	18.9	21.5	105.7
9	Seattle SuperSonics	82	241.2	44.9	98.7	.454	44.9	98.7	.454	19.9	26.3	.755	50.7	26.2	17.5	22.9	109.6
10	Detroit Pistons	82	241.2	46.4	98.3	.472	46.4	98.3	.472	17.3	22.7	.762	49.0	27.6	20.9	23.1	110.0
11	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	82	241.2	45.1	93.2	.484	45.1	93.2	.484	20.3	26.5	.766	48.3	23.0	22.2	22.1	110.5
12	Atlanta Hawks*	82	241.8	45.8	99.4	.461	45.8	99.4	.461	20.7	26.7	.773	50.6	24.6	21.2	25.7	112.3
13	Portland Trail Blazers	82	240.6	45.2	94.9	.477	45.2	94.9	.477	22.0	28.4	.774	51.7	27.7	20.0	23.0	112.4
14	Buffalo Braves	82	240.6	45.7	96.9	.471	45.7	96.9	.471	21.1	28.0	.754	52.2	29.1	21.8	22.2	112.5
15	Phoenix Suns	82	240.9	45.8	97.6	.469	45.8	97.6	.469	21.3	28.3	.752	50.5	26.4	20.0	25.2	112.9
16	Houston Rockets	82	240.0	46.6	99.0	.471	46.6	99.0	.471	21.3	27.9	.762	52.9	25.7	20.1	23.2	114.5
17	Philadelphia 76ers	82	240.6	47.3	100.2	.473	47.3	100.2	.473	21.5	28.8	.749	57.1	27.3	20.6	23.0	116.2
	League Average	82	240.9	44.2	96.9	.456	44.2	96.9	.456	19.2	25.3	.758	50.6	25.2	20.2	22.8	107.6

Total Stats

Team

Opponent

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Houston Rockets	82	19680	3772	8249	.457	3772	8249	.457	1706	2152	.793	4060	1939	1514	1949	9250
2	Boston Celtics*	82	19730	3811	8511	.448	3811	8511	.448	1616	2073	.780	4802	2320	1682	1805	9238
3	Atlanta Hawks*	82	19830	3700	8033	.461	3700	8033	.461	1819	2482	.733	4174	2074	1737	1916	9219
4	Los Angeles Lakers*	82	19755	3740	7819	.478	3740	7819	.478	1679	2264	.742	4562	2302	1832	1636	9159
5	Phoenix Suns	82	19755	3612	7942	.455	3612	7942	.455	1931	2437	.792	4003	1944	1607	2012	9155
6	Detroit Pistons	82	19780	3666	7916	.463	3666	7916	.463	1710	2294	.745	4105	1882	1736	1812	9042
7	Golden State Warriors*	82	19730	3715	8163	.455	3715	8163	.455	1493	1871	.798	4405	1985	1519	1693	8923
8	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	82	19780	3621	7581	.478	3621	7581	.478	1580	2036	.776	3628	2118	1718	2054	8822
9	Milwaukee Bucks*	82	19755	3759	7808	.481	3759	7808	.481	1271	1687	.753	4245	2226	1623	1763	8789
10	Portland Trail Blazers	82	19730	3588	7842	.458	3588	7842	.458	1531	2129	.719	3928	2102	1663	1970	8707
11	New York Knicks*	82	19730	3627	7764	.467	3627	7764	.467	1356	1739	.780	3882	2187	1357	1775	8610
12	Baltimore Bullets*	82	19730	3656	7883	.464	3656	7883	.464	1294	1742	.743	4205	2051	1563	1672	8606
13	Philadelphia 76ers	82	19730	3471	8264	.420	3471	8264	.420	1598	2130	.750	4174	1688	1715	1984	8540
14	Chicago Bulls*	82	19805	3480	7835	.444	3480	7835	.444	1574	2073	.759	4000	2023	1357	1881	8534
15	Seattle SuperSonics	82	19780	3447	7681	.449	3447	7681	.449	1606	2080	.772	4161	1958	1738	1877	8500
16	Buffalo Braves	82	19730	3536	7877	.449	3536	7877	.449	1399	1966	.712	4158	2218	2001	2034	8471
17	Cleveland Cavaliers	82	19830	3431	7884	.435	3431	7884	.435	1556	2084	.747	4063	2106	1752	1941	8418
	League Average	82	19756	3625	7944	.456	3625	7944	.456	1572	2073	.758	4150	2066	1654	1869	8823

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	TOV	PF	PTS
1	New York Knicks*	82	19730	3291	7561	.435	3291	7561	.435	1471	1961	.750	4100	1714	1607	1781	8053
2	Milwaukee Bucks*	82	19755	3385	8028	.422	3385	8028	.422	1345	1783	.754	3916	1906	1542	1601	8115
3	Chicago Bulls*	82	19805	3343	7098	.471	3343	7098	.471	1562	2080	.751	3915	1910	1675	2002	8248
4	Baltimore Bullets*	82	19730	3531	8010	.441	3531	8010	.441	1269	1702	.746	4226	1852	1541	1682	8331
5	Los Angeles Lakers*	82	19755	3646	8409	.434	3646	8409	.434	1167	1583	.737	4101	1963	1620	1941	8459
6	Boston Celtics*	82	19730	3513	8095	.434	3513	8095	.434	1540	2032	.758	3958	1957	1676	1821	8566
7	Cleveland Cavaliers	82	19830	3465	7673	.452	3465	7673	.452	1707	2230	.765	4115	2311	1781	1932	8637
8	Golden State Warriors*	82	19730	3603	8163	.441	3603	8163	.441	1463	1891	.774	4265	2034	1552	1766	8669
9	Seattle SuperSonics	82	19780	3678	8093	.454	3678	8093	.454	1628	2156	.755	4158	2145	1437	1875	8984
10	Detroit Pistons	82	19780	3803	8064	.472	3803	8064	.472	1418	1862	.762	4019	2263	1710	1891	9024
11	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	82	19780	3698	7640	.484	3698	7640	.484	1665	2174	.766	3961	1885	1821	1816	9061
12	Atlanta Hawks*	82	19830	3758	8152	.461	3758	8152	.461	1696	2193	.773	4147	2020	1741	2104	9212
13	Portland Trail Blazers	82	19730	3709	7780	.477	3709	7780	.477	1800	2327	.774	4236	2271	1637	1885	9218
14	Buffalo Braves	82	19730	3745	7947	.471	3745	7947	.471	1733	2299	.754	4278	2383	1791	1822	9223
15	Phoenix Suns	82	19755	3758	8005	.469	3758	8005	.469	1744	2318	.752	4139	2166	1643	2068	9260
16	Houston Rockets	82	19680	3824	8119	.471	3824	8119	.471	1744	2290	.762	4338	2104	1649	1902	9392
17	Philadelphia 76ers	82	19730	3882	8215	.473	3882	8215	.473	1767	2358	.749	4683	2239	1691	1885	9531
	League Average	82	19756	3625	7944	.456	3625	7944	.456	1572	2073	.758	4150	2066	1654	1869	8823

Advanced Stats

Team

Advanced Stats Table
																	Offense Four Factors				Defense Four Factors
Rk	Team	Age	W	L	PW	PL	MOV	SOS	SRS	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA	Arena	Attend.	Attend./G
1	Los Angeles Lakers*	30.3	60	22	62	20	8.54	-0.35	8.16	99.4	91.8	+7.6	112.0	.290		.520	.478	17.2		.215	.434	15.1		.139	The Forum	664,872	854
2	Milwaukee Bucks*	26.4	60	22	62	20	8.22	-0.38	7.84	98.6	91.1	+7.5	108.3	.216		.514	.481	16.0		.163	.422	14.9		.168	Milwaukee Arena		561
3	Boston Celtics*	28.0	68	14	61	21	8.20	-0.85	7.35	98.1	91.0	+7.1	114.5	.244		.490	.448	15.1		.190	.434	15.7		.190	Boston Garden	423,234	10,853
4	New York Knicks*	28.7	57	25	59	23	6.79	-0.72	6.07	98.9	92.5	+6.4	105.9	.224		.505	.467	13.7		.175	.435	16.0		.195	Madison Square Garden (IV)		1,921
5	Chicago Bulls*	27.7	51	31	51	31	3.49	-0.06	3.43	98.9	95.6	+3.3	104.5	.265		.488	.444	13.4		.201	.471	17.3		.220	Chicago Stadium		566
6	Baltimore Bullets*	26.3	52	30	50	32	3.35	-0.50	2.85	96.3	93.3	+3.0	108.7	.221		.497	.464	15.3		.164	.441	15.0		.158	Baltimore Civic Center		529
7	Golden State Warriors*	28.6	47	35	49	33	3.10	0.03	3.12	96.8	94.0	+2.8	112.2	.229		.496	.455	14.5		.183	.441	14.7		.179	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena		538
8	Detroit Pistons	25.4	40	42	42	40	0.22	0.32	0.54	98.4	98.2	+0.2	111.5	.290		.507	.463	16.3		.216	.472	16.1		.176	Cobo Arena		383
9	Atlanta Hawks*	27.1	46	36	41	41	0.09	-0.24	-0.15	98.0	98.0	0.0	113.8	.309		.505	.461	16.0		.226	.461	16.0		.208	Omni Coliseum		567
10	Phoenix Suns	26.2	38	44	38	44	-1.28	0.32	-0.96	98.4	99.5	-1.1	113.0	.307		.508	.455	15.1		.243	.469	15.4		.218	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum		455
11	Houston Rockets	25.7	33	49	37	45	-1.73	-0.08	-1.81	97.9	99.4	-1.5	115.2	.261		.503	.457	14.1		.207	.471	15.3		.215	Hofheinz Pavilion		531
12	Cleveland Cavaliers	26.2	32	50	34	48	-2.67	0.03	-2.64	94.0	96.5	-2.5	108.3	.264		.478	.435	16.6		.197	.452	17.1		.222	Cleveland Arena		466
13	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	26.3	36	46	33	49	-2.91	0.53	-2.36	99.7	102.4	-2.7	107.3	.269		.520	.478	16.9		.208	.484	17.5		.218	Municipal Auditorium		371
14	Seattle SuperSonics	25.1	26	56	26	56	-5.90	0.58	-5.33	93.8	99.1	-5.3	110.0	.271		.494	.449	16.8		.209	.454	13.7		.201	Seattle Center Coliseum		574
15	Portland Trail Blazers	24.0	21	61	25	57	-6.23	0.56	-5.67	95.9	101.5	-5.6	110.4	.271		.496	.458	15.9		.195	.477	15.7		.231	Memorial Coliseum		500
16	Buffalo Braves	24.7	21	61	19	63	-9.17	0.32	-8.85	92.9	101.2	-8.3	110.9	.250		.484	.449	18.6		.178	.471	16.7		.218	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium		841
17	Philadelphia 76ers	27.6	9	73	15	67	-12.09	0.58	-11.50	90.2	100.6	-10.4	115.2	.258		.464	.420	15.7		.193	.473	15.5		.215	The Spectrum		556
	League Average	26.7			41	41	0.00	0.01	0.01	96.8	96.8		110.7	.261		.498	.456	15.7		.198	.456	15.7		.198		544,053	2,839