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Full NBA season

1972-73

Explore the indexed regular season, conference races, divisions, and every playoff matchup from the 1972-73 NBA season.

738indexed games

7playoff series

Postseason map

Playoff bracket

Follow every series from the opening round toward the NBA Finals.

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First round

Eastern6 G8Atlanta Hawks1Boston CelticsEastern5 G7Washington Bullets2New York Knicks

Conference semifinals

Western5 G–Golden State Warriors–Los Angeles LakersEastern7 G2New York Knicks1Boston Celtics

NBA Finals

NBA Finals7 G–Chicago Bulls–Los Angeles LakersNBA Finals6 G–Golden State Warriors–Milwaukee BucksNBA Finals5 G2New York Knicks–Los Angeles Lakers

Season honors

Awards and leaders

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NBA MVPDave CowensPlayer season →NBA Finals MVPWillis ReedPlayer season →

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Midseason showcase

All-Star weekend

The event format follows what the league actually used that season, from East–West and captain drafts to multi-game tournaments.

East vs West

The classic conference matchup

The Eastern and Western Conference selections met in the traditional NBA All-Star Game format.

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NBA All-Star GameGame page ↗
Western Conference
Eastern Conference
1973 All-Star Weekend

Selected rosters

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Bill BradleyBob DandridgeBob KauffmanBob LanierBob LoveCharlie ScottChet WalkerConnie HawkinsDave BingDave CowensDave DebusschereElvin HayesGail GoodrichJack MarinJerry WestJo Jo WhiteJohn BlockJohn HavlicekKareem Abdul Jabbar ALenny WilkensLou HudsonNate ArchibaldNate ThurmondPete MaravichRick BarrySidney WicksSpencer HaywoodWalt FrazierWes UnseldWilt Chamberlain

Regular season

Conference standings

Western Conference

SeedTeamWL
—Los Angeles Lakers6022
—Golden State Warriors4735
—Phoenix Suns3745
—Sacramento Kings3646
—Houston Rockets3151
—Seattle SuperSonics2557
—Portland Trail Blazers2458
—San Diego Clippers2260

Eastern Conference

SeedTeamWL
1Boston Celtics6715
—Milwaukee Bucks6121
2New York Knicks5725
7Washington Bullets5230
—Chicago Bulls5131
8Atlanta Hawks4537
—Detroit Pistons4042
—Cleveland Cavaliers3448
—Philadelphia 76ers874

Around the league

Division standings

Atlantic

Boston Celtics67–15
New York Knicks57–25
Philadelphia 76ers8–74

Central

Milwaukee Bucks61–21
Chicago Bulls51–31
Detroit Pistons40–42
Cleveland Cavaliers34–48

Other

Washington Bullets52–30
Seattle SuperSonics25–57
San Diego Clippers22–60

Southeast

Atlanta Hawks45–37

Pacific

Los Angeles Lakers60–22
Golden State Warriors47–35
Phoenix Suns37–45
Sacramento Kings36–46

Southwest

Houston Rockets31–51

Northwest

Portland Trail Blazers24–58