1972-73 NBA Western Conference standings

Name: 1972-73 NBA Western Conference standings
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The Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers finished tied atop the 1972-73 NBA Western Conference playoff race, both at 60-22. The Milwaukee Bucks finished first on an NBA tiebreaker these standings do not carry.

The 1972-73 playoffs, series by series

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West standings, 1972-73

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Milwaukee Bucks (MIL) w	60	22	.732	-	10-0	W14
Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) x	60	22	.732	-	7-3	W1
Chicago Bulls (CHI) x	51	31	.622	9	5-5	W1
Golden State Warriors (GOS) x	47	35	.573	13	4-6	L2
Detroit Pistons (DET)	40	42	.488	20	7-3	W5
Phoenix Suns (PHX)	38	44	.463	22	5-5	W2
Kansas City-Omaha Kings (KCK)	36	46	.439	24	3-7	L2
Seattle SuperSonics (SEA)	26	56	.317	34	3-7	L5
Portland Trail Blazers (POR)	21	61	.256	39	4-6	L1

Final standings.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place
w: clinched the top seed in the Western Conference

Turning points

The lead changed hands 3 times.
The Milwaukee Bucks trailed by as many as 5 games on February 4, 1973.
The Milwaukee Bucks won 14 games in a row from February 28, 1973 to March 27, 1973, the longest run of the race.
The Los Angeles Lakers led by 5 games as late as February 19, 1973.
The Milwaukee Bucks led by as many as 2 games on October 28, 1972.
The Milwaukee Bucks went 16-2 from February 19, 1973 to March 27, 1973, turning a deficit of 5 games into a lead of half a game.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 41 of the 146 days played.
Six teams held first place.
The Milwaukee Bucks spent 31 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.