The Boston Celtics finished 1st in the Eastern Conference in 1972-73 with a record of 68-14. They earned the top seed in the conference.
Eastern Conference
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | CONF | DIV | HOME | ROAD | L10 | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | z-Celtics | 68 | 14 | .829 | 38-8 | 18-4 | 33-6 | 32-8 | 9-1 | W8 |
 | y-Bullets | 52 | 30 | .634 | 31-15 | 17-5 | 24-9 | 21-17 | 6-4 | L2 |
 | x-Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 33-13 | 16-6 | 35-6 | 21-18 | 6-4 | L3 |
 | x-Hawks | 46 | 36 | .561 | 25-21 | 10-12 | 28-13 | 17-23 | 4-6 | L2 |
 | e-Rockets | 33 | 49 | .402 | 21-25 | 9-13 | 14-14 | 10-28 | 5-5 | W2 |
 | e-Cavaliers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 20-26 | 8-14 | 20-21 | 10-27 | 6-4 | L2 |
 | e-Braves | 21 | 61 | .256 | 12-34 | 8-14 | 14-27 | 6-31 | 0-10 | L11 |
 | e-76ers | 9 | 73 | .110 | 4-42 | 2-20 | 5-26 | 2-36 | 0-10 | L13 |
Western Conference
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | CONF | DIV | HOME | ROAD | L10 | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | z-Bucks | 60 | 22 | .732 | 38-12 | 15-5 | 33-5 | 25-15 | 10-0 | W14 |
 | y-Lakers | 60 | 22 | .732 | 40-10 | 22-4 | 30-11 | 28-11 | 7-3 | W1 |
 | x-Bulls | 51 | 31 | .622 | 28-22 | 10-10 | 29-12 | 20-19 | 5-5 | W1 |
 | x-Warriors | 47 | 35 | .573 | 26-24 | 14-12 | 27-14 | 18-20 | 4-6 | L2 |
 | e-Pistons | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24-26 | 9-11 | 26-15 | 13-25 | 7-3 | W5 |
 | e-Suns | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22-28 | 14-12 | 22-19 | 15-25 | 5-5 | W2 |
 | e-Kings | 36 | 46 | .439 | 20-30 | 6-14 | 24-17 | 12-29 | 3-7 | L2 |
 | e-SuperSonics | 26 | 56 | .317 | 17-33 | 9-17 | 16-25 | 10-29 | 3-7 | L5 |
 | e-Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 10-40 | 6-20 | 13-28 | 8-32 | 4-6 | L1 |
z - clinched conference
y - clinched division
x - clinched playoff berth
e - eliminated from playoff
More Celtics Stats
Team Rankings
ORTG
120.6
2nd
DRTG
111.1
5th
NETRTG
9.4
3rd
3P%
36.8
10th
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