The Atlanta Hawks were 46-36 in 1972-73. They finished 2nd in the Central Division and 4th in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Boston Celtics, 4 games to 2.
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.8 | 112.4 | 50.9 | 25.3 | 45.1 | 98.0 | 46.1 | 22.2 | 30.3 | 73.3 | 50.5 | 23.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 1st | 3rd | 6th | 9th | 6th | 5th | 7th | 2nd | 1st | 15th | 6th | 10th | |||||||||
Opponent | 82 | 241.8 | 112.3 | 50.6 | 24.6 | 45.8 | 99.4 | 46.1 | 20.7 | 26.7 | 77.3 | 50.5 | 25.7 | ||||||||
Opponent Rank | 1st | 12th | 10th | 8th | 13th | 14th | 9th | 11th | 11th | 15th | 9th | 1st | |||||||||
Net | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.7 | -0.7 | -1.5 | 0.0 | +1.5 | +3.5 | -4.0 | 0.0 | -2.3 | ||||||||||
Net Rank | 9th | 7th | 8th | 10th | 12th | 7th | 4th | 3rd | 15th | 7th | 2nd |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 | 13 | .750 | ||
| 2 | 34 | 19 | .642 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 34 | 20 | .630 | 6.0 | |
| 4 | 33 | 21 | .611 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 32 | 22 | .593 | 8.0 | |
| 6 | 30 | 23 | .566 | 9.5 | |
| 7 | 28 | 24 | .538 | 11.0 | |
| 8 | 28 | 27 | .509 | 12.5 | |
| 9 | 26 | 29 | .473 | 14.5 | |
| 10 | 25 | 29 | .463 | 15.0 | |
| 11 | 24 | 30 | .444 | 16.0 | |
| 12 | 21 | 30 | .412 | 17.5 | |
| 13 | 15 | 37 | .288 | 24.0 | |
| 14 | 14 | 38 | .269 | 25.0 | |
| 15 | 14 | 40 | .259 | 26.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 | 13 | .759 | ||
| 2 | 36 | 16 | .692 | 4.0 | |
| 3 | 33 | 19 | .635 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 34 | 20 | .630 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 32 | 20 | .615 | 8.0 | |
| 6 | 33 | 22 | .600 | 8.5 | |
| 7 | 32 | 22 | .593 | 9.0 | |
| 8 | 29 | 25 | .537 | 12.0 | |
| 9 | 26 | 28 | .481 | 15.0 | |
| 10 | 25 | 28 | .472 | 15.5 | |
| 11 | 20 | 32 | .385 | 20.0 | |
| 12 | 19 | 34 | .358 | 21.5 | |
| 13 | 17 | 37 | .315 | 24.0 | |
| 14 | 15 | 40 | .273 | 26.5 | |
| 15 | 12 | 43 | .218 | 29.5 |