The Chicago Bulls were 51-31 in 1972-73. They finished 2nd in the Midwest Division and 3rd in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference Semifinals against the Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3.
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.5 | 104.1 | 48.8 | 24.7 | 42.4 | 95.5 | 44.4 | 19.2 | 25.3 | 75.9 | 48.8 | 22.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 3rd | 14th | 14th | 11th | 14th | 12th | 15th | 10th | 10th | 8th | 14th | 9th | |||||||||
Opponent | 82 | 241.5 | 100.6 | 47.7 | 23.3 | 40.8 | 86.6 | 47.1 | 19.0 | 25.4 | 75.1 | 51.5 | 24.4 | ||||||||
Opponent Rank | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 11th | 8th | 8th | 5th | 13th | 3rd | |||||||||
Net | +3.5 | +1.0 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +9.0 | -2.7 | +0.1 | -0.1 | +0.8 | -2.7 | -1.5 | ||||||||||
Net Rank | 5th | 6th | 7th | 4th | 1st | 16th | 8th | 7th | 8th | 14th | 3rd |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | 18 | .714 | ||
| 2 | 43 | 21 | .672 | 2.5 | |
| 3 | 41 | 25 | .621 | 5.5 | |
| 4 | 40 | 25 | .615 | 6.0 | |
| 5 | 36 | 27 | .571 | 9.0 | |
| 6 | 35 | 28 | .556 | 10.0 | |
| 7 | 36 | 29 | .554 | 10.0 | |
| 8 | 34 | 30 | .531 | 11.5 | |
| 9 | 33 | 31 | .516 | 12.5 | |
| 10 | 32 | 33 | .492 | 14.0 | |
| 11 | 27 | 36 | .429 | 18.0 | |
| 12 | 26 | 38 | .406 | 19.5 | |
| 13 | 17 | 47 | .266 | 28.5 | |
| 14 | 16 | 47 | .254 | 29.0 | |
| 15 | 15 | 49 | .234 | 30.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | 15 | .773 | ||
| 2 | 47 | 17 | .734 | 3.0 | |
| 3 | 40 | 24 | .625 | 10.0 | |
| 4 | 39 | 24 | .619 | 10.5 | |
| 5 | 39 | 25 | .609 | 11.0 | |
| 6 | 39 | 26 | .600 | 11.5 | |
| 7 | 37 | 27 | .578 | 13.0 | |
| 8 | 32 | 32 | .500 | 18.0 | |
| 9 | 32 | 32 | .500 | 18.0 | |
| 10 | 31 | 34 | .477 | 19.5 | |
| 11 | 23 | 40 | .365 | 26.5 | |
| 12 | 21 | 43 | .328 | 29.0 | |
| 13 | 21 | 45 | .318 | 30.0 | |
| 14 | 20 | 45 | .308 | 30.5 | |
| 15 | 15 | 50 | .231 | 35.5 |