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36-46, Finished 4th in NBA Midwest Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 107.6 points per game, Allowed 110.5 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 33-49)
Coached by Bob Cousy (36-46)
Arena: Municipal Auditorium / Attendance: 261,860 (12th of 17 available)
SRS: -2.39 (12th of 17)
1972-73 Statistics / Schedule
Click on the Date for game box score, if available.
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Oct 11, 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 94 | 129 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | at Omaha, NE | ||
| 2 | Sat, Oct 14, 1972 | Detroit Pistons | W | 113 | 101 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 3 | Thu, Oct 19, 1972 | Baltimore Bullets | L | 83 | 94 | 1 | 2 | L 1 | |||
| 4 | Sat, Oct 21, 1972 | Atlanta Hawks | W | 108 | 101 | 2 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 5 | Tue, Oct 24, 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 94 | 114 | 2 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 6 | Thu, Oct 26, 1972 | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 107 | 114 | 2 | 4 | L 2 | |||
| 7 | Sat, Oct 28, 1972 | @ | Buffalo Braves | W | 113 | 102 | 3 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 8 | Sun, Oct 29, 1972 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | L | 97 | 115 | 3 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 9 | Tue, Oct 31, 1972 | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 95 | 104 | 3 | 6 | L 2 | ||
| 10 | Wed, Nov 1, 1972 | New York Knickerbockers | L | 85 | 122 | 3 | 7 | L 3 | at Omaha, NE | ||
| 11 | Fri, Nov 3, 1972 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 114 | 101 | 4 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 12 | Sat, Nov 4, 1972 | @ | Boston Celtics | W | 118 | 107 | 5 | 7 | W 2 | ||
| 13 | Wed, Nov 8, 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 125 | 107 | 6 | 7 | W 3 | at Omaha, NE | ||
| 14 | Fri, Nov 10, 1972 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | W | 111 | 106 | 7 | 7 | W 4 | ||
| 15 | Sun, Nov 12, 1972 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 100 | 102 | 7 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 16 | Tue, Nov 14, 1972 | Buffalo Braves | W | 106 | 100 | 8 | 8 | W 1 | at Omaha, NE | ||
| 17 | Wed, Nov 15, 1972 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 106 | 97 | 9 | 8 | W 2 | |||
| 18 | Fri, Nov 17, 1972 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 115 | 96 | 10 | 8 | W 3 | |||
| 19 | Sat, Nov 18, 1972 | Houston Rockets | W | 127 | 117 | 11 | 8 | W 4 | at Omaha, NE | ||
| 20 | Tue, Nov 21, 1972 | Phoenix Suns | W | 101 | 96 | 12 | 8 | W 5 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Fri, Nov 24, 1972 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 106 | 115 | 12 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 22 | Sat, Nov 25, 1972 | Golden State Warriors | L | 114 | 133 | 12 | 10 | L 2 | |||
| 23 | Tue, Nov 28, 1972 | @ | Chicago Bulls | W | 92 | 91 | 13 | 10 | W 1 | ||
| 24 | Wed, Nov 29, 1972 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 110 | 102 | 14 | 10 | W 2 | |||
| 25 | Fri, Dec 1, 1972 | Chicago Bulls | L | 97 | 106 | 14 | 11 | L 1 | |||
| 26 | Sat, Dec 2, 1972 | @ | Houston Rockets | W | 114 | 109 | 15 | 11 | W 1 | ||
| 27 | Tue, Dec 5, 1972 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | L | 103 | 125 | 15 | 12 | L 1 | ||
| 28 | Wed, Dec 6, 1972 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 117 | 122 | 15 | 13 | L 2 | ||
| 29 | Fri, Dec 8, 1972 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 100 | 113 | 15 | 14 | L 3 | ||
| 30 | Sat, Dec 9, 1972 | @ | Baltimore Bullets | L | 112 | 120 | 15 | 15 | L 4 | ||
| 31 | Sun, Dec 10, 1972 | Atlanta Hawks | W | 130 | 115 | 16 | 15 | W 1 | |||
| 32 | Tue, Dec 12, 1972 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 100 | 99 | 17 | 15 | W 2 | at Omaha, NE | ||
| 33 | Fri, Dec 15, 1972 | Detroit Pistons | W | OT | 140 | 132 | 18 | 15 | W 3 | at Omaha, NE | |
| 34 | Sun, Dec 17, 1972 | @ | Phoenix Suns | L | 102 | 112 | 18 | 16 | L 1 | ||
| 35 | Mon, Dec 18, 1972 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 113 | 95 | 19 | 16 | W 1 | |||
| 36 | Tue, Dec 19, 1972 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | L | 102 | 119 | 19 | 17 | L 1 | ||
| 37 | Wed, Dec 20, 1972 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 121 | 110 | 20 | 17 | W 1 | at Omaha, NE | ||
| 38 | Fri, Dec 22, 1972 | Boston Celtics | L | 90 | 118 | 20 | 18 | L 1 | |||
| 39 | Mon, Dec 25, 1972 | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 99 | 104 | 20 | 19 | L 2 | |||
| 40 | Tue, Dec 26, 1972 | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 103 | 117 | 20 | 20 | L 3 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Fri, Dec 29, 1972 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 92 | 123 | 20 | 21 | L 4 | ||
| 42 | Sat, Dec 30, 1972 | @ | Golden State Warriors | L | 107 | 113 | 20 | 22 | L 5 | ||
| 43 | Tue, Jan 2, 1973 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 87 | 104 | 20 | 23 | L 6 | ||
| 44 | Wed, Jan 3, 1973 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 100 | 107 | 20 | 24 | L 7 | ||
| 45 | Fri, Jan 5, 1973 | Detroit Pistons | W | 103 | 100 | 21 | 24 | W 1 | |||
| 46 | Sat, Jan 6, 1973 | Phoenix Suns | L | 112 | 118 | 21 | 25 | L 1 | at Omaha, NE | ||
| 47 | Tue, Jan 9, 1973 | New York Knickerbockers | L | 115 | 116 | 21 | 26 | L 2 | at Omaha, NE | ||
| 48 | Wed, Jan 10, 1973 | Chicago Bulls | W | 102 | 100 | 22 | 26 | W 1 | at Omaha, NE | ||
| 49 | Thu, Jan 11, 1973 | Golden State Warriors | W | 109 | 108 | 23 | 26 | W 2 | |||
| 50 | Fri, Jan 12, 1973 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 98 | 117 | 23 | 27 | L 1 | ||
| 51 | Mon, Jan 15, 1973 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 135 | 108 | 24 | 27 | W 1 | |||
| 52 | Tue, Jan 16, 1973 | Seattle Supersonics | L | 122 | 125 | 24 | 28 | L 1 | |||
| 53 | Thu, Jan 18, 1973 | @ | Phoenix Suns | W | 119 | 96 | 25 | 28 | W 1 | ||
| 54 | Sun, Jan 21, 1973 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 102 | 123 | 25 | 29 | L 1 | ||
| 55 | Thu, Jan 25, 1973 | @ | Golden State Warriors | L | 115 | 129 | 25 | 30 | L 2 | ||
| 56 | Sat, Jan 27, 1973 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | L | 126 | 129 | 25 | 31 | L 3 | ||
| 57 | Thu, Feb 1, 1973 | Golden State Warriors | W | 98 | 96 | 26 | 31 | W 1 | at Omaha, NE | ||
| 58 | Sat, Feb 3, 1973 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 105 | 97 | 27 | 31 | W 2 | ||
| 59 | Sun, Feb 4, 1973 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | W | 120 | 98 | 28 | 31 | W 3 | ||
| 60 | Tue, Feb 6, 1973 | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 107 | 114 | 28 | 32 | L 1 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Wed, Feb 7, 1973 | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 105 | 98 | 29 | 32 | W 1 | |||
| 62 | Fri, Feb 9, 1973 | @ | Houston Rockets | W | 121 | 116 | 30 | 32 | W 2 | ||
| 63 | Sat, Feb 10, 1973 | Chicago Bulls | L | 101 | 102 | 30 | 33 | L 1 | |||
| 64 | Tue, Feb 13, 1973 | Houston Rockets | W | 132 | 118 | 31 | 33 | W 1 | |||
| 65 | Wed, Feb 14, 1973 | Boston Celtics | L | 101 | 104 | 31 | 34 | L 1 | at Omaha, NE | ||
| 66 | Sat, Feb 17, 1973 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 104 | 111 | 31 | 35 | L 2 | ||
| 67 | Sun, Feb 18, 1973 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 100 | 144 | 31 | 36 | L 3 | ||
| 68 | Tue, Feb 20, 1973 | @ | Buffalo Braves | L | 106 | 113 | 31 | 37 | L 4 | ||
| 69 | Thu, Feb 22, 1973 | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 113 | 116 | 31 | 38 | L 5 | at Omaha, NE | ||
| 70 | Sun, Feb 25, 1973 | Phoenix Suns | L | 109 | 111 | 31 | 39 | L 6 | |||
| 71 | Tue, Feb 27, 1973 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 107 | 103 | 32 | 39 | W 1 | ||
| 72 | Wed, Feb 28, 1973 | @ | Phoenix Suns | W | 109 | 107 | 33 | 39 | W 2 | ||
| 73 | Fri, Mar 2, 1973 | @ | Golden State Warriors | L | 112 | 117 | 33 | 40 | L 1 | ||
| 74 | Thu, Mar 8, 1973 | Baltimore Bullets | W | 105 | 93 | 34 | 40 | W 1 | at Omaha, NE | ||
| 75 | Sat, Mar 10, 1973 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | L | 102 | 125 | 34 | 41 | L 1 | ||
| 76 | Tue, Mar 13, 1973 | @ | Baltimore Bullets | L | 99 | 103 | 34 | 42 | L 2 | ||
| 77 | Fri, Mar 16, 1973 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | L | 99 | 114 | 34 | 43 | L 3 | ||
| 78 | Sun, Mar 18, 1973 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 105 | 109 | 34 | 44 | L 4 | ||
| 79 | Mon, Mar 19, 1973 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 106 | 105 | 35 | 44 | W 1 | at Omaha, NE | ||
| 80 | Tue, Mar 20, 1973 | Buffalo Braves | W | 119 | 115 | 36 | 44 | W 2 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Wed, Mar 21, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 118 | 124 | 36 | 45 | L 1 | |||
| 82 | Sat, Mar 24, 1973 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 98 | 110 | 36 | 46 | L 2 |