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30-54, Finished 4th in ABA Eastern Division (Game Results)
ABA Season Summary
Scored 103.6 points per game, Allowed 110.1 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 25-59)
Coached by Lou Carnesecca (30-54)
Arena: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum / Attendance: NA
SRS: -5.79 (9th of 10)
Playoffs:
Lost ABA Eastern Division Semifinals (4-1) versus Carolina Cougars
1972-73 Statistics / Schedule
Click on the Date for game box score, if available.
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Oct 13, 1972 | Kentucky Colonels | W | 114 | 90 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Sat, Oct 14, 1972 | @ | Carolina Cougars | L | 78 | 126 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | at Charlotte, NC | |
| 3 | Tue, Oct 17, 1972 | @ | Dallas Chaparrals | L | 93 | 101 | 1 | 2 | L 2 | ||
| 4 | Fri, Oct 20, 1972 | Virginia Squires | L | 120 | 130 | 1 | 3 | L 3 | |||
| 5 | Sat, Oct 21, 1972 | @ | Indiana Pacers | W | 113 | 104 | 2 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Sun, Oct 22, 1972 | Utah Stars | W | 119 | 116 | 3 | 3 | W 2 | |||
| 7 | Fri, Oct 27, 1972 | Denver Rockets | W | 117 | 112 | 4 | 3 | W 3 | |||
| 8 | Sat, Oct 28, 1972 | @ | Kentucky Colonels | L | 82 | 106 | 4 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 9 | Sun, Oct 29, 1972 | Dallas Chaparrals | W | 100 | 98 | 5 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 10 | Fri, Nov 3, 1972 | @ | Carolina Cougars | L | 97 | 105 | 5 | 5 | L 1 | at Greensboro, NC | |
| 11 | Sat, Nov 4, 1972 | N | Dallas Chaparrals | L | 99 | 106 | 5 | 6 | L 2 | at Tulsa, OK | |
| 12 | Sun, Nov 5, 1972 | @ | Denver Rockets | L | 107 | 137 | 5 | 7 | L 3 | ||
| 13 | Tue, Nov 7, 1972 | @ | San Diego Conquistadors | L | 108 | 116 | 5 | 8 | L 4 | ||
| 14 | Thu, Nov 9, 1972 | @ | Utah Stars | L | 101 | 120 | 5 | 9 | L 5 | ||
| 15 | Sat, Nov 11, 1972 | @ | Kentucky Colonels | L | 99 | 116 | 5 | 10 | L 6 | ||
| 16 | Wed, Nov 15, 1972 | Carolina Cougars | W | 112 | 107 | 6 | 10 | W 1 | |||
| 17 | Fri, Nov 17, 1972 | San Diego Conquistadors | W | 109 | 99 | 7 | 10 | W 2 | |||
| 18 | Sun, Nov 19, 1972 | Kentucky Colonels | W | 118 | 115 | 8 | 10 | W 3 | |||
| 19 | Wed, Nov 22, 1972 | Virginia Squires | W | 109 | 105 | 9 | 10 | W 4 | |||
| 20 | Fri, Nov 24, 1972 | @ | Utah Stars | W | 109 | 102 | 10 | 10 | W 5 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Sun, Nov 26, 1972 | @ | San Diego Conquistadors | L | 116 | 131 | 10 | 11 | L 1 | ||
| 22 | Wed, Nov 29, 1972 | Utah Stars | L | 97 | 105 | 10 | 12 | L 2 | |||
| 23 | Fri, Dec 1, 1972 | Carolina Cougars | L | 99 | 103 | 10 | 13 | L 3 | |||
| 24 | Sun, Dec 3, 1972 | Indiana Pacers | L | 110 | 113 | 10 | 14 | L 4 | |||
| 25 | Wed, Dec 6, 1972 | @ | Memphis Tams | W | 101 | 95 | 11 | 14 | W 1 | ||
| 26 | Fri, Dec 8, 1972 | Virginia Squires | W | 126 | 124 | 12 | 14 | W 2 | |||
| 27 | Sun, Dec 10, 1972 | Memphis Tams | L | 96 | 114 | 12 | 15 | L 1 | |||
| 28 | Tue, Dec 12, 1972 | @ | Dallas Chaparrals | L | 98 | 105 | 12 | 16 | L 2 | ||
| 29 | Wed, Dec 13, 1972 | Memphis Tams | L | 98 | 104 | 12 | 17 | L 3 | |||
| 30 | Fri, Dec 15, 1972 | Kentucky Colonels | L | 110 | 118 | 12 | 18 | L 4 | |||
| 31 | Sat, Dec 16, 1972 | @ | Virginia Squires | L | 107 | 124 | 12 | 19 | L 5 | at Hampton, VA | |
| 32 | Sun, Dec 17, 1972 | Virginia Squires | W | 112 | 108 | 13 | 19 | W 1 | |||
| 33 | Thu, Dec 21, 1972 | @ | Denver Rockets | L | 96 | 106 | 13 | 20 | L 1 | ||
| 34 | Fri, Dec 22, 1972 | Utah Stars | L | 84 | 97 | 13 | 21 | L 2 | |||
| 35 | Sat, Dec 23, 1972 | @ | Memphis Tams | L | 103 | 105 | 13 | 22 | L 3 | ||
| 36 | Wed, Dec 27, 1972 | @ | Kentucky Colonels | L | 101 | 105 | 13 | 23 | L 4 | ||
| 37 | Thu, Dec 28, 1972 | @ | Utah Stars | L | 90 | 128 | 13 | 24 | L 5 | ||
| 38 | Fri, Dec 29, 1972 | @ | San Diego Conquistadors | W | OT | 114 | 104 | 14 | 24 | W 1 | |
| 39 | Sat, Dec 30, 1972 | @ | Denver Rockets | L | 98 | 136 | 14 | 25 | L 1 | ||
| 40 | Wed, Jan 3, 1973 | Carolina Cougars | L | 107 | 110 | 14 | 26 | L 2 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Thu, Jan 4, 1973 | @ | Virginia Squires | L | 97 | 128 | 14 | 27 | L 3 | at Hampton, VA | |
| 42 | Fri, Jan 5, 1973 | San Diego Conquistadors | W | 113 | 108 | 15 | 27 | W 1 | |||
| 43 | Sun, Jan 7, 1973 | Utah Stars | L | 104 | 113 | 15 | 28 | L 1 | |||
| 44 | Tue, Jan 9, 1973 | @ | Carolina Cougars | L | 97 | 110 | 15 | 29 | L 2 | at Greensboro, NC | |
| 45 | Wed, Jan 10, 1973 | Carolina Cougars | W | 105 | 93 | 16 | 29 | W 1 | |||
| 46 | Fri, Jan 12, 1973 | Virginia Squires | L | 93 | 103 | 16 | 30 | L 1 | |||
| 47 | Wed, Jan 17, 1973 | Denver Rockets | W | 102 | 92 | 17 | 30 | W 1 | |||
| 48 | Fri, Jan 19, 1973 | Memphis Tams | W | 107 | 106 | 18 | 30 | W 2 | |||
| 49 | Sun, Jan 21, 1973 | Dallas Chaparrals | L | 98 | 105 | 18 | 31 | L 1 | |||
| 50 | Tue, Jan 23, 1973 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 103 | 110 | 18 | 32 | L 2 | ||
| 51 | Fri, Jan 26, 1973 | @ | Dallas Chaparrals | W | 112 | 95 | 19 | 32 | W 1 | ||
| 52 | Sun, Jan 28, 1973 | @ | Denver Rockets | L | 77 | 106 | 19 | 33 | L 1 | ||
| 53 | Tue, Jan 30, 1973 | @ | Memphis Tams | W | 114 | 107 | 20 | 33 | W 1 | ||
| 54 | Wed, Jan 31, 1973 | Virginia Squires | L | 94 | 100 | 20 | 34 | L 1 | |||
| 55 | Fri, Feb 2, 1973 | Dallas Chaparrals | W | 106 | 93 | 21 | 34 | W 1 | |||
| 56 | Sun, Feb 4, 1973 | San Diego Conquistadors | W | 104 | 102 | 22 | 34 | W 2 | |||
| 57 | Thu, Feb 8, 1973 | @ | Virginia Squires | L | 108 | 123 | 22 | 35 | L 1 | at Norfolk, VA | |
| 58 | Fri, Feb 9, 1973 | Indiana Pacers | L | 98 | 115 | 22 | 36 | L 2 | |||
| 59 | Sun, Feb 11, 1973 | Memphis Tams | L | 97 | 119 | 22 | 37 | L 3 | |||
| 60 | Tue, Feb 13, 1973 | @ | Memphis Tams | L | 93 | 95 | 22 | 38 | L 4 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Wed, Feb 14, 1973 | @ | Utah Stars | L | 90 | 117 | 22 | 39 | L 5 | ||
| 62 | Fri, Feb 16, 1973 | @ | Carolina Cougars | W | 112 | 104 | 23 | 39 | W 1 | at Greensboro, NC | |
| 63 | Sun, Feb 18, 1973 | @ | Kentucky Colonels | L | 85 | 94 | 23 | 40 | L 1 | ||
| 64 | Mon, Feb 19, 1973 | Dallas Chaparrals | W | 128 | 99 | 24 | 40 | W 1 | |||
| 65 | Tue, Feb 20, 1973 | @ | Carolina Cougars | L | 106 | 123 | 24 | 41 | L 1 | at Greensboro, NC | |
| 66 | Fri, Feb 23, 1973 | Carolina Cougars | L | 93 | 107 | 24 | 42 | L 2 | |||
| 67 | Sat, Feb 24, 1973 | @ | Memphis Tams | L | 98 | 107 | 24 | 43 | L 3 | ||
| 68 | Sun, Feb 25, 1973 | Indiana Pacers | W | 118 | 97 | 25 | 43 | W 1 | |||
| 69 | Mon, Feb 26, 1973 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 107 | 112 | 25 | 44 | L 1 | at Fort Wayne, IN | |
| 70 | Wed, Feb 28, 1973 | Memphis Tams | W | 115 | 108 | 26 | 44 | W 1 | |||
| 71 | Fri, Mar 2, 1973 | @ | Kentucky Colonels | W | 109 | 107 | 27 | 44 | W 2 | ||
| 72 | Sun, Mar 4, 1973 | Carolina Cougars | L | 111 | 123 | 27 | 45 | L 1 | |||
| 73 | Wed, Mar 7, 1973 | Kentucky Colonels | W | 91 | 89 | 28 | 45 | W 1 | |||
| 74 | Thu, Mar 8, 1973 | @ | Virginia Squires | L | 118 | 130 | 28 | 46 | L 1 | at Richmond, VA | |
| 75 | Fri, Mar 9, 1973 | Denver Rockets | L | 105 | 120 | 28 | 47 | L 2 | |||
| 76 | Sun, Mar 11, 1973 | Memphis Tams | W | 120 | 113 | 29 | 47 | W 1 | |||
| 77 | Wed, Mar 14, 1973 | San Diego Conquistadors | L | 98 | 108 | 29 | 48 | L 1 | |||
| 78 | Fri, Mar 16, 1973 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 89 | 98 | 29 | 49 | L 2 | ||
| 79 | Sun, Mar 18, 1973 | @ | San Diego Conquistadors | L | 106 | 127 | 29 | 50 | L 3 | ||
| 80 | Wed, Mar 21, 1973 | Denver Rockets | L | 101 | 116 | 29 | 51 | L 4 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Fri, Mar 23, 1973 | Kentucky Colonels | L | 91 | 115 | 29 | 52 | L 5 | |||
| 82 | Sat, Mar 24, 1973 | @ | Kentucky Colonels | L | 96 | 126 | 29 | 53 | L 6 | ||
| 83 | Sun, Mar 25, 1973 | Indiana Pacers | W | OT | 118 | 115 | 30 | 53 | W 1 | ||
| 84 | Wed, Mar 28, 1973 | @ | Virginia Squires | L | 106 | 121 | 30 | 54 | L 1 | at Norfolk, VA |
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Mar 30, 1973 | @ | Carolina Cougars | L | 96 | 104 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Sat, Mar 31, 1973 | @ | Carolina Cougars | W | OT | 114 | 111 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 3 | Tue, Apr 3, 1973 | Carolina Cougars | L | 91 | 101 | 1 | 2 | L 1 | |||
| 4 | Thu, Apr 5, 1973 | Carolina Cougars | L | 108 | 112 | 1 | 3 | L 2 | |||
| 5 | Fri, Apr 6, 1973 | @ | Carolina Cougars | L | 113 | 136 | 1 | 4 | L 3 |