Franchise Index: Previous Season
25-59, Finished 6th in ABA Eastern Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jack McMahon (4-6), Mark Binstein (21-53)
PTS/G: 119.2 (1st of 11) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 126.4 (11th of 11)
SRS: -6.54 (11th of 11)
Expected W-L: 26-58 (11th of 11)
Arena: Pittsburgh Civic Arena ▪ Attendance: NA
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Oct 15, 1971 | @ | New York Nets | L | 107 | 115 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Sat, Oct 16, 1971 | Denver Rockets | W | 2OT | 140 | 136 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Tue, Oct 19, 1971 | New York Nets | L | 120 | 125 | 1 | 2 | L 1 | |||
| 4 | Fri, Oct 22, 1971 | The Floridians | W | OT | 124 | 123 | 2 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Sun, Oct 24, 1971 | Utah Stars | L | 116 | 119 | 2 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 6 | Tue, Oct 26, 1971 | Virginia Squires | L | 136 | 149 | 2 | 4 | L 2 | |||
| 7 | Wed, Oct 27, 1971 | @ | Carolina Cougars | W | 131 | 121 | 3 | 4 | W 1 | at Charlotte, NC | |
| 8 | Fri, Oct 29, 1971 | Kentucky Colonels | W | 112 | 102 | 4 | 4 | W 2 | |||
| 9 | Sun, Oct 31, 1971 | Virginia Squires | L | 124 | 134 | 4 | 5 | L 1 | |||
| 10 | Tue, Nov 2, 1971 | @ | Denver Rockets | L | 114 | 133 | 4 | 6 | L 2 | ||
| 11 | Thu, Nov 4, 1971 | @ | Utah Stars | W | 135 | 129 | 5 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 12 | Fri, Nov 5, 1971 | @ | Dallas Chaparrals | W | 98 | 96 | 6 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 13 | Sat, Nov 6, 1971 | @ | The Floridians | L | 121 | 136 | 6 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| 14 | Tue, Nov 9, 1971 | Indiana Pacers | W | 133 | 123 | 7 | 7 | W 1 | |||
| 15 | Wed, Nov 10, 1971 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 125 | 154 | 7 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 16 | Thu, Nov 11, 1971 | Carolina Cougars | L | 109 | 127 | 7 | 9 | L 2 | |||
| 17 | Sun, Nov 14, 1971 | New York Nets | L | 125 | 130 | 7 | 10 | L 3 | |||
| 18 | Wed, Nov 17, 1971 | @ | New York Nets | W | 122 | 121 | 8 | 10 | W 1 | ||
| 19 | Fri, Nov 19, 1971 | Indiana Pacers | W | 124 | 123 | 9 | 10 | W 2 | |||
| 20 | Sat, Nov 20, 1971 | @ | Memphis Pros | W | 113 | 103 | 10 | 10 | W 3 | at Jackson, TN | |
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Tue, Nov 23, 1971 | Utah Stars | L | 112 | 114 | 10 | 11 | L 1 | |||
| 22 | Wed, Nov 24, 1971 | @ | Memphis Pros | L | 110 | 126 | 10 | 12 | L 2 | ||
| 23 | Thu, Nov 25, 1971 | Virginia Squires | L | 118 | 131 | 10 | 13 | L 3 | |||
| 24 | Sat, Nov 27, 1971 | The Floridians | W | 110 | 106 | 11 | 13 | W 1 | |||
| 25 | Tue, Nov 30, 1971 | Virginia Squires | L | 129 | 134 | 11 | 14 | L 1 | |||
| 26 | Wed, Dec 1, 1971 | @ | Carolina Cougars | L | 117 | 118 | 11 | 15 | L 2 | at Charlotte, NC | |
| 27 | Sun, Dec 5, 1971 | Denver Rockets | L | 114 | 118 | 11 | 16 | L 3 | |||
| 28 | Tue, Dec 7, 1971 | Carolina Cougars | W | 122 | 102 | 12 | 16 | W 1 | |||
| 29 | Thu, Dec 9, 1971 | Dallas Chaparrals | W | 124 | 113 | 13 | 16 | W 2 | |||
| 30 | Fri, Dec 10, 1971 | @ | Carolina Cougars | W | 144 | 138 | 14 | 16 | W 3 | at Greensboro, NC | |
| 31 | Sun, Dec 12, 1971 | The Floridians | W | 98 | 95 | 15 | 16 | W 4 | |||
| 32 | Tue, Dec 14, 1971 | Memphis Pros | W | 130 | 128 | 16 | 16 | W 5 | |||
| 33 | Thu, Dec 16, 1971 | @ | The Floridians | L | 103 | 129 | 16 | 17 | L 1 | ||
| 34 | Fri, Dec 17, 1971 | Carolina Cougars | L | OT | 143 | 146 | 16 | 18 | L 2 | ||
| 35 | Sat, Dec 18, 1971 | @ | Virginia Squires | L | 124 | 134 | 16 | 19 | L 3 | at Norfolk, VA | |
| 36 | Sun, Dec 19, 1971 | Dallas Chaparrals | L | 121 | 137 | 16 | 20 | L 4 | |||
| 37 | Tue, Dec 21, 1971 | Kentucky Colonels | L | 111 | 113 | 16 | 21 | L 5 | |||
| 38 | Thu, Dec 23, 1971 | @ | New York Nets | W | OT | 124 | 123 | 17 | 21 | W 1 | at New York, NY |
| 39 | Sat, Dec 25, 1971 | @ | Virginia Squires | L | 126 | 133 | 17 | 22 | L 1 | at Hampton, VA | |
| 40 | Mon, Dec 27, 1971 | @ | Dallas Chaparrals | L | 92 | 97 | 17 | 23 | L 2 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Tue, Dec 28, 1971 | @ | Denver Rockets | L | 105 | 114 | 17 | 24 | L 3 | ||
| 42 | Wed, Dec 29, 1971 | @ | New York Nets | L | 102 | 105 | 17 | 25 | L 4 | ||
| 43 | Tue, Jan 4, 1972 | Carolina Cougars | L | 116 | 130 | 17 | 26 | L 5 | |||
| 44 | Thu, Jan 6, 1972 | @ | Virginia Squires | L | 130 | 137 | 17 | 27 | L 6 | at Norfolk, VA | |
| 45 | Fri, Jan 7, 1972 | Kentucky Colonels | L | 102 | 120 | 17 | 28 | L 7 | |||
| 46 | Sat, Jan 8, 1972 | @ | Virginia Squires | W | 103 | 92 | 18 | 28 | W 1 | at Roanoke, VA | |
| 47 | Thu, Jan 13, 1972 | Denver Rockets | W | 118 | 116 | 19 | 28 | W 2 | |||
| 48 | Sat, Jan 15, 1972 | @ | Kentucky Colonels | L | 115 | 123 | 19 | 29 | L 1 | ||
| 49 | Tue, Jan 18, 1972 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 116 | 130 | 19 | 30 | L 2 | ||
| 50 | Thu, Jan 20, 1972 | @ | The Floridians | L | 120 | 138 | 19 | 31 | L 3 | at Tampa, FL | |
| 51 | Fri, Jan 21, 1972 | @ | Carolina Cougars | L | 98 | 122 | 19 | 32 | L 4 | at Greensboro, NC | |
| 52 | Tue, Jan 25, 1972 | New York Nets | W | OT | 123 | 116 | 20 | 32 | W 1 | ||
| 53 | Fri, Feb 4, 1972 | @ | Kentucky Colonels | L | 111 | 131 | 20 | 33 | L 1 | ||
| 54 | Sat, Feb 5, 1972 | @ | Carolina Cougars | W | 136 | 129 | 21 | 33 | W 1 | at Greensboro, NC | |
| 55 | Sun, Feb 6, 1972 | @ | The Floridians | L | 117 | 144 | 21 | 34 | L 1 | at Miami, FL | |
| 56 | Wed, Feb 9, 1972 | Utah Stars | L | 131 | 154 | 21 | 35 | L 2 | at Uniontown, PA | ||
| 57 | Thu, Feb 10, 1972 | @ | Virginia Squires | L | 111 | 131 | 21 | 36 | L 3 | at Richmond, VA | |
| 58 | Fri, Feb 11, 1972 | @ | New York Nets | L | 121 | 129 | 21 | 37 | L 4 | at Uniondale, NY | |
| 59 | Tue, Feb 15, 1972 | @ | Carolina Cougars | L | 113 | 126 | 21 | 38 | L 5 | at Fort Bragg, NC | |
| 60 | Wed, Feb 16, 1972 | @ | Kentucky Colonels | L | 105 | 129 | 21 | 39 | L 6 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Fri, Feb 18, 1972 | Memphis Pros | W | 124 | 116 | 22 | 39 | W 1 | |||
| 62 | Sun, Feb 20, 1972 | @ | Denver Rockets | L | 123 | 146 | 22 | 40 | L 1 | ||
| 63 | Mon, Feb 21, 1972 | @ | Utah Stars | L | 140 | 149 | 22 | 41 | L 2 | ||
| 64 | Tue, Feb 22, 1972 | Dallas Chaparrals | W | 112 | 105 | 23 | 41 | W 1 | |||
| 65 | Fri, Feb 25, 1972 | Memphis Pros | L | 111 | 115 | 23 | 42 | L 1 | |||
| 66 | Sat, Feb 26, 1972 | @ | Carolina Cougars | L | 130 | 146 | 23 | 43 | L 2 | at Charlotte, NC | |
| 67 | Sun, Feb 27, 1972 | New York Nets | L | 123 | 131 | 23 | 44 | L 3 | |||
| 68 | Tue, Feb 29, 1972 | The Floridians | L | 126 | 134 | 23 | 45 | L 4 | |||
| 69 | Fri, Mar 3, 1972 | @ | Memphis Pros | W | 115 | 114 | 24 | 45 | W 1 | ||
| 70 | Sat, Mar 4, 1972 | @ | New York Nets | L | 123 | 133 | 24 | 46 | L 1 | at Uniondale, NY | |
| 71 | Sun, Mar 5, 1972 | @ | Kentucky Colonels | L | 124 | 134 | 24 | 47 | L 2 | ||
| 72 | Tue, Mar 7, 1972 | @ | Dallas Chaparrals | L | 108 | 143 | 24 | 48 | L 3 | ||
| 73 | Wed, Mar 8, 1972 | @ | Utah Stars | L | 113 | 114 | 24 | 49 | L 4 | ||
| 74 | Sat, Mar 11, 1972 | The Floridians | L | 125 | 133 | 24 | 50 | L 5 | |||
| 75 | Sun, Mar 12, 1972 | New York Nets | L | 116 | 125 | 24 | 51 | L 6 | |||
| 76 | Tue, Mar 14, 1972 | Virginia Squires | L | 133 | 156 | 24 | 52 | L 7 | at Connellsville, PA | ||
| 77 | Sat, Mar 18, 1972 | @ | The Floridians | L | 139 | 155 | 24 | 53 | L 8 | ||
| 78 | Tue, Mar 21, 1972 | Indiana Pacers | L | 116 | 139 | 24 | 54 | L 9 | |||
| 79 | Wed, Mar 22, 1972 | @ | Kentucky Colonels | L | 121 | 125 | 24 | 55 | L 10 | ||
| 80 | Thu, Mar 23, 1972 | @ | The Floridians | L | 115 | 126 | 24 | 56 | L 11 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Fri, Mar 24, 1972 | N | Kentucky Colonels | L | 107 | 134 | 24 | 57 | L 12 | at Birmingham, AL | |
| 82 | Sun, Mar 26, 1972 | Virginia Squires | W | 131 | 130 | 25 | 57 | W 1 | |||
| 83 | Tue, Mar 28, 1972 | N | Kentucky Colonels | L | 134 | 136 | 25 | 58 | L 1 | at Tucson, AZ | |
| 84 | Wed, Mar 29, 1972 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 113 | 128 | 25 | 59 | L 2 |