NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1972–73 NBA season was the Bucks' fifth season in the NBA.[1]
Players | Coaches |
Pos. | No. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB | From | C | 33 | Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 1947–04–16 | UCLA | G | 42 | Allen, Lucius | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1947–09–26 | UCLA | C | 34 | Cunningham, Dick | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | 1946–07–11 | Murray State | F | 10 | Dandridge, Bob | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1947–11–15 | Norfolk State | G | 20 | Davis, Mickey | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1950–06–16 | Duquesne | F | 7 | Driscoll, Terry | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1947–08–28 | Boston College | F | 21 | Lee, Russ | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1950–01–27 | Marshall | G | 14 | McGlocklin, Jon | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1943–06–10 | Indiana | F | 18 | Perry, Curtis | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1948–09–13 | Missouri State | G | 1 | Robertson, Oscar | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1938–11–24 | Cincinnati | C | 54 | Schlueter, Dale | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 1945–11–12 | Colorado State | F | 31 | Terry, Chuck | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1950–09–27 | Long Beach State | | - Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
Injured
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- z – clinched division title
- y – clinched division title
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
[edit] 1972–73 NBA Records |
Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | KCO | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA |
Atlanta | – | 3–4 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 |
Baltimore | 4–3 | – | 1–5 | 5–1 | 0–4 | 8–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 |
Boston | 5–1 | 5–1 | – | 7–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 7–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 |
Buffalo | 1–5 | 1–5 | 0–7 | – | 2–2 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–6 | 7–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
Chicago | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | – | 3–1 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 |
Cleveland | 4–3 | 0–8 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 1–3 | – | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 6–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 |
Detroit | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | – | 2–4 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 2–4 |
Golden State | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | – | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 4–3 |
Houston | 4–4 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 0–4 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 1–3 | – | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
Kansas City-Omaha | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–0 | – | 1–5 | 1–6 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 |
Los Angeles | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 5–1 | – | 3–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 6–0 | 6–0 |
Milwaukee | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 3–3 | – | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 |
New York | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 6–1 | 1–3 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | – | 6–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 |
Philadelphia | 0–6 | 1–5 | 0–7 | 1–7 | 0–4 | 0–6 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–6 | – | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
Phoenix | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 4–0 | – | 5–2 | 4–2 |
Portland | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–5 | – | 3–4 |
Seattle | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 4–3 | — |
1972–73 game log |
# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
1 | October 13 | @ Phoenix | 117–105 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (41) | 1–0 |
2 | October 14 | @ Golden State | 81–77 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) | 2–0 |
3 | October 17 | @ Portland | 108–111 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (49) | 2–1 |
4 | October 20 | Detroit | 86–109 | Bob Dandridge (27) | 3–1 |
5 | October 21 | @ Buffalo | 91–63 | Oscar Robertson (27) | 4–1 |
6 | October 22 | @ Cleveland | 104–84 | Bob Dandridge (27) | 5–1 |
7 | October 25 | Buffalo | 92–109 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) | 6–1 |
8 | October 26 | @ Kansas City–Omaha | 114–107 | Bob Dandridge (33) | 7–1 |
9 | October 28 | @ Philadelphia | 96–92 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23) | 8–1 |
10 | November 4 | Phoenix | 105–104 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22) | 8–2 |
11 | November 5 | Philadelphia | 113–131 | Bob Dandridge (26) | 9–2 |
12 | November 8 | Seattle | 103–116 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) | 10–2 |
13 | November 10 | Baltimore | 82–120 | Lucius Allen (24) | 11–2 |
14 | November 11 | @ Atlanta | 102–111 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35) | 11–3 |
15 | November 14 | Los Angeles | 95–92 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (37) | 11–4 |
16 | November 17 | @ Boston | 95–88 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) | 12–4 |
17 | November 18 | @ New York | 86–87 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) | 12–5 |
18 | November 21 | Boston | 116–102 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) | 12–6 |
19 | November 24 | Kansas City–Omaha | 106–115 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) | 13–6 |
20 | November 25 | @ Baltimore | 101–91 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) | 14–6 |
21 | November 26 | Atlanta | 96–108 | Bob Dandridge (29) | 15–6 |
22 | November 29 | Chicago | 97–105 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) | 16–6 |
23 | December 1 | New York | 74–100 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (40) | 17–6 |
24 | December 3 | @ Phoenix | 119–101 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) | 18–6 |
25 | December 5 | @ Los Angeles | 94–116 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) | 18–7 |
26 | December 6 | @ Seattle | 91–95 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38) | 18–8 |
27 | December 8 | Golden State | 91–124 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19) | 19–8 |
28 | December 9 | Detroit | 107–103 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) | 19–9 |
29 | December 12 | @ Portland | 115–94 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35) | 20–9 |
30 | December 13 | @ Seattle | 104–103 (OT) | Dandridge, Robertson (25) | 21–9 |
31 | December 15 | Cleveland | 82–98 | Bob Dandridge (18) | 22–9 |
32 | December 19 | Seattle | 77–121 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) | 23–9 |
33 | December 20 | Portland | 104–123 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (44) | 24–9 |
34 | December 23 | Boston | 98–104 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) | 25–9 |
35 | December 25 | @ Kansas City–Omaha | 104–99 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) | 26–9 |
36 | December 26 | @ Detroit | 105–112 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (43) | 26–10 |
37 | December 28 | Detroit | 91–115 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (44) | 27–10 |
38 | December 29 | @ Houston | 114–101 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (39) | 28–10 |
39 | December 30 | @ Chicago | 92–99 | Lucius Allen (26) | 28–11 |
40 | January 1 | Baltimore | 88–87 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) | 28–12 |
41 | January 2 | @ New York | 92–102 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38) | 28–13 |
42 | January 3 | Atlanta | 97–105 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) | 29–13 |
43 | January 6 | Buffalo | 96–110 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (37) | 30–13 |
44 | January 7 | Los Angeles | 92–99 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (37) | 31–13 |
45 | January 12 | Kansas City–Omaha | 98–117 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38) | 32–13 |
46 | January 14 | Chicago | 95–100 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35) | 33–13 |
47 | January 16 | Philadelphia | 92–108 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) | 34–13 |
48 | January 19 | Portland | 105–108 | Bob Dandridge (31) | 35–13 |
49 | January 21 | Golden State | 108–124 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) | 36–13 |
50 | January 25 | N Houston | 125–129 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (48) | 36–14 |
51 | January 26 | @ Detroit | 117–105 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35) | 37–14 |
52 | January 30 | @ Cleveland | 98–112 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) | 37–15 |
53 | February 2 | @ Buffalo | 114–108 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38) | 38–15 |
54 | February 4 | @ Chicago | 99–121 | Lucius Allen (28) | 38–16 |
55 | February 6 | Phoenix | 111–126 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35) | 39–16 |
56 | February 7 | @ Kansas City–Omaha | 98–105 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) | 39–17 |
57 | February 9 | Los Angeles | 88–109 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) | 40–17 |
58 | February 10 | Golden State | 108–135 | Bob Dandridge (36) | 41–17 |
59 | February 11 | @ Boston | 96–120 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) | 41–18 |
60 | February 13 | @ Detroit | 110–96 | Abdul-Jabbar, Dandridge (28) | 42–18 |
61 | February 14 | @ Philadelphia | 104–106 | Bob Dandridge (38) | 42–19 |
62 | February 16 | Houston | 103–105 | Oscar Robertson (31) | 43–19 |
63 | February 17 | Kansas City–Omaha | 104–111 | Lucius Allen (25) | 44–19 |
64 | February 18 | N Baltimore | 93–96 | Bob Dandridge (20) | 44–20 |
65 | February 20 | N Cleveland | 118–100 | Abdul-Jabbar, Robertson (28) | 45–20 |
66 | February 22 | @ Kansas City–Omaha | 116–113 (OT) | Lucius Allen (32) | 46–20 |
67 | February 24 | @ Golden State | 93–102 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) | 46–21 |
68 | February 25 | @ Los Angeles | 82–91 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21) | 46–22 |
69 | February 28 | Seattle | 110–124 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) | 47–22 |
70 | March 1 | New York | 100–114 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (36) | 48–22 |
71 | March 4 | @ Houston | 116–101 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) | 49–22 |
72 | March 6 | Chicago | 88–96 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) | 50–22 |
73 | March 9 | Portland | 96–116 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) | 51–22 |
74 | March 12 | Phoenix | 95–126 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34) | 52–22 |
75 | March 16 | @ Chicago | 99–91 (OT) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24) | 53–22 |
76 | March 18 | @ Atlanta | 105–104 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22) | 54–22 |
77 | March 19 | N Detroit | 118–99 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) | 55–22 |
78 | March 21 | @ Seattle | 119–96 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (36) | 56–22 |
79 | March 22 | @ Golden State | 108–98 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) | 57–22 |
80 | March 25 | @ Phoenix | 114–112 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (36) | 58–22 |
81 | March 26 | @ Portland | 118–99 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) | 59–22 |
82 | March 27 | @ Los Angeles | 85–84 | Oscar Robertson (25) | 60–22 |
1973 playoff game log |
Conference Semi-finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2) |
1973 schedule |
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