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NBA professional basketball team season
The 1972–73 NBA season was the Bucks' fifth season in the NBA.[1]
Draft picks[edit]
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
|
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
- 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 |
—
|
Game log[edit]
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
|
Playoffs[edit]
1973 playoff game log
|
Conference Semi-finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
|
1973 schedule
|
Player statistics[edit]
Playoffs[edit]
Transactions[edit]
Free agents[edit]
Awards and records[edit]
References[edit]
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