NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1972–73 NBA season was the Bucks' fifth season in the NBA .[1]
Draft picks
Round
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
College
1
6
Russ Lee
G/F
United States
Marshall
1
12
Julius Erving
SF/SG
United States
Massachusetts Amherst
2
29
Chuck Terry
F
United States
California State-Long Beach
3
46
George Adams
F/G
United States
Gardner-Webb
4
63
Art White
United States
Georgetown
5
79
Ron Harris
United States
Wichita State
7
113
Mickey Davis
F/G
United States
Duquesne
8
129
Charles Kirkland
United States
Cheyney (PA)
9
143
Jim Regenold
United States
Ball State
10
156
Jolly Spight
United States
Santa Clara
Roster
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
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season
Season standings
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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
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
1973 playoff game log
Conference Semi-finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
1973 schedule
Player statistics
Season
Playoffs
Transactions
Free agents
Awards and records
References
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