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1972–73 Los Angeles Lakers Season
The 1972–73 NBA season was the Lakers' 25th season in the NBA and 13th season in Los Angeles. During the previous season (1971-1972), the Lakers had posted the longest winning streak in NBA history with 33 straight victories. In the 1972 NBA Finals, the Lakers had defeated New York Knicks in five games to win their sixth NBA Championship. However, even though the Lakers managed to make to the NBA Finals for a second consecutive time, they proved unable to repeat as champions. The Knicks defeated them in five games. Following the season, Wilt Chamberlain retired. Offseason Draft picks Roster Regular season The defending champion Lakers returned intact, albeit another year older. They staged another season long battle for best record in the Western Conference with the Milwaukee Bucks. Both teams ended up with 60–22 records and they split their regular season matchups, winning three games apiece. At the time, the NBA had no tiebreaking formula beyond h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Sharman
William Walton Sharman (May 25, 1926 – October 25, 2013) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He is mostly known for his time with the Boston Celtics in the 1950s, partnering with Bob Cousy in what was then considered the greatest backcourt duo of all time. As a coach, Sharman won titles in the ABL, ABA, and NBA, and is credited with introducing the now ubiquitous morning shootaround. He was the first North American sports figure to win a championship as a player, coach, and executive. He was a 10-time NBA champion (having won four titles as a player with the Celtics, one as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, and five as a Lakers executive), and a 12-time World Champion in basketball overall counting his ABL and ABA titles. Sharman is also a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, having been inducted in 1976 as a player, and in 2004 as a coach. Only John Wooden, Lenny Wilkens, Tommy Heinsohn and Bill Russell share this dou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972–73 Boston Celtics Season
The 1972–73 Boston Celtics season was their 27th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics finished the season with the best record in the league, and currently in franchise history, at 68–14. Third-year forward Dave Cowens won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award ahead of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Tiny Archibald. They also won the Atlantic Division for the second consecutive season. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Celtics lost to the eventual NBA champion New York Knicks. Draft picks Roster Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log Playoffs , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , April 1 , Atlanta W 134–109, John Havlicek (54) , Dave Cowens (17) , Art Williams (12) , Boston Garden11,907 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , April 4 , @ Atlanta W 126–113, John Havlicek (29) , Dave Cowens (25) , Jo Jo White (11) , Omni Coliseum11,588 , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972–73 Seattle SuperSonics Season
The 1972–73 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 6th season of the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team finished the regular season in 6th place in the Western Conference with a 26–56 record, 21 wins behind the one obtained in their previous season. Head coach Tom Nissalke was fired by the team in January after a 13–32 start and was replaced by his assistant Bucky Buckwalter. Offseason The offseason trade that sent player-coach Lenny Wilkens to the Cleveland Cavaliers was received with shock from fans and the player himself. The trade also sent Barry Clemens to the Cavaliers and brought All-Star Butch Beard to the Sonics. The signing of free agent John Brisker cost the SuperSonics a $10,000 fine and the resignation of their 1973 first round draft pick to the Philadelphia 76ers for violation of league rules that prohibited the team to approach Brisker without contacting the Sixers, who selected him in a supplemental draft in 1969 and held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972–73 Portland Trail Blazers Season
The 1972–73 season was the third season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After finishing the previous season at 18–64, the Blazers earned the first overall selection in the 1972 NBA draft, and infamously picked LaRue Martin over future Hall-of-Famer Bob McAdoo. LaRue would average seven points per game over a four-season NBA career. The Blazers finished at 21–61, a marginal three-game improvement from the previous season. Draft picks Note: This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as any other picks by the franchise who played at least one NBA game. Roster Regular season Season standings :z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Game log Player statistics Awards and honors * Sidney Wicks, NBA All-Star * Lloyd Neal, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team Transactions * July 31, 1972 – Traded a seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972–73 Phoenix Suns Season
The 1972–73 Phoenix Suns season was the fifth for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. The season began under head coach Butch Van Breda Kolff for the first seven games, before Jerry Colangelo finished coaching duties for the team. All home games were played at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Charlie Scott had played in six games for the Suns one season ago, after a late-season switch to the NBA from the ABA, and his first full season with the Suns was arguably his best. Scott was named to his first NBA All-Star Team, joining teammate Connie Hawkins, who was selected to his fourth and final All-Star Game of his NBA career. In addition to Scott leading the Suns with his 6.1 assist per game average, his 2,048-season-point total was fifth in the league (and the only 2,000+-point season of his career). His average of 25.3 points per contest was sixth-best in the NBA. Center Neal Walk averaged career-bests in both points and rebounds, averaging 20.2 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972–73 Philadelphia 76ers Season
The 1972–73 Philadelphia 76ers season was their 24th season in the NBA and tenth in Philadelphia. Coming off a 30–52 record in the previous season, the 76ers lost their first 15 games of the season and a few months later, went on a then-record 20 game losing streak in a single season. Their record following the 20 game losing streak was 4–58, and the team at that point had just lost 34 of 35 games. The 76ers finished the season with a 9–73 record, earning the nickname from the skeptical Philadelphia media of the "Nine and 73-ers." The 76ers finished an NBA-record 59 games behind the Atlantic Division champion Boston Celtics. These 9 wins by this 1972–73 squad is the 4th fewest in NBA history (to the 6 games won by the Providence Steamrollers in the 48-game 1947–48 season, the 7 games won by the Charlotte Bobcats in the lockout-shortened 66-game 2011–12 season and the 8 games won by the Vancouver Grizzlies in the lockout-shortened 50-game 1998–99 season. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972–73 New York Knicks Season
The 1972–73 New York Knicks season was the 27th season of NBA basketball in New York City. The Knicks captured their second NBA title as they defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals, four games to one, which was exactly the same count the Knicks lost to the Lakers a year earlier. To date this is the last Knicks' championship. This is also the Knicks' last season with a Finals appearance until 1993–94, 21 years later. Besides being the last Knicks team to win a championship, the team is also remembered for the deep roster of future Hall of Fame players, which included Dave DeBusschere, Walt "Clyde" Frazier, Jerry Lucas, Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, Willis Reed, Future U.S. Senator Bill Bradley, and future Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson. Draft picks ''Note:'' This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first and second rounds, and any other players picked by the franchise that played at least one game in the league. Roster Pre season Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972–73 Milwaukee Bucks Season
The 1972–73 NBA season was the Bucks' fifth season in the NBA. Draft picks Roster Regular season Season standings :z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Game log Playoffs , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , March 30 , Golden State W 110–90, Abdul-Jabbar, Robertson (22) , Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24) , Oscar Robertson (12) , Milwaukee Arena10,746 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , April 1 , Golden State L 92–95, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) , Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15) , five players tied (3) , Milwaukee Arena10,379 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , April 5 , @ Golden State W 113–93, Oscar Robertson (34) , Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (18) , Oscar Robertson (8) , Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena8,493 , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 4 , April 7 , @ Golden State L 97–102, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972–73 Kansas City-Omaha Kings Season
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972–73 Houston Rockets Season
The 1972-73 NBA season was the Rockets' 6th season in the NBA and 2nd season in the city of Houston. Offseason Draft picks Roster Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:1972-73 Houston Rockets Season Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ... Houston Rockets seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972–73 Golden State Warriors Season
The 1972–73 NBA season was the Warriors' 27th season in the NBA and 11th in the San Francisco Bay Area. Offseason Draft picks Roster Regular season Season standings :z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Game log Playoffs , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , March 30 , @ Milwaukee L 90–110, Rick Barry (22) , Clyde Lee (10) , Jim Barnett (6) , Milwaukee Arena10,746 , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , April 1 , @ Milwaukee W 95–92, Cazzie Russell (25) , Clyde Lee (17) , Walt Hazzard (7) , Milwaukee Arena10,379 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , April 5 , Milwaukee L 93–113, Jeff Mullins (basketball), Jeff Mullins (21) , Clyde Lee (17) , Jeff Mullins (basketball), Jeff Mullins (4) , Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena8,493 , 1–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , April 7 , Milwaukee W 102–97, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972–73 Detroit Pistons Season
The 1972–73 NBA season was the Detroit Pistons' 25th season in the NBA and 16th season in the city of Detroit. The team played at Cobo Arena in downtown Detroit. The Pistons finished with a 40-42 (.488) record, 3rd place in the Midwest Division. The team was led guard Dave Bing (22.4 ppg, 7.8 apg, NBA All-Star), center Bob Lanier (23.8 ppg, 14.9 rpg, NBA All-Star) and forward Curtis Rowe (16.1 ppg). Coach Earl Lloyd was fired after 7 games, replaced by former Pistons player Ray Scott, who led the team to a 38-37 record under his direction. Lanier credited Scott with an improved culture, stating, “He took over and we started playing collectively as a unit. We had a good feeling, and we related well with one another.” Draft picks Roster Regular season Season standings :z, y – division champions :x – clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Game log References {{DEFAULTSORT:1972-73 Detroit Pistons Season Detroit Detroit Pistons s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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