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1972–73 Los Angeles Lakers Season
The 1972–73 NBA season was the Lakers' 25th season in the National Basketball Association, NBA and 13th season in Los Angeles. During the previous season (1971–1972), the Lakers had posted the List of National Basketball Association longest winning streaks, longest winning streak in NBA history with 33 straight victories. In the 1972 NBA Finals, the Lakers had defeated 1971-72 New York Knicks season, New York Knicks in five games to win their sixth NBA Championship. However, even though the Lakers managed to make to the 1973 NBA Finals, 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 ...
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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. Sharman was the first North American sports figure to win a championship as a player, coach, and executive. He was a 15-time NBA champion (having won four titles as a player with the Celtics, one as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, and ten as a Lakers executive), and a 17-time 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 do ...
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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 center 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 in seven games. 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 ...
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1972–73 Seattle SuperSonics Season
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday 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 on an artificial canal between the Tigris ...
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1972–73 Portland Trail Blazers Season
The 1972–73 Portland Trail Blazers 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. Bob McAdoo was the consensus number one pick but the two sides could not agree on a contract prior to the draft. Rather than risking losing McAdoo to the American Basketball Association (ABA) and getting nothing for the number one pick, the Blazers opted to select LaRue Martin. 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 divi ...
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1972–73 Phoenix Suns Season
The 1972–73 Phoenix Suns season was the fifth for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association, as well as the first season with Al McCoy taking on broadcasting duties for the team. 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. Cen ...
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1972–73 Philadelphia 76ers Season
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday 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 on an artificial canal between the Tigris ...
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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 , -style="background:#bbffbb;" , 1 , , October 13, 1972 , , @ Phoenix W 117–105, , , , Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum , 1–0 , -style="background:#bbffbb;" , 2 , , October 14, 1972 , , @ Golden State W 117–105, , , , Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena , 2–0 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , , October 17, 1972 , , @ Portland L 108–117, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 2–1 , -style="background:#bbffbb;" , 4 , , October 20, 1972 , , Detroit W 109–89, , , , Milwaukee Arena , 3–1 , -style="background:#bbffbb;" , 5 , , October 21, 1972 , , @ Buffalo W 91–63, , , , Buffalo Memorial Auditorium , 4–1 , -style="background:#bbffbb;" , 6 , , October 22, 1972 , , @ Cle ...
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1972–73 Kansas City-Omaha Kings Season
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday 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 on an artificial canal between the Tigris a ...
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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 (21) , Clyde Lee (17) , Jeff Mullins (4) , Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena8,493 , 1–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , April 7 , Milwaukee W 102–97, Rick Barry (38) , Clyde Lee (21) , Jeff ...
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1972–73 Detroit Pistons Season
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday 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 on an artificial canal between the Tigris a ...
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