1972–73 Atlanta Hawks season

1972–73 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coachCotton Fitzsimmons
ArenaOmni Coliseum
Results
Record46–36 (.561)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Semifinals
(eliminated 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWTCG
RadioWSB
< 1971–72 1973–74 >

The 1972–73 NBA season was the Hawks' 24th season in the NBA and fifth season in Atlanta.[1] The team moved their home games from the Alexander Memorial Coliseum to The Omni Coliseum. The Hawks registered a 46–36 record during the regular-season, but went 2–4 against the Boston Celtics in postseason.

Offseason

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Draft picks

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Main article: 1972 NBA draft

Roster

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Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 8 Bellamy, Walt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Indiana
C 31 Christian, Bob 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Grambling State
G 3 Gilliam, Herm 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Purdue
G/F 23 Hudson, Lou 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Minnesota
G 44 Maravich, Pete 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) LSU
F/C 30 Trapp, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Long Beach State
F 12 Washington, Jim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Villanova
G/F 33 Wetzel, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Virginia Tech
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

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Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Baltimore Bullets 52 30 .634 – 24–9 21–17 7–4 17–5
x-Atlanta Hawks 46 36 .561 6 28–13 17–23 1–0 10–12
Houston Rockets 33 49 .402 19 14–14 10–28 9–7 9–13
Cleveland Cavaliers 32 50 .390 20 20–21 10–27 2–2 8–14
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT
1 z-Boston Celtics 68 14 .829
2 x-New York Knicks 57 25 .695
3 y-Baltimore Bullets 52 30 .634
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 46 36 .561
5 Houston Rockets 33 49 .402
6 Cleveland Cavaliers 32 50 .390
7 Buffalo Braves 21 61 .256
8 Philadelphia 76ers 9 73 .110

Record vs. opponents

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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

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1972–73 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 10 @ Buffalo 120–109 Pete Maravich (34) 1–0
2 October 13 @ Baltimore 98–115 Pete Maravich (27) 1–1
3 October 15 New York 101–109 Lou Hudson (32) 2–1
4 October 17 Boston 119–115 Lou Hudson (27) 2–2
5 October 20 @ Houston 108–120 Pete Maravich (39) 2–3
6 October 21 @ Kansas City–Omaha 101–108 Herm Gilliam (22) 2–4
7 October 24 @ Portland 118–110 Lou Hudson (27) 3–4
8 October 25 @ Seattle 118–115 Lou Hudson (33) 4–4
9 October 28 @ Golden State 107–122 Lou Hudson (28) 4–5
10 October 31 Houston 106–105 Walt Bellamy (23) 4–6
11 November 3 @ Houston 114–108 Hudson, Maravich (31) 5–6
12 November 4 Philadelphia 120–128 Pete Maravich (44) 6–6
13 November 7 Baltimore 107–109 (OT) Pete Maravich (28) 7–6
14 November 9 @ New York 99–101 Pete Maravich (25) 7–7
15 November 11 Milwaukee 102–111 Lou Hudson (32) 8–7
16 November 14 Golden State 114–105 Lou Hudson (20) 8–8
17 November 18 Phoenix 122–126 Pete Maravich (45) 9–8
18 November 19 @ Cleveland 98–109 Lou Hudson (28) 9–9
19 November 21 @ Detroit 110–113 (OT) Lou Hudson (26) 9–10
20 November 23 Seattle 97–110 Walt Bellamy (33) 10–10
21 November 25 Chicago 100–99 Lou Hudson (25) 10–11
22 November 26 @ Milwaukee 96–108 Pete Maravich (23) 10–12
23 November 29 @ Phoenix 98–109 Lou Hudson (30) 10–13
24 December 1 @ Los Angeles 114–109 (OT) Pete Maravich (31) 11–13
25 December 2 @ Portland 106–103 Lou Hudson (25) 12–13
26 December 5 Portland 121–122 Pete Maravich (31) 13–13
27 December 7 @ Chicago 94–89 (OT) Pete Maravich (39) 14–13
28 December 8 Baltimore 115–134 Pete Maravich (37) 15–13
29 December 10 @ Kansas City–Omaha 115–130 Lou Hudson (43) 15–14
30 December 12 @ New York 93–114 Lou Hudson (27) 15–15
31 December 13 New York 120–121 Pete Maravich (37) 16–15
32 December 16 Cleveland 94–100 Lou Hudson (26) 17–15
33 December 19 Kansas City–Omaha 102–119 Lou Hudson (27) 18–15
34 December 22 @ Buffalo 110–109 Lou Hudson (33) 19–15
35 December 23 Philadelphia 112–124 Pete Maravich (42) 20–15
36 December 26 @ Cleveland 96–115 Lou Hudson (27) 20–16
37 December 27 N Philadelphia 120–121 Lou Hudson (34) 21–16
38 December 28 Baltimore 112–111 Lou Hudson (26) 21–17
39 December 30 Buffalo 110–120 Pete Maravich (31) 22–17
40 January 2 @ Chicago 90–100 Pete Maravich (38) 22–18
41 January 3 @ Milwaukee 97–105 Walt Bellamy (23) 22–19
42 January 5 Boston 126–108 Steve Bracey (25) 22–20
43 January 6 @ Detroit 116–111 Pete Maravich (30) 23–20
44 January 9 Houston 114–120 Bellamy, Maravich (26) 24–20
45 January 11 New York 122–107 Pete Maravich (23) 24–21
46 January 12 @ Boston 109–133 Pete Maravich (26) 24–22
47 January 14 Los Angeles 102–100 Pete Maravich (28) 24–23
48 January 16 Detroit 129–130 (OT) Lou Hudson (33) 25–23
49 January 17 @ Philadelphia 122–105 Pete Maravich (25) 26–23
50 January 18 Buffalo 127–125 Walt Bellamy (32) 26–24
51 January 20 Cleveland 84–96 Herm Gilliam (24) 27–24
52 January 26 @ Buffalo 118–82 Lou Hudson (31) 28–24
53 January 27 Kansas City–Omaha 126–129 Lou Hudson (35) 29–24
54 January 28 @ Houston 108–116 Lou Hudson (37) 29–25
55 January 30 Detroit 126–123 Pete Maravich (35) 29–26
56 February 2 @ Boston 100–99 Pete Maravich (37) 30–26
57 February 3 Buffalo 101–105 Lou Hudson (32) 31–26
58 February 6 Baltimore 106–112 Lou Hudson (36) 32–26
59 February 7 @ Baltimore 108–137 Pete Maravich (24) 32–27
60 February 8 Cleveland 136–132 (OT) Lou Hudson (38) 32–28
61 February 10 Houston 91–103 Lou Hudson (29) 33–28
62 February 11 @ Cleveland 115–107 Lou Hudson (34) 34–28
63 February 16 @ Phoenix 111–104 Pete Maravich (40) 35–28
64 February 18 @ Los Angeles 99–92 Pete Maravich (31) 36–28
65 February 20 @ Golden State 115–118 Lou Hudson (38) 36–29
66 February 23 @ Seattle 120–124 Lou Hudson (39) 36–30
67 February 27 Seattle 130–131 Pete Maravich (38) 37–30
68 March 2 @ Philadelphia 130–107 Lou Hudson (29) 38–30
69 March 3 Houston 125–136 Walt Bellamy (33) 39–30
70 March 4 Philadelphia 130–138 Pete Maravich (38) 40–30
71 March 8 Portland 129–135 Pete Maravich (39) 41–30
72 March 10 Golden State 113–117 Lou Hudson (27) 42–30
73 March 11 @ Houston 118–129 Pete Maravich (35) 42–31
74 March 13 @ Cleveland 107–115 Pete Maravich (31) 42–32
75 March 16 Phoenix 127–135 Lou Hudson (38) 43–32
76 March 18 Milwaukee 105–104 Lou Hudson (28) 43–33
77 March 20 Los Angeles 112–114 Lou Hudson (34) 44–33
78 March 21 @ New York 98–93 Lou Hudson (32) 45–33
79 March 23 @ Boston 108–124 Pete Maravich (29) 45–34
80 March 24 Chicago 111–113 Lou Hudson (32) 46–34
81 March 25 @ Baltimore 105–112 Walt Bellamy (30) 46–35
82 March 27 Boston 117–110 Pete Maravich (30) 46–36

Playoffs

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1973 playoff game log
Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 1 @ Boston L 109–134 Lou Hudson (28) Jim Washington (14) Hudson, Maravich (5) Boston Garden
11,907 		0–1
2 April 4 Boston L 113–126 Pete Maravich (34) Walt Bellamy (11) Pete Maravich (10) Omni Coliseum
11,588 		0–2
3 April 6 @ Boston W 118–105 Lou Hudson (37) Walt Bellamy (12) Pete Maravich (11) Boston Garden
15,320 		1–2
4 April 8 Boston W 97–94 Pete Maravich (37) Jim Washington (15) Herm Gilliam (7) Omni Coliseum
11,675 		2–2
5 April 11 @ Boston L 101–108 Pete Maravich (34) Walt Bellamy (16) Herm Gilliam (6) Boston Garden
12,525 		2–3
6 April 13 Boston L 103–121 Lou Hudson (35) Washington, Bellamy (13) Bellamy, Gilliam (5) Omni Coliseum
16,181 		2–4
1973 schedule

Awards and records

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References

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  1. ^ 1972–73 Atlanta Hawks
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