NBA professional basketball team season
The 1972-73 NBA season was the Rockets' 6th season in the NBA and 2nd season in the city of Houston.[1]
Players | Coaches |
| - Head coach
- Legend
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
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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 | — |
1972–73 Game log |
# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
1 | October 13 | @ Cleveland | 109–108 | Rudy Tomjanovich (21) | 1–0 |
2 | October 14 | @ Buffalo | 121–113 | Mike Newlin (25) | 2–0 |
3 | October 17 | @ New York | 95–103 | Marin, Walker (21) | 2–1 |
4 | October 20 | Atlanta | 108–120 | Jimmy Walker (29) | 3–1 |
5 | October 21 | Chicago | 130–97 | Calvin Murphy (18) | 3–2 |
6 | October 25 | N Los Angeles | 112–107 | Don Smith[a] (23) | 3–3 |
7 | October 27 | Detroit | 118–130 | Jimmy Walker (30) | 4–3 |
8 | October 31 | @ Atlanta | 106–105 | Jack Marin (26) | 5–3 |
9 | November 1 | @ Philadelphia | 108–104 | Rudy Tomjanovich (23) | 6–3 |
10 | November 3 | Atlanta | 114–108 | Cliff Meely (21) | 6–4 |
11 | November 4 | N Detroit | 118–108 | Otto Moore (30) | 7–4 |
12 | November 7 | @ Los Angeles | 109–122 | Mike Newlin (30) | 7–5 |
13 | November 10 | @ Phoenix | 109–115 | Jimmy Walker (24) | 7–6 |
14 | November 11 | N Philadelphia | 114–112 | Jack Marin (30) | 7–7 |
15 | November 14 | @ Baltimore | 103–104 | Jack Marin (31) | 7–8 |
16 | November 16 | @ New York | 100–119 | Jack Marin (22) | 7–9 |
17 | November 18 | @ Kansas City–Omaha | 117–127 | Jimmy Walker (26) | 7–10 |
18 | November 21 | @ Chicago | 105–113 | Jimmy Walker (30) | 7–11 |
19 | November 22 | Golden State | 104–132 | Jack Marin (27) | 8–11 |
20 | November 25 | Seattle | 109–114 | Jack Marin (28) | 9–11 |
21 | November 28 | N Baltimore | 90–108 | Murphy, Walker (23) | 9–12 |
22 | November 29 | N Baltimore | 102–94 | Jack Marin (21) | 10–12 |
23 | December 1 | @ Baltimore | 96–103 | Jack Marin (20) | 10–13 |
24 | December 2 | Kansas City–Omaha | 114–109 | Jimmy Walker (32) | 10–14 |
25 | December 5 | @ Golden State | 101–108 | Rudy Tomjanovich (22) | 10–15 |
26 | December 8 | Portland | 108–114 | Jimmy Walker (24) | 11–15 |
27 | December 12 | @ Buffalo | 94–95 | Marin, Moore (20) | 11–16 |
28 | December 15 | @ Baltimore | 91–94 | Jimmy Walker (21) | 11–17 |
29 | December 16 | @ Detroit | 123–112 | Jimmy Walker (30) | 12–17 |
30 | December 17 | @ Cleveland | 110–109 | Jack Marin (35) | 13–17 |
31 | December 20 | N New York | 124–102 | Jimmy Walker (25) | 13–18 |
32 | December 22 | Philadelphia | 103–116 | Jack Marin (29) | 14–18 |
33 | December 26 | Phoenix | 110–113 | Rudy Tomjanovich (31) | 15–18 |
34 | December 27 | Los Angeles | 104–136 | Mike Newlin (24) | 16–18 |
35 | December 29 | Milwaukee | 114–101 | Jack Marin (25) | 16–19 |
36 | January 2 | Boston | 130–110 | Jimmy Walker (25) | 16–20 |
37 | January 3 | Boston | 112–123 | Mike Newlin (29) | 17–20 |
38 | January 4 | @ Chicago | 97–111 | Rudy Tomjanovich (26) | 17–21 |
39 | January 6 | @ New York | 106–116 | Jack Marin (24) | 17–22 |
40 | January 7 | @ Cleveland | 97–102 | Marin, Walker (22) | 17–23 |
41 | January 9 | @ Atlanta | 114–120 | Tomjanovich, Walker (25) | 17–24 |
42 | January 10 | @ Boston | 107–128 | Calvin Murphy (20) | 17–25 |
43 | January 12 | New York | 104–103 | Smith, Tomjanovich (20) | 17–26 |
44 | January 13 | Cleveland | 123–115 | Calvin Murphy (20) | 17–27 |
45 | January 17 | N Golden State | 117–123 | Don Smith (21) | 17–28 |
46 | January 19 | Cleveland | 108–104 | Mike Newlin (24) | 17–29 |
47 | January 20 | Portland | 130–115 | Meely, Murphy (19) | 17–30 |
48 | January 21 | New York | 103–107 | Mike Newlin (25) | 18–30 |
49 | January 25 | N Milwaukee | 125–129 | Rudy Tomjanovich (29) | 19–30 |
50 | January 26 | @ Boston | 126–139 | Calvin Murphy (27) | 19–31 |
51 | January 28 | Atlanta | 108–116 | Jimmy Walker (28) | 20–31 |
52 | January 30 | @ Portland | 123–120 | Rudy Tomjanovich (31) | 21–31 |
53 | January 31 | @ Seattle | 109–118 | Rudy Tomjanovich (25) | 21–32 |
54 | February 2 | @ Los Angeles | 109–126 | Mike Newlin (30) | 21–33 |
55 | February 3 | @ Phoenix | 123–132 | Rudy Tomjanovich (27) | 21–34 |
56 | February 4 | N Buffalo | 130–118 | Jack Marin (30) | 22–34 |
57 | February 6 | N Philadelphia | 117–123 | Rudy Tomjanovich (35) | 23–34 |
58 | February 9 | Kansas City–Omaha | 121–116 | Jack Marin (35) | 23–35 |
59 | February 10 | @ Atlanta | 91–103 | Rudy Tomjanovich (24) | 23–36 |
60 | February 13 | @ Kansas City–Omaha | 118–132 | Mike Newlin (34) | 23–37 |
61 | February 16 | @ Milwaukee | 103–105 | Rudy Tomjanovich (29) | 23–38 |
62 | February 17 | Phoenix | 111–127 | Rudy Tomjanovich (28) | 24–38 |
63 | February 18 | Chicago | 110–99 | Rudy Tomjanovich (22) | 24–39 |
64 | February 21 | N Seattle | 107–139 | Rudy Tomjanovich (37) | 25–39 |
65 | February 23 | N Philadelphia | 116–138 | Jack Marin (30) | 26–39 |
66 | February 25 | @ Detroit | 112–129 | Mike Newlin (24) | 26–40 |
67 | February 27 | @ Buffalo | 112–105 | Mike Newlin (29) | 27–40 |
68 | March 3 | @ Atlanta | 125–136 | Rudy Tomjanovich (32) | 27–41 |
69 | March 4 | Milwaukee | 116–101 | Jack Marin (19) | 27–42 |
70 | March 7 | N Cleveland | 100–118 | Rudy Tomjanovich (25) | 27–43 |
71 | March 9 | Baltimore | 109–104 | Murphy, Newlin (21) | 27–44 |
72 | March 10 | Cleveland | 116–131 | Rudy Tomjanovich (34) | 28–44 |
73 | March 11 | Atlanta | 118–129 | Jack Marin (35) | 29–44 |
74 | March 15 | @ Golden State | 125–141 | Rudy Tomjanovich (37) | 29–45 |
75 | March 16 | @ Portland | 128–141 | Rudy Tomjanovich (28) | 29–46 |
76 | March 18 | @ Seattle | 112–121 | Tomjanovich, Walker (27) | 29–47 |
77 | March 20 | N Boston | 89–94 | Rudy Tomjanovich (21) | 29–48 |
78 | March 21 | @ Baltimore | 118–110 | Rudy Tomjanovich (26) | 30–48 |
79 | March 23 | @ Philadelphia | 132–112 | Rudy Tomjanovich (28) | 31–48 |
80 | March 25 | Boston | 125–121 | Mike Newlin (36) | 31–49 |
81 | March 27 | N Buffalo | 121–111 | Rudy Tomjanovich (25) | 32–49 |
82 | March 28 | N Buffalo | 138–122 | Calvin Murphy (31) | 33–49 |
- ^ Changed his name to Zaid Abdul-Aziz in 1976.
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