1972–73 Milwaukee Bucks season

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1972–73 Milwaukee Bucks season
Division champions
Head coachLarry Costello
General managerWayne Embry
PresidentJohn Steinmiller (vice)
OwnersMilwaukee Professional Sports and Services, Inc. (Milwaukee Pro)
ArenaMilwaukee Arena
Results
Record60–22 (.732)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to Warriors 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1971–72 1973–74 >

The 1972–73 NBA season was the Bucks' fifth season in the NBA.[1]

Draft picks[edit]

Main article: 1972 NBA draft
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[edit]

Milwaukee Bucks 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 Injured

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 60 22 .732 – 33–5 25–15 2–2 15–5
x-Chicago Bulls 51 31 .622 9 29–12 20–19 2–0 10–10
Detroit Pistons 40 42 .488 20 26–15 13–25 1–2 9–11
Kansas City–Omaha Kings 36 46 .439 24 24–17 12–29 – 6–14
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT
1 z-Milwaukee Bucks 60 22 .732
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers 60 22 .732
3 x-Chicago Bulls 51 31 .622
4 x-Golden State Warriors 47 35 .573
5 Detroit Pistons 40 42 .488
6 Phoenix Suns 38 44 .463
7 Kansas City–Omaha Kings 36 46 .439
8 Seattle SuperSonics 26 56 .317
9 Portland Trail Blazers 21 61 .256
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

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 —

Game log[edit]

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[edit]

1973 playoff game log
Conference Semi-finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 30 Golden State W 110–90 Abdul-Jabbar, Robertson (22) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24) Oscar Robertson (12) Milwaukee Arena
10,746 		1–0
2 April 1 Golden State L 92–95 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15) five players tied (3) Milwaukee Arena
10,379 		1–1
3 April 5 @ Golden State W 113–93 Oscar Robertson (34) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (18) Oscar Robertson (8) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
8,493 		2–1
4 April 7 @ Golden State L 97–102 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) Perry, Abdul-Jabbar (14) Oscar Robertson (7) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
8,173 		2–2
5 April 10 Golden State L 97–100 four players tied (19) Perry, Abdul-Jabbar (12) Oscar Robertson (11) University of Wisconsin Field House
12,204 		2–3
6 April 13 @ Golden State L 86–100 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14) Lucius Allen (5) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,175 		2–4
1973 schedule

Player statistics[edit]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season[edit]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 76 42.8 55.4 71.3 16.1 5.0 30.2
Bob Dandridge 73 39.1 47.2 78.9 8.2 2.8 20.2
Oscar Robertson 73 37.5 45.4 84.7 4.9 7.5 15.5
Lucius Allen 80 33.7 48.4 71.5 3.5 5.3 15.5
Jon McGlocklin 80 24.4 50.2 86.3 2.0 3.0 9.6
Curtis Perry 67 31.3 46.1 65.9 9.6 1.8 9.1
Terry Driscoll 59 16.3 42.9 69.4 5.0 0.9 5.5
Mickey Davis 74 14.1 43.8 82.6 3.1 1.0 5.1
Wali Jones 27 15.5 40.7 88.9 1.1 2.1 5.0
Gary Gregor 9 9.8 33.3 71.4 3.6 1.0 3.0
Russ Lee 46 6.0 38.6 74.4 0.9 0.8 2.8
Dick Cunningham 72 9.6 41.0 58.0 2.9 0.5 2.2
Chuck Terry 67 10.3 34.0 70.8 2.2 0.6 1.9

Playoffs[edit]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 46.0 42.8 54.3 16.2 2.8 22.8
Oscar Robertson 6 42.7 50.0 91.2 4.7 7.5 21.2
Lucius Allen 6 33.8 40.4 78.6 2.7 3.5 15.7
Bob Dandridge 6 34.0 42.1 70.4 4.7 1.2 13.8
Jon McGlocklin 6 24.2 50.9 87.5 1.2 2.2 10.2
Curtis Perry 6 39.7 48.1 50.0 11.5 2.2 8.8
Russ Lee 5 2.6 57.1 0.0 0.8 0.4 3.2
Mickey Davis 6 9.0 35.3 100.0 2.0 0.8 2.3
Chuck Terry 5 3.6 80.0 0.0 0.6 0.2 1.6
Dick Cunningham 5 3.4 100.0 0.0 0.6 0.4 0.4
Terry Driscoll 6 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0

Transactions[edit]

Free agents[edit]

Player Signed Former team
Terry Driscoll November 15, 1972 Baltimore Bullets

Awards and records[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1972–73 Milwaukee Bucks
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