1972–73 Golden State Warriors season

The 1972–73 NBA season was the Warriors' 27th season in the NBA and 10th in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1]

1972–73 Golden State Warriors season
Head coachAl Attles
ArenaOakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishWest Conference Finals
(eliminated 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Offseason

Draft picks
Main article: 1972 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
343Bill ChamberlainF United StatesNorth Carolina
460John TschoglF United StatesUC Santa Barbara
576Charles DudleyG United StatesWashington
693Henry BaconG United StatesLouisville
7110William FranklinF United StatesPurdue
8126John Burks United StatesSan Francisco
9141Bill Duey United StatesCalifornia

Roster
Roster listing
Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 25 Barnett, Jim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oregon
SF 24 Barry, Rick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Miami (FL)
F 31 Ellis, Joe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) San Francisco
G 10 Johnson, Charles 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) California
C 52 Johnson, George 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Dillard
F/C 43 Lee, Clyde 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Vanderbilt
SG 23 Mullins, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Duke
G/F 33 Portman, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Creighton
SF 32 Russell, Cazzie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Michigan
F/C 42 Thurmond, Nate 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Bowling Green
PG 21 Williams, Ron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) West Virginia
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 6022.732–30–1128–112–022–4
x-Golden State Warriors 4735.5731327–1418–202–114–12
Phoenix Suns 3844.4632222–1915–251–014–12
Seattle SuperSonics 2656.3173416–2510–290–29–17
Portland Trail Blazers 2161.2563913–288–320–16–20
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT
1 z-Milwaukee Bucks6022.732
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers6022.732
3 x-Chicago Bulls5131.622
4 x-Golden State Warriors4735.573
5 Detroit Pistons4042.488
6 Phoenix Suns3844.463
7 Kansas City–Omaha Kings3646.439
8 Seattle SuperSonics2656.317
9 Portland Trail Blazers2161.256
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1972–73 NBA Records
Team ATL BAL BOS BUF CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCO LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SEA
Atlanta —3–41–55–12–23–42–21–34–42–23–11–33–36–03–14–03–1
Baltimore 4–3—1–55–10–48–02–23–15–23–11–32–23–35–12–24–04–0
Boston 5–15–1—7–03–15–13–13–15–13–14–02–24–47–04–04–04–0
Buffalo 1–51–50–7—2–21–51–30–41–51–30–40–41–67–11–32–22–2
Chicago 2–24–01–32–2—3–13–43–34–05–21–52–43–14–04–25–15–1
Cleveland 4–30–81–55–11–3—1–31–34–32–21–31–30–66–01–31–33–1
Detroit 2–22–21–33–14–33–1—2–41–33–31–52–51–33–14–26–02–4
Golden State 3–11–31–34–03–33–14–2—3–14–23–41–52–24–02–45–14–3
Houston 4–42–51–55–10–43–43–11–3—0–41–31–31–55–12–22–22–2
Kansas City-Omaha 2–21–31–33–12–52–23–32–44–0—1–51–60–43–13–34–24–2
Los Angeles 1–33–10–44–05–13–15–14–33–15–1—3–32–24–06–16–06–0
Milwaukee 3–12–22–24–04–23–15–25–13–16–13–3—2–23–15–15–15–1
New York 3–33–34–46–11–36–03–12–25–14–02–22–2—6–13–13–14–0
Philadelphia 0–61–50–71–70–40–61–30–41–51–30–41–31–6—0–41–31–3
Phoenix 1–32–20–43–12–43–12–44–22–23–31–61–51–34–0—5–24–2
Portland 0–40–40–42–21–53–10–61–52–22–40–61–51–33–12–5—3–4
Seattle 1–30–40–42–21–51–34–23–42–22–40–61–50–43–12–44–3—

Playoffs

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (4) Golden State Warriors: Warriors win series 4-2

  • Game 1 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 110, Golden State 90
  • Game 2 @ Milwaukee: Golden State 95, Milwaukee 92
  • Game 3 @ Golden State: Milwaukee 113, Golden State 93
  • Game 4 @ Golden State: Golden State 102, Milwaukee 97
  • Game 5 @ Milwaukee: Golden State 100, Milwaukee 97
  • Game 6 @ Golden State: Golden State 100, Milwaukee 86

West Conference Finals

(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (4) Golden State Warriors: Lakers win series 4-1

  • Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 101, Golden State 99
  • Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 104, Golden State 93
  • Game 3 @ Golden State: Los Angeles 126, Golden State 70
  • Game 4 @ Golden State: Golden State 117, Los Angeles 109
  • Game 5 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 128, Golden State 118

Awards and records

References
  1. 1972–73 Golden State Warriors
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