1972–73 Milwaukee Bucks season

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

1972–73 Milwaukee Bucks season
Division champions
Head coachLarry Costello
ArenaMilwaukee Arena
Results
Record60–22 (.732)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(Lost to Warriors 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Draft picks
Main article: 1972 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
16Russ LeeG/F United StatesMarshall
112Julius ErvingSF/SG United StatesMassachusetts Amherst
229Chuck TerryF United StatesCalifornia State-Long Beach
346George AdamsF/G United StatesGardner-Webb
463Art White United StatesGeorgetown
579Ron Harris United StatesWichita State
7113Mickey DavisF/G United StatesDuquesne
8129Charles Kirkland United StatesCheyney (PA)
9143Jim Regenold United StatesBall State
10156Jolly Spight United StatesSanta Clara

Roster
Roster listing
Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 33 Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UCLA
PG 42 Allen, Lucius 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) UCLA
C 34 Cunningham, Dick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Murray State
SF 10 Dandridge, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Norfolk State
G 20 Davis, Mickey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Duquesne
F 7 Driscoll, Terry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Boston College
F 21 Lee, Russ 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Marshall
SG 14 McGlocklin, Jon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Indiana
F 18 Perry, Curtis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Missouri State
PG 1 Robertson, Oscar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Cincinnati
C 54 Schlueter, Dale 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Colorado State
SF 31 Terry, Chuck 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Long Beach State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 6022.732–33–525–152–215–5
x-Chicago Bulls 5131.622929–1220–192–010–10
Detroit Pistons 4042.4882026–1513–251–29–11
Kansas City–Omaha Kings 3646.4392424–1712–29–6–14
# 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—

Game log
1972–73 game log
Total: 60–22 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
October: 3–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–1)
November: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
1972–73 schedule

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

Player statistics
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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Lucius Allen
Dick Cunningham
Bob Dandridge
Mickey Davis
Terry Driscoll
Gary Gregor
Russ Lee
Jon McGlocklin
Curtis Perry
Oscar Robertson
Dale Schlueter
Chuck Terry

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Lucius Allen
Dick Cunningham
Bob Dandridge
Mickey Davis
Terry Driscoll
Russ Lee
Jon McGlocklin
Curtis Perry
Oscar Robertson
Dale Schlueter
Chuck Terry

Transactions

Free agents
PlayerSignedFormer team
Terry Driscoll November 15, 1972 Baltimore Bullets

Awards and records

References
  1. 1972–73 Milwaukee Bucks
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