1972–73 Golden State Warriors season
Appearance
1972–73 Golden State Warriors season | |
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Head coach | Al Attles |
Arena | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
Results | |
Record | 47–35 (.573) |
Place | Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 4th (Western) |
Playoff finish | West Conference Finals (eliminated 1-4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
The 1972-73 NBA season was the Warriors' 27th season in the NBA and 10th in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1]
Offseason
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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3 | 43 | Bill Chamberlain | F | United States | North Carolina |
4 | 60 | John Tschogl | F | United States | UC Santa Barbara |
5 | 76 | Charles Dudley | G | United States | Washington |
6 | 93 | Henry Bacon | G | United States | Louisville |
7 | 110 | William Franklin | F | United States | Purdue |
8 | 126 | John Burks | United States | San Francisco | |
9 | 141 | Bill Duey | United States | California |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
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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
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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 | — |
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
- Nate Thurmond, NBA All-Star Game
- Rick Barry, NBA All-Star Game
- Rick Barry, All-NBA Second Team
- Nate Thurmond, NBA All-Defensive Second Team