1972–73 Milwaukee Bucks season

1972–73 Milwaukee Bucks season
Division champions
Head coach	Larry Costello
Arena	Milwaukee Arena
Results
Record	60–22 (.732)
Place	Division: 1st (Midwest) Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	West Conference Semifinals (eliminated 2-4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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

Draft picks

Main article: 1972 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	6	Russ Lee	G/SF	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

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) 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 C 7 Driscoll, Terry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Boston College 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

Head coach Larry Costello Assistant coach(es) Tom Nissalke Legend (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	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

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	—

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

Awards and records

• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, All-NBA First Team