1972–73 Milwaukee Bucks season

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

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

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
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured 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
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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 —

Game log

1972–73 game log
Total: 60–22 (home: 33–5; road: 25–15; neutral: 2–2)
October: 8–1 (home: 2–0; road: 6–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 13, 1972 @ Phoenix W 117–105 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 1–0
2 October 14, 1972 @ Golden State W 117–105 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 2–0
3 October 17, 1972 @ Portland L 108–117 Memorial Coliseum 2–1
4 October 20, 1972 Detroit W 109–89 Milwaukee Arena 3–1
5 October 21, 1972 @ Buffalo W 91–63 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 4–1
6 October 22, 1972 @ Cleveland W 104–84 Cleveland Arena 5–1
7 October 25, 1972 Buffalo W 109–92 Milwaukee Arena 6–1
8 October 26, 1972 @ Kansas City–Omaha W 114–107 Omaha Civic Auditorium 7–1
9 October 28, 1972 @ Philadelphia W 96–92 The Spectrum 8–1
November: 3–1 (home: 3–1; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
10 November 4, 1972 Phoenix W 104–105 Milwaukee Arena 8–2
11 November 5, 1972 Philadelphia W 131–113 Milwaukee Arena 9–2
12 November 8, 1972 Seattle W 116–103 Milwaukee Arena 10–2
13 November 10, 1972 Baltimore W 120–82 Milwaukee Arena 11–2
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1972–73 schedule

Playoffs

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

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 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

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

Free agents

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

Awards and records

References

  1. ^ 1972–73 Milwaukee Bucks