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
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

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
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) 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
  • (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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1October 13, 1972@ Phoenix W 117–105 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 1-0
2October 14, 1972@ Golden State W 81–77 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 2-0
3October 17, 1972@ Portland L 108–111 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (49) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23) Oscar Robertson (14) Memorial Coliseum 2-1
4October 20, 1972Detroit W 109–86 Milwaukee Arena 3–1
5October 21, 1972@ Buffalo W 91–63 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 4–1
6October 22, 1972@ Cleveland W 104–84 Cleveland Arena 5–1
7October 25, 1972Buffalo W 109–92 Milwaukee Arena 6–1
8October 26, 1972@ Kansas City-Omaha W 114–107 Municipal Auditorium 7–1
November: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1972–73 schedule

Playoffs
1973 playoff game log
Conference Semi-finals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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 7642.855.471.316.15.030.2
Bob Dandridge 7339.147.278.98.22.820.2
Oscar Robertson 7337.545.484.74.97.515.5
Lucius Allen 8033.748.471.53.55.315.5
Jon McGlocklin 8024.450.286.32.03.09.6
Curtis Perry 6731.346.165.99.61.89.1
Terry Driscoll 5916.342.969.45.00.95.5
Mickey Davis 7414.143.882.63.11.05.1
Wali Jones 2715.540.788.91.12.15.0
Gary Gregor 99.833.371.43.61.03.0
Russ Lee 466.038.674.40.90.82.8
Dick Cunningham 729.641.058.02.90.52.2
Chuck Terry 6710.334.070.82.20.61.9

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 646.042.854.316.22.822.8
Oscar Robertson 642.750.091.24.77.521.2
Lucius Allen 633.840.478.62.73.515.7
Bob Dandridge 634.042.170.44.71.213.8
Jon McGlocklin 624.250.987.51.22.210.2
Curtis Perry 639.748.150.011.52.28.8
Russ Lee 52.657.10.00.80.43.2
Mickey Davis 69.035.3100.02.00.82.3
Chuck Terry 53.680.00.00.60.21.6
Dick Cunningham 53.4100.00.00.60.40.4
Terry Driscoll 62.70.00.00.00.20.0

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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