Game-by-game comparison with 1972-73 Sixers

The worst NBA team ever?

It's the Philadelphia 76ers of 1972-73, who started 0-15 and then, at the three-quarters pole, stood 4-58 after a 21-game losing streak.

But an amazing thing happened toward the end of the season: The Sixers got hot, winning five of seven from Valentine's Day to the end of February, suddenly improving to 9-60. Alas, another losing skid followed, leaving the Sixers with 13 straight losses and a final mark of 9-73.

All of this goes to show you that you never know what is around the corner for a team during the long, cruel NBA season. Any team, no matter how bad, can get it going -- and then go for weeks without winning.

So check out how those Sixers compare to this Sixers team, game by game, twist by twist, and turn by turn:

2025-26 Washington Wizards (17-65 Thru 82 Games)
Final Record: 17-65
GDATEGAMEREC
1 10/22 @Milwaukee Bucks
L 120-133		 0-1
2 10/24 @Dallas Mavericks
W 117-107		 1-1
3 10/26 Charlotte Hornets
L 113-139		 1-2
4 10/28 Philadelphia 76ers
L 134-139 (OT)		 1-3
5 10/30 @Oklahoma City Thunder
L 108-127		 1-4
6 11/1 Orlando Magic
L 94-125		 1-5
7 11/3 @New York Knicks
L 102-119		 1-6
8 11/5 @Boston Celtics
L 107-136		 1-7
9 11/7 Cleveland Cavaliers
L 115-148		 1-8
10 11/8 Dallas Mavericks
L 105-111		 1-9
11 11/10 @Detroit Pistons
L 135-137 (OT)		 1-10
12 11/12 @Houston Rockets
L 112-135		 1-11
13 11/16 Brooklyn Nets
L 106-129		 1-12
14 11/19 @Minnesota Timberwolves
L 109-120		 1-13
15 11/21 @Toronto Raptors
L 110-140		 1-14
16 11/22 @Chicago Bulls
L 120-121		 1-15
17 11/25 Atlanta Hawks
W 132-113		 2-15
18 11/28 @Indiana Pacers
L 86-119		 2-16
19 12/1 Milwaukee Bucks
W 129-126		 3-16
20 12/2 @Philadelphia 76ers
L 102-121		 3-17
21 12/4 Boston Celtics
L 101-146		 3-18
22 12/6 Atlanta Hawks
L 116-131		 3-19
23 12/12 Cleveland Cavaliers
L 126-130		 3-20
24 12/14 @Indiana Pacers
W 108-89		 4-20
25 12/18 @San Antonio Spurs
L 94-119		 4-21
26 12/20 @Memphis Grizzlies
W 130-122		 5-21
27 12/21 San Antonio Spurs
L 113-124		 5-22
28 12/23 @Charlotte Hornets
L 109-126		 5-23
29 12/26 Toronto Raptors
W 138-117		 6-23
30 12/28 Memphis Grizzlies
W 116-112		 7-23
31 12/29 Phoenix Suns
L 101-115		 7-24
32 12/31 @Milwaukee Bucks
W 114-113		 8-24
33 1/2 Brooklyn Nets
W 119-99		 9-24
34 1/4 Minnesota Timberwolves
L 115-141		 9-25
35 1/6 Orlando Magic
W 120-112		 10-25
36 1/7 @Philadelphia 76ers
L 110-131		 10-26
37 1/9 New Orleans Pelicans
L 107-128		 10-27
38 1/11 @Phoenix Suns
L 93-112		 10-28
39 1/14 @LA Clippers
L 105-119		 10-29
40 1/16 @Sacramento Kings
L 115-128		 10-30
41 1/17 @Denver Nuggets
L 115-121		 10-31
42 1/19 LA Clippers
L 106-110		 10-32
43 1/22 Denver Nuggets
L 97-107		 10-33
44 1/24 @Charlotte Hornets
L 115-119		 10-34
45 1/27 Portland Trail Blazers
W 115-111		 11-34
46 1/29 Milwaukee Bucks
W 109-99		 12-34
47 1/30 Los Angeles Lakers
L 111-142		 12-35
48 2/1 Sacramento Kings
W 116-112		 13-35
49 2/3 New York Knicks
L 101-132		 13-36
50 2/5 @Detroit Pistons
W 126-117		 14-36
51 2/7 @Brooklyn Nets
L 113-127		 14-37
52 2/8 Miami Heat
L 101-132		 14-38
53 2/11 @Cleveland Cavaliers
L 113-138		 14-39
54 2/19 Indiana Pacers
W 112-105		 15-39
55 2/20 Indiana Pacers
W 131-118		 16-39
56 2/22 Charlotte Hornets
L 112-129		 16-40
57 2/24 @Atlanta Hawks
L 98-119		 16-41
58 2/26 @Atlanta Hawks
L 96-126		 16-42
59 2/28 Toronto Raptors
L 125-134		 16-43
60 3/2 Houston Rockets
L 118-123		 16-44
61 3/3 @Orlando Magic
L 109-126		 16-45
62 3/5 Utah Jazz
L 112-122		 16-46
63 3/8 @New Orleans Pelicans
L 118-138		 16-47
64 3/10 @Miami Heat
L 129-150		 16-48
65 3/12 @Orlando Magic
L 131-136 (OT)		 16-49
66 3/14 @Boston Celtics
L 100-111		 16-50
67 3/16 Golden State Warriors
L 117-125		 16-51
68 3/17 Detroit Pistons
L 117-130		 16-52
69 3/19 Detroit Pistons
L 95-117		 16-53
70 3/21 Oklahoma City Thunder
L 111-132		 16-54
71 3/22 @New York Knicks
L 113-145		 16-55
72 3/25 @Utah Jazz
W 133-110		 17-55
73 3/27 @Golden State Warriors
L 126-131		 17-56
74 3/29 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 88-123		 17-57
75 3/30 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 101-120		 17-58
76 4/1 Philadelphia 76ers
L 131-153		 17-59
77 4/4 @Miami Heat
L 136-152		 17-60
78 4/5 @Brooklyn Nets
L 115-121		 17-61
79 4/7 Chicago Bulls
L 98-129		 17-62
80 4/9 Chicago Bulls
L 108-119		 17-63
81 4/10 Miami Heat
L 117-140		 17-64
82 4/12 @Cleveland Cavaliers
L 117-130		 17-65
1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers (9-73 Thru 82 Games)
Final Record: 9-73
GDATEGAMEREC
1 10/10 @Chicago Bulls
L 89-95		 0-1
2 10/11 Seattle SuperSonics
L 100-105		 0-2
3 10/13 Buffalo Braves
L 101-104		 0-3
4 10/17 @Buffalo Braves
L 114-122		 0-4
5 10/21 @New York Knicks
L 88-111		 0-5
6 10/23 @Boston Celtics
L 85-105		 0-6
7 10/25 Cleveland Cavaliers
L 108-113		 0-7
8 10/28 Milwaukee Bucks
L 92-96		 0-8
9 10/31 @Cleveland Cavaliers
L 116-126		 0-9
10 11/1 Houston Rockets
L 104-108		 0-10
11 11/3 KC-Omaha Kings
L 101-114		 0-11
12 11/4 @Atlanta Hawks
L 120-128		 0-12
13 11/5 @Milwaukee Bucks
L 113-131		 0-13
14 11/8 @KC-Omaha Kings
L 107-125		 0-14
15 11/10 New York Knicks
L 106-125		 0-15
16 11/11 Houston Rockets
W 114-112		 1-15
17 11/12 @Phoenix Suns
L 108-119		 1-16
18 11/16 @Golden State Warriors
L 106-128		 1-17
19 11/17 @Seattle SuperSonics
L 92-105		 1-18
20 11/19 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 95-135		 1-19
21 11/24 Buffalo Braves
L 96-105		 1-20
22 11/25 Portland Trail Blazers
L 106-117		 1-21
23 11/28 @Buffalo Braves
W 101-94		 2-21
24 11/29 New York Knicks
L 91-139		 2-22
25 12/1 Boston Celtics
L 99-105		 2-23
26 12/2 @Boston Celtics
L 120-131		 2-24
27 12/6 KC-Omaha Kings
W 122-117		 3-24
28 12/7 Phoenix Suns
L 102-117		 3-25
29 12/8 Chicago Stags
L 102-118		 3-26
30 12/9 @New York Knicks
L 109-120		 3-27
31 12/12 @Baltimore Bullets
L 102-123		 3-28
32 12/13 Los Angeles Lakers
L 90-128		 3-29
33 12/16 Buffalo Braves
L 103-126		 3-30
34 12/20 @Detroit Pistons
L 113-141		 3-31
35 12/22 @Houston Rockets
L 103-116		 3-32
36 12/23 Atlanta Hawks
L 112-124		 3-33
37 12/27 Atlanta Hawks
L 120-121		 3-34
38 12/30 Boston Celtics
L 107-117		 3-35
39 1/2 @Buffalo Braves
L 110-114		 3-36
40 1/5 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 102-135		 3-37
41 1/6 @Golden State Warriors
L 79-111		 3-38
42 1/7 @Seattle SuperSonics
W 85-82		 4-38
43 1/9 @Chicago Bulls
L 110-126		 4-39
44 1/10 Los Angeles Lakers
L 96-120		 4-40
45 1/12 Cleveland Cavaliers
L 109-113 (OT)		 4-41
46 1/13 Boston Celtics
L 95-111		 4-42
47 1/15 @KC-Omaha Kings
L 108-135		 4-43
48 1/16 @Milwaukee Bucks
L 92-108		 4-44
49 1/17 Atlanta Hawks
L 105-122		 4-45
50 1/19 Baltimore Bullets
L 94-110		 4-46
51 1/21 @Baltimore Bullets
L 97-108		 4-47
52 1/26 @Cleveland Cavaliers
L 100-105		 4-48
53 1/28 Buffalo Braves
L 96-101		 4-49
54 1/30 @Buffalo Braves
L 104-105		 4-50
55 1/31 Golden State Warriors
L 115-131		 4-51
56 2/2 @Detroit Pistons
L 104-114		 4-52
57 2/3 Boston Celtics
L 100-104		 4-53
58 2/4 @Boston Celtics
L 115-123		 4-54
59 2/6 Houston Rockets
L 117-123		 4-55
60 2/9 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 105-116		 4-56
61 2/10 @Phoenix Suns
L 121-126		 4-57
62 2/11 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 90-108		 4-58
63 2/14 Milwaukee Bucks
W 106-104		 5-58
64 2/16 Detroit Pistons
W 119-106		 6-58
65 2/17 @New York Knicks
L 89-107		 6-59
66 2/18 New York Knicks
W 114-98		 7-59
67 2/23 Houston Rockets
L 116-138		 7-60
68 2/25 Portland Trail Blazers
W 115-111		 8-60
69 2/28 Baltimore Bullets
W 102-96		 9-60
70 3/2 Atlanta Hawks
L 107-130		 9-61
71 3/4 @Atlanta Hawks
L 130-138		 9-62
72 3/7 New York Knicks
L 94-120		 9-63
73 3/9 Chicago Bulls
L 84-104		 9-64
74 3/10 Seattle SuperSonics
L 96-106		 9-65
75 3/11 Golden State Warriors
L 93-97		 9-66
76 3/14 Phoenix Suns
L 114-120		 9-67
77 3/17 Baltimore Bullets
L 115-120		 9-68
78 3/18 @Baltimore Bullets
L 118-129		 9-69
79 3/20 @Cleveland Cavaliers
L 105-131		 9-70
80 3/21 Cleveland Cavaliers
L 109-112		 9-71
81 3/23 Houston Rockets
L 112-132		 9-72
82 3/25 Detroit Pistons
L 96-115		 9-73

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