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:

1986-87 Los Angeles Clippers (12-70 Thru 82 Games)
Final Record: 12-70
GDATEGAMEREC
1 10/31 @Sacramento Kings
L 106-107		 0-1
2 11/1 Phoenix Suns
W 117-111		 1-1
3 11/4 @Dallas Mavericks
L 86-118		 1-2
4 11/6 @Houston Rockets
W 104-97		 2-2
5 11/8 Cleveland Cavaliers
L 93-100		 2-3
6 11/11 Denver Nuggets
W 115-112		 3-3
7 11/13 @Utah Jazz
L 113-130		 3-4
8 11/14 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 109-119		 3-5
9 11/16 Philadelphia 76ers
L 90-103		 3-6
10 11/18 Indiana Pacers
L 93-98		 3-7
11 11/20 Dallas Mavericks
L 108-113		 3-8
12 11/22 San Antonio Spurs
L 102-109		 3-9
13 11/25 @Seattle SuperSonics
L 103-113		 3-10
14 11/26 Los Angeles Lakers
L 92-126		 3-11
15 11/30 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 115-137		 3-12
16 12/3 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 99-134		 3-13
17 12/4 New York Knicks
L 91-95		 3-14
18 12/6 Phoenix Suns
L 109-111		 3-15
19 12/10 Seattle SuperSonics
W 101-94		 4-15
20 12/12 Portland Trail Blazers
L 112-113		 4-16
21 12/13 @Utah Jazz
L 100-115		 4-17
22 12/16 Golden State Warriors
L 117-119		 4-18
23 12/18 Sacramento Kings
L 113-117		 4-19
24 12/20 Washington Bullets
L 101-113		 4-20
25 12/23 @Houston Rockets
L 96-121		 4-21
26 12/26 @Seattle SuperSonics
L 107-113		 4-22
27 12/27 Boston Celtics
L 101-114		 4-23
28 12/30 Houston Rockets
L 102-105		 4-24
29 1/2 @Indiana Pacers
L 106-116		 4-25
30 1/3 @New Jersey Nets
L 97-118		 4-26
31 1/5 @Philadelphia 76ers
L 102-108		 4-27
32 1/6 @Washington Bullets
L 97-112		 4-28
33 1/8 @Cleveland Cavaliers
L 93-103		 4-29
34 1/9 @Detroit Falcons
L 123-131		 4-30
35 1/12 @Atlanta Hawks
L 115-125		 4-31
36 1/14 Denver Nuggets
W 123-105		 5-31
37 1/16 @Golden State Warriors
L 106-118		 5-32
38 1/17 @Phoenix Suns
L 101-132		 5-33
39 1/19 @San Antonio Spurs
L 106-113		 5-34
40 1/23 Detroit Pistons
L 97-100		 5-35
41 1/26 Milwaukee Bucks
L 94-114		 5-36
42 1/28 New Jersey Nets
W 98-91		 6-36
43 1/30 San Antonio Spurs
L 120-124 (OT)		 6-37
44 1/31 @Utah Jazz
W 114-113 (OT)		 7-37
45 2/2 @Denver Nuggets
L 112-140		 7-38
46 2/5 Utah Jazz
L 103-126		 7-39
47 2/11 Atlanta Hawks
L 82-109		 7-40
48 2/13 @San Antonio Spurs
W 110-96		 8-40
49 2/14 @Dallas Mavericks
L 107-138		 8-41
50 2/16 Portland Trail Blazers
L 105-110		 8-42
51 2/20 Denver Nuggets
W 121-107		 9-42
52 2/23 @Seattle SuperSonics
L 112-124		 9-43
53 2/26 @Golden State Warriors
L 108-129		 9-44
54 2/28 Sacramento Kings
W 111-106		 10-44
55 3/3 @Chicago Bulls
L 80-114		 10-45
56 3/4 @Milwaukee Bucks
L 100-110		 10-46
57 3/6 @Boston Celtics
L 111-132		 10-47
58 3/7 @New York Knicks
L 93-115		 10-48
59 3/9 Los Angeles Lakers
L 114-136		 10-49
60 3/11 Golden State Warriors
L 111-121		 10-50
61 3/13 Seattle SuperSonics
W 108-104		 11-50
62 3/15 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 101-115		 11-51
63 3/17 Portland Trail Blazers
L 123-134		 11-52
64 3/19 Chicago Bulls
L 97-114		 11-53
65 3/20 @Houston Rockets
L 98-126		 11-54
66 3/22 San Antonio Spurs
L 112-116 (OT)		 11-55
67 3/24 @Denver Nuggets
L 119-128		 11-56
68 3/25 Utah Jazz
W 111-101		 12-56
69 3/27 @Phoenix Suns
L 117-130		 12-57
70 3/28 @Sacramento Kings
L 91-113		 12-58
71 3/31 @Dallas Mavericks
L 102-118		 12-59
72 4/2 Sacramento Kings
L 115-125		 12-60
73 4/4 Phoenix Suns
L 123-128 (OT)		 12-61
74 4/6 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 112-135		 12-62
75 4/7 Houston Rockets
L 84-102		 12-63
76 4/9 Los Angeles Lakers
L 100-118		 12-64
77 4/11 Dallas Mavericks
L 100-129		 12-65
78 4/12 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 100-113		 12-66
79 4/14 Golden State Warriors
L 108-117		 12-67
80 4/16 Seattle SuperSonics
L 87-118		 12-68
81 4/18 @Phoenix Suns
L 106-121		 12-69
82 4/19 @Golden State Warriors
L 85-105		 12-70
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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