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:

2004-05 Atlanta Hawks (13-69 Thru 82 Games)
Final Record: 13-69
GDATEGAMEREC
1 11/3 @Phoenix Suns
L 82-112		 0-1
2 11/5 @Seattle SuperSonics
L 85-106		 0-2
3 11/7 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 90-106		 0-3
4 11/9 Cleveland Cavaliers
L 79-93		 0-4
5 11/12 @New Orleans Hornets
W 96-95		 1-4
6 11/13 San Antonio Spurs
L 88-103		 1-5
7 11/16 Houston Rockets
W 88-84		 2-5
8 11/17 @Indiana Pacers
L 86-93		 2-6
9 11/20 Utah Jazz
L 79-92		 2-7
10 11/23 @New York Knicks
L 88-104		 2-8
11 11/24 Miami Heat
L 93-99		 2-9
12 11/26 Orlando Magic
L 99-117		 2-10
13 11/27 @Charlotte Bobcats
L 92-107		 2-11
14 11/30 New York Knicks
L 109-110 (OT)		 2-12
15 12/3 Washington Wizards
L 90-114		 2-13
16 12/4 @New Jersey Nets
L 88-109		 2-14
17 12/6 Philadelphia 76ers
W 96-92		 3-14
18 12/8 Memphis Grizzlies
L 89-97		 3-15
19 12/10 @Detroit Pistons
W 88-72		 4-15
20 12/11 New Jersey Nets
L 90-95		 4-16
21 12/14 Indiana Pacers
L 97-108 (OT)		 4-17
22 12/15 @Houston Rockets
L 69-92		 4-18
23 12/17 Portland Trail Blazers
L 84-100		 4-19
24 12/18 @Dallas Mavericks
L 68-90		 4-20
25 12/22 Dallas Mavericks
W 113-100		 5-20
26 12/27 @Miami Heat
L 102-116		 5-21
27 12/28 Cleveland Cavaliers
L 102-111		 5-22
28 12/30 Seattle SuperSonics
L 79-94		 5-23
29 1/2 @Washington Wizards
L 101-104		 5-24
30 1/5 @Cleveland Cavaliers
L 85-101		 5-25
31 1/7 Sacramento Kings
L 97-100		 5-26
32 1/11 Milwaukee Bucks
W 103-80		 6-26
33 1/14 @Boston Celtics
L 94-106		 6-27
34 1/15 Charlotte Bobcats
W 103-95		 7-27
35 1/17 New Jersey Nets
L 84-85		 7-28
36 1/19 @Miami Heat
L 92-111		 7-29
37 1/21 @Chicago Bulls
L 85-95		 7-30
38 1/22 Boston Celtics
W 100-96		 8-30
39 1/24 Chicago Bulls
L 82-107		 8-31
40 1/26 @Minnesota Timberwolves
L 87-104		 8-32
41 1/28 Miami Heat
L 96-106		 8-33
42 1/29 @Memphis Grizzlies
L 83-84		 8-34
43 1/31 Orlando Magic
W 80-79		 9-34
44 2/2 @Detroit Pistons
L 84-99		 9-35
45 2/4 @Philadelphia 76ers
L 85-103		 9-36
46 2/5 Indiana Pacers
L 79-84		 9-37
47 2/7 Los Angeles Lakers
W 114-108		 10-37
48 2/10 @Orlando Magic
L 96-101		 10-38
49 2/12 @Milwaukee Bucks
L 83-113		 10-39
50 2/15 Denver Nuggets
L 96-100		 10-40
51 2/16 @Cleveland Cavaliers
L 89-111		 10-41
52 2/22 @Sacramento Kings
L 104-114		 10-42
53 2/23 @Golden State Warriors
L 96-101		 10-43
54 2/25 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 101-102		 10-44
55 2/27 @LA Clippers
L 104-111		 10-45
56 3/1 @Denver Nuggets
L 74-97		 10-46
57 3/2 @Utah Jazz
L 74-96		 10-47
58 3/5 Philadelphia 76ers
L 97-98		 10-48
59 3/8 @Milwaukee Bucks
L 101-105		 10-49
60 3/9 @Boston Celtics
L 91-95		 10-50
61 3/11 @Toronto Raptors
W 116-112 (OT)		 11-50
62 3/12 Golden State Warriors
L 92-105		 11-51
63 3/14 Detroit Pistons
L 108-114 (OT)		 11-52
64 3/16 Washington Wizards
L 93-122		 11-53
65 3/18 New York Knicks
L 92-106		 11-54
66 3/21 @Chicago Bulls
L 91-105		 11-55
67 3/22 Phoenix Suns
L 94-105		 11-56
68 3/25 @San Antonio Spurs
L 95-111		 11-57
69 3/26 Toronto Raptors
L 104-109		 11-58
70 3/28 @Orlando Magic
L 102-109		 11-59
71 3/30 @Washington Wizards
L 99-102		 11-60
72 4/1 Boston Celtics
L 100-116		 11-61
73 4/3 LA Clippers
L 91-111		 11-62
74 4/5 New Orleans Hornets
L 86-96		 11-63
75 4/8 @Toronto Raptors
L 101-109 (OT)		 11-64
76 4/9 Minnesota Timberwolves
W 105-98		 12-64
77 4/11 Charlotte Bobcats
L 105-110 (OT)		 12-65
78 4/13 @Charlotte Bobcats
L 84-105		 12-66
79 4/16 Chicago Bulls
L 105-114		 12-67
80 4/17 @New York Knicks
W 139-135 (OT)		 13-67
81 4/19 Detroit Pistons
L 68-95		 13-68
82 4/20 @Philadelphia 76ers
L 86-110		 13-69
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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