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:

1982-83 Houston Rockets (14-68 Thru 82 Games)
Final Record: 14-68
GDATEGAMEREC
1 10/29 @Seattle SuperSonics
L 95-128		 0-1
2 10/30 @Golden State Warriors
L 110-117		 0-2
3 11/2 Dallas Mavericks
L 103-113		 0-3
4 11/3 @Dallas Mavericks
L 101-102		 0-4
5 11/9 Phoenix Suns
L 91-119		 0-5
6 11/11 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 90-111		 0-6
7 11/12 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 96-127		 0-7
8 11/14 Seattle SuperSonics
L 99-102		 0-8
9 11/16 @New York Knicks
L 93-120		 0-9
10 11/17 @Boston Celtics
L 94-112		 0-10
11 11/19 @Indiana Pacers
W 109-98		 1-10
12 11/23 Detroit Pistons
L 106-128		 1-11
13 11/25 Kansas City Kings
L 79-88		 1-12
14 11/27 Chicago Bulls
W 108-99		 2-12
15 12/1 Los Angeles Lakers
L 95-106		 2-13
16 12/3 @San Antonio Spurs
L 78-88		 2-14
17 12/4 San Antonio Spurs
W 94-93		 3-14
18 12/7 Seattle SuperSonics
L 88-107		 3-15
19 12/8 @Utah Jazz
L 93-101		 3-16
20 12/10 @Phoenix Suns
L 83-97		 3-17
21 12/11 Utah Jazz
L 94-101		 3-18
22 12/14 San Antonio Spurs
L 93-102		 3-19
23 12/17 Indiana Pacers
W 114-107		 4-19
24 12/18 @Utah Jazz
L 97-116		 4-20
25 12/21 @Golden State Warriors
L 85-92		 4-21
26 12/23 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 82-88		 4-22
27 12/26 Los Angeles Lakers
L 94-96		 4-23
28 12/28 Philadelphia 76ers
L 93-104		 4-24
29 12/30 San Diego Clippers
L 93-108		 4-25
30 1/2 @Milwaukee Bucks
L 82-103		 4-26
31 1/4 Boston Celtics
L 87-88		 4-27
32 1/6 @San Diego Clippers
W 109-107		 5-27
33 1/7 @Denver Nuggets
L 97-125		 5-28
34 1/8 Utah Jazz
L 82-87		 5-29
35 1/11 San Diego Clippers
L 97-105		 5-30
36 1/14 @San Antonio Spurs
L 92-96		 5-31
37 1/15 Denver Nuggets
L 111-131		 5-32
38 1/18 Washington Bullets
W 100-98		 6-32
39 1/19 @Denver Nuggets
L 93-130		 6-33
40 1/21 @Kansas City Kings
L 108-115		 6-34
41 1/22 Portland Trail Blazers
L 96-113 (OT)		 6-35
42 1/25 New Jersey Nets
W 114-111		 7-35
43 1/27 Golden State Warriors
W 98-84		 8-35
44 1/29 @Dallas Mavericks
L 113-119		 8-36
45 2/1 @Chicago Bulls
L 76-129		 8-37
46 2/2 Denver Nuggets
W 135-128		 9-37
47 2/4 @Phoenix Suns
L 99-115		 9-38
48 2/5 New York Knicks
L 101-102		 9-39
49 2/8 Kansas City Kings
W 116-115 (OT)		 10-39
50 2/10 @Washington Bullets
L 100-104		 10-40
51 2/15 Atlanta Hawks
L 91-101		 10-41
52 2/17 @Detroit Pistons
L 110-113		 10-42
53 2/18 @Philadelphia 76ers
L 98-127		 10-43
54 2/20 @Kansas City Kings
L 106-128		 10-44
55 2/22 Portland Trail Blazers
L 107-113		 10-45
56 2/24 Milwaukee Bucks
L 103-114		 10-46
57 2/26 San Diego Clippers
W 120-108		 11-46
58 3/1 Dallas Mavericks
L 115-123		 11-47
59 3/2 @New Jersey Nets
L 85-124		 11-48
60 3/4 @Atlanta Hawks
L 87-115		 11-49
61 3/5 Seattle SuperSonics
L 103-126		 11-50
62 3/8 Cleveland Cavaliers
L 99-102		 11-51
63 3/10 Golden State Warriors
L 109-119		 11-52
64 3/12 Phoenix Suns
L 94-105		 11-53
65 3/15 Dallas Mavericks
L 110-123		 11-54
66 3/17 @Phoenix Suns
L 99-125		 11-55
67 3/18 @Golden State Warriors
W 122-120		 12-55
68 3/22 @San Diego Clippers
L 98-128		 12-56
69 3/24 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 97-104		 12-57
70 3/25 @Seattle SuperSonics
W 106-104		 13-57
71 3/27 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 93-114		 13-58
72 3/29 Kansas City Kings
L 95-111		 13-59
73 3/30 @Cleveland Cavaliers
L 95-102		 13-60
74 4/1 @San Antonio Spurs
L 99-124		 13-61
75 4/2 San Antonio Spurs
L 101-112		 13-62
76 4/5 @Utah Jazz
L 97-126		 13-63
77 4/6 @Dallas Mavericks
W 101-99		 14-63
78 4/9 Denver Nuggets
L 105-123		 14-64
79 4/12 Los Angeles Lakers
L 113-114		 14-65
80 4/13 @Denver Nuggets
L 112-131		 14-66
81 4/15 @Kansas City Kings
L 102-117		 14-67
82 4/16 Utah Jazz
L 117-126		 14-68
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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