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:

1988-89 Miami Heat (15-67 Thru 82 Games)
Final Record: 15-67
GDATEGAMEREC
1 11/5 Los Angeles Clippers
L 91-111		 0-1
2 11/8 @Dallas Mavericks
L 88-92		 0-2
3 11/9 @San Antonio Spurs
L 93-117		 0-3
4 11/11 Houston Rockets
L 100-121		 0-4
5 11/15 Boston Celtics
L 65-84		 0-5
6 11/17 @Houston Rockets
L 107-113		 0-6
7 11/18 Golden State Warriors
L 117-123 (OT)		 0-7
8 11/23 Los Angeles Lakers
L 91-138		 0-8
9 11/26 @Milwaukee Bucks
L 93-103		 0-9
10 11/27 @Cleveland Cavaliers
L 80-109		 0-10
11 11/29 @Chicago Bulls
L 84-99		 0-11
12 11/30 San Antonio Spurs
L 101-105		 0-12
13 12/2 Portland Trail Blazers
L 102-105		 0-13
14 12/7 Sacramento Kings
L 94-96		 0-14
15 12/9 Denver Nuggets
L 110-121		 0-15
16 12/10 @Chicago Bulls
L 88-111		 0-16
17 12/12 @Utah Jazz
L 94-110		 0-17
18 12/14 @Los Angeles Clippers
W 89-88		 1-17
19 12/15 @Sacramento Kings
L 90-94		 1-18
20 12/17 Dallas Mavericks
L 87-104		 1-19
21 12/20 @Detroit Pistons
L 100-116		 1-20
22 12/21 Seattle SuperSonics
L 101-109		 1-21
23 12/23 Utah Jazz
W 101-80		 2-21
24 12/26 San Antonio Spurs
W 111-109		 3-21
25 12/27 Houston Rockets
L 93-101		 3-22
26 12/29 @Seattle SuperSonics
L 99-129		 3-23
27 12/30 @Denver Nuggets
L 83-109		 3-24
28 1/3 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 95-119		 3-25
29 1/4 @Golden State Warriors
L 100-109		 3-26
30 1/6 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 86-118		 3-27
31 1/7 @Phoenix Suns
L 99-107		 3-28
32 1/10 Utah Jazz
L 88-92		 3-29
33 1/12 @Washington Bullets
L 100-106		 3-30
34 1/13 Milwaukee Bucks
L 101-107		 3-31
35 1/15 Indiana Pacers
W 118-117 (OT)		 4-31
36 1/19 Chicago Bulls
L 108-112		 4-32
37 1/23 @San Antonio Spurs
L 101-119		 4-33
38 1/24 @Houston Rockets
L 93-118		 4-34
39 1/26 Denver Nuggets
L 108-129		 4-35
40 1/29 @Boston Celtics
L 103-121		 4-36
41 1/30 Golden State Warriors
L 98-105		 4-37
42 2/2 Seattle SuperSonics
L 93-100		 4-38
43 2/5 Sacramento Kings
W 102-98		 5-38
44 2/7 @Utah Jazz
L 77-96		 5-39
45 2/9 @Denver Nuggets
L 92-117		 5-40
46 2/14 Cleveland Cavaliers
L 98-109		 5-41
47 2/16 @Dallas Mavericks
L 80-93		 5-42
48 2/17 Charlotte Hornets
W 103-102		 6-42
49 2/19 Atlanta Hawks
W 124-115		 7-42
50 2/20 @New Jersey Nets
L 109-117		 7-43
51 2/22 Philadelphia 76ers
L 108-139		 7-44
52 2/24 Los Angeles Clippers
W 111-91		 8-44
53 2/26 Portland Trail Blazers
L 102-124		 8-45
54 2/28 Dallas Mavericks
L 110-111 (OT)		 8-46
55 3/2 @New York Knicks
L 123-132		 8-47
56 3/3 Utah Jazz
L 95-107		 8-48
57 3/5 Detroit Pistons
L 100-109		 8-49
58 3/8 Los Angeles Lakers
L 87-127		 8-50
59 3/10 Denver Nuggets
W 131-130 (OT)		 9-50
60 3/11 @Atlanta Hawks
L 78-111		 9-51
61 3/13 Phoenix Suns
L 104-112		 9-52
62 3/15 @Los Angeles Clippers
W 109-103		 10-52
63 3/17 @Utah Jazz
L 96-118		 10-53
64 3/18 @Denver Nuggets
L 105-111		 10-54
65 3/20 @Phoenix Suns
L 97-115		 10-55
66 3/22 New York Knicks
W 107-103		 11-55
67 3/25 San Antonio Spurs
W 107-105		 12-55
68 3/27 New Jersey Nets
W 100-79		 13-55
69 3/29 @Indiana Pacers
L 89-96		 13-56
70 3/31 @Philadelphia 76ers
L 93-114		 13-57
71 4/2 @Dallas Mavericks
L 96-98		 13-58
72 4/4 @San Antonio Spurs
L 87-109		 13-59
73 4/6 Washington Bullets
L 93-101		 13-60
74 4/8 Houston Rockets
W 107-104 (OT)		 14-60
75 4/10 @Sacramento Kings
L 69-108		 14-61
76 4/11 @Golden State Warriors
L 98-114		 14-62
77 4/13 @Seattle SuperSonics
L 111-116		 14-63
78 4/14 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 86-97		 14-64
79 4/16 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 108-121		 14-65
80 4/18 Dallas Mavericks
L 99-103		 14-66
81 4/19 Phoenix Suns
L 91-117		 14-67
82 4/22 @Houston Rockets
W 91-89		 15-67
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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