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:

1996-97 Boston Celtics (15-67 Thru 82 Games)
Final Record: 15-67
GDATEGAMEREC
1 11/1 Chicago Bulls
L 98-107		 0-1
2 11/2 @Milwaukee Bucks
L 102-124		 0-2
3 11/6 Indiana Pacers
W 94-84		 1-2
4 11/8 Philadelphia 76ers
L 105-115		 1-3
5 11/9 @Chicago Bulls
L 92-104		 1-4
6 11/13 Atlanta Hawks
W 103-85		 2-4
7 11/15 Denver Nuggets
L 80-82		 2-5
8 11/16 @Washington Bullets
L 92-106		 2-6
9 11/20 Detroit Pistons
L 83-108		 2-7
10 11/22 Seattle SuperSonics
L 91-118		 2-8
11 11/24 Dallas Mavericks
W 105-91		 3-8
12 11/27 Los Angeles Lakers
W 110-94		 4-8
13 11/29 Houston Rockets
L 94-120		 4-9
14 11/30 @Miami Heat
L 77-78		 4-10
15 12/3 @Atlanta Hawks
L 95-105		 4-11
16 12/4 @Houston Rockets
L 89-94		 4-12
17 12/6 New Jersey Nets
L 108-110 (OT)		 4-13
18 12/8 @Milwaukee Bucks
L 87-100		 4-14
19 12/11 Toronto Raptors
W 115-113 (OT)		 5-14
20 12/13 @Indiana Pacers
L 94-97		 5-15
21 12/15 @Detroit Pistons
L 89-99		 5-16
22 12/16 Milwaukee Bucks
L 91-107		 5-17
23 12/21 @New Jersey Nets
L 100-101		 5-18
24 12/22 Charlotte Hornets
L 98-102		 5-19
25 12/27 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 102-109		 5-20
26 12/28 @Sacramento Kings
L 96-126		 5-21
27 12/30 @Denver Nuggets
W 104-102		 6-21
28 1/2 @Detroit Pistons
L 87-99		 6-22
29 1/3 Minnesota Timberwolves
L 84-94		 6-23
30 1/5 Phoenix Suns
W 109-102		 7-23
31 1/8 San Antonio Spurs
W 107-83		 8-23
32 1/10 New York Knicks
L 98-111		 8-24
33 1/11 @New York Knicks
L 99-112		 8-25
34 1/14 Golden State Warriors
W 116-108		 9-25
35 1/16 Miami Heat
L 94-102		 9-26
36 1/18 Washington Bullets
L 106-112		 9-27
37 1/22 Philadelphia 76ers
L 125-127 (OT)		 9-28
38 1/24 Orlando Magic
L 117-121 (OT)		 9-29
39 1/25 @Atlanta Hawks
L 90-95		 9-30
40 1/28 @New York Knicks
L 107-109		 9-31
41 1/29 @Miami Heat
L 83-103		 9-32
42 1/31 Portland Trail Blazers
W 111-105		 10-32
43 2/2 Vancouver Grizzlies
L 92-102		 10-33
44 2/3 @Toronto Raptors
W 114-102		 11-33
45 2/5 Miami Heat
L 117-118		 11-34
46 2/6 @Orlando Magic
L 111-119		 11-35
47 2/11 @Los Angeles Clippers
L 112-116		 11-36
48 2/12 @Phoenix Suns
L 100-131		 11-37
49 2/14 @Vancouver Grizzlies
L 106-109		 11-38
50 2/16 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 106-118		 11-39
51 2/17 @Seattle SuperSonics
L 108-113		 11-40
52 2/19 @Golden State Warriors
L 101-112		 11-41
53 2/20 @Utah Jazz
L 105-122		 11-42
54 2/23 @New Jersey Nets
L 93-109		 11-43
55 2/26 Sacramento Kings
L 105-111		 11-44
56 2/28 Detroit Pistons
L 100-106 (OT)		 11-45
57 3/1 @Cleveland Cavaliers
L 81-99		 11-46
58 3/3 @Toronto Raptors
W 107-103		 12-46
59 3/4 @Indiana Pacers
L 95-98		 12-47
60 3/6 @Charlotte Hornets
L 121-122 (OT)		 12-48
61 3/7 New York Knicks
L 102-113		 12-49
62 3/9 Atlanta Hawks
L 90-114		 12-50
63 3/11 Chicago Bulls
L 106-117		 12-51
64 3/13 @Dallas Mavericks
L 107-109		 12-52
65 3/14 @San Antonio Spurs
L 92-103		 12-53
66 3/16 @Minnesota Timberwolves
L 101-119		 12-54
67 3/17 Milwaukee Bucks
W 126-117		 13-54
68 3/19 Utah Jazz
L 100-113		 13-55
69 3/21 Orlando Magic
L 99-104		 13-56
70 3/23 New Jersey Nets
L 91-100		 13-57
71 3/26 @Washington Bullets
L 92-105		 13-58
72 3/28 @Philadelphia 76ers
L 105-113		 13-59
73 4/1 @Chicago Bulls
L 106-111		 13-60
74 4/2 Cleveland Cavaliers
L 87-96		 13-61
75 4/4 Los Angeles Clippers
L 102-117		 13-62
76 4/6 Washington Bullets
L 114-120		 13-63
77 4/9 @Charlotte Hornets
L 111-136		 13-64
78 4/11 Cleveland Cavaliers
W 103-101 (OT)		 14-64
79 4/12 @Orlando Magic
L 98-121		 14-65
80 4/16 Charlotte Hornets
L 102-108		 14-66
81 4/18 @Philadelphia 76ers
W 119-113		 15-66
82 4/20 Toronto Raptors
L 94-125		 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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