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 Vancouver Grizzlies (14-68 Thru 82 Games)
Final Record: 14-68
GDATEGAMEREC
1 11/1 Portland Trail Blazers
L 85-114		 0-1
2 11/3 Golden State Warriors
L 95-105		 0-2
3 11/5 @Chicago Bulls
L 73-96		 0-3
4 11/6 @Milwaukee Bucks
L 89-105		 0-4
5 11/8 @Cleveland Cavaliers
L 72-88		 0-5
6 11/10 New York Knicks
L 82-101		 0-6
7 11/12 Los Angeles Clippers
L 92-99 (OT)		 0-7
8 11/14 Phoenix Suns
W 92-89		 1-7
9 11/15 @Utah Jazz
L 96-104		 1-8
10 11/17 @Seattle SuperSonics
L 81-91		 1-9
11 11/18 Sacramento Kings
L 83-84		 1-10
12 11/20 Miami Heat
L 75-94		 1-11
13 11/24 San Antonio Spurs
W 96-91		 2-11
14 11/26 @Atlanta Hawks
L 80-101		 2-12
15 11/27 @Detroit Pistons
L 78-87		 2-13
16 11/29 @Indiana Pacers
L 94-104		 2-14
17 11/30 @Philadelphia 76ers
L 90-96		 2-15
18 12/4 Indiana Pacers
L 80-127		 2-16
19 12/6 @San Antonio Spurs
W 105-89		 3-16
20 12/7 @Dallas Mavericks
L 85-96		 3-17
21 12/9 Charlotte Hornets
L 91-107		 3-18
22 12/12 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 78-99		 3-19
23 12/13 Orlando Magic
W 95-93		 4-19
24 12/15 @Phoenix Suns
L 84-103		 4-20
25 12/17 Houston Rockets
W 93-92		 5-20
26 12/19 Dallas Mavericks
L 98-105		 5-21
27 12/20 @Denver Nuggets
L 93-108		 5-22
28 12/22 Washington Bullets
W 91-87		 6-22
29 12/26 @Sacramento Kings
L 88-111		 6-23
30 12/28 Phoenix Suns
L 98-103		 6-24
31 12/30 San Antonio Spurs
L 88-95		 6-25
32 1/3 Seattle SuperSonics
L 94-108		 6-26
33 1/5 Los Angeles Lakers
L 82-95		 6-27
34 1/8 @Golden State Warriors
W 109-95		 7-27
35 1/9 Golden State Warriors
L 86-102		 7-28
36 1/11 Sacramento Kings
L 101-109		 7-29
37 1/14 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 81-91		 7-30
38 1/15 Detroit Pistons
L 79-103		 7-31
39 1/17 Utah Jazz
L 68-106		 7-32
40 1/19 Toronto Raptors
W 100-92		 8-32
41 1/20 @Seattle SuperSonics
L 96-112		 8-33
42 1/22 @Denver Nuggets
L 84-94		 8-34
43 1/23 Minnesota Timberwolves
L 76-95		 8-35
44 1/25 Denver Nuggets
L 82-83		 8-36
45 1/27 @Golden State Warriors
L 97-122		 8-37
46 1/28 Chicago Bulls
L 96-111		 8-38
47 1/30 @Los Angeles Clippers
L 94-100		 8-39
48 1/31 Atlanta Hawks
L 76-87		 8-40
49 2/2 @Boston Celtics
W 102-92		 9-40
50 2/4 @New Jersey Nets
L 105-111		 9-41
51 2/6 @Minnesota Timberwolves
L 86-103		 9-42
52 2/11 @Houston Rockets
L 97-106		 9-43
53 2/12 @San Antonio Spurs
W 106-101		 10-43
54 2/14 Boston Celtics
W 109-106		 11-43
55 2/17 Dallas Mavericks
L 95-100		 11-44
56 2/19 Minnesota Timberwolves
L 73-84		 11-45
57 2/21 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 91-99		 11-46
58 2/23 Cleveland Cavaliers
L 84-91		 11-47
59 2/26 Los Angeles Clippers
L 80-83		 11-48
60 2/28 Philadelphia 76ers
L 100-104		 11-49
61 3/2 Utah Jazz
L 86-93		 11-50
62 3/6 New Jersey Nets
L 96-102		 11-51
63 3/9 @Toronto Raptors
L 77-81		 11-52
64 3/11 @Charlotte Hornets
L 92-98		 11-53
65 3/12 @Washington Bullets
L 82-104		 11-54
66 3/14 @Miami Heat
L 82-88		 11-55
67 3/16 @Orlando Magic
L 89-100		 11-56
68 3/18 @New York Knicks
L 73-98		 11-57
69 3/19 @Minnesota Timberwolves
L 72-95		 11-58
70 3/21 Denver Nuggets
W 108-101		 12-58
71 3/23 Seattle SuperSonics
L 92-106		 12-59
72 3/25 @Los Angeles Clippers
L 104-110 (OT)		 12-60
73 3/27 Los Angeles Lakers
L 98-102 (OT)		 12-61
74 3/28 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 81-115		 12-62
75 4/1 Milwaukee Bucks
L 91-102		 12-63
76 4/4 @Utah Jazz
L 79-106		 12-64
77 4/6 Houston Rockets
L 85-94		 12-65
78 4/8 @Sacramento Kings
L 93-109		 12-66
79 4/10 @Houston Rockets
L 94-102		 12-67
80 4/12 @Dallas Mavericks
W 96-85		 13-67
81 4/17 Portland Trail Blazers
L 73-105		 13-68
82 4/19 @Phoenix Suns
W 121-107		 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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