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:

1970-71 Cleveland Cavaliers (15-67 Thru 82 Games)
Final Record: 15-67
GDATEGAMEREC
1 10/14 @Buffalo Braves
L 92-107		 0-1
2 10/16 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 112-115		 0-2
3 10/17 @San Francisco Warriors
L 108-128		 0-3
4 10/20 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 98-120		 0-4
5 10/22 @Buffalo Braves
L 110-140		 0-5
6 10/23 @Phoenix Suns
L 104-108		 0-6
7 10/25 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 96-123		 0-7
8 10/28 Buffalo Braves
L 99-110		 0-8
9 10/30 Cincinnati Royals
L 110-125		 0-9
10 11/1 Atlanta Hawks
L 107-131		 0-10
11 11/2 @Philadelphia 76ers
L 87-141		 0-11
12 11/4 Milwaukee Bucks
L 108-110		 0-12
13 11/7 @Buffalo Braves
L 91-103		 0-13
14 11/8 Seattle SuperSonics
L 105-111		 0-14
15 11/10 @San Francisco Warriors
L 74-109		 0-15
16 11/12 @Portland Trail Blazers
W 105-103		 1-15
17 11/13 @Seattle SuperSonics
L 91-111		 1-16
18 11/14 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 116-126		 1-17
19 11/16 @Baltimore Bullets
L 86-98		 1-18
20 11/18 Baltimore Bullets
L 98-111		 1-19
21 11/20 @Boston Celtics
L 112-116		 1-20
22 11/21 @New York Knicks
L 94-102		 1-21
23 11/22 Phoenix Suns
L 99-114		 1-22
24 11/25 San Francisco Warriors
L 99-108		 1-23
25 11/27 Portland Trail Blazers
L 102-111		 1-24
26 11/28 @Cincinnati Royals
L 86-105		 1-25
27 11/29 Detroit Pistons
L 99-120		 1-26
28 12/4 Boston Celtics
L 107-118		 1-27
29 12/6 Buffalo Braves
W 108-106		 2-27
30 12/9 Portland Trail Blazers
L 102-109		 2-28
31 12/11 @Milwaukee Bucks
L 92-134		 2-29
32 12/12 @Cincinnati Royals
L 95-114		 2-30
33 12/13 Buffalo Braves
L 95-118		 2-31
34 12/15 @New York Knicks
L 92-110		 2-32
35 12/16 New York Knicks
L 84-108		 2-33
36 12/18 @Buffalo Braves
L 94-113		 2-34
37 12/19 Buffalo Braves
W 123-112		 3-34
38 12/20 Chicago Bulls
L 103-116		 3-35
39 12/22 @Chicago Bulls
L 80-121		 3-36
40 12/25 @Cincinnati Royals
L 100-117		 3-37
41 12/26 Buffalo Braves
W 120-107		 4-37
42 12/27 Philadelphia 76ers
W 114-101		 5-37
43 12/29 Milwaukee Bucks
L 97-119		 5-38
44 12/31 @Atlanta Hawks
L 85-119		 5-39
45 1/1 Baltimore Bullets
L 105-128		 5-40
46 1/2 @Milwaukee Bucks
L 73-118		 5-41
47 1/4 Portland Trail Blazers
L 106-119		 5-42
48 1/6 New York Knicks
L 94-127		 5-43
49 1/7 Los Angeles Lakers
L 105-110		 5-44
50 1/9 Buffalo Braves
W 111-89		 6-44
51 1/14 @Detroit Pistons
L 106-108		 6-45
52 1/16 @Philadelphia 76ers
L 96-115		 6-46
53 1/19 null TBD
W 111-79		 7-46
54 1/24 @Boston Celtics
L 110-121		 7-47
55 1/25 Boston Celtics
W 117-116		 8-47
56 1/27 Portland Trail Blazers
W 118-104		 9-47
57 1/29 @Atlanta Hawks
L 111-119		 9-48
58 1/31 Buffalo Braves
W 117-108		 10-48
59 2/2 Buffalo Braves
W 101-91		 11-48
60 2/3 Seattle SuperSonics
L 95-98		 11-49
61 2/5 @Buffalo Braves
L 105-116		 11-50
62 2/6 @Phoenix Suns
L 91-119		 11-51
63 2/7 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 103-112		 11-52
64 2/9 Los Angeles Lakers
L 111-116		 11-53
65 2/12 Phoenix Suns
L 105-114		 11-54
66 2/13 Buffalo Braves
L 106-111		 11-55
67 2/14 @Chicago Bulls
L 83-108		 11-56
68 2/17 Chicago Bulls
L 104-109		 11-57
69 2/19 Cincinnati Royals
W 125-109		 12-57
70 2/21 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 105-120		 12-58
71 2/24 @Seattle SuperSonics
L 101-123		 12-59
72 2/28 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 90-107		 12-60
73 3/6 @Buffalo Braves
L 109-120		 12-61
74 3/7 @Detroit Pistons
W 104-100		 13-61
75 3/9 Philadelphia 76ers
L 113-124		 13-62
76 3/12 Atlanta Hawks
L 107-119		 13-63
77 3/14 Cincinnati Royals
L 103-115		 13-64
78 3/16 San Francisco Warriors
W 108-103		 14-64
79 3/17 @Baltimore Bullets
L 109-113		 14-65
80 3/20 Detroit Pistons
W 114-103		 15-65
81 3/21 Portland Trail Blazers
L 110-113		 15-66
82 3/23 Portland Trail Blazers
L 112-114		 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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