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:

1981-82 Cleveland Cavaliers (15-67 Thru 82 Games)
Final Record: 15-67
GDATEGAMEREC
1 10/30 @Philadelphia 76ers
L 104-128		 0-1
2 11/3 @Dallas Mavericks
W 125-110		 1-1
3 11/4 @San Antonio Spurs
L 102-128		 1-2
4 11/7 @Houston Rockets
W 96-92		 2-2
5 11/9 Chicago Bulls
W 102-101		 3-2
6 11/10 @Indiana Pacers
L 102-109		 3-3
7 11/12 @Detroit Pistons
L 99-130		 3-4
8 11/14 Boston Celtics
L 91-92		 3-5
9 11/15 @Milwaukee Bucks
L 96-98		 3-6
10 11/18 Detroit Pistons
W 110-103		 4-6
11 11/20 Philadelphia 76ers
L 94-99		 4-7
12 11/24 @Atlanta Hawks
L 92-94 (OT)		 4-8
13 11/25 Indiana Pacers
L 102-108		 4-9
14 11/27 New York Knicks
L 95-116		 4-10
15 11/28 @New York Knicks
L 90-101		 4-11
16 12/1 Milwaukee Bucks
L 110-126		 4-12
17 12/2 @New Jersey Nets
L 106-125		 4-13
18 12/5 @Washington Bullets
L 87-94		 4-14
19 12/9 Atlanta Hawks
W 112-108		 5-14
20 12/11 @Philadelphia 76ers
L 113-131		 5-15
21 12/12 Denver Nuggets
L 115-120		 5-16
22 12/15 @Chicago Bulls
L 89-98		 5-17
23 12/16 Washington Bullets
L 102-106		 5-18
24 12/18 @Indiana Pacers
L 73-109		 5-19
25 12/19 New Jersey Nets
L 107-119		 5-20
26 12/22 @Boston Celtics
L 116-120		 5-21
27 12/23 Kansas City Kings
W 114-95		 6-21
28 12/26 Milwaukee Bucks
L 102-109		 6-22
29 12/30 New York Knicks
L 108-110 (OT)		 6-23
30 1/2 Boston Celtics
L 103-106		 6-24
31 1/5 @Atlanta Hawks
L 103-113		 6-25
32 1/7 Washington Bullets
L 100-109		 6-26
33 1/8 @New Jersey Nets
L 100-110		 6-27
34 1/12 Los Angeles Lakers
L 100-114		 6-28
35 1/13 @Kansas City Kings
L 104-117		 6-29
36 1/15 @San Diego Clippers
L 108-117		 6-30
37 1/16 @Utah Jazz
W 125-120		 7-30
38 1/19 Seattle SuperSonics
L 97-99		 7-31
39 1/22 @Chicago Bulls
L 93-108		 7-32
40 1/23 Atlanta Hawks
L 99-109		 7-33
41 1/27 Golden State Warriors
W 110-106		 8-33
42 1/28 Boston Celtics
L 104-116		 8-34
43 2/2 @Washington Bullets
W 100-99		 9-34
44 2/3 Indiana Pacers
W 108-104		 10-34
45 2/6 @Atlanta Hawks
W 88-87		 11-34
46 2/7 New Jersey Nets
L 94-110		 11-35
47 2/10 Portland Trail Blazers
L 91-105		 11-36
48 2/11 @Detroit Pistons
L 113-123		 11-37
49 2/13 Indiana Pacers
L 109-110		 11-38
50 2/14 Milwaukee Bucks
L 97-125		 11-39
51 2/17 Houston Rockets
L 102-110		 11-40
52 2/19 @Milwaukee Bucks
L 88-106		 11-41
53 2/20 Dallas Mavericks
W 116-109		 12-41
54 2/24 @Phoenix Suns
L 97-131		 12-42
55 2/28 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 101-102		 12-43
56 3/2 @Golden State Warriors
L 108-117		 12-44
57 3/3 @Seattle SuperSonics
L 107-136		 12-45
58 3/5 @Portland Trail Blazers
W 111-110		 13-45
59 3/7 @Denver Nuggets
L 127-147		 13-46
60 3/11 Phoenix Suns
L 95-101		 13-47
61 3/13 Utah Jazz
W 121-115		 14-47
62 3/14 Detroit Pistons
L 103-109		 14-48
63 3/17 San Diego Clippers
W 113-107 (OT)		 15-48
64 3/19 @Milwaukee Bucks
L 97-119		 15-49
65 3/20 San Antonio Spurs
L 102-115		 15-50
66 3/21 Chicago Bulls
L 93-98		 15-51
67 3/23 @New York Knicks
L 97-120		 15-52
68 3/24 @Boston Celtics
L 115-136		 15-53
69 3/26 Philadelphia 76ers
L 111-115		 15-54
70 3/28 Washington Bullets
L 101-104		 15-55
71 3/31 @New Jersey Nets
L 87-103		 15-56
72 4/1 @New York Knicks
L 110-111		 15-57
73 4/2 @Philadelphia 76ers
L 115-135		 15-58
74 4/4 New Jersey Nets
L 109-119		 15-59
75 4/6 @Washington Bullets
L 85-94		 15-60
76 4/7 Chicago Bulls
L 105-122		 15-61
77 4/9 @Indiana Pacers
L 97-100		 15-62
78 4/10 New York Knicks
L 114-117		 15-63
79 4/13 Atlanta Hawks
L 111-119		 15-64
80 4/15 @Detroit Pistons
L 110-120		 15-65
81 4/16 @Chicago Bulls
L 102-112		 15-66
82 4/18 Detroit Pistons
L 113-116 (OT)		 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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