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:

1980-81 Dallas Mavericks (15-67 Thru 82 Games)
Final Record: 15-67
GDATEGAMEREC
1 10/11 San Antonio Spurs
W 103-92		 1-0
2 10/14 Seattle SuperSonics
L 83-85		 1-1
3 10/15 @Denver Nuggets
L 98-133		 1-2
4 10/17 Kansas City Kings
L 91-103		 1-3
5 10/18 @San Antonio Spurs
L 96-110		 1-4
6 10/21 @Phoenix Suns
L 99-111		 1-5
7 10/22 @Seattle SuperSonics
W 107-102		 2-5
8 10/24 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 105-120		 2-6
9 10/25 @Golden State Warriors
L 79-86		 2-7
10 10/28 Utah Jazz
L 96-104		 2-8
11 10/29 @Houston Rockets
L 103-109		 2-9
12 10/31 @Utah Jazz
L 122-144		 2-10
13 11/4 San Diego Clippers
L 102-116		 2-11
14 11/6 @Washington Bullets
L 95-116		 2-12
15 11/7 Los Angeles Lakers
L 102-126		 2-13
16 11/8 @Detroit Pistons
L 73-101		 2-14
17 11/11 Houston Rockets
L 94-105		 2-15
18 11/14 Portland Trail Blazers
W 113-106		 3-15
19 11/16 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 102-110		 3-16
20 11/18 Phoenix Suns
L 91-102		 3-17
21 11/21 Seattle SuperSonics
L 91-101		 3-18
22 11/23 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 96-116		 3-19
23 11/25 Philadelphia 76ers
L 92-108		 3-20
24 11/28 Denver Nuggets
L 117-119 (OT)		 3-21
25 11/29 @Houston Rockets
L 90-115		 3-22
26 12/2 Cleveland Cavaliers
L 102-109		 3-23
27 12/5 @Boston Celtics
L 87-97		 3-24
28 12/6 @Atlanta Hawks
L 104-110		 3-25
29 12/9 Los Angeles Lakers
L 92-103		 3-26
30 12/10 @Denver Nuggets
L 107-116		 3-27
31 12/12 San Diego Clippers
W 112-109		 4-27
32 12/13 @Kansas City Kings
L 107-114		 4-28
33 12/16 San Antonio Spurs
L 83-89		 4-29
34 12/17 @Phoenix Suns
L 102-115		 4-30
35 12/18 @San Diego Clippers
L 92-102		 4-31
36 12/20 Golden State Warriors
L 98-101		 4-32
37 12/23 Utah Jazz
L 96-101		 4-33
38 12/26 Denver Nuggets
W 119-111		 5-33
39 12/27 @Milwaukee Bucks
L 96-112		 5-34
40 12/29 @Cleveland Cavaliers
L 100-112		 5-35
41 12/30 @New York Knicks
L 98-100		 5-36
42 1/2 Houston Rockets
L 120-124		 5-37
43 1/5 @Seattle SuperSonics
L 89-103		 5-38
44 1/7 @Golden State Warriors
W 111-109		 6-38
45 1/8 @Utah Jazz
L 97-99		 6-39
46 1/10 Washington Bullets
L 94-106		 6-40
47 1/13 Chicago Bulls
W 112-106		 7-40
48 1/16 New York Knicks
W 118-110		 8-40
49 1/18 @San Diego Clippers
L 109-115		 8-41
50 1/20 Kansas City Kings
L 91-104		 8-42
51 1/23 @Chicago Bulls
L 98-106		 8-43
52 1/24 @Indiana Pacers
L 89-107		 8-44
53 1/27 New Jersey Nets
L 100-112		 8-45
54 2/3 Kansas City Kings
L 100-121		 8-46
55 2/4 @Houston Rockets
L 68-116		 8-47
56 2/6 Atlanta Hawks
L 98-100		 8-48
57 2/8 @San Antonio Spurs
L 98-102		 8-49
58 2/10 Detroit Pistons
L 95-101		 8-50
59 2/11 @Phoenix Suns
L 97-119		 8-51
60 2/14 San Antonio Spurs
L 99-107		 8-52
61 2/15 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 99-107		 8-53
62 2/17 Milwaukee Bucks
L 106-114		 8-54
63 2/20 @Philadelphia 76ers
L 109-117		 8-55
64 2/22 @New Jersey Nets
W 132-109		 9-55
65 2/24 Seattle SuperSonics
L 84-120		 9-56
66 2/26 @Kansas City Kings
L 102-105		 9-57
67 2/27 Indiana Pacers
L 111-118		 9-58
68 3/1 San Diego Clippers
W 99-91		 10-58
69 3/3 Boston Celtics
L 105-117		 10-59
70 3/6 @Golden State Warriors
L 109-115		 10-60
71 3/8 @San Antonio Spurs
L 108-133		 10-61
72 3/10 Phoenix Suns
W 107-103		 11-61
73 3/12 Golden State Warriors
W 120-118		 12-61
74 3/15 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 110-135		 12-62
75 3/17 Los Angeles Lakers
L 109-114		 12-63
76 3/18 @Utah Jazz
L 113-120		 12-64
77 3/20 Denver Nuggets
W 126-125		 13-64
78 3/21 Utah Jazz
W 105-95		 14-64
79 3/24 Houston Rockets
L 111-114		 14-65
80 3/25 @Denver Nuggets
W 126-115		 15-65
81 3/27 Portland Trail Blazers
L 109-123		 15-66
82 3/29 @Kansas City Kings
L 104-113		 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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