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:

1997-98 Denver Nuggets (11-72 Thru 83 Games)
Final Record: 11-71
GDATEGAMEREC
1 10/31 San Antonio Spurs
L 96-107		 0-1
2 11/1 @Utah Jazz
L 84-102		 0-2
3 11/4 Washington Wizards
L 96-120		 0-3
4 11/7 Utah Jazz
L 89-91		 0-4
5 11/11 @New York Knicks
L 90-93		 0-5
6 11/12 @Boston Celtics
L 86-96		 0-6
7 11/14 @Orlando Magic
L 85-103		 0-7
8 11/15 @Miami Heat
L 93-96		 0-8
9 11/18 Vancouver Grizzlies
L 87-100		 0-9
10 11/21 @Vancouver Grizzlies
L 96-99		 0-10
11 11/22 Seattle SuperSonics
L 80-84		 0-11
12 11/25 @Sacramento Kings
L 93-97		 0-12
13 11/28 Minnesota Timberwolves
W 95-84		 1-12
14 12/2 @Houston Rockets
L 101-112		 1-13
15 12/3 Los Angeles Lakers
L 89-107		 1-14
16 12/5 Indiana Pacers
L 85-96		 1-15
17 12/7 Los Angeles Clippers
W 100-92		 2-15
18 12/9 @Detroit Falcons
L 83-92		 2-16
19 12/9 @Detroit Pistons
L 83-92		 2-17
20 12/10 @Cleveland Cavaliers
L 83-102		 2-18
21 12/12 @Philadelphia 76ers
L 91-106		 2-19
22 12/13 @New Jersey Nets
L 95-133		 2-20
23 12/16 San Antonio Spurs
L 85-99		 2-21
24 12/18 @Seattle SuperSonics
L 106-119		 2-22
25 12/20 Phoenix Suns
L 81-102		 2-23
26 12/23 @Golden State Warriors
L 75-87		 2-24
27 12/26 Golden State Warriors
L 69-81		 2-25
28 12/27 @Los Angeles Clippers
L 103-105		 2-26
29 12/30 Utah Jazz
L 99-132		 2-27
30 1/2 Houston Rockets
L 115-116 (OT)		 2-28
31 1/3 @Minnesota Timberwolves
L 87-109		 2-29
32 1/6 @Dallas Mavericks
L 90-108		 2-30
33 1/7 @San Antonio Spurs
L 89-96		 2-31
34 1/9 Miami Heat
L 79-98		 2-32
35 1/13 Orlando Magic
L 84-98		 2-33
36 1/14 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 114-132		 2-34
37 1/16 Cleveland Cavaliers
L 74-99		 2-35
38 1/18 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 82-94		 2-36
39 1/20 @Vancouver Grizzlies
L 77-88		 2-37
40 1/21 Detroit Pistons
L 67-87		 2-38
41 1/23 @Phoenix Suns
L 77-93		 2-39
42 1/24 @Los Angeles Clippers
W 99-81		 3-39
43 1/27 New Jersey Nets
L 87-120		 3-40
44 1/29 Toronto Raptors
L 80-84		 3-41
45 1/31 Dallas Mavericks
W 110-98		 4-41
46 2/2 Chicago Bulls
L 72-111		 4-42
47 2/4 Sacramento Kings
L 99-101		 4-43
48 2/10 Boston Celtics
W 112-99		 5-43
49 2/12 @Sacramento Kings
L 84-87		 5-44
50 2/13 Minnesota Timberwolves
L 80-107		 5-45
51 2/15 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 82-117		 5-46
52 2/17 New York Knicks
L 77-91		 5-47
53 2/19 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 92-131		 5-48
54 2/20 @Golden State Warriors
L 88-95		 5-49
55 2/22 @Seattle SuperSonics
L 68-88		 5-50
56 2/23 Charlotte Hornets
L 98-118		 5-51
57 2/25 Atlanta Hawks
L 88-112		 5-52
58 2/27 Philadelphia 76ers
L 78-79		 5-53
59 3/1 @Indiana Pacers
L 63-90		 5-54
60 3/3 @Chicago Bulls
L 90-118		 5-55
61 3/5 @Milwaukee Bucks
L 87-104		 5-56
62 3/6 @Atlanta Hawks
L 94-115		 5-57
63 3/8 Los Angeles Clippers
L 89-100		 5-58
64 3/10 Phoenix Suns
L 76-100		 5-59
65 3/12 Vancouver Grizzlies
W 98-93		 6-59
66 3/14 Portland Trail Blazers
W 92-82		 7-59
67 3/16 @Charlotte Hornets
L 87-109		 7-60
68 3/17 @Washington Wizards
W 90-89		 8-60
69 3/19 @Toronto Raptors
L 103-104 (OT)		 8-61
70 3/20 @Minnesota Timberwolves
L 88-104		 8-62
71 3/23 Los Angeles Lakers
L 86-107		 8-63
72 3/25 Dallas Mavericks
L 94-105		 8-64
73 3/27 Golden State Warriors
W 97-89		 9-64
74 4/1 Milwaukee Bucks
L 100-106		 9-65
75 4/3 @Utah Jazz
L 75-97		 9-66
76 4/5 Seattle SuperSonics
L 83-87		 9-67
77 4/7 Houston Rockets
L 87-104		 9-68
78 4/9 Sacramento Kings
W 128-103		 10-68
79 4/11 @Dallas Mavericks
L 81-99		 10-69
80 4/14 @Houston Rockets
L 88-94		 10-70
81 4/15 @Phoenix Suns
L 89-96		 10-71
82 4/17 Portland Trail Blazers
W 109-101		 11-71
83 4/19 @San Antonio Spurs
L 82-96		 11-72
1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers (0-0 Thru 83 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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