1972–73 Golden State Warriors season

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1972–73 Golden State Warriors season
Head coachAl Attles
ArenaOakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishWest Conference Finals
(eliminated 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
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The 1972–73 NBA season was the Warriors' 27th season in the NBA and 11th in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1]

Offseason[]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1972 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
3 43 Bill Chamberlain F  United States North Carolina
4 60 John Tschogl F  United States UC Santa Barbara
5 76 Charles Dudley G  United States Washington
6 93 Henry Bacon G  United States Louisville
7 110 William Franklin F  United States Purdue
8 126  United States San Francisco
9 141  United States California

Roster[]

Golden State Warriors roster
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Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 25 United States Barnett, Jim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oregon
SF 24 United States Barry, Rick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Miami (FL)
F 31 United States Ellis, Joe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) San Francisco
G 10 United States Johnson, Charles 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) California
C 52 United States Johnson, George 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Dillard
F/C 43 United States Lee, Clyde 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Vanderbilt
SG 23 United States Mullins, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Duke
G/F 33 United States Portman, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Creighton
SF 32 United States Russell, Cazzie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Michigan
F/C 42 United States Thurmond, Nate 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Bowling Green
PG 21 United States Williams, Ron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) West Virginia
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Pacific Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 60 22 .732 – 30–11 28–11 2–0 22–4
x-Golden State Warriors 47 35 .573 13 27–14 18–20 2–1 14–12
Phoenix Suns 38 44 .463 22 22–19 15–25 1–0 14–12
Seattle SuperSonics 26 56 .317 34 16–25 10–29 0–2 9–17
Portland Trail Blazers 21 61 .256 39 13–28 8–32 0–1 6–20
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT
1 z-Milwaukee Bucks 60 22 .732
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers 60 22 .732
3 x-Chicago Bulls 51 31 .622
4 x-Golden State Warriors 47 35 .573
5 Detroit Pistons 40 42 .488
6 Phoenix Suns 38 44 .463
7 Kansas City–Omaha Kings 36 46 .439
8 Seattle SuperSonics 26 56 .317
9 Portland Trail Blazers 21 61 .256


z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[]

1972–73 NBA Records
Team ATL BAL BOS BUF CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCO LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SEA
Atlanta – 3���4 1–5 5–1 2–2 3–4 2–2 1–3 4–4 2–2 3–1 1–3 3–3 6–0 3–1 4–0 3–1
Baltimore 4–3 – 1–5 5–1 0–4 8–0 2–2 3–1 5–2 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–3 5–1 2–2 4–0 4–0
Boston 5–1 5–1 – 7–0 3–1 5–1 3–1 3–1 5–1 3–1 4–0 2–2 4–4 7–0 4–0 4–0 4–0
Buffalo 1–5 1–5 0–7 – 2–2 1–5 1–3 0–4 1–5 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–6 7–1 1–3 2–2 2–2
Chicago 2–2 4–0 1–3 2–2 – 3–1 3–4 3–3 4–0 5–2 1–5 2–4 3–1 4–0 4–2 5–1 5–1
Cleveland 4–3 0–8 1–5 5–1 1–3 – 1–3 1–3 4–3 2–2 1–3 1–3 0–6 6–0 1–3 1–3 3–1
Detroit 2–2 2–2 1–3 3–1 4–3 3–1 – 2–4 1–3 3–3 1–5 2–5 1–3 3–1 4–2 6–0 2–4
Golden State 3–1 1–3 1–3 4–0 3–3 3–1 4–2 – 3–1 4–2 3–4 1–5 2–2 4–0 2–4 5–1 4–3
Houston 4–4 2–5 1–5 5–1 0–4 3–4 3–1 1–3 – 0–4 1–3 1–3 1–5 5–1 2–2 2–2 2–2
Kansas City-Omaha 2–2 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–5 2–2 3–3 2–4 4–0 – 1–5 1–6 0–4 3–1 3–3 4–2 4–2
Los Angeles 1–3 3–1 0–4 4–0 5–1 3–1 5–1 4–3 3–1 5–1 – 3–3 2–2 4–0 6–1 6–0 6–0
Milwaukee 3–1 2–2 2–2 4–0 4–2 3–1 5–2 5–1 3–1 6–1 3–3 – 2–2 3–1 5–1 5–1 5–1
New York 3–3 3–3 4–4 6–1 1–3 6–0 3–1 2–2 5–1 4–0 2–2 2–2 – 6–1 3–1 3–1 4–0
Philadelphia 0–6 1–5 0–7 1–7 0–4 0–6 1–3 0–4 1–5 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–6 – 0–4 1–3 1–3
Phoenix 1–3 2–2 0–4 3–1 2–4 3–1 2–4 4–2 2–2 3–3 1–6 1–5 1–3 4–0 – 5–2 4–2
Portland 0–4 0–4 0–4 2–2 1–5 3–1 0–6 1–5 2–2 2–4 0–6 1–5 1–3 3–1 2–5 – 3–4
Seattle 1–3 0–4 0–4 2–2 1–5 1–3 4–2 3��4 2–2 2–4 0–6 1–5 0–4 3–1 2–4 4–3 —

Playoffs[]

1973 playoff game log
Conference Semi-finals: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 30 @ Milwaukee L 90–110 Rick Barry (22) Clyde Lee (10) Jim Barnett (6) Milwaukee Arena
10,746 		0–1
2 April 1 @ Milwaukee W 95–92 Cazzie Russell (25) Clyde Lee (17) Walt Hazzard (7) Milwaukee Arena
10,379 		1–1
3 April 5 Milwaukee L 93–113 Jeff Mullins (21) Clyde Lee (17) Jeff Mullins (4) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
8,493 		1–2
4 April 7 Milwaukee W 102–97 Rick Barry (38) Clyde Lee (21) Jeff Mullins (6) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
8,173 		2–2
5 April 10 @ Milwaukee W 100–97 Clyde Lee (21) Clyde Lee (18) Walt Hazzard (5) University of Wisconsin Field House
12,204 		3–2
6 April 13 Milwaukee W 100–86 Jim Barnett (26) Clyde Lee (19) Jim Barnett (7) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,175 		4–2
Conference Finals: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 17 @ Los Angeles L 99–101 Nate Thurmond (22) Nate Thurmond (26) Thurmond, Barnett (5) The Forum
17,505 		0–1
2 April 19 @ Los Angeles L 93–104 Rick Barry (29) Clyde Lee (18) Nate Thurmond (6) The Forum
17,505 		0–2
3 April 21 Los Angeles L 70–126 Rick Barry (10) Clyde Lee (18) six players tied (2) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,183 		0–3
4 April 23 Los Angeles W 117–109 Cazzie Russell (33) Nate Thurmond (18) Jeff Mullins (7) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
8,000 		1–3
5 April 25 @ Los Angeles L 118–128 Cazzie Russell (29) Nate Thurmond (15) Thurmond, Mullins (5) The Forum
17,505 		1–4
1973 schedule

Awards and records[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1972–73 Golden State Warriors
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