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NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1972β73 NBA season was the Kings 24th season in the
NBA and their first season in the cities of
Kansas City and
Omaha .
[1] This season,
Nate Archibald won the scoring and assist titles and made the All-NBA 1st Team, but the Kings missed the playoffs.
Draft picks
Roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
10
Archibald, Nate
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
UTEP
F
34
Block, John
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
207 lb (94 kg)
USC
F
33
Durrett, Ken
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
La Salle
PF
20
Green, Johnny
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Michigan State
F
18
Kimball, Toby
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Connecticut
F
21
Kojis, Don
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Marquette
C
44
Lacey, Sam
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
New Mexico State
C
43
Ratliff, Mike
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
UWβEau Claire
G
15
Schade, Frank
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
UWβEau Claire
G/F
22
Williams, Nate
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Utah State
Head coach
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season
Season standings
z β clinched division title
y β clinched division title
x β clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1972β73 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BAL
BOS
BUF
CHI
CLE
DET
GSW
HOU
KCO
LAL
MIL
NYK
PHI
PHO
POR
SEA
Atlanta
β
3β4
1β5
5β1
2β2
3β4
2β2
1β3
4β4
2β2
3β1
1β3
3β3
6β0
3β1
4β0
3β1
Baltimore
4β3
β
1β5
5β1
0β4
8β0
2β2
3β1
5β2
3β1
1β3
2β2
3β3
5β1
2β2
4β0
4β0
Boston
5β1
5β1
β
7β0
3β1
5β1
3β1
3β1
5β1
3β1
4β0
2β2
4β4
7β0
4β0
4β0
4β0
Buffalo
1β5
1β5
0β7
β
2β2
1β5
1β3
0β4
1β5
1β3
0β4
0β4
1β6
7β1
1β3
2β2
2β2
Chicago
2β2
4β0
1β3
2β2
β
3β1
3β4
3β3
4β0
5β2
1β5
2β4
3β1
4β0
4β2
5β1
5β1
Cleveland
4β3
0β8
1β5
5β1
1β3
β
1β3
1β3
4β3
2β2
1β3
1β3
0β6
6β0
1β3
1β3
3β1
Detroit
2β2
2β2
1β3
3β1
4β3
3β1
β
2β4
1β3
3β3
1β5
2β5
1β3
3β1
4β2
6β0
2β4
Golden State
3β1
1β3
1β3
4β0
3β3
3β1
4β2
β
3β1
4β2
3β4
1β5
2β2
4β0
2β4
5β1
4β3
Houston
4β4
2β5
1β5
5β1
0β4
3β4
3β1
1β3
β
0β4
1β3
1β3
1β5
5β1
2β2
2β2
2β2
Kansas City-Omaha
2β2
1β3
1β3
3β1
2β5
2β2
3β3
2β4
4β0
β
1β5
1β6
0β4
3β1
3β3
4β2
4β2
Los Angeles
1β3
3β1
0β4
4β0
5β1
3β1
5β1
4β3
3β1
5β1
β
3β3
2β2
4β0
6β1
6β0
6β0
Milwaukee
3β1
2β2
2β2
4β0
4β2
3β1
5β2
5β1
3β1
6β1
3β3
β
2β2
3β1
5β1
5β1
5β1
New York
3β3
3β3
4β4
6β1
1β3
6β0
3β1
2β2
5β1
4β0
2β2
2β2
β
6β1
3β1
3β1
4β0
Philadelphia
0β6
1β5
0β7
1β7
0β4
0β6
1β3
0β4
1β5
1β3
0β4
1β3
1β6
β
0β4
1β3
1β3
Phoenix
1β3
2β2
0β4
3β1
2β4
3β1
2β4
4β2
2β2
3β3
1β6
1β5
1β3
4β0
β
5β2
4β2
Portland
0β4
0β4
0β4
2β2
1β5
3β1
0β6
1β5
2β2
2β4
0β6
1β5
1β3
3β1
2β5
β
3β4
Seattle
1β3
0β4
0β4
2β2
1β5
1β3
4β2
3β4
2β2
2β4
0β6
1β5
0β4
3β1
2β4
4β3
β
Game log
1972β73 Game log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
High points
Record
1
October 11
Los Angeles
129β94
Nate Archibald (31)
0β1
2
October 14
Detroit
101β113
Nate Archibald (38)
1β1
3
October 19
Baltimore
94β83
Nate Archibald (34)
1β2
4
October 21
Atlanta
101β108
Nate Archibald (43)
2β2
5
October 24
Los Angeles
114β94
Nate Archibald (33)
2β3
6
October 26
Milwaukee
114β107
Nate Archibald (28)
2β4
7
October 28
@
Buffalo
113β102
Nate Archibald (34)
3β4
8
October 29
@
Cleveland
97β115
Nate Archibald (35)
3β5
9
October 31
@
Chicago
95β104
Nate Archibald (30)
3β6
10
November 1
New York
122β85
Nate Archibald (19)
3β7
11
November 3
@
Philadelphia
114β101
Nate Archibald (38)
4β7
12
November 4
@
Boston
118β107
Nate Archibald (35)
5β7
13
November 8
Philadelphia
107β125
Nate Archibald (34)
6β7
14
November 10
@
Seattle
111β106
Nate Archibald (34)
7β7
15
November 12
@
Portland
100β102
Nate Archibald (28)
7β8
16
November 14
Buffalo
100β106
Nate Archibald (23)
8β8
17
November 15
Seattle
97β106
Nate Archibald (47)
9β8
18
November 17
Cleveland
96β115
Nate Archibald (40)
10β8
19
November 18
Houston
117β127
Nate Archibald (51)
11β8
20
November 21
Phoenix
96β101
Nate Archibald (37)
12β8
21
November 24
@ Milwaukee
106β115
Nate Archibald (26)
12β9
22
November 25
Golden State
133β114
Nate Archibald (37)
12β10
23
November 28
@ Chicago
92β91
Nate Archibald (32)
13β10
24
November 29
Portland
102β110
Nate Archibald (32)
14β10
25
December 1
Chicago
106β97 (OT)
Nate Archibald (36)
14β11
26
December 2
@ Houston
114β109
Nate Archibald (36)
15β11
27
December 5
@ New York
103β125
Nate Archibald (26)
15β12
28
December 6
@ Philadelphia
117β122
Nate Archibald (34)
15β13
29
December 8
@ Detroit
100β113
Nate Archibald (32)
15β14
30
December 9
@ Baltimore
112β120
Nate Archibald (29)
15β15
31
December 10
Atlanta
115β130
Nate Archibald (41)
16β15
32
December 12
Cleveland
99β100
Nate Archibald (41)
17β15
33
December 15
Detroit
132β140 (OT)
Nate Archibald (41)
18β15
34
December 17
@ Phoenix
102β112
Nate Archibald (26)
18β16
35
December 18
Portland
95β113
Nate Archibald (30)
19β16
36
December 19
@ Atlanta
102β119
Nate Archibald (33)
19β17
37
December 20
Seattle
110β121
Nate Archibald (35)
20β17
38
December 22
Boston
118β90
Nate Archibald (32)
20β18
39
December 25
Milwaukee
104β99
Nate Archibald (20)
20β19
40
December 26
@ Chicago
103β117
Nate Archibald (34)
20β20
41
December 29
@ Los Angeles
92β121
Nate Archibald (21)
20β21
42
December 30
@ Golden State
107β113
Nate Archibald (45)
20β22
43
January 2
@ Portland
87β104
Nate Archibald (29)
20β23
44
January 3
@ Seattle
100β107
Nate Archibald (29)
20β24
45
January 5
Detroit
100β103
Sam Lacey (28)
21β24
46
January 6
Phoenix
118β112
Nate Archibald (34)
21β25
47
January 9
New York
116β115 (OT)
Nate Archibald (52)
21β26
48
January 10
Chicago
100β102
Nate Archibald (37)
22β26
49
January 11
Golden State
108β109
Nate Archibald (42)
23β26
50
January 12
@ Milwaukee
98β117
Nate Archibald (19)
23β27
51
January 15
Philadelphia
108β135
Nate Archibald (30)
24β27
52
January 16
Seattle
125β122
Nate Archibald (48)
24β28
53
January 18
@ Phoenix
119β96
Nate Archibald (32)
25β28
54
January 21
@ Los Angeles
102β123
Nate Archibald (23)
25β29
55
January 25
@ Golden State
115β129
Nate Archibald (39)
25β30
56
January 27
@ Atlanta
126β129
Nate Archibald (52)
25β31
57
February 1
Golden State
96β98
Nate Archibald (37)
26β31
58
February 3
@ Portland
105β97
Nate Archibald (39)
27β31
59
February 4
@ Seattle
120β98
Nate Archibald (31)
28β31
60
February 6
@ Chicago
107β114
Nate Archibald (35)
28β32
61
February 7
Milwaukee
98β105
Nate Archibald (39)
29β32
62
February 9
@ Houston
121β116
Nate Archibald (37)
30β32
63
February 10
Chicago
102β101
Nate Archibald (42)
30β33
64
February 13
Houston
118β132
Nate Archibald (49)
31β33
65
February 14
Boston
104β101
Nate Archibald (34)
31β34
66
February 17
@ Milwaukee
104β111
Nate Archibald (33)
31β35
67
February 18
@ Detroit
100β144
Matt Guokas (17)
31β36
68
February 20
@ Buffalo
106β113
Nate Williams (27)
31β37
69
February 22
Milwaukee
116β113 (OT)
Nate Archibald (43)
31β38
70
February 25
Phoenix
111β109
Nate Archibald (33)
31β39
71
February 27
@ Los Angeles
107β103
Nate Archibald (30)
32β39
72
February 28
@ Phoenix
109β107
Nate Archibald (41)
33β39
73
March 2
@ Golden State
112β117
Nate Archibald (34)
33β40
74
March 8
Baltimore
93β105
Nate Archibald (29)
34β40
75
March 10
@ New York
102β125
Nate Archibald (25)
34β41
76
March 13
@ Baltimore
99β103
Nate Archibald (42)
34β42
77
March 16
@ Cleveland
99β114
Nate Archibald (36)
34β43
78
March 18
@ Boston
105β109
Nate Archibald (35)
34β44
79
March 19
Portland
105β106
Nate Archibald (37)
35β44
80
March 20
Buffalo
115β119
Nate Archibald (44)
36β44
81
March 21
Los Angeles
124β118
Nate Williams (22)
36β45
82
March 24
@ Detroit
98β110
Matt Guokas (24)
36β46
Awards and records
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