1972-73 Chicago Bulls Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 51-31
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 3-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
Coach: Dick Motta (51-31)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 424,944, Avg. 10,364 in 41 home dates
1972-73 Chicago Bulls StatisticsTeam Record: 51-31
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 3-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
Coach: Dick Motta (51-31)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 424,944, Avg. 10,364 in 41 home dates
1972-73 Chicago Bulls Roster
The Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 51 wins and 31 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.
Chicago tossed in 8,534 points and conceded 8,248. Bob Love netted a team-leading 1,895 points for the Bulls, and Chet Walker scored 17 or more per game, too. Clifford Ray contributed 797 rebounds. Norm Van Lier dished out 567 assists for the squad.
Dick Motta coached the team. The 1972-73 Chicago Bulls lost in the conference semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 8534
Regular Season Points Against: 8248
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 10, 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers 89 at Chicago Bulls 95 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 13, 1972 | Chicago Bulls 91 at Detroit Pistons 100 | L | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| October 14, 1972 | Boston Celtics 96 at Chicago Bulls 88 | L | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | ||
| October 21, 1972 | Chicago Bulls 130 at Houston Rockets 97 | W | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
| October 22, 1972 | Chicago Bulls 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 | L | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | ||
| October 24, 1972 | Chicago Bulls 107 at Phoenix Suns 106 | W | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3-3 | ||
| October 26, 1972 | Chicago Bulls 94 at Golden State Warriors 93 | W | 1-1 | 3-2 | 4-3 | ||
| October 27, 1972 | Chicago Bulls 118 at Portland Trail Blazers 95 | W | 1-1 | 4-2 | 5-3 | ||
| October 29, 1972 | Chicago Bulls 95 at Seattle Supersonics 94 | W | 1-1 | 5-2 | 6-3 | ||
| October 31, 1972 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings 95 at Chicago Bulls 104 | W | 2-1 | 5-2 | 7-3 | ||
| November 3, 1972 | Phoenix Suns 100 at Chicago Bulls 115 | W | 3-1 | 5-2 | 8-3 | ||
| November 4, 1972 | Chicago Bulls 99 at Buffalo Braves 101 | L | 3-1 | 5-3 | 8-4 | ||
| November 11, 1972 | Chicago Bulls 111 at Baltimore Bullets 106 | W | 3-1 | 6-3 | 9-4 | ||
| November 14, 1972 | Seattle Supersonics 80 at Chicago Bulls 97 | W | 4-1 | 6-3 | 10-4 | ||
| November 17, 1972 | Chicago Bulls 96 at Detroit Pistons 109 | L | 4-1 | 6-4 | 10-5 | ||
| November 18, 1972 | Baltimore Bullets 79 at Chicago Bulls 95 | W | 5-1 | 6-4 | 11-5 | ||
| November 21, 1972 | Houston Rockets 105 at Chicago Bulls 113 | W | 6-1 | 6-4 | 12-5 | ||
| November 24, 1972 | Golden State Warriors 96 at Chicago Bulls 100 | W | 7-1 | 6-4 | 13-5 | ||
| November 25, 1972 | Chicago Bulls 100 at Atlanta Hawks 99 | W | 7-1 | 7-4 | 14-5 | ||
| November 28, 1972 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings 92 at Chicago Bulls 91 | L | 7-2 | 7-4 | 14-6 | ||
| November 29, 1972 | Chicago Bulls 97 at Milwaukee Bucks 105 | L | 7-2 | 7-5 | 14-7 | ||
| December 1, 1972 | Chicago Bulls 106 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 97 | W | 7-2 | 8-5 | 15-7 | OT | |
| December 2, 1972 | Seattle Supersonics 80 at Chicago Bulls 89 | W | 8-2 | 8-5 | 16-7 | ||
| December 5, 1972 | Detroit Pistons 108 at Chicago Bulls 130 | W | 9-2 | 8-5 | 17-7 | ||
| December 7, 1972 | Atlanta Hawks 94 at Chicago Bulls 89 | L | 9-3 | 8-5 | 17-8 | OT | |
| December 8, 1972 | Chicago Bulls 118 at Philadelphia 76ers 102 | W | 9-3 | 9-5 | 18-8 | ||
| December 9, 1972 | Buffalo Braves 94 at Chicago Bulls 105 | W | 10-3 | 9-5 | 19-8 | ||
| December 12, 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Chicago Bulls 105 | L | 10-4 | 9-5 | 19-9 | OT | |
| December 15, 1972 | New York Knicks 86 at Chicago Bulls 90 | W | 11-4 | 9-5 | 20-9 | ||
| December 16, 1972 | Chicago Bulls 83 at New York Knicks 97 | L | 11-4 | 9-6 | 20-10 | ||
| December 19, 1972 | Portland Trail Blazers 109 at Chicago Bulls 100 | L | 11-5 | 9-6 | 20-11 | ||
| December 22, 1972 | Chicago Bulls 127 at Portland Trail Blazers 97 | W | 11-5 | 10-6 | 21-11 | ||
| December 23, 1972 | Chicago Bulls 109 at Golden State Warriors 127 | L | 11-5 | 10-7 | 21-12 | ||
| December 25, 1972 | Chicago Bulls 108 at Phoenix Suns 115 | L | 11-5 | 10-8 | 21-13 | ||
| December 26, 1972 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings 103 at Chicago Bulls 117 | W | 12-5 | 10-8 | 22-13 | ||
| December 29, 1972 | Chicago Bulls 106 at Boston Celtics 99 | W | 12-5 | 11-8 | 23-13 | ||
| December 30, 1972 | Milwaukee Bucks 92 at Chicago Bulls 99 | W | 13-5 | 11-8 | 24-13 | ||
| January 2, 1973 | Atlanta Hawks 90 at Chicago Bulls 100 | W | 14-5 | 11-8 | 25-13 | ||
| January 4, 1973 | Houston Rockets 97 at Chicago Bulls 111 | W | 15-5 | 11-8 | 26-13 | ||
| January 5, 1973 | Phoenix Suns 126 at Chicago Bulls 115 | L | 15-6 | 11-8 | 26-14 | ||
| January 7, 1973 | Buffalo Braves 96 at Chicago Bulls 119 | W | 16-6 | 11-8 | 27-14 | ||
| January 9, 1973 | Philadelphia 76ers 110 at Chicago Bulls 126 | W | 17-6 | 11-8 | 28-14 | ||
| January 10, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 100 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 102 | L | 17-6 | 11-9 | 28-15 | at Omaha, NE | |
| January 12, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 109 at Chicago Bulls 97 | L | 17-7 | 11-9 | 28-16 | ||
| January 14, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 95 at Milwaukee Bucks 100 | L | 17-7 | 11-10 | 28-17 | ||
| January 16, 1973 | Portland Trail Blazers 89 at Chicago Bulls 100 | W | 18-7 | 11-10 | 29-17 | ||
| January 19, 1973 | Golden State Warriors 115 at Chicago Bulls 80 | L | 18-8 | 11-10 | 29-18 | ||
| January 20, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 92 at Detroit Pistons 112 | L | 18-8 | 11-11 | 29-19 | ||
| January 26, 1973 | Baltimore Bullets 100 at Chicago Bulls 110 | W | 19-8 | 11-11 | 30-19 | ||
| January 28, 1973 | Detroit Pistons 105 at Chicago Bulls 110 | W | 20-8 | 11-11 | 31-19 | ||
| January 30, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 92 at Los Angeles Lakers 95 | L | 20-8 | 11-12 | 31-20 | ||
| February 2, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 104 at Seattle Supersonics 118 | L | 20-8 | 11-13 | 31-21 | ||
| February 4, 1973 | Milwaukee Bucks 99 at Chicago Bulls 121 | W | 21-8 | 11-13 | 32-21 | ||
| February 6, 1973 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings 107 at Chicago Bulls 114 | W | 22-8 | 11-13 | 33-21 | ||
| February 9, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 103 at Cleveland Cavaliers 97 | W | 22-8 | 12-13 | 34-21 | ||
| February 10, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 102 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 101 | W | 22-8 | 13-13 | 35-21 | ||
| February 11, 1973 | Golden State Warriors 101 at Chicago Bulls 96 | L | 22-9 | 13-13 | 35-22 | ||
| February 13, 1973 | Boston Celtics 105 at Chicago Bulls 101 | L | 22-10 | 13-13 | 35-23 | ||
| February 14, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 100 at New York Knicks 98 | W | 22-10 | 14-13 | 36-23 | ||
| February 16, 1973 | Cleveland Cavaliers 92 at Chicago Bulls 100 | W | 23-10 | 14-13 | 37-23 | ||
| February 18, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 110 at Houston Rockets 99 | W | 23-10 | 15-13 | 38-23 | ||
| February 20, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 89 at Chicago Bulls 103 | W | 24-10 | 15-13 | 39-23 | ||
| February 23, 1973 | New York Knicks 83 at Chicago Bulls 84 | W | 25-10 | 15-13 | 40-23 | ||
| February 24, 1973 | Phoenix Suns 100 at Chicago Bulls 122 | W | 26-10 | 15-13 | 41-23 | ||
| February 25, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 88 at Seattle Supersonics 85 | W | 26-10 | 16-13 | 42-23 | ||
| February 27, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 125 at Portland Trail Blazers 110 | W | 26-10 | 17-13 | 43-23 | ||
| March 2, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 88 at Los Angeles Lakers 108 | L | 26-10 | 17-14 | 43-24 | ||
| March 3, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 117 at Golden State Warriors 116 | W | 26-10 | 18-14 | 44-24 | ||
| March 4, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 118 at Phoenix Suns 117 | W | 26-10 | 19-14 | 45-24 | OT | |
| March 6, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 88 at Milwaukee Bucks 96 | L | 26-10 | 19-15 | 45-25 | ||
| March 8, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 102 at Buffalo Braves 112 | L | 26-10 | 19-16 | 45-26 | ||
| March 9, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 104 at Philadelphia 76ers 84 | W | 26-10 | 20-16 | 46-26 | at Hershey, PA | |
| March 10, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 105 at Baltimore Bullets 99 | W | 26-10 | 21-16 | 47-26 | at College Park, MD | |
| March 13, 1973 | Seattle Supersonics 89 at Chicago Bulls 104 | W | 27-10 | 21-16 | 48-26 | ||
| March 16, 1973 | Milwaukee Bucks 99 at Chicago Bulls 91 | L | 27-11 | 21-16 | 48-27 | OT | |
| March 17, 1973 | Detroit Pistons 99 at Chicago Bulls 97 | L | 27-12 | 21-16 | 48-28 | ||
| March 18, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 119 at Detroit Pistons 107 | W | 27-12 | 22-16 | 49-28 | ||
| March 20, 1973 | Portland Trail Blazers 109 at Chicago Bulls 123 | W | 28-12 | 22-16 | 50-28 | ||
| March 21, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 105 at Boston Celtics 106 | L | 28-12 | 22-17 | 50-29 | ||
| March 24, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 111 at Atlanta Hawks 113 | L | 28-12 | 22-18 | 50-30 | ||
| March 25, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 105 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112 | L | 28-12 | 22-19 | 50-31 | ||
| March 27, 1973 | Cleveland Cavaliers 105 at Chicago Bulls 121 | W | 29-12 | 22-19 | 51-31 | ||
| March 30, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | OT | |
| April 1, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 93 at Los Angeles Lakers 108 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
| April 6, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 86 at Chicago Bulls 96 | W | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | ||
| April 8, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 94 at Chicago Bulls 98 | W | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | ||
| April 10, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 123 | L | 2-0 | 0-3 | 2-3 | ||
| April 13, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 93 at Chicago Bulls 101 | W | 3-0 | 0-3 | 3-3 | ||
| April 15, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 92 at Los Angeles Lakers 95 | L | 3-0 | 0-4 | 3-4 |
