1972–73 Baltimore Bullets season

1972–73 Baltimore Bullets season
Central Division Champions
Head coach Gene Shue
Arena Baltimore Civic Center
Results
Record 52–30 (.634)
Place Division: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Semifinals
(Eliminated 1-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television WBAL-TV
Radio WBAL Radio
Baltimore Bullets seasons
< 1971–72 1973–74 >

During the 1972–73 NBA season, the Bullets acquired Elvin Hayes from the Houston Rockets. In the draft, the Bullets acquired Kevin Porter. After a slow start, the Bullets had a strong December by posting a 10-4 record.[1] The Bullets, playing their tenth and final season in Baltimore finished the season by winning the Central Division for the 3rd straight season. In the playoffs, the Bullets faced their playoff rivals the New York Knicks. The Bullets fell in 5 games. Following the season, the Bullets would move to Landover, Maryland, a suburb of Washington DC, and became the Capital Bullets.[1]

Contents

Offseason

NBA Draft

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division
Team W L PCT. GB
Baltimore Bullets 52 30 .634 -
Atlanta Hawks 46 36 .561 6
Houston Rockets 33 49 .402 19
Cleveland Cavaliers 32 50 .390 20

[2]

Season Schedule

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG

Postseason

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ a b Washington Wizards (1963-Present)
  2. ^ 1972-73 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com
1972 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions
Eastern
Atlanta • Baltimore • Cleveland • Houston
Western
Chicago • Detroit • Kansas City-Omaha • Milwaukee
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Bold indicates NBA Finals victory
Formerly the Chicago Packers, the Chicago Zephyrs, the Baltimore Bullets, the Capital Bullets, and the Washington Bullets • Founded in 1961 • Based in Washington, D.C.
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Pollard • McMahon • Leonard • Jeannette • Seymour • Farmer • Jeannette • Shue • Jones • Motta • Shue • Loughery • Unseld • Lynam • Staak • Bickerstaff • Brovelli • Heard • Walker • Hamilton • Collins • Jordan • Tapscott • Saunders
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Ferry • Nash • Unseld • Grunfeld
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Ted Leonsis (Owner) • Ernie Grunfeld (President & GM of Basketball Ops.) • Flip Saunders (Head Coach)
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10 • 11 • 25 • 41
NBA Championships (1)
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