1972-73 Carolina Cougars Schedule and Results

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Record: 57-27, Finished 1st in ABA Eastern Division

Coach: Larry Brown (57-27)

PTS/G: 115.6 (2nd of 10) Opp PTS/G: 110.7 (5th of 10)

SRS: 4.26 (3rd of 10) Pace: 108.7 (6th of 10)

Off Rtg: 106.3 (1st of 10) Def Rtg: 101.8 (6th of 10) Net Rtg: +4.5 (3rd of 10)

Expected W-L: 54-30 (3rd of 10)

Arena: Greensboro Coliseum

ABA 1973 Playoffs:
Won ABA Eastern Division Semifinals (4-1) versus New York Nets (Series Stats)
Lost ABA Eastern Division Finals (3-4) versus Kentucky Colonels (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

ABA box scores researched by Michael Hamel and used with permission.

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Thu, Oct 12, 1972	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	W	123	115	1	0	W 1	3,084		at Richmond, VA
2	Fri, Oct 13, 1972	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W	106	88	2	0	W 2	8,253
3	Sat, Oct 14, 1972	Box Score		New York Nets	W	126	78	3	0	W 3	6,208		at Charlotte, NC
4	Wed, Oct 18, 1972	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	W	105	100	4	0	W 4	4,988
5	Fri, Oct 20, 1972	Box Score		Utah Stars	L	111	127	4	1	L 1	8,675		at Greensboro, NC
6	Sat, Oct 21, 1972	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L	110	119	4	2	L 2	9,158		at Norfolk, VA
7	Tue, Oct 24, 1972	Box Score	@	San Diego Conquistadors	L	109	123	4	3	L 3	3,245
8	Wed, Oct 25, 1972	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	W	118	112	5	3	W 1	7,003
9	Fri, Oct 27, 1972	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W	114	112	6	3	W 2	6,828		at Greensboro, NC
10	Sat, Oct 28, 1972	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W	141	109	7	3	W 3	7,364		at Greensboro, NC
11	Sun, Oct 29, 1972	Box Score	@	Memphis Tams	W	110	105	8	3	W 4	3,870
12	Tue, Oct 31, 1972	Box Score		Virginia Squires	L	114	120	8	4	L 1	5,321		at Greensboro, NC
13	Fri, Nov 3, 1972	Box Score		New York Nets	W	105	97	9	4	W 1	7,521		at Greensboro, NC
14	Mon, Nov 6, 1972	Box Score		Utah Stars	L	112	124	9	5	L 1	6,471		at Raleigh, NC
15	Wed, Nov 8, 1972	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	W	126	111	10	5	W 1	4,500
16	Fri, Nov 10, 1972	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	L	117	122	10	6	L 1	8,298		at Greensboro, NC
17	Sat, Nov 11, 1972	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W	136	128	11	6	W 1	6,499		at Charlotte, NC
18	Tue, Nov 14, 1972	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	W	127	118	12	6	W 2	6,793		at Richmond, VA
19	Wed, Nov 15, 1972	Box Score	@	New York Nets	L	107	112	12	7	L 1	7,236
20	Fri, Nov 17, 1972	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W	127	120	13	7	W 1	8,681		at Greensboro, NC
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Wed, Nov 22, 1972	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L	103	114	13	8	L 1	10,079
22	Thu, Nov 23, 1972	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L	106	116	13	9	L 2	6,642		at Hampton, VA
23	Fri, Nov 24, 1972	Box Score		Memphis Tams	W	119	105	14	9	W 1	7,109		at Greensboro, NC
24	Sat, Nov 25, 1972	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	L	111	115	14	10	L 1	9,727		at Charlotte, NC
25	Tue, Nov 28, 1972	Box Score		Utah Stars	W	120	109	15	10	W 1	4,411		at Greensboro, NC
26	Thu, Nov 30, 1972	Box Score		San Diego Conquistadors	W	121	108	16	10	W 2	4,642		at Charlotte, NC
27	Fri, Dec 1, 1972	Box Score	@	New York Nets	W	103	99	17	10	W 3	7,160
28	Sat, Dec 2, 1972	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	L	101	108	17	11	L 1	8,002		at Greensboro, NC
29	Mon, Dec 4, 1972	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	W	132	110	18	11	W 1	7,424
30	Wed, Dec 6, 1972	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L	108	119	18	12	L 1	6,137
31	Fri, Dec 8, 1972	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W	107	104	19	12	W 1	4,709		at Greensboro, NC
32	Wed, Dec 13, 1972	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L	112	119	19	13	L 1	5,813
33	Fri, Dec 15, 1972	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	W	113	97	20	13	W 1	7,393		at Norfolk, VA
34	Sat, Dec 16, 1972	Box Score		San Diego Conquistadors	W	100	98	21	13	W 2	3,755		at Charlotte, NC
35	Sun, Dec 17, 1972	Box Score		Memphis Tams	L	118	125	21	14	L 1	4,262		at Greensboro, NC
36	Tue, Dec 19, 1972	Box Score	@	San Diego Conquistadors	W	116	111	22	14	W 1	1,678
37	Fri, Dec 22, 1972	Box Score		San Diego Conquistadors	W	121	102	23	14	W 2	7,009		at Greensboro, NC
38	Sat, Dec 23, 1972	Box Score		Utah Stars	W	123	117	24	14	W 3	4,991		at Charlotte, NC
39	Wed, Dec 27, 1972	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W	122	114	25	14	W 4	8,821
40	Thu, Dec 28, 1972	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W	120	106	26	14	W 5	6,831		at Raleigh, NC
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sat, Dec 30, 1972	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W	104	91	27	14	W 6	14,126		at Greensboro, NC
42	Wed, Jan 3, 1973	Box Score	@	New York Nets	W	110	107	28	14	W 7	5,461
43	Fri, Jan 5, 1973	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W	135	118	29	14	W 8	10,111		at Greensboro, NC
44	Sat, Jan 6, 1973	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	W	106	104	30	14	W 9	2,906
45	Sun, Jan 7, 1973	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	W	113	111	31	14	W 10	5,603
46	Tue, Jan 9, 1973	Box Score		New York Nets	W	110	97	32	14	W 11	3,977		at Greensboro, NC
47	Wed, Jan 10, 1973	Box Score	@	New York Nets	L	93	105	32	15	L 1	5,371
48	Fri, Jan 12, 1973	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W	129	106	33	15	W 1	8,301		at Greensboro, NC
49	Sun, Jan 14, 1973	Box Score	@	Memphis Tams	W	104	100	34	15	W 2	3,135
50	Mon, Jan 15, 1973	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L	110	128	34	16	L 1	9,768
51	Fri, Jan 19, 1973	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W	117	113	35	16	W 1	8,421		at Greensboro, NC
52	Sat, Jan 20, 1973	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W	124	111	36	16	W 2	4,201		at Greensboro, NC
53	Tue, Jan 23, 1973	Box Score	@	Memphis Tams	W	124	122	37	16	W 3	3,069
54	Fri, Jan 26, 1973	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W	114	108	38	16	W 4	7,701		at Greensboro, NC
55	Sat, Jan 27, 1973	Box Score		Memphis Tams	W	117	113	39	16	W 5	5,525		at Charlotte, NC
56	Sun, Jan 28, 1973	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L	103	111	39	17	L 1	9,813
57	Thu, Feb 1, 1973	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	W	113	98	40	17	W 1	7,288		at Norfolk, VA
58	Fri, Feb 2, 1973	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W	113	105	41	17	W 2	6,801		at Greensboro, NC
59	Sun, Feb 4, 1973	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	W	104	99	42	17	W 3	10,883
60	Sat, Feb 10, 1973	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	W	111	99	43	17	W 4	9,333
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Feb 11, 1973	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L	108	117	43	18	L 1	6,185
62	Mon, Feb 12, 1973	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	W	118	111	44	18	W 1	1,727
63	Thu, Feb 15, 1973	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W	120	108	45	18	W 2	8,981		at Charlotte, NC
64	Fri, Feb 16, 1973	Box Score		New York Nets	L	104	112	45	19	L 1	10,491		at Greensboro, NC
65	Sun, Feb 18, 1973	Box Score		Memphis Tams	W	138	114	46	19	W 1	4,525		at Charlotte, NC
66	Tue, Feb 20, 1973	Box Score		New York Nets	W	123	106	47	19	W 2	5,397		at Greensboro, NC
67	Fri, Feb 23, 1973	Box Score	@	New York Nets	W	107	93	48	19	W 3	7,243
68	Sat, Feb 24, 1973	Box Score		Denver Rockets	L	104	115	48	20	L 1	6,237		at Charlotte, NC
69	Sun, Feb 25, 1973	Box Score	@	Memphis Tams	W	128	127	49	20	W 1	4,663
70	Wed, Feb 28, 1973	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	W	104	96	50	20	W 2	5,333
71	Fri, Mar 2, 1973	Box Score		San Diego Conquistadors	L	114	118	50	21	L 1	7,397		at Greensboro, NC
72	Sat, Mar 3, 1973	Box Score		Memphis Tams	W	134	114	51	21	W 1	8,288		at Greensboro, NC
73	Sun, Mar 4, 1973	Box Score	@	New York Nets	W	123	111	52	21	W 2	7,441
74	Tue, Mar 6, 1973	Box Score	@	San Diego Conquistadors	W	130	99	53	21	W 3	2,227
75	Wed, Mar 7, 1973	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L	118	128	53	22	L 1	8,139
76	Fri, Mar 9, 1973	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L	105	110	53	23	L 2	9,702
77	Sun, Mar 11, 1973	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L	105	115	53	24	L 3	4,890		at Charlotte, NC
78	Fri, Mar 16, 1973	Box Score		Virginia Squires	L	118	123	53	25	L 4	7,643		at Greensboro, NC
79	Sat, Mar 17, 1973	Box Score		Memphis Tams	W	121	108	54	25	W 1	5,198		at Greensboro, NC
80	Thu, Mar 22, 1973	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W	137	117	55	25	W 2	3,371		at Charlotte, NC
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Sat, Mar 24, 1973	Box Score		Memphis Tams	W	143	129	56	25	W 3	2,765		at Charlotte, NC
82	Sun, Mar 25, 1973	Box Score	@	San Diego Conquistadors	W	124	113	57	25	W 4	3,989
83	Mon, Mar 26, 1973	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	L	110	112	57	26	L 1	130
84	Wed, Mar 28, 1973	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	L	97	118	57	27	L 2	6,119		at Greensboro, NC

ABA box scores researched by Michael Hamel and used with permission.

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Mar 30, 1973	Box Score		New York Nets	W		104	96	1	0	W 1	4,725
2	Sat, Mar 31, 1973	Box Score		New York Nets	L	OT	111	114	1	1	L 1	6,343
3	Tue, Apr 3, 1973	Box Score	@	New York Nets	W		101	91	2	1	W 1	8,418
4	Thu, Apr 5, 1973	Box Score	@	New York Nets	W		112	108	3	1	W 2	7,867
5	Fri, Apr 6, 1973	Box Score		New York Nets	W		136	113	4	1	W 3	6,388
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
6	Wed, Apr 11, 1973	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	L		103	113	4	2	L 1	9,165
7	Sat, Apr 14, 1973	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W		125	105	5	2	W 1	5,103
8	Mon, Apr 16, 1973	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		94	108	5	3	L 1	10,422
9	Wed, Apr 18, 1973	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	W		102	91	6	3	W 1	16,238
10	Fri, Apr 20, 1973	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W		112	107	7	3	W 2	11,988
11	Sat, Apr 21, 1973	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		100	119	7	4	L 1	16,892
12	Tue, Apr 24, 1973	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	L		96	107	7	5	L 2	10,231

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