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1971-72 Denver Rockets Schedule and Results

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Record: 34-50, Finished 4th in ABA Western Division

Coach: Alex Hannum (34-50)

Executive: Alex Hannum

PTS/G: 111.9 (9th of 11) Opp PTS/G: 113.1 (7th of 11)

SRS: -0.93 (7th of 11) Pace: 112.8 (5th of 11)

Off Rtg: 98.4 (10th of 11) Def Rtg: 99.5 (5th of 11) Net Rtg: -1.0 (7th of 11)

Expected W-L: 39-45 (7th of 11)

Arena: Denver Auditorium Arena

ABA 1972 Playoffs:
Lost ABA Western Division Semifinals (3-4) versus Indiana Pacers (Series Stats)

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	Notes
1	Wed, Oct 13, 1971	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L		121	135	0	1	L 1
2	Fri, Oct 15, 1971	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		104	115	0	2	L 2
3	Sat, Oct 16, 1971	Box Score	@	Pittsburgh Condors	L	2OT	136	140	0	3	L 3
4	Tue, Oct 19, 1971	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		117	122	0	4	L 4
5	Sat, Oct 23, 1971	Box Score		New York Nets	W		100	96	1	4	W 1
6	Tue, Oct 26, 1971	Box Score		Memphis Pros	W		115	100	2	4	W 2
7	Fri, Oct 29, 1971	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W	OT	119	111	3	4	W 3
8	Sat, Oct 30, 1971	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		105	133	3	5	L 1
9	Sun, Oct 31, 1971	Box Score	@	Memphis Pros	L		106	117	3	6	L 2
10	Tue, Nov 2, 1971	Box Score		Pittsburgh Condors	W		133	114	4	6	W 1
11	Tue, Nov 9, 1971	Box Score	N	Kentucky Colonels	L		96	106	4	7	L 1	at Memphis, TN
12	Thu, Nov 11, 1971	Box Score		Utah Stars	L		106	112	4	8	L 2
13	Sat, Nov 13, 1971	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	L		92	97	4	9	L 3
14	Tue, Nov 16, 1971	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		111	108	5	9	W 1
15	Wed, Nov 17, 1971	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	L		101	113	5	10	L 1	at Charlotte, NC
16	Fri, Nov 19, 1971	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	W		115	113	6	10	W 1	at Hampton, VA
17	Sat, Nov 20, 1971	Box Score		The Floridians	W		117	97	7	10	W 2
18	Tue, Nov 23, 1971	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	L		101	104	7	11	L 1
19	Wed, Nov 24, 1971	Box Score	@	The Floridians	L	2OT	129	133	7	12	L 2
20	Fri, Nov 26, 1971	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		96	110	7	13	L 3
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
21	Sat, Nov 27, 1971	Box Score		Memphis Pros	W		128	109	8	13	W 1
22	Tue, Nov 30, 1971	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W		106	91	9	13	W 2
23	Sat, Dec 4, 1971	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	L		106	109	9	14	L 1
24	Sun, Dec 5, 1971	Box Score	@	Pittsburgh Condors	W		118	114	10	14	W 1
25	Tue, Dec 7, 1971	Box Score	@	The Floridians	L		105	107	10	15	L 1
26	Wed, Dec 8, 1971	Box Score	@	Memphis Pros	L		91	109	10	16	L 2
27	Fri, Dec 10, 1971	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L		102	110	10	17	L 3	at Logan, UT
28	Sat, Dec 11, 1971	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	W		130	125	11	17	W 1
29	Tue, Dec 14, 1971	Box Score		New York Nets	W		119	118	12	17	W 2
30	Fri, Dec 17, 1971	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L		109	136	12	18	L 1
31	Sat, Dec 18, 1971	Box Score	@	Memphis Pros	L		94	103	12	19	L 2
32	Tue, Dec 21, 1971	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		113	109	13	19	W 1
33	Thu, Dec 23, 1971	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		101	104	13	20	L 1
34	Tue, Dec 28, 1971	Box Score		Pittsburgh Condors	W		114	105	14	20	W 1
35	Thu, Dec 30, 1971	Box Score		Utah Stars	L		98	103	14	21	L 1
36	Fri, Dec 31, 1971	Box Score	N	Memphis Pros	W		108	91	15	21	W 1	at Dallas, TX
37	Sun, Jan 2, 1972	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W		103	84	16	21	W 2
38	Tue, Jan 4, 1972	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	L		103	106	16	22	L 1
39	Fri, Jan 7, 1972	Box Score	@	New York Nets	W		107	104	17	22	W 1
40	Sat, Jan 8, 1972	Box Score	@	Memphis Pros	L		122	134	17	23	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
41	Tue, Jan 11, 1972	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		99	114	17	24	L 2
42	Wed, Jan 12, 1972	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	L		102	107	17	25	L 3
43	Thu, Jan 13, 1972	Box Score	@	Pittsburgh Condors	L		116	118	17	26	L 4
44	Sat, Jan 15, 1972	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L		107	116	17	27	L 5	at Richmond, VA
45	Sun, Jan 16, 1972	Box Score		Utah Stars	W		110	102	18	27	W 1
46	Wed, Jan 19, 1972	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W		116	92	19	27	W 2
47	Fri, Jan 21, 1972	Box Score	@	Memphis Pros	W		110	98	20	27	W 3
48	Sat, Jan 22, 1972	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	L		93	94	20	28	L 1
49	Sun, Jan 23, 1972	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W		130	123	21	28	W 1
50	Thu, Jan 27, 1972	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	L		98	99	21	29	L 1
51	Tue, Feb 1, 1972	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	L		108	117	21	30	L 2
52	Wed, Feb 2, 1972	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	W		122	116	22	30	W 1
53	Fri, Feb 4, 1972	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	L		102	118	22	31	L 1
54	Sat, Feb 5, 1972	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		106	117	22	32	L 2
55	Sun, Feb 6, 1972	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		115	107	23	32	W 1
56	Tue, Feb 8, 1972	Box Score		Memphis Pros	W		136	124	24	32	W 2
57	Wed, Feb 9, 1972	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L		111	124	24	33	L 1	at Norfolk, VA
58	Fri, Feb 11, 1972	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	L		105	110	24	34	L 2	at Winston-Salem, NC
59	Sat, Feb 12, 1972	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		111	133	24	35	L 3
60	Sun, Feb 13, 1972	Box Score		Virginia Squires	L		123	124	24	36	L 4
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
61	Tue, Feb 15, 1972	Box Score		The Floridians	L	OT	124	125	24	37	L 5
62	Sun, Feb 20, 1972	Box Score		Pittsburgh Condors	W		146	123	25	37	W 1
63	Tue, Feb 22, 1972	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W		121	105	26	37	W 2
64	Thu, Feb 24, 1972	Box Score	@	The Floridians	L		118	130	26	38	L 1	at Miami, FL
65	Fri, Feb 25, 1972	Box Score	@	New York Nets	L		116	124	26	39	L 2	at Uniondale, NY
66	Sun, Feb 27, 1972	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	W		113	105	27	39	W 1	at Greensboro, NC
67	Wed, Mar 1, 1972	Box Score		The Floridians	W		138	125	28	39	W 2
68	Sat, Mar 4, 1972	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L		130	136	28	40	L 1
69	Sun, Mar 5, 1972	Box Score		Memphis Pros	W		137	129	29	40	W 1
70	Tue, Mar 7, 1972	Box Score		Utah Stars	L		108	116	29	41	L 1
71	Thu, Mar 9, 1972	Box Score	@	Memphis Pros	L		102	113	29	42	L 2
72	Fri, Mar 10, 1972	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		115	127	29	43	L 3
73	Sat, Mar 11, 1972	Box Score	@	New York Nets	L		114	132	29	44	L 4	at Uniondale, NY
74	Sun, Mar 12, 1972	Box Score		Memphis Pros	L		100	105	29	45	L 5
75	Tue, Mar 14, 1972	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		123	106	30	45	W 1
76	Thu, Mar 16, 1972	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	W		131	121	31	45	W 2
77	Fri, Mar 17, 1972	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	W		91	87	32	45	W 3
78	Sun, Mar 19, 1972	Box Score		Utah Stars	L		113	125	32	46	L 1
79	Tue, Mar 21, 1972	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L		120	132	32	47	L 2
80	Wed, Mar 22, 1972	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	L		96	105	32	48	L 3
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
81	Fri, Mar 24, 1972	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		93	92	33	48	W 1	at Fort Wayne, IN
82	Sat, Mar 25, 1972	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		117	134	33	49	L 1
83	Sun, Mar 26, 1972	Box Score		New York Nets	W		108	91	34	49	W 1
84	Wed, Mar 29, 1972	Box Score		Utah Stars	L		109	112	34	50	L 1

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

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak
1	Fri, Mar 31, 1972	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		96	102	0	1	L 1
2	Sat, Apr 1, 1972	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		106	105	1	1	W 1
3	Tue, Apr 4, 1972	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L	OT	120	122	1	2	L 1
4	Thu, Apr 6, 1972	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		112	96	2	2	W 1
5	Sat, Apr 8, 1972	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		79	91	2	3	L 1
6	Sun, Apr 9, 1972	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		106	99	3	3	W 1
7	Thu, Apr 13, 1972	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		89	91	3	4	L 1

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