1972-73 Denver Rockets Schedule and Results

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Record: 47-37, Finished 3rd in ABA Western Division

Coach: Alex Hannum (47-37)

Executive: Alex Hannum

PTS/G: 109.4 (8th of 10) Opp PTS/G: 106.3 (2nd of 10)

SRS: 2.80 (4th of 10) Pace: 106.8 (9th of 10)

Off Rtg: 103.1 (4th of 10) Def Rtg: 100.1 (4th of 10) Net Rtg: +2.9 (4th of 10)

Expected W-L: 50-34 (4th of 10)

Arena: Denver Auditorium Arena

ABA 1973 Playoffs:
Lost ABA Western Division Semifinals (1-4) versus Indiana Pacers (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	@	Utah Stars	L		104	115	0	1	L 1	7,167
2	Fri, Oct 13, 1972	Box Score	@	San Diego Conquistadors	W		109	100	1	1	W 1	2,248
3	Sat, Oct 14, 1972	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		96	90	2	1	W 2	4,731
4	Wed, Oct 18, 1972	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W		115	109	3	1	W 3	3,106
5	Fri, Oct 20, 1972	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		116	99	4	1	W 4	4,185
6	Wed, Oct 25, 1972	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	L		112	118	4	2	L 1	7,003
7	Thu, Oct 26, 1972	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L		0	2	4	3	L 2	4,643		On 11/7/72, ABA ruled a forfeit and statistics expunged. In the 2nd half Alex Hannum had his Rockets foul players in pretense of a pressure defense experiment. They committed 56 fouls, 7 players fouled out, and the Squires shot 56 FT in the 4th quarter
8	Fri, Oct 27, 1972	Box Score	@	New York Nets	L		112	117	4	4	L 3	6,128
9	Sat, Oct 28, 1972	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		106	119	4	5	L 4	3,897
10	Tue, Oct 31, 1972	Box Score		Utah Stars	W		116	103	5	5	W 1	3,168
11	Wed, Nov 1, 1972	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L		113	122	5	6	L 1	4,757
12	Fri, Nov 3, 1972	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	W		107	94	6	6	W 1	1,913
13	Sun, Nov 5, 1972	Box Score		New York Nets	W		137	107	7	6	W 2	3,855
14	Wed, Nov 8, 1972	Box Score		Virginia Squires	L		111	116	7	7	L 1	4,755
15	Sat, Nov 11, 1972	Box Score		Memphis Tams	W	OT	114	111	8	7	W 1	3,846
16	Tue, Nov 14, 1972	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		118	108	9	7	W 2	3,802
17	Sat, Nov 18, 1972	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W		111	103	10	7	W 3	3,967
18	Sun, Nov 19, 1972	Box Score	@	San Diego Conquistadors	L	OT	116	122	10	8	L 1	3,841
19	Tue, Nov 21, 1972	Box Score		Utah Stars	W		106	100	11	8	W 1	3,485
20	Fri, Nov 24, 1972	Box Score		San Diego Conquistadors	W		130	111	12	8	W 2	7,106
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Wed, Nov 29, 1972	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	L		113	114	12	9	L 1	3,856
22	Thu, Nov 30, 1972	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L		95	111	12	10	L 2	4,703
23	Sat, Dec 2, 1972	Box Score		Memphis Tams	W		127	99	13	10	W 1	6,992
24	Wed, Dec 6, 1972	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	L		104	110	13	11	L 1	1,666
25	Thu, Dec 7, 1972	Box Score		San Diego Conquistadors	W		102	89	14	11	W 1	4,033
26	Fri, Dec 8, 1972	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	L		104	107	14	12	L 1	4,709		at Greensboro, NC
27	Sat, Dec 9, 1972	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L		98	101	14	13	L 2	6,978		at Richmond, VA
28	Tue, Dec 12, 1972	Box Score	@	San Diego Conquistadors	W	OT	110	103	15	13	W 1	1,652
29	Thu, Dec 14, 1972	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W		103	99	16	13	W 2	4,833
30	Fri, Dec 15, 1972	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	L		99	104	16	14	L 1	4,461
31	Sat, Dec 16, 1972	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		110	117	16	15	L 2	5,153
32	Sun, Dec 17, 1972	Box Score	@	San Diego Conquistadors	L		104	113	16	16	L 3	1,634
33	Tue, Dec 19, 1972	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W		137	115	17	16	W 1	4,214
34	Thu, Dec 21, 1972	Box Score		New York Nets	W		106	96	18	16	W 2	4,165
35	Fri, Dec 22, 1972	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		116	128	18	17	L 1	10,511
36	Tue, Dec 26, 1972	Box Score	@	San Diego Conquistadors	W		103	101	19	17	W 1	1,521
37	Wed, Dec 27, 1972	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W		115	113	20	17	W 2	7,050
38	Sat, Dec 30, 1972	Box Score		New York Nets	W		136	98	21	17	W 3	6,985
39	Wed, Jan 3, 1973	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L		103	108	21	18	L 1	5,152
40	Thu, Jan 4, 1973	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W		125	111	22	18	W 1	5,695
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sun, Jan 7, 1973	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	L		111	113	22	19	L 1	5,603
42	Tue, Jan 9, 1973	Box Score	@	San Diego Conquistadors	L		109	113	22	20	L 2	2,564
43	Wed, Jan 10, 1973	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		106	105	23	20	W 1	5,005
44	Thu, Jan 11, 1973	Box Score	N	San Diego Conquistadors	W		113	109	24	20	W 2	2,072		at Dallas, TX
45	Fri, Jan 12, 1973	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		128	119	25	20	W 3	6,621		at Fort Wayne, IN
46	Tue, Jan 16, 1973	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		113	130	25	21	L 1	6,327
47	Wed, Jan 17, 1973	Box Score	@	New York Nets	L		92	102	25	22	L 2	6,090
48	Thu, Jan 18, 1973	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L		110	116	25	23	L 3	6,087		at Norfolk, VA
49	Fri, Jan 19, 1973	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	L		113	117	25	24	L 4	8,421		at Greensboro, NC
50	Sun, Jan 21, 1973	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	L		111	118	25	25	L 5	5,309
51	Tue, Jan 23, 1973	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L		104	108	25	26	L 6	4,889
52	Wed, Jan 24, 1973	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	W		98	87	26	26	W 1	4,989
53	Fri, Jan 26, 1973	Box Score	@	Memphis Tams	L		107	114	26	27	L 1	5,375
54	Sun, Jan 28, 1973	Box Score		New York Nets	W		106	77	27	27	W 1	5,096
55	Wed, Jan 31, 1973	Box Score		Memphis Tams	W		134	106	28	27	W 2	4,462
56	Thu, Feb 1, 1973	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		97	92	29	27	W 3	6,753
57	Fri, Feb 2, 1973	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	L		105	113	29	28	L 1	6,801		at Greensboro, NC
58	Sun, Feb 4, 1973	Box Score	@	Memphis Tams	W		104	99	30	28	W 1	2,681
59	Sun, Feb 11, 1973	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	W		117	108	31	28	W 2	6,185
60	Mon, Feb 12, 1973	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L		107	119	31	29	L 1	5,961
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Wed, Feb 14, 1973	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	L		103	111	31	30	L 2	5,501
62	Fri, Feb 16, 1973	Box Score	N	Memphis Tams	W	OT	127	121	32	30	W 1	2,862		at Saint Paul, MN
63	Sun, Feb 18, 1973	Box Score		Utah Stars	W		109	90	33	30	W 2	5,404
64	Wed, Feb 21, 1973	Box Score		San Diego Conquistadors	W		110	109	34	30	W 3	4,586
65	Fri, Feb 23, 1973	Box Score	@	Memphis Tams	W		129	103	35	30	W 4	3,043
66	Sat, Feb 24, 1973	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	W		115	104	36	30	W 5	6,237		at Charlotte, NC
67	Sun, Feb 25, 1973	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W		87	86	37	30	W 6	5,660
68	Wed, Feb 28, 1973	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	L		96	104	37	31	L 1	5,333
69	Fri, Mar 2, 1973	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		105	114	37	32	L 2	8,255
70	Sat, Mar 3, 1973	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	W		124	106	38	32	W 1	5,090		at Denton, TX
71	Sun, Mar 4, 1973	Box Score		Utah Stars	W	OT	133	125	39	32	W 2	6,260
72	Wed, Mar 7, 1973	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W		116	111	40	32	W 3	5,288
73	Fri, Mar 9, 1973	Box Score	@	New York Nets	W		120	105	41	32	W 4	6,391
74	Sat, Mar 10, 1973	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L		103	106	41	33	L 1	6,405		at Hampton, VA
75	Sun, Mar 11, 1973	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		82	119	41	34	L 2	4,416
76	Tue, Mar 13, 1973	Box Score		San Diego Conquistadors	W		114	96	42	34	W 1	4,968
77	Sat, Mar 17, 1973	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	L		107	124	42	35	L 1	1,645
78	Sun, Mar 18, 1973	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W		122	105	43	35	W 1	5,113
79	Tue, Mar 20, 1973	Box Score	@	Memphis Tams	W		113	97	44	35	W 2	2,239
80	Wed, Mar 21, 1973	Box Score	@	New York Nets	W		116	101	45	35	W 3	7,180
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Mar 23, 1973	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		101	92	46	35	W 4	5,897
82	Sat, Mar 24, 1973	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		94	116	46	36	L 1	9,866
83	Sun, Mar 25, 1973	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W		114	106	47	36	W 1	5,220
84	Tue, Mar 27, 1973	Box Score		Utah Stars	L		109	115	47	37	L 1	4,402

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

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.
1	Sat, Mar 31, 1973	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L	91	114	0	1	L 1	7,051
2	Sun, Apr 1, 1973	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L	93	106	0	2	L 2	7,235
3	Tue, Apr 3, 1973	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W	105	94	1	2	W 1	5,335
4	Thu, Apr 5, 1973	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L	95	97	1	3	L 1	6,904
5	Sat, Apr 7, 1973	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L	107	121	1	4	L 2	9,816

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