1971-72 New York Nets Schedule and Results

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Record: 44-40, Finished 3rd in ABA Eastern Division

Coach: Lou Carnesecca (44-40)

PTS/G: 112.8 (7th of 11) Opp PTS/G: 112.4 (5th of 11)

SRS: 0.21 (6th of 11) Pace: 108.8 (10th of 11)

Off Rtg: 102.3 (3rd of 11) Def Rtg: 101.9 (8th of 11) Net Rtg: +0.3 (5th of 11)

Expected W-L: 43-41 (5th of 11)

Arena: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

ABA 1972 Playoffs:
Won ABA Eastern Division Semifinals (4-2) versus Kentucky Colonels (Series Stats)
Won ABA Eastern Division Finals (4-3) versus Virginia Squires (Series Stats)
Lost ABA Finals (2-4) 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	Fri, Oct 15, 1971	Box Score		Pittsburgh Condors	W		115	107	1	0	W 1	5,623
2	Sat, Oct 16, 1971	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		98	107	1	1	L 1	8,813
3	Tue, Oct 19, 1971	Box Score	@	Pittsburgh Condors	W		125	120	2	1	W 1	1,831
4	Fri, Oct 22, 1971	Box Score		Utah Stars	W		111	100	3	1	W 2	5,734
5	Sat, Oct 23, 1971	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L		96	100	3	2	L 1	3,979
6	Sun, Oct 24, 1971	Box Score	@	Memphis Pros	L		103	111	3	3	L 2	2,711
7	Tue, Oct 26, 1971	Box Score	@	The Floridians	W	2OT	128	118	4	3	W 1	2,214		at Tampa, FL
8	Fri, Oct 29, 1971	Box Score		The Floridians	L		95	110	4	4	L 1	5,680
9	Sun, Oct 31, 1971	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W		107	103	5	4	W 1	5,962
10	Fri, Nov 5, 1971	Box Score		Memphis Pros	W	OT	129	117	6	4	W 2	5,902
11	Sat, Nov 6, 1971	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		97	102	6	5	L 1	11,984
12	Tue, Nov 9, 1971	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	L		86	90	6	6	L 2	1,814
13	Wed, Nov 10, 1971	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L		110	127	6	7	L 3	6,736
14	Fri, Nov 12, 1971	Box Score		Virginia Squires	L	OT	123	127	6	8	L 4	6,602
15	Sat, Nov 13, 1971	Box Score	@	The Floridians	W		117	113	7	8	W 1	3,237
16	Sun, Nov 14, 1971	Box Score	@	Pittsburgh Condors	W		130	125	8	8	W 2	4,204
17	Wed, Nov 17, 1971	Box Score		Pittsburgh Condors	L		121	122	8	9	L 1	4,964
18	Fri, Nov 19, 1971	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	W		129	127	9	9	W 1	6,089		at Greensboro, NC
19	Wed, Nov 24, 1971	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		101	112	9	10	L 1	9,479
20	Thu, Nov 25, 1971	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		117	133	9	11	L 2	5,661
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Fri, Nov 26, 1971	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	L		101	106	9	12	L 3	6,434
22	Sun, Nov 28, 1971	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	L	OT	106	108	9	13	L 4	6,541
23	Fri, Dec 3, 1971	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	W		134	122	10	13	W 1	6,046
24	Sat, Dec 4, 1971	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L		124	126	10	14	L 1	4,932		at Roanoke, VA
25	Tue, Dec 7, 1971	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		114	119	10	15	L 2	4,736
26	Thu, Dec 9, 1971	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L	OT	114	115	10	16	L 3	5,217		at Richmond, VA
27	Fri, Dec 10, 1971	Box Score		Memphis Pros	W		103	101	11	16	W 1	6,293
28	Sat, Dec 11, 1971	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L		82	109	11	17	L 1	6,655
29	Tue, Dec 14, 1971	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L		118	119	11	18	L 2	3,270
30	Wed, Dec 15, 1971	Box Score	@	Memphis Pros	W		109	100	12	18	W 1	3,824
31	Fri, Dec 17, 1971	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W		90	83	13	18	W 2	5,497
32	Sat, Dec 18, 1971	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	W		118	106	14	18	W 3	5,158		at Charlotte, NC
33	Wed, Dec 22, 1971	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	L		91	95	14	19	L 1	6,275
34	Thu, Dec 23, 1971	Box Score		Pittsburgh Condors	L	OT	123	124	14	20	L 2	8,093		at New York, NY
35	Sun, Dec 26, 1971	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	L		117	123	14	21	L 3	3,370		at Raleigh, NC
36	Mon, Dec 27, 1971	Box Score	@	The Floridians	W		113	111	15	21	W 1	5,124
37	Wed, Dec 29, 1971	Box Score		Pittsburgh Condors	W		105	102	16	21	W 2	6,684
38	Fri, Dec 31, 1971	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		100	104	16	22	L 1	8,998
39	Sun, Jan 2, 1972	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		84	116	16	23	L 2	9,945
40	Wed, Jan 5, 1972	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	W		125	116	17	23	W 1	4,664
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Fri, Jan 7, 1972	Box Score		Denver Rockets	L		104	107	17	24	L 1	6,588
42	Sat, Jan 8, 1972	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	L		115	118	17	25	L 2	4,387		at Winston-Salem, NC
43	Sun, Jan 9, 1972	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	W		105	97	18	25	W 1	1,889
44	Tue, Jan 11, 1972	Box Score		Utah Stars	W		110	104	19	25	W 2	5,061
45	Thu, Jan 13, 1972	Box Score		The Floridians	W		110	94	20	25	W 3	4,897
46	Fri, Jan 14, 1972	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L		104	114	20	26	L 1	5,535		at Hampton, VA
47	Sat, Jan 15, 1972	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	W		109	98	21	26	W 1	6,522
48	Sun, Jan 16, 1972	Box Score	@	Memphis Pros	L		123	129	21	27	L 1	8,437
49	Tue, Jan 18, 1972	Box Score		The Floridians	W		123	102	22	27	W 1	5,371
50	Thu, Jan 20, 1972	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	W		124	122	23	27	W 2	1,289
51	Sun, Jan 23, 1972	Box Score	@	The Floridians	W		116	105	24	27	W 3	2,109
52	Tue, Jan 25, 1972	Box Score	@	Pittsburgh Condors	L	OT	116	123	24	28	L 1	4,474
53	Wed, Jan 26, 1972	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W		118	105	25	28	W 1	6,410
54	Thu, Jan 27, 1972	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	W		114	112	26	28	W 2	8,035		at Norfolk, VA
55	Tue, Feb 1, 1972	Box Score		Virginia Squires	L		105	117	26	29	L 1	5,135
56	Thu, Feb 3, 1972	Box Score		The Floridians	W		122	120	27	29	W 1	4,791
57	Sat, Feb 5, 1972	Box Score		Virginia Squires	L		117	126	27	30	L 1	6,728
58	Sun, Feb 6, 1972	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		106	118	27	31	L 2	5,826
59	Fri, Feb 11, 1972	Box Score		Pittsburgh Condors	W		129	121	28	31	W 1	7,892		at Uniondale, NY
60	Sun, Feb 13, 1972	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	L	2OT	117	123	28	32	L 1	4,522
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Wed, Feb 16, 1972	Box Score		Utah Stars	L		114	119	28	33	L 2	5,983		at Uniondale, NY
62	Fri, Feb 18, 1972	Box Score		The Floridians	L		122	143	28	34	L 3	8,106		at Uniondale, NY
63	Sun, Feb 20, 1972	Box Score	@	The Floridians	L		105	111	28	35	L 4	3,309		at Tampa, FL
64	Mon, Feb 21, 1972	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W		104	95	29	35	W 1	8,662		at Uniondale, NY
65	Wed, Feb 23, 1972	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		108	106	30	35	W 2	5,228		at Uniondale, NY
66	Fri, Feb 25, 1972	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W		124	116	31	35	W 3	8,890		at Uniondale, NY
67	Sat, Feb 26, 1972	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L		119	121	31	36	L 1	5,472
68	Sun, Feb 27, 1972	Box Score	@	Pittsburgh Condors	W		131	123	32	36	W 1	2,450
69	Wed, Mar 1, 1972	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W		114	111	33	36	W 2	6,412		at Uniondale, NY
70	Sat, Mar 4, 1972	Box Score		Pittsburgh Condors	W		133	123	34	36	W 3	6,233		at Uniondale, NY
71	Sun, Mar 5, 1972	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	W		114	96	35	36	W 4	3,987		at Raleigh, NC
72	Tue, Mar 7, 1972	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	L	OT	112	117	35	37	L 1	6,642		at Uniondale, NY
73	Thu, Mar 9, 1972	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W		113	99	36	37	W 1	6,823		at Uniondale, NY
74	Sat, Mar 11, 1972	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W		132	114	37	37	W 2	8,223		at Uniondale, NY
75	Sun, Mar 12, 1972	Box Score	@	Pittsburgh Condors	W		125	116	38	37	W 3	1,766
76	Wed, Mar 15, 1972	Box Score		Memphis Pros	W		119	112	39	37	W 4	6,321		at Uniondale, NY
77	Fri, Mar 17, 1972	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	W		147	127	40	37	W 5	8,714		at Uniondale, NY
78	Sat, Mar 18, 1972	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W		109	108	41	37	W 6	11,090		at Uniondale, NY
79	Sun, Mar 19, 1972	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		121	117	42	37	W 7	7,812
80	Wed, Mar 22, 1972	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	L		113	117	42	38	L 1	8,247		at Uniondale, NY
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Mar 24, 1972	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	W		105	104	43	38	W 1	6,651		at Norfolk, VA
82	Sat, Mar 25, 1972	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L		113	125	43	39	L 1	12,201
83	Sun, Mar 26, 1972	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L		91	108	43	40	L 2	3,901
84	Tue, Mar 28, 1972	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		92	86	44	40	W 1	7,541		at Uniondale, NY

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	Sat, Apr 1, 1972	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	W	122	108	1	0	W 1	4,772
2	Tue, Apr 4, 1972	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	W	105	90	2	0	W 2	8,212
3	Wed, Apr 5, 1972	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	L	99	105	2	1	L 1	14,056
4	Fri, Apr 7, 1972	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W	100	92	3	1	W 1	14,091
5	Sat, Apr 8, 1972	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L	93	109	3	2	L 1	7,949
6	Mon, Apr 10, 1972	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W	101	96	4	2	W 1	11,533
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
7	Thu, Apr 13, 1972	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L	91	138	4	3	L 1	5,526
8	Sat, Apr 15, 1972	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L	106	115	4	4	L 2	10,410
9	Mon, Apr 24, 1972	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W	119	117	5	4	W 1	11,893
10	Wed, Apr 26, 1972	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W	118	107	6	4	W 2	11,164
11	Sat, Apr 29, 1972	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L	107	116	6	5	L 1	6,309
12	Mon, May 1, 1972	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W	146	136	7	5	W 1	11,152
13	Thu, May 4, 1972	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	W	94	88	8	5	W 2	10,410
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
14	Sat, May 6, 1972	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L	103	124	8	6	L 1	7,483
15	Tue, May 9, 1972	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W	117	115	9	6	W 1	10,079
16	Fri, May 12, 1972	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L	108	114	9	7	L 1	15,241
17	Mon, May 15, 1972	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W	110	105	10	7	W 1	15,870
18	Thu, May 18, 1972	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L	99	100	10	8	L 1	10,079
19	Sat, May 20, 1972	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L	105	108	10	9	L 2	10,434

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