1972-73 New York Nets Schedule and Results

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Record: 30-54, Finished 4th in ABA Eastern Division

Coach: Lou Carnesecca (30-54)

Executive: Roy Boe

PTS/G: 103.6 (10th of 10) Opp PTS/G: 110.1 (4th of 10)

SRS: -5.80 (9th of 10) Pace: 104.5 (10th of 10)

Off Rtg: 98.8 (9th of 10) Def Rtg: 105.0 (8th of 10) Net Rtg: -6.2 (10th of 10)

Expected W-L: 25-59 (10th of 10)

Arena: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

ABA 1973 Playoffs:
Lost ABA Eastern Division Semifinals (1-4) versus Carolina Cougars (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 13, 1972	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W		114	90	1	0	W 1	6,892
2	Sat, Oct 14, 1972	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	L		78	126	1	1	L 1	6,208		at Charlotte, NC
3	Tue, Oct 17, 1972	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	L		93	101	1	2	L 2	2,850
4	Fri, Oct 20, 1972	Box Score		Virginia Squires	L		120	130	1	3	L 3	6,214
5	Sat, Oct 21, 1972	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		113	104	2	3	W 1	6,911
6	Sun, Oct 22, 1972	Box Score		Utah Stars	W		119	116	3	3	W 2	5,290
7	Fri, Oct 27, 1972	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W		117	112	4	3	W 3	6,128
8	Sat, Oct 28, 1972	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		82	106	4	4	L 1	7,913
9	Sun, Oct 29, 1972	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W		100	98	5	4	W 1	5,601
10	Fri, Nov 3, 1972	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	L		97	105	5	5	L 1	7,521		at Greensboro, NC
11	Sat, Nov 4, 1972	Box Score	N	Dallas Chaparrals	L		99	106	5	6	L 2	2,622		at Tulsa, OK
12	Sun, Nov 5, 1972	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L		107	137	5	7	L 3	3,855
13	Tue, Nov 7, 1972	Box Score	@	San Diego Conquistadors	L		108	116	5	8	L 4	3,119
14	Thu, Nov 9, 1972	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L		101	120	5	9	L 5	5,500
15	Sat, Nov 11, 1972	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		99	116	5	10	L 6	8,500
16	Wed, Nov 15, 1972	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	W		112	107	6	10	W 1	7,236
17	Fri, Nov 17, 1972	Box Score		San Diego Conquistadors	W		109	99	7	10	W 2	7,090
18	Sun, Nov 19, 1972	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W		118	115	8	10	W 3	6,179
19	Wed, Nov 22, 1972	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W		109	105	9	10	W 4	8,673
20	Fri, Nov 24, 1972	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	W		109	102	10	10	W 5	7,445
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sun, Nov 26, 1972	Box Score	@	San Diego Conquistadors	L		116	131	10	11	L 1	2,214
22	Wed, Nov 29, 1972	Box Score		Utah Stars	L		97	105	10	12	L 2	6,528
23	Fri, Dec 1, 1972	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	L		99	103	10	13	L 3	7,160
24	Sun, Dec 3, 1972	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		110	113	10	14	L 4	5,575
25	Wed, Dec 6, 1972	Box Score	@	Memphis Tams	W		101	95	11	14	W 1	2,622
26	Fri, Dec 8, 1972	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W		126	124	12	14	W 2	8,136
27	Sun, Dec 10, 1972	Box Score		Memphis Tams	L		96	114	12	15	L 1	6,184
28	Tue, Dec 12, 1972	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	L		98	105	12	16	L 2	1,538
29	Wed, Dec 13, 1972	Box Score		Memphis Tams	L		98	104	12	17	L 3	5,542
30	Fri, Dec 15, 1972	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	L		110	118	12	18	L 4	6,385
31	Sat, Dec 16, 1972	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L		107	124	12	19	L 5	5,156		at Hampton, VA
32	Sun, Dec 17, 1972	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W		112	108	13	19	W 1	7,802
33	Thu, Dec 21, 1972	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L		96	106	13	20	L 1	4,165
34	Fri, Dec 22, 1972	Box Score		Utah Stars	L		84	97	13	21	L 2	5,279
35	Sat, Dec 23, 1972	Box Score	@	Memphis Tams	L		103	105	13	22	L 3	5,859
36	Wed, Dec 27, 1972	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		101	105	13	23	L 4	5,989
37	Thu, Dec 28, 1972	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L		90	128	13	24	L 5	5,985
38	Fri, Dec 29, 1972	Box Score	@	San Diego Conquistadors	W	OT	114	104	14	24	W 1	1,389
39	Sat, Dec 30, 1972	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L		98	136	14	25	L 1	6,985
40	Wed, Jan 3, 1973	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	L		107	110	14	26	L 2	5,461
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Thu, Jan 4, 1973	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L		97	128	14	27	L 3	4,106		at Hampton, VA
42	Fri, Jan 5, 1973	Box Score		San Diego Conquistadors	W		113	108	15	27	W 1	5,321
43	Sun, Jan 7, 1973	Box Score		Utah Stars	L		104	113	15	28	L 1	7,114
44	Tue, Jan 9, 1973	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	L		97	110	15	29	L 2	3,977		at Greensboro, NC
45	Wed, Jan 10, 1973	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	W		105	93	16	29	W 1	5,371
46	Fri, Jan 12, 1973	Box Score		Virginia Squires	L		93	103	16	30	L 1	7,204
47	Wed, Jan 17, 1973	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W		102	92	17	30	W 1	6,090
48	Fri, Jan 19, 1973	Box Score		Memphis Tams	W		107	106	18	30	W 2	6,281
49	Sun, Jan 21, 1973	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	L		98	105	18	31	L 1	7,220
50	Tue, Jan 23, 1973	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		103	110	18	32	L 2	6,285
51	Fri, Jan 26, 1973	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	W		112	95	19	32	W 1	5,996
52	Sun, Jan 28, 1973	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L		77	106	19	33	L 1	5,096
53	Tue, Jan 30, 1973	Box Score	@	Memphis Tams	W		114	107	20	33	W 1	3,715
54	Wed, Jan 31, 1973	Box Score		Virginia Squires	L		94	100	20	34	L 1	7,628
55	Fri, Feb 2, 1973	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W		106	93	21	34	W 1	5,322
56	Sun, Feb 4, 1973	Box Score		San Diego Conquistadors	W		104	102	22	34	W 2	6,602
57	Thu, Feb 8, 1973	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L		108	123	22	35	L 1	6,564		at Norfolk, VA
58	Fri, Feb 9, 1973	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		98	115	22	36	L 2	8,211
59	Sun, Feb 11, 1973	Box Score		Memphis Tams	L		97	119	22	37	L 3	6,031
60	Tue, Feb 13, 1973	Box Score	@	Memphis Tams	L		93	95	22	38	L 4	3,189
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Wed, Feb 14, 1973	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L		90	117	22	39	L 5	5,871
62	Fri, Feb 16, 1973	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	W		112	104	23	39	W 1	10,491		at Greensboro, NC
63	Sun, Feb 18, 1973	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		85	94	23	40	L 1	5,851
64	Mon, Feb 19, 1973	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W		128	99	24	40	W 1	6,217
65	Tue, Feb 20, 1973	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	L		106	123	24	41	L 1	5,397		at Greensboro, NC
66	Fri, Feb 23, 1973	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	L		93	107	24	42	L 2	7,243
67	Sat, Feb 24, 1973	Box Score	@	Memphis Tams	L		98	107	24	43	L 3	4,438
68	Sun, Feb 25, 1973	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		118	97	25	43	W 1	8,104
69	Mon, Feb 26, 1973	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		107	112	25	44	L 1	7,580		at Fort Wayne, IN
70	Wed, Feb 28, 1973	Box Score		Memphis Tams	W		115	108	26	44	W 1	6,098
71	Fri, Mar 2, 1973	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	W		109	107	27	44	W 2	6,770
72	Sun, Mar 4, 1973	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	L		111	123	27	45	L 1	7,441
73	Wed, Mar 7, 1973	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W		91	89	28	45	W 1	7,863
74	Thu, Mar 8, 1973	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L		118	130	28	46	L 1	5,394		at Richmond, VA
75	Fri, Mar 9, 1973	Box Score		Denver Rockets	L		105	120	28	47	L 2	6,391
76	Sun, Mar 11, 1973	Box Score		Memphis Tams	W		120	113	29	47	W 1	5,926
77	Wed, Mar 14, 1973	Box Score		San Diego Conquistadors	L		98	108	29	48	L 1	8,264
78	Fri, Mar 16, 1973	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		89	98	29	49	L 2	9,193
79	Sun, Mar 18, 1973	Box Score	@	San Diego Conquistadors	L		106	127	29	50	L 3	1,629
80	Wed, Mar 21, 1973	Box Score		Denver Rockets	L		101	116	29	51	L 4	7,180
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Mar 23, 1973	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	L		91	115	29	52	L 5	9,597
82	Sat, Mar 24, 1973	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		96	126	29	53	L 6	6,414
83	Sun, Mar 25, 1973	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W	OT	118	115	30	53	W 1	7,522
84	Wed, Mar 28, 1973	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L		106	121	30	54	L 1	5,589		at Norfolk, VA

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

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.
1	Fri, Mar 30, 1973	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	L		96	104	0	1	L 1	4,725
2	Sat, Mar 31, 1973	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	W	OT	114	111	1	1	W 1	6,343
3	Tue, Apr 3, 1973	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	L		91	101	1	2	L 1	8,418
4	Thu, Apr 5, 1973	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	L		108	112	1	3	L 2	7,867
5	Fri, Apr 6, 1973	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	L		113	136	1	4	L 3	6,388

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