1972-73 Utah Stars Schedule and Results

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Record: 55-29, Finished 1st in ABA Western Division

Coach: LaDell Andersen (55-29)

PTS/G: 115.6 (1st of 10) Opp PTS/G: 110.0 (3rd of 10)

SRS: 5.04 (2nd of 10) Pace: 109.7 (5th of 10)

Off Rtg: 104.8 (2nd of 10) Def Rtg: 99.8 (3rd of 10) Net Rtg: +5.0 (2nd of 10)

Expected W-L: 56-28 (2nd of 10)

Arena: Salt Palace

ABA 1973 Playoffs:
Won ABA Western Division Semifinals (4-0) versus San Diego Conquistadors (Series Stats)
Lost ABA Western Division Finals (2-4) 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	Thu, Oct 12, 1972	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W		115	104	1	0	W 1
2	Sat, Oct 14, 1972	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W		106	90	2	0	W 2
3	Wed, Oct 18, 1972	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		103	107	2	1	L 1
4	Fri, Oct 20, 1972	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	W		127	111	3	1	W 1	at Greensboro, NC
5	Sat, Oct 21, 1972	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		92	112	3	2	L 1
6	Sun, Oct 22, 1972	Box Score	@	New York Nets	L		116	119	3	3	L 2
7	Thu, Oct 26, 1972	Box Score		Memphis Tams	W		151	98	4	3	W 1
8	Fri, Oct 27, 1972	Box Score	@	San Diego Conquistadors	W		123	107	5	3	W 2
9	Sat, Oct 28, 1972	Box Score		San Diego Conquistadors	W		132	110	6	3	W 3
10	Mon, Oct 30, 1972	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W		117	106	7	3	W 4
11	Tue, Oct 31, 1972	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L		103	116	7	4	L 1
12	Wed, Nov 1, 1972	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W		122	113	8	4	W 1
13	Fri, Nov 3, 1972	Box Score	@	Memphis Tams	L	OT	117	118	8	5	L 1
14	Sat, Nov 4, 1972	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	W		125	122	9	5	W 1
15	Mon, Nov 6, 1972	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	W		124	112	10	5	W 2	at Raleigh, NC
16	Wed, Nov 8, 1972	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		124	135	10	6	L 1
17	Thu, Nov 9, 1972	Box Score		New York Nets	W		120	101	11	6	W 1
18	Sat, Nov 11, 1972	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		109	129	11	7	L 1
19	Tue, Nov 14, 1972	Box Score	@	San Diego Conquistadors	L		111	122	11	8	L 2
20	Thu, Nov 16, 1972	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L		127	131	11	9	L 3	at Norfolk, VA
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
21	Fri, Nov 17, 1972	Box Score	@	Memphis Tams	L	OT	117	123	11	10	L 4
22	Tue, Nov 21, 1972	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L		100	106	11	11	L 5
23	Wed, Nov 22, 1972	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W		119	113	12	11	W 1
24	Fri, Nov 24, 1972	Box Score		New York Nets	L		102	109	12	12	L 1
25	Sat, Nov 25, 1972	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	L		94	97	12	13	L 2
26	Tue, Nov 28, 1972	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	L		109	120	12	14	L 3	at Greensboro, NC
27	Wed, Nov 29, 1972	Box Score	@	New York Nets	W		105	97	13	14	W 1
28	Thu, Nov 30, 1972	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W		111	95	14	14	W 2
29	Sat, Dec 2, 1972	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		111	105	15	14	W 3
30	Wed, Dec 6, 1972	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	W		119	108	16	14	W 4
31	Fri, Dec 8, 1972	Box Score		San Diego Conquistadors	W		128	95	17	14	W 5
32	Tue, Dec 12, 1972	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W		123	104	18	14	W 6
33	Thu, Dec 14, 1972	Box Score		Memphis Tams	W		147	97	19	14	W 7
34	Mon, Dec 18, 1972	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W		146	126	20	14	W 8
35	Thu, Dec 21, 1972	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		118	112	21	14	W 9
36	Fri, Dec 22, 1972	Box Score	@	New York Nets	W		97	84	22	14	W 10
37	Sat, Dec 23, 1972	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	L		117	123	22	15	L 1	at Charlotte, NC
38	Tue, Dec 26, 1972	Box Score		Memphis Tams	W		119	112	23	15	W 1
39	Thu, Dec 28, 1972	Box Score		New York Nets	W		128	90	24	15	W 2
40	Sat, Dec 30, 1972	Box Score	@	San Diego Conquistadors	W		111	89	25	15	W 3
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
41	Wed, Jan 3, 1973	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W		108	103	26	15	W 4
42	Fri, Jan 5, 1973	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		106	115	26	16	L 1
43	Sat, Jan 6, 1973	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		125	118	27	16	W 1
44	Sun, Jan 7, 1973	Box Score	@	New York Nets	W		113	104	28	16	W 2
45	Tue, Jan 9, 1973	Box Score		Memphis Tams	W		115	111	29	16	W 3
46	Sat, Jan 13, 1973	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W		105	96	30	16	W 4
47	Mon, Jan 15, 1973	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	W		128	110	31	16	W 5
48	Wed, Jan 17, 1973	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W		117	104	32	16	W 6
49	Fri, Jan 19, 1973	Box Score		San Diego Conquistadors	L	OT	116	122	32	17	L 1
50	Sun, Jan 21, 1973	Box Score	@	San Diego Conquistadors	L		92	97	32	18	L 2
51	Tue, Jan 23, 1973	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W		108	104	33	18	W 1
52	Wed, Jan 24, 1973	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	W		111	103	34	18	W 2
53	Fri, Jan 26, 1973	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	W		127	121	35	18	W 3	at Richmond, VA
54	Sat, Jan 27, 1973	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W		123	104	36	18	W 4
55	Mon, Jan 29, 1973	Box Score		Virginia Squires	L		121	122	36	19	L 1
56	Wed, Jan 31, 1973	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		122	107	37	19	W 1
57	Fri, Feb 2, 1973	Box Score	@	Memphis Tams	L		110	114	37	20	L 1
58	Sat, Feb 3, 1973	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	L		121	126	37	21	L 2	at Denton, TX
59	Sun, Feb 4, 1973	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		86	113	37	22	L 3
60	Sat, Feb 10, 1973	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	L		99	111	37	23	L 4
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
61	Mon, Feb 12, 1973	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W		119	107	38	23	W 1
62	Wed, Feb 14, 1973	Box Score		New York Nets	W		117	90	39	23	W 2
63	Fri, Feb 16, 1973	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		124	114	40	23	W 3
64	Sat, Feb 17, 1973	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	W		115	114	41	23	W 4
65	Sun, Feb 18, 1973	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L		90	109	41	24	L 1
66	Mon, Feb 19, 1973	Box Score		San Diego Conquistadors	W		99	89	42	24	W 1
67	Tue, Feb 27, 1973	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W		103	97	43	24	W 2
68	Thu, Mar 1, 1973	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W		119	112	44	24	W 3
69	Sat, Mar 3, 1973	Box Score		San Diego Conquistadors	W		118	107	45	24	W 4
70	Sun, Mar 4, 1973	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L	OT	125	133	45	25	L 1
71	Mon, Mar 5, 1973	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W		117	110	46	25	W 1
72	Wed, Mar 7, 1973	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	W		128	118	47	25	W 2
73	Fri, Mar 9, 1973	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W		114	105	48	25	W 3
74	Sun, Mar 11, 1973	Box Score	@	San Diego Conquistadors	W		112	101	49	25	W 4
75	Tue, Mar 13, 1973	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	W		131	118	50	25	W 5
76	Wed, Mar 14, 1973	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		106	113	50	26	L 1
77	Sat, Mar 17, 1973	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	W		112	103	51	26	W 1	at Norfolk, VA
78	Sun, Mar 18, 1973	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	W		100	99	52	26	W 2
79	Tue, Mar 20, 1973	Box Score	@	San Diego Conquistadors	L		113	120	52	27	L 1
80	Thu, Mar 22, 1973	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W		134	115	53	27	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
81	Sat, Mar 24, 1973	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L		104	119	53	28	L 1	at Hampton, VA
82	Sun, Mar 25, 1973	Box Score	@	Memphis Tams	L		117	133	53	29	L 2
83	Tue, Mar 27, 1973	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	W		115	109	54	29	W 1
84	Wed, Mar 28, 1973	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		138	136	55	29	W 2

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

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Mon, Apr 2, 1973	Box Score		San Diego Conquistadors	W	107	93	1	0	W 1
2	Wed, Apr 4, 1973	Box Score		San Diego Conquistadors	W	103	92	2	0	W 2
3	Sat, Apr 7, 1973	Box Score	@	San Diego Conquistadors	W	97	96	3	0	W 3
4	Sun, Apr 8, 1973	Box Score	@	San Diego Conquistadors	W	120	98	4	0	W 4
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
5	Thu, Apr 12, 1973	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W	124	107	5	0	W 5
6	Sat, Apr 14, 1973	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L	110	116	5	1	L 1
7	Mon, Apr 16, 1973	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L	108	118	5	2	L 2
8	Wed, Apr 18, 1973	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W	104	103	6	2	W 1
9	Thu, Apr 19, 1973	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L	102	104	6	3	L 1
10	Sat, Apr 21, 1973	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L	98	107	6	4	L 2

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