1972-1973 Houston Rockets: 33-49 .402
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 14-14 (3211 points scored, 3180 allowed) Road record: 10-28 (4184 points scored, 4401 allowed) Other sites: 9-7 (1855 points scored, 1811 allowed)
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 14-14 (3211 points scored, 3180 allowed) Road record: 10-28 (4184 points scored, 4401 allowed) Other sites: 9-7 (1855 points scored, 1811 allowed)
Head Coaches: Tex Winter (17-30), Johnny Egan (16-19) 9250 points scored (1st of 17 teams), 9392 points allowed (16th) NBA Averages: 107.6 points/game (8823.0 points/team)
Team Roster: Player Hgt Wgt Age School Dick Gibbs 6'5 210 24 Texas - El Paso George Johnson 6'11 245 25 Stephen F. Austin Jack Marin 6'6 200 28 Duke Paul McCracken 6'4 180 22 Cal State Northridge Stan McKenzie 6'5 195 28 New York University Eric McWilliams 6'8 200 22 Cal State Long Beach Cliff Meely 6'8 215 25 Colorado Otto Moore 6'11 205 26 Texas - Pan American Calvin Murphy 5'9 165 24 Niagara Mike Newlin 6'4 200 23 Utah Don Smith 6'9 235 26 Iowa State Greg Smith 6'5 195 25 Western Kentucky Rudy Tomjanovich 6'8 218 24 Michigan Jimmy Walker 6'3 195 28 ProvidenceTeam Stats: Pos Player GP Mins FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA ORB DRB REB ASS STL BLK TO PF PTS PPG F Rudy Tomjanovich 81 2972 655 1371 0 0 250 335 0 0 938 178 0 0 0 225 1560 19.3 F Jack Marin 81 3019 624 1334 0 0 248 292 0 0 499 291 0 0 0 247 1496 18.5 G Jimmy Walker 81 3079 605 1301 0 0 244 276 0 0 268 442 0 0 0 207 1454 18.0 G Mike Newlin 82 2658 534 1206 0 0 327 369 0 0 340 409 0 0 0 301 1395 17.0 G Calvin Murphy 77 1697 381 820 0 0 239 269 0 0 149 262 0 0 0 211 1001 13.0 C Otto Moore 82 2712 418 859 0 0 127 211 0 0 868 167 0 0 0 239 963 11.7 F Cliff Meely 82 1694 268 657 0 0 92 137 0 0 496 91 0 0 0 263 628 7.7 C Don Smith 48 900 149 375 0 0 119 162 0 0 304 53 0 0 0 108 417 8.7 G Paul McCracken 24 305 44 89 0 0 23 39 0 0 51 17 0 0 0 32 111 4.6 F Stan McKenzie 26 187 35 83 0 0 16 21 0 0 34 15 0 0 0 28 86 3.3 F Eric McWilliams 44 245 34 98 0 0 18 37 0 0 60 5 0 0 0 46 86 2.0 C George Johnson 19 169 20 39 0 0 3 4 0 0 45 3 0 0 0 33 43 2.3 F Greg Smith 4 41 5 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 0 0 0 8 10 2.5 F Dick Gibbs 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0
1972 Draft:
NBA ABA
Rnd Ovr Player Games Games School
2 20 John Gianelli 541 Pacific
3 37 Eric McWilliams 44 Long Beach State
4 54 Wilbert Robinson 45 West Virginia
5 70 James Silas 357 328 Stephen F. Austin
6 87 Mike Collins Seattle
7 104 Mike Jackson 264 Cal State Los Angeles
8 120 Henry Harris Auburn
Traded draft picks:
#1 to MIL (Russ Lee)
Regular Season Game Log:
Date Opponent Result Record
10/13/1972 at Cleveland Cavaliers W 109-108 1-0
10/14/1972 at Buffalo Braves W 121-113 2-0
10/17/1972 at New York Knicks L 95-103 2-1
10/20/1972 vs Atlanta Hawks W 120-108 3-1
10/21/1972 vs Chicago Bulls L 97-130 3-2
10/25/1972 vs Los Angeles Lakers L 107-112 3-3
10/27/1972 vs Detroit Pistons W 130-118 4-3
10/31/1972 at Atlanta Hawks W 106-105 5-3
11/01/1972 at Philadelphia 76ers W 108-104 6-3
11/03/1972 vs Atlanta Hawks L 108-114 6-4
11/04/1972 vs Detroit Pistons W 118-108 7-4
11/07/1972 at Los Angeles Lakers L 109-122 7-5
11/10/1972 at Phoenix Suns L 109-115 7-6
11/11/1972 vs Philadelphia 76ers L 112-114 7-7
11/14/1972 at Baltimore Bullets L 103-104 7-8
11/16/1972 at New York Knicks L 100-119 7-9
11/18/1972 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings L 117-127 7-10
11/21/1972 at Chicago Bulls L 105-113 7-11
11/22/1972 vs Golden State Warriors W 132-104 8-11
11/25/1972 vs Seattle Supersonics W 114-109 9-11
11/28/1972 vs Baltimore Bullets L 90-108 9-12
11/29/1972 vs Baltimore Bullets W 102-94 10-12
12/01/1972 at Baltimore Bullets L 96-103 10-13
12/02/1972 vs Kansas City-Omaha Kings L 109-114 10-14
12/05/1972 at Golden State Warriors L 101-108 10-15
12/08/1972 vs Portland Trail Blazers W 114-108 11-15
12/12/1972 at Buffalo Braves L 94-95 11-16
12/15/1972 at Baltimore Bullets L 91-94 11-17
12/16/1972 at Detroit Pistons W 123-112 12-17
12/17/1972 at Cleveland Cavaliers W 110-109 13-17
12/20/1972 vs New York Knicks L 102-124 13-18
12/22/1972 vs Philadelphia 76ers W 116-103 14-18
12/26/1972 vs Phoenix Suns W 113-110 15-18
12/27/1972 vs Los Angeles Lakers W 136-104 16-18
12/29/1972 vs Milwaukee Bucks L 101-114 16-19
01/02/1973 vs Boston Celtics L 110-130 16-20
01/03/1973 vs Boston Celtics W 123-112 17-20
01/04/1973 at Chicago Bulls L 97-111 17-21
01/06/1973 at New York Knicks L 106-116 17-22
01/07/1973 at Cleveland Cavaliers L 97-102 17-23
01/09/1973 at Atlanta Hawks L 114-120 17-24
01/10/1973 at Boston Celtics L 107-128 17-25
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Date Opponent Result Record
01/12/1973 vs New York Knicks L 103-104 17-26
01/13/1973 vs Cleveland Cavaliers L 115-123 17-27
01/17/1973 vs Golden State Warriors L 117-123 17-28
01/19/1973 vs Cleveland Cavaliers L 104-108 17-29
01/20/1973 vs Portland Trail Blazers L 115-130 17-30
01/21/1973 vs New York Knicks W 107-103 18-30
01/25/1973 at Milwaukee Bucks W 129-125 19-30
01/26/1973 at Boston Celtics L 126-139 19-31
01/28/1973 vs Atlanta Hawks W 116-108 20-31
01/30/1973 at Portland Trail Blazers W 123-120 21-31
01/31/1973 at Seattle Supersonics L 109-118 21-32
02/02/1973 at Los Angeles Lakers L 109-126 21-33
02/03/1973 at Phoenix Suns L 123-132 21-34
02/04/1973 vs Buffalo Braves W 130-118 22-34
02/06/1973 vs Philadelphia 76ers W 123-117 23-34
02/09/1973 vs Kansas City-Omaha Kings L 116-121 23-35
02/10/1973 at Atlanta Hawks L 91-103 23-36
02/13/1973 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings L 118-132 23-37
02/16/1973 at Milwaukee Bucks L 103-105 23-38
02/17/1973 vs Phoenix Suns W 127-111 24-38
02/18/1973 vs Chicago Bulls L 99-110 24-39
02/21/1973 vs Seattle Supersonics W 139-107 25-39
02/23/1973 at Philadelphia 76ers W 138-116 26-39
02/25/1973 at Detroit Pistons L 112-129 26-40
02/27/1973 at Buffalo Braves W 112-105 27-40
03/03/1973 at Atlanta Hawks L 125-136 27-41
03/04/1973 vs Milwaukee Bucks L 101-116 27-42
03/07/1973 vs Cleveland Cavaliers L 100-118 27-43
03/09/1973 vs Baltimore Bullets L 104-109 27-44
03/10/1973 vs Cleveland Cavaliers W 131-116 28-44
03/11/1973 vs Atlanta Hawks W 129-118 29-44
03/15/1973 at Golden State Warriors L 125-141 29-45
03/16/1973 at Portland Trail Blazers L 128-141 29-46
03/18/1973 at Seattle Supersonics L 112-121 29-47
03/20/1973 at Boston Celtics L 89-94 29-48
03/21/1973 at Baltimore Bullets W 118-110 30-48
03/23/1973 at Philadelphia 76ers W 132-112 31-48
03/25/1973 vs Boston Celtics L 121-125 31-49
03/27/1973 vs Buffalo Braves W 121-111 32-49
03/28/1973 vs Buffalo Braves W 138-122 33-49
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